Biographies: Niles Welch - Actor

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American leading actor in many of the silent and early sound films. He was born on July 29, 1888, in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. After completing his education at St. Paul's School, he attended Yale and Columbia Universities. Later, he joined a stock company, and from there, he went on a theatrical tour of the USA. Upon his graduation, he worked at Eastern Vitagraph Studios. He finally pursued a screen acting career after spending four years on stage, and he worked with the World Film Corporation, Universal, Pathé Studios, and Goldwyn Pictures. His screen debut was One Good Joke Deserves Another (1913). Among his notable works are Dangerous Crossroads (1933), Dangerous Pleasure (1924), and The Phantom (1931). He married Elaine Baker, a Broadway actress. He died on November 21, 1976, in Laguna Niguel, California, USA.

• 6 November 2022
• Salma El-Sharkawy