Clyde Fillmore
Actor
Biography
Clyde Fillmore was born on October 25, 1876 in McConnelsville, Ohio, USA as Clyde Fogle. He was an actor, known for The More the Merrier (1943), Watch on the Rhine (1943) and The Shanghai Gesture (1941). He died on December 19, 1946 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
He was born as Clyde Van Nuys Fogel to Millard Fillmore Fogel 1853–1929 Birth in Morgan County, Ohio, and Peninah H. "Nina" Hammond, Birth 1849–Morgan County, Ohio.
Clyde's maternal grandparents were Hannah(Scott) and James C. Hammond; Great grandparents were Ursula (Barnett) and John Gore Hammond of Morgan County, early settlers coming from Maryland to Virginia, to Ohio.
With Lea Penman, to whom he married in 1924, helped discover Marjorie Lord as a teen when Marjorie was a student at the school where they taught acting in New York city.
He was a dapper silent screen character actor, often in roguish roles. At Paramount in the 1920's, he rejoined this studio in the 40's as a small part supporting player. During the intervening years, he had a busy career on Broadway playing men of means or influence.
Filmography
The Talk of the Town
as James Boyd (uncredited) 1942
The Scarlet Claw
1944
The More the Merrier
as Senator Noonan 1943
The Shanghai Gesture
as Percival Montgomery Howe 1941
Lady on a Train
1945
Watch on the Rhine
as Sam Chandler 1943
Christmas Holiday
as Colonel (uncredited) 1944
My Sister Eileen
as Ralph Craven 1942
The Mystery of Marie Roget
as Mons. De Luc 1942
The Soul of Youth
as Robert Hamilton 1920
Keep Your Powder Dry
as Gen. Brett (uncredited) 1945
Margin for Error
as Dr. Jennings 1943
The Hidden Eye
as Rodney Hampton 1945
Unholy Partners
as Jason Grant 1941
Nurse Marjorie
as John Danbury 1920
Between Two Women
as Slipper Room Patron (uncredited) 1945