John Cossar

Born: 1858-01-01


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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as Judge of the Court
Released: 1923-09-06

In 15th century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and...

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My Lady of Whims

as James Severn
Released: 1925-12-09

Aspiring author Prudence "Prue" Severn leaves her staid home for the wild life in New York's...

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Into Society and Out

as His Secretary
Released: 1914-02-04

This amusing and diverting comedy depicts the trials and tribulations of a French nobleman to...

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The House Without a Key

as District Attorney
Released: 1926-11-21

A Pathe serial in ten chapters of two-reels each: Dan Winterslip, a wealthy man in Honolulu, has...

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Home

as John Deering
Released: 1919-08-31

A young woman of humble origins hides her family's lack of wealth and prestige from her boarding...

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The Marriage Ring

as James Ward
Released: 1918-08-26

Anne Mertons (Enid Bennett) is the unhappy wife of Hugo Mertons (Robert McKim), an unscrupulous...

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Voices of the City

as Garrison
Released: 1921-12-01

Voices of the City is a 1921 American silent crime drama film starring Leatrice Joy and Lon...

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The Strange Case of Mary Page

as Prosecuting Attorney
Released: 1916-01-24

A 15-episode dramatic action movie serial only two of which survive.

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The Crimson Wing

as Paul D'Arblay
Released: 1915-11-01

The hero is a young soldier who is in love with two girls simultaneously. While on the...

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The Clutch of Circumstance

as The Governor
Released: 1915-06-05

Eli Turner, an unscrupulous lawyer, is defeated in court by Frank Morrison, a young attorney....

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Fools For Luck

as Mr. Lamkin
Released: 1917-10-08

Philander has embraced every superstition imaginable, from hoarding rabbit's foots and...

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The Buffer

as Newton - the Forger
Released: 1914-12-01

John Harms, a corporation magnate, has two motherless sons, Bobby and Sam. Bobby is a cute...

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Made in Heaven

as Mr. Hadden
Released: 1921-05-01

William Lowry rescues Claudia Royce from a burning building, and upon hearing that her parents...

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The Highest Trump

as General Graham
Released: 1919-02-03

Secret Service officer Richard Paget receives a letter from his twin brother John imploring him...

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The Return of Eve

as John Raymond
Released: 1916-10-16

Believing that over-civilization was destroying the race, Eli Tapper, an eccentric millionaire,...

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The Chaperon

as Mr. Combs
Released: 1916-11-20

Jim Ogden, secretly engaged to Madge Hemmingway, wealthy heiress, becomes sensitive over his...

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Mrs. Trenwith Comes Home

as Ralph Eccles
Released: 1914-12-08

Mrs. Trenwith is a typical shallow, thoughtless society woman. Her husband is wrapped up in...

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Common Clay

as uncredited
Released: 1919-03-02

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The Game's Up

as P. Van Rennselear Neyland (as John Hay Cossar)
Released: 1919-01-20

Struggling young painter Ruth Elliott has written her Eastern friend Mildred Colburn that she...

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Edgar and the Teacher's Pet

as Mr. Pomeroy
Released: 1920-03-27

The story of Edgar Pomeroy, the first in a series, in which the boy Edgar imagines himself the...

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His Wooden Wedding

as uncredited
Released: 1925-12-19

A few moments before Charley is going to marry, a friend, gives him an anonymous note, stating...

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The Feud

as Horace Summers
Released: 1919-12-07

Two Southern clans, the Lynches and the Summers, have been at odds with each other since long...

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The Prince of Graustark

as Baron Douglas
Released: 1916-11-06

Graustark needs thirty million dollars to satisfy a Russian loan. The Prince of Dawsbergen,...

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Grand Larceny

as Emerson
Released: 1922-02-26

Directed by Wallace Worsley.

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The Long Arm of Mannister

as John Dyack
Released: 1919-11-15

Walking aimlessly in the desert, crazed by thirst and hunger, Lucy Mannister and Gaston Sinclair...

