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==Biography==
==Biography==
Anders Randolf was born in [[Viborg, Denmark]] on December 18, 1875.<ref>Wallstein, 1994 p. 335</ref>
Anders Randolf was born in [[Viborg, Denmark]] on December 18, 1875.<ref>Wallstein, 1994 p. 335</ref>
As a youth he attended a military academy, graduated Maitre d’Arms and served with the [[Guard Hussar Regiment (Denmark)| Royal Danish Hussars]], earning a reputation as a world-class swordsman.<ref>Wallstein, 1994 p. 335</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Anders Randolf |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/anders-randolf-p58741 |website=AllMovie |access-date=April 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211225095221/https://www.allmovie.com/artist/anders-randolf-p58741 |archive-date=December 25, 2021}}</ref> He emigrated to the United States in 1893<ref>Wollstein, 1994 p. 335: “...the twenty-year-old Rudolf emigrated to the U.S.” </ref> and joined the U.S. Army, serving with the [[17th Infantry Division (United States) | 17th US Infantry]].<ref>Wol17th US Infantry]].<ref>Wollstein, 1994 p. 335</ref>
As a youth he attended a military academy, graduated ''Maitre d’Arms'' and served with the [[Guard Hussar Regiment (Denmark)| Royal Danish Hussars]], earning a reputation as a world-class swordsman.<ref>Wallstein, 1994 p. 335</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Anders Randolf |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/anders-randolf-p58741 |website=AllMovie |access-date=April 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211225095221/https://www.allmovie.com/artist/anders-randolf-p58741 |archive-date=December 25, 2021}}</ref>


He emigrated to the United States in 1893<ref>Wollstein, 1994 p. 335: “...the twenty-year-old Rudolf emigrated to the U.S.” </ref> and joined the U.S. Army, serving with the [[17th Infantry Division (United States) | 17th US Infantry]].<ref>Wollstein, 1994 p. 335</ref>

Randolf died on July 2, 1930,<ref name="nytobit">{{cite news |title=Anders Randolf |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1930/07/03/archives/anders-randolf-character-actor-of-stage-and-screen-dies-in.html |access-date=April 27, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=July 3, 1930 |page=14|url-access=subscription}}</ref> following a relapse after a kidney operation. He was later interred at Frederiksberg Cemetery in [[Copenhagen]], Denmark.{{Citation needed |date=September 2022}}


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==

Revision as of 17:22, 8 July 2024

Anders Randolf
Randolf in 1921
Born(1870-12-18)December 18, 1870
Viborg, Denmark
DiedJuly 2, 1930(1930-07-02) (aged 59)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting placeFrederiksberg Cemetery, Copenhagen
NationalityDanish American
Other namesAnders Randolph
OccupationActor
Years active1913–1930
SpouseDorthea Jorgensen (m. ?–1930)

Anders Randolf (December 18, 1875 – July 2, 1930) was a Danish-American actor in American films from 1913 to 1930.[1]

Biography

Anders Randolf was born in Viborg, Denmark on December 18, 1875.[2] As a youth he attended a military academy, graduated Maitre d’Arms and served with the Royal Danish Hussars, earning a reputation as a world-class swordsman.[3][4]

He emigrated to the United States in 1893[5] and joined the U.S. Army, serving with the 17th US Infantry.[6]

Selected filmography

Notes

  1. ^ Wollstein, 1994 p. 335: “...born in Viborg, Denmark, on December 18, 1875.” And p. 339: “died on July 3, 1930...”
  2. ^ Wallstein, 1994 p. 335
  3. ^ Wallstein, 1994 p. 335
  4. ^ "Anders Randolf". AllMovie. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  5. ^ Wollstein, 1994 p. 335: “...the twenty-year-old Rudolf emigrated to the U.S.”
  6. ^ Wollstein, 1994 p. 335

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