Melvin Mayo
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Melvin Mayo (born December 1, 1878 - 1930s) was an American actor and director. He worked for Balboa[1] and Lubin. He portrayed Jim West in the 1915 film Jim West, Gambler and had the title role in the 1916 film A Modern Paul.
He appeared in silent horror films.
Filmography
[edit]- The Stolen Yacht (1914) featuring the Fulton Shipyard
- The Twig is Bent (1915), Lubin film[2]
- Saved from the Harem (1915) as Ezra Hickman
- Meg O' the Cliffs[3] (1915)
- An Ambassador From the Dead (1915)[4]
- Jim West, Gambler (1915) as Jim West[5][6]
- A Song from the Heart (1916) as Otto Ritter[7]
- Soldier Sons[7]
- The Crash (1916)[7]
- A Lesson in Labor (1916) as John Seward II[8]
- The Gulf Between (1916) as Vorec[7]
- A Sister to Cain[7]
- The Return of James Jerome (1916)[7]
- The Wheat and the Chaff[7]
- A Modern Paul (1916), title role[9]
- Brand's Daughter (1917) as Baron Norvinsk[1]
- Tears and Smiles (1917) as Marie's Father[10]
- Mentioned in Confidence (1917) as Robert Manning[11]
Director
[edit]- None So Blind (1916), director, adapted from a story by C. A. Frambers[7]
- Jack Straws (1916), director[7] under the supervision of Captain Wilbert Melville, story by Josephine McLaughlin[12]
- Love is Law (1916), director, he also acted as Roscoe, an "Indian" trader in the film[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jura, Jean-Jacques; II, Rodney Norman Bardin (August 13, 2015). Balboa Films: A History and Filmography of the Silent Film Studio. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0901-0 – via Google Books.
- ^ Rainey, Buck (October 18, 2024). The Strong, Silent Type: Over 100 Screen Cowboys, 1903-1930. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-1524-0 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Moving Picture World and View Photographer". 1915.
- ^ "Moving Picture World and View Photographer". 1915.
- ^ "Digital Collections: Jim West - Gambler (Page 4)". Free Library of Philadelphia.
- ^ "Motion Picture Classic". January 3, 1915 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Nickelodeon". 1916.
- ^ "Moving Picture World and View Photographer". World Photographic Publishing Company. January 3, 1916 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Photoplay: The Aristocrat of Motion Picture Magazines". Photoplay Magazine Publishing Company. December 13, 1916 – via Google Books.
- ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
- ^ "Melvin Mayo". prod.tcm.com.
- ^ "Nickelodeon". 1916.
- ^ "Moving Picture World and View Photographer". 1916.