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E.H. Calvert

E.H. Calvert

8 movies on Netflix

Biography

E. H. Calvert was an American actor and film director who appeared in more than 170 movies and directed about 60. Born in Alexandria, Virginia, and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, he performed in vaudeville and in stock companies after retiring as a captain from the military, including a stint in Arizona with Theodore Roberts, and he spent a summer acting at the Fuller Opera House. He began directing for the Essanay Company, where he also acted, and for 18 years worked behind the camera. He often used the military title Captain E. H. Calvert, and audiences knew him for his role as Markham, the district attorney in the early Philo Vance mysteries, for playing a college professor who meets Groucho Marx in Horse Feathers (1932), and for his turn as a senior officer opposite Wheeler and Woolsey in Half Shot at Sunrise (1930). He left the screen in 1939.

78years old at death

  • Born Alexandria
  • Died Hollywood
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
  • Also credited as Elisha Helm Calvert and Captain E. H. Calvert

Movie Career

Films
8
Career span
10 years1926 to 1936

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  1. A change of course

    After retiring from the military as a captain, Calvert acted in stock theater, including in Arizona where he performed with Theodore Roberts.

  2. Behind the camera

    Calvert worked as a director for 18 years, starting with the Essanay Company, and he also acted in films for Essanay.

E.H. Calvert movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Horse Feathers1932 Comedy, Family, Musicalas Professor in Wagstaff's Study

    IMDb rating 7.514K votes

  2. The Love Parade1929 Comedy, Romanceas Ambassador

    IMDb rating 6.93.0K votes

  3. The Canary Murder Case1929as Dist. Atty. John F.X. Markham(Captain E. H. Calvert)

    IMDb rating 6.01.3K votes

  4. Thunderbolt1929as Dist. Atty. McKay

    IMDb rating 6.41.1K votes

  5. Duck Soup1933as Officer in Battle Sequence

    IMDb rating 7.764K votes

  6. Murder at Glen Athol1936as District Attorney McDougal(Capt. Calvert)

    IMDb rating 5.9366 votes

  7. Ella Cinders1926as Studio Actor

    IMDb rating 6.91.2K votes

  8. Half Shot at Sunrise1930as Gen. Hale

    IMDb rating 6.0435 votes

Most often with

Eight 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.

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Sidney Bracey, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Sidney BraceyEugene Pallette, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Eugene PalletteTheresa Harris, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Theresa HarrisGroucho Marx, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Groucho MarxChico Marx, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Chico MarxHarpo Marx, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Harpo Marx

Films together

  • Sidney Bracey2 films together, 1933 to 1936
    Sidney Bracey's page
    • Murder at Glen Athol1936IMDb rating 5.9Calvert as District Attorney McDougal(Capt. Calvert)Bracey as Jenkins - Butler
    • Duck Soup1933IMDb rating 7.7Calvert as Officer in Battle SequenceBracey as Mrs. Teasdale's Butler
  • Eugene Pallette2 films together, 1929
    Eugene Pallette's page
    • The Canary Murder Case1929IMDb rating 6.0Calvert as Dist. Atty. John F.X. Markham(Captain E. H. Calvert)Pallette as Sgt. Ernest Heath
    • The Love Parade1929IMDb rating 6.9Calvert as AmbassadorPallette as Minister of War
  • Theresa Harris2 films together, 1929 to 1932
    Theresa Harris's page
    • Horse Feathers1932IMDb rating 7.5Calvert as Professor in Wagstaff's StudyHarris as Laura - Connie's Maid
    • Thunderbolt1929IMDb rating 6.4Calvert as Dist. Atty. McKayHarris as Singer
  • Groucho Marx2 films together, 1932 to 1933
    Groucho Marx's page
    • Duck Soup1933IMDb rating 7.7Calvert as Officer in Battle SequenceMarx as Rufus T. Firefly
    • Horse Feathers1932IMDb rating 7.5Calvert as Professor in Wagstaff's StudyMarx as Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff
  • Chico Marx2 films together, 1932 to 1933
    Chico Marx's page
    • Duck Soup1933IMDb rating 7.7Calvert as Officer in Battle SequenceMarx as Chicolini
    • Horse Feathers1932IMDb rating 7.5Calvert as Professor in Wagstaff's StudyMarx as Baravelli
  • Harpo Marx2 films together, 1932 to 1933
    Harpo Marx's page
    • Duck Soup1933IMDb rating 7.7Calvert as Officer in Battle SequenceMarx as Pinky
    • Horse Feathers1932IMDb rating 7.5Calvert as Professor in Wagstaff's StudyMarx as Pinky
  • Also two films together2 more actors
    • Mike DonlinThunderbolt (1929) and Ella Cinders (1926)
    • Zeppo MarxDuck Soup (1933) and Horse Feathers (1932)

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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