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Eric Mayne

Eric Mayne

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Eric Mayne (April 28, 1865 – February 10, 1947) was an Irish born American actor. Mayne was born in Dublin and was a star on stage in London in the early 20th century, at the London Lyceum and at Drury Lane. In 1908 and 1910 he played Prince Hildred in The Prince and the Beggar Maid at the Lyceum Theatre in London. He appeared in the films The New York Peacock, Wife Number Two, Her Hour, Help! Help! Police!, Marooned Hearts, The Conquering Power, Turn to the Right, The Prisoner of Zenda, Pawned, Dr. Jack, My American Wife, The Christian, Suzanna, Prodigal Daughters, Human Wreckage, Her Reputation, Cameo Kirby, The Drums of Jeopardy, Black Oxen, The Yankee Consul, Gerald Cranston's Lady, Her Night of Romance, The Scarlet Honeymoon, Cyclone Cavalier, East Lynne, Hearts and Spangles, Folly of Youth, Money to Burn, Married Alive, The Canyon of Adventure, Rackety Rax, Night of Terror, The Drunkard and Ticket to Paradise, among others. Mayne died in his sleep in Hollywood, California, on February 10, 1947.

Known For

One Night of Love

One Night of Love

1934

The Male Animal

The Male Animal

1942

His Forgotten Wife

His Forgotten Wife

1924

The Yankee Consul

The Yankee Consul

1924

Once Upon a Honeymoon

Once Upon a Honeymoon

1942

The Last Hour

The Last Hour

1923

Turn to the Right

Turn to the Right

1922

Dr. Jack

Dr. Jack

1922

Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera

1943

Experiment Perilous

Experiment Perilous

1944

Driven from Home

Driven from Home

1927

The Goldfish

The Goldfish

1924

Hearts and Spangles

Hearts and Spangles

1926

What Women Did for Me

What Women Did for Me

1927

The Blackbird

The Blackbird

1926

East Lynne

East Lynne

1931

The New York Peacock

The New York Peacock

1917

The Slave

The Slave

1917

Wife Number Two

Wife Number Two

1917

Easy Going Gordon

Easy Going Gordon

1925

Help! Help! Police!

Help! Help! Police!

