Arthur Byron
Biography
Arthur Byron was an American actor who worked in both the theater and films, taking British and American roles alike. Born in Brooklyn to acting parents, Kate Crehan and Oliver Doud Byron, he was also a nephew of Ada Rehan, the stage actress. In February 1889, at 17, he joined his father's dramatic company, and in 1939 he could look back on 50 years in show business. He acted in more than 300 plays, sharing stages with Ethel Barrymore, Katherine Cornell, John Gielgud, Maude Adams, Maxine Elliott and Minnie Maddern Fiske, and he was a frequent performer at Maine's Lakewood Playhouse. A founder and former president of the Actors' Equity Association, he also belonged to the Actors' Fund of America and to the Lambs. He died in 1943.
71years old at death
- Born Brooklyn
- Died Hollywood
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Arthur William Byron
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 4 years1932 to 1936
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Behind the camera
Byron helped found The Actors' Equity Association and led it as president at one point. Rita Hassan, a Broadway producer and theater critic, worked as his executive assistant at the AEA.
Arthur Byron movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Michael Curtiz directed three of these films, John Ford two. Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Michael CurtizDirector, 3 films, 1932 to 1933
All films by Michael Curtiz
All films by John Ford
Also two films together1 more actor
- James DonlanThe Whole Town's Talking (1935) and 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.