Dennis Eadie

Dennis Eadie (14 January 1869 – 10 June 1928) was a British stage actor who also appeared in three films during the silent era. Eadie was a leading actor of the British theatre, appearing in plays by Edward Knoblauch and Louis N. Parker. In 1916 he became the first man to play the British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli in a feature film. In 1918 he starred in the hit West End comedy The Freedom of the Seas by Walter C. Hackett.

Dennis Eadie
Born14 January 1869
Died10 June 1928(1928-06-10) (aged 59)[1]
England
United Kingdom
Occupation(s)Film actor
Stage actor

In 1928 Eadie played Hanaud in a London revival of the popular play At the Villa Rose.[2]

Selected filmography

Bibliography

  • Davis, Tracy C. The Economics of the British Stage 1800-1914. Cambridge University Press, 2007.

References


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