1919

I Loved a Woman

I Loved a Woman

1933

The Unkissed Man

The Unkissed Man

1929

The Yellow Menace

The Yellow Menace

1916

The Drunkard

The Drunkard

1935

Hard to Handle

Hard to Handle

1933

Arrowsmith

Arrowsmith

1931

The Guardsman

The Guardsman

1931

The Oakdale Affair

The Oakdale Affair

1919

Suzanna

Suzanna

1923

White Tiger

White Tiger

1923

The Shamrock Handicap

The Shamrock Handicap

1926

Ambassador Bill

Ambassador Bill

1931

Cameo Kirby

Cameo Kirby

1923

Married Alive

Married Alive

1927

The Canyon of Adventure

The Canyon of Adventure

1928

The Silver Car

The Silver Car

1921

Soup and Fish

Soup and Fish

1934

Tide of Empire

Tide of Empire

1929

Heavenly Music

Heavenly Music

1943

The Extra Girl

The Extra Girl

1923

Her Night of Romance

Her Night of Romance

1924

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

1937

Scared Stiff

Scared Stiff

1945

Gold Diggers in Paris

Gold Diggers in Paris

1938

The Eagle

The Eagle

1925

The Drums of Jeopardy

The Drums of Jeopardy

1923

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939

They Shall Have Music

They Shall Have Music

1939

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

1939

Lady of the Tropics

Lady of the Tropics

1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

The Call of the Savage

The Call of the Savage

1935

Her Reputation

Her Reputation

1923

Holiday

Holiday

1938

Spring Parade

Spring Parade

1940

Cavalcade

Cavalcade

1933

Sister Kenny

Sister Kenny

1946

Espionage

Espionage

1937

Daybreak

Daybreak

1931

Hangman's House

Hangman's House

1928

Duck Soup

Duck Soup

1933

The Conquering Power

The Conquering Power

1921

Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

1940

The Crime Doctor's Warning

The Crime Doctor's Warning

1945

The Return of Frank James

The Return of Frank James

1940

Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

1940

Scarlet Dawn

Scarlet Dawn

1932

My Love Came Back

My Love Came Back

1940

Government Girl

Government Girl

1943

The Philadelphia Story

The Philadelphia Story

1940

The Florentine Dagger

The Florentine Dagger

1935

All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too

1940

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

1940

City for Conquest

City for Conquest

1940

Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

1942

Bitter Sweet

Bitter Sweet

1940

Champagne Waltz

Champagne Waltz

1937

Carnival in Paris

Carnival in Paris

1937

The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

1934

Earthbound

Earthbound

1940

Give Us This Night

Give Us This Night

1936

In Old California

In Old California

1942

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

Cyclone Cavalier

Cyclone Cavalier

1925

They Dare Not Love

They Dare Not Love

1941

Murder by Invitation

Murder by Invitation

1941

Crossroads

Crossroads

1942

Grand Hotel

Grand Hotel

1932

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

1922

The Woman in Green

The Woman in Green

1945

My American Wife

My American Wife

1922

Rasputin and the Empress

Rasputin and the Empress

1932

Transcontinental Limited

Transcontinental Limited

1926

The Great American Mug

The Great American Mug

1945

Rackety Rax

Rackety Rax

1932

The Story of Alfred Nobel

The Story of Alfred Nobel

1939

Human Wreckage

Human Wreckage

1923

Prodigal Daughters

Prodigal Daughters

1923

The Constant Nymph

The Constant Nymph

1943

Accused

Accused

1925

If I Were King

If I Were King

1938

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931

Big City Blues

Big City Blues

1932

Adventure

Adventure

1945

The Bride Wore Red

The Bride Wore Red

1937

One Rainy Afternoon

One Rainy Afternoon

1936

The Son of Monte Cristo

The Son of Monte Cristo

1940

The Climax

The Climax

1944

A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

1935

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

1937

The Big Street

The Big Street

1942

Street Scene

Street Scene

1931

Behind the Curtain

Behind the Curtain

1924

Should a Husband Forgive?

Should a Husband Forgive?

1919

The More the Merrier

The More the Merrier

1943

Vagabond Lady

Vagabond Lady

1935

Her Hour

Her Hour

1917

The Submarine Eye

The Submarine Eye

1917

The Cotton King

The Cotton King

1915

Man of the Hour

Man of the Hour

1914

Marooned Hearts

Marooned Hearts

1920

The Good Fairy

The Good Fairy

1935

David Harum

David Harum

1934

A House Divided

A House Divided

1919

Professional Soldier

Professional Soldier

1935

Barriers Burned Away

Barriers Burned Away

1925

The Green Years

The Green Years

1946

The Chocolate Soldier

The Chocolate Soldier

1941

The Midnight Limited

The Midnight Limited

1926

The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936

The Immortal Blacksmith

The Immortal Blacksmith

1944

Shattered Dreams

Shattered Dreams

1922

Man's Plaything

Man's Plaything

1920

Too Much Youth

Too Much Youth

1925

Gerald Cranston's Lady

Gerald Cranston's Lady

1924

The Woman Between

The Woman Between

1931

Refuge

Refuge

1923

Thou Shalt Not Steal

Thou Shalt Not Steal

1917

A Prince of a King

A Prince of a King

1923

Money to Burn

Money to Burn

1926

Christmas Holiday

Christmas Holiday

1944

Garments of Truth

Garments of Truth

1921

Folly of Youth

Folly of Youth

1925

The Gamblers

The Gamblers

1919

Black Oxen

Black Oxen

1923

Peg of the Pirates

Peg of the Pirates

1918