George Rowe (actor)

George Rowe
File:George Rowe Signed.jpg
Born	(1894-09-15)September 15, 1894 Maine, United States
Died	Santa Barbara, California, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1919–1928

George Rowe was an American character actor of the silent film era, known for his cross-eyed look, was born in Maine on September 15, 1894, he would break into the film industry in the 1919 film short, Tough Luck, starring Snub Pollard. Over his ten year career, he appeared in over 125 shorts, many of which for Hal Roach, including several with Stanley Laurel and in the iconic Our Gang series. His Roach Studio contract was terminated in 1925- he subsequently toured the west coast in Vaudeville for a time- but Rowe's film career ended with the advent of talking pictures, with the reason he left the film industry unknown. He died on February 5, 1975 in Santa Barbara, California.

Select Filmography

Rowe in the 1924 short film, Short Kilts

Stan Laurel Starring Films:

• White Wings (1923)
• Wide Open Spaces (1924)
• A Man About Town (1923)
• Near Dublin (1924)
• Postage Due (1924)
• Smithy (1924)
• Oranges and Lemons (1923)
• Under Two Jags (1923)
• Kill or Cure (1923)
• Zeb vs. Paprika (1924)
• Short Kilts (1924)
• Scorching Sands (1923)
• Pick and Shovel (1923)
• Collars and Cuffs (1923)
• The Soilers (1923)
• Frozen Hearts (1923)
• Mother's Joy (1923)
• Short Orders (1923)
• Rupert of Hee Haw (1924)
• Brothers Under the Chin (1924)

Other Films:

• Fire Fighters (1922)
• Official Officers (1925)
• Young Sherlocks (1922)
• Day Dreams (1922)
• Grandma's Boy (1922)
• Never Weaken (1921)

Gallery

• Table Talk (Melbourne, Vic. Thursday 12 January 1922, page 42.jpg

  Roach Studio Roster 1922

• UKIAH DISPATCH DEMOCRAT FRIDAY MARCH 5, 1926.jpg

  George Rowe in Vaudeville

External links

• George Rowe at the Internet Movie Database
• George Rowe at the TCM Movie Database