American actor
Francis Lumsden Hare (17 October 1874 – 28 August 1964) was an Irish-born American film and theatre actor. He was also a theatre director and theatrical producer .
Early years
Hare was born in County Tipperary , Ireland. He studied at St. Dunstan's College in London.[2]
Career
Hare with Elsie Ferguson in The Avalanche (1919)
Hare appeared in more than 35 Broadway productions between 1900 and 1942.[3] In 1908, he made his Broadway debut in the play What Every Woman Knows , starring Maude Adams . Throughout his career, he occasionally also did double duty as director (Peter's Mother [1918][4] ) or producer (What Every Woman Knows [1926 revival],[5] Elmer Gantry [1928],[6] etc.)
He began appearing in films in 1916. The New York Times critic Mordaunt Hall praised his performances repeatedly:
Scotland Yard (1930): "Lumsden Hare's interpretation of the knowledgeful Scotland Yard commissioner is intelligent and well-spoken."[7]
Svengali (1931): "with Dundreary whiskers, is splendid as Taffy."[8]
The World Moves On (1934): "plays Mary's father with a gratifying authority."[9]
By his final screen appearance in 1961, Hare had amassed over 140 film credits and appeared in over a dozen television productions.
Personal life and death
Hare was married to actress Selene Johnson . He died 28 August 1964, aged 89, in Beverly Hills, California .[2]
Complete filmography
with Turhan Bey in Shadows on the Stairs (1941)
References
External links
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