William H. Tooker

William H. Tooker
Exhibitors Herald, 1920
Born	September 2, 1869 New York City, U.S.
Died	October 10, 1936 (aged 67) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Other names	William Tucker
Occupation	actor
Years active	1912-1935

William H. Tooker (September 2, 1869 – October 10, 1936) was an American stage and film actor.

Tooker acted with the Tivoli Comic Opera Company in San Francisco.[1] On Broadway, he performed in The Coronet of the Duchess (1904) and The Governor's Lady (1912).[2] His film debut was in The Stealers.[1]

In addition to acting, Tooker was a chemist who invented polish for tan shoes.[3]

He was born in New York and died in Hollywood California.[4]

Selected filmography

• How Molly Made Good (1915)
• The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde (1915)
• Sunday (1915)
• A Modern Magdalen (1915) as Joe Mercer
• A Fool's Revenge (1916)
• A Modern Thelma (1916)
• East Lynne (1916)
• Ambition (1916)
• Red, White and Blue Blood (1917)
• The Bitter Truth (1917)
• The Light in Darkness (1917)
• Men (1918)
• The Woman the Germans Shot (1918)
• The Lost Battalion (1919)
• Greater Than Fame (1920)
• Heliotrope (1920)
• The Vice of Fools (1920)
• The Greatest Love (1920)
• Proxies (1921)
• The Power Within (1921)
• Worlds Apart (1921)
• God's Country and the Law (1921)
• Peacock Alley (1922)
• Beyond the Rainbow (1922)
• The Cradle Buster (1922)
• My Friend the Devil (1922)
• Sinner or Saint (1923)
• The Purple Highway (1923)
• Wife in Name Only (1923)
• The Average Woman (1924)
• Who's Cheating? (1924)
• The Lone Wolf (1924)
• The Phantom Express (1925)
• The Scarlet Letter (1926)
• The White Black Sheep (1926)
• The Merry Cavalier (1926)
• Birds of Prey (1927)
• Two Girls Wanted (1927)
• Tell It to Sweeney (1927)
• Jake the Plumber (1927)
• The Devil Dancer (1927)
• A Woman Against the World (1928)
• Virgin Lips (1928)
• Sweet Sixteen (1928)
• Night Watch (1928)
• Romance of the Underworld (1928)
• The Bellamy Trial (1929)
• No Defense (1929)

References

1. "William H. Tooker Of Stage Fame in 'Scarlet Letter'". Daily News. California, Los Angeles. January 7, 1927. p. 16. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "William H. Tooker". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
3. "(untitled brief)". Motography: 887. April 15, 1916. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
4. Silent Film Necrology, 2nd Edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana

External links

• William H. Tooker at IMDb
• William H. Tooker at the Internet Broadway Database
• William H. Tooker(Kinotv)