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Beyond Youth's Paradise

as Lord Fiennis
Released: 1914-11-24

Captain Fane, an English army officer stationed at Cairo, is in love with Lady Fiennis, who is...

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When Fate Decides

as Egan
Released: 1919-06-01

Vera Loudon is unhappily married to the wealthy but profligate Herbert Loudon who openly makes...

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The Dream Doll

as Her Father
Released: 1917-12-10

A. Knutt, a crack-brained chemist, discovers an elixir that will endow dolls with life. He does...

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Beans

as Brewster
Released: 1918-09-16

Brewster, the bean king, has an option of renewal on a certain bean canning plant owned by...

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The Misleading Lady

as John W. Cannell
Released: 1916-01-03

Helen Steele, who has theatrical aspirations, has been told by Sidney Parker that, owing to her...

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Edgar Takes the Cake

as Mr. Pomeroy
Released: 1920-07-09

Edgar delivers a cake to his sister's ill friend. The cake arrives safely, but not sound, and...

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Edgar's Jonah Day

as uncredited
Released: 1920-05-08

Edgar is called upon by his mother to execute a disagreeable errand, has to mind his troublesome...

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The Misjudged Mr. Hartley

as Mr. Worthington
Released: 1915-01-19

In honor of his return from abroad, Mrs. Worthington invites her cousin, Brian Hartley, to...

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The Poverty of Riches

as Edward Phillips Sr
Released: 1921-11-01

John and Katherine Colby decide to put off parenthood until he has become wealthy. Their...

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Watch Your Step

as Henry Slocum
Released: 1922-02-16

Elmer Slocum has just served a jail sentence for speeding. On his first day of liberty he...

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On Trial

as uncredited
Released: 1917-06-23

Robert Strickland, the self-confessed murderer of Gerald Trask, refuses to defend himself on the...

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Edgar's Sunday Courtship

as Mr. Pomeroy
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On the way to Sunday school, Edgar meets the lady of his heart--and his hated rival. The...

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Edgar's Hamlet

as Mr. Pomeroy
Released: 1920-04-18

Edgar and his schoolmates put on a production of Shakespeare's Hamlet such as the townsfolk have...

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Thorns and Orange Blossoms

as Pio Guerra, Rosita's Manager
Released: 1922-12-10

While in Spain Alan Randolph falls for famed singer Rosita Mendez, but when he goes back to...

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Do Children Count?

as William Erling
Released: 1917-03-06

"Do Children Count?" was a series of 12 films, each completely independent of the other.

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Pants

as Father of Poor Boy
Released: 1917-09-10

Little Betty has a luxurious home, an army of servants and the costliest of toys. But she hasn't...

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Doubling for Romeo

as Foster / Capulet
Released: 1921-10-22

Slim Cody works in the movie industry, doubling for the performers. He has a dream in which he...

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Whom the Gods Would Destroy

as uncredited
Released: 1919-04-15

After a young inventor discovers a powerful new explosive, agents from a German chemical firm...

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Within Three Hundred Pages

as Lawyer Smirney
Released: 1914-11-10

A necklace belonging to Mrs. Stuyvesant is stolen from Lawyer Smirney's office. It was smuggled...

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Edgar Camps Out

as uncredited
Released: 1920-09-01

Edgar is about to lose the lady of his heart because the Bates boys have been given a complete...

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The Girl, the Cop, the Burglar

as Club Members
Released: 1914-03-11

Thomas Terpin. James Riding and Jack Hazard are sitting in the club when the talk drifts to a...

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Edgar, the Detective

as uncredited
Released: 1921-04-01

Edgar buys a badge and a book of instructions and starts to learn the detective business. When...

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Edgar's Little Saw

as uncredited
Released: 1920-10-01

Among other Christmas gifts, Edgar receives a tool chest containing a little saw. While he is...

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Edgar's Country Cousin

as uncredited
Released: 1921-01-01

Edgar from the city goes to visit his country cousin and at once begins to impress him and his...

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