George Lessey(1875-1947)

Actor
Director
Writer

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George Lessey

George Lessey was born on 8 June 1875 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Corsican Brothers (1915), The Evil Dead (1922) and His Own Story (1916). He was married to May Abbey. He died on 3 June 1947 in Westbrook, Connecticut, USA.

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Known for

King Baggot in The Corsican Brothers (1915)

The Corsican Brothers

Short

Director

1915

5.5

Director

1922

Short

Director(as George A. Lessey)

1916

Hobart Henley and Jane Novak in Graft (1915)

Director(as George A. Lessey)

1915

Credits

Actor

The Missing Lady
5.4
- James Douglas (uncredited)
- 1946
One More Tomorrow
6.5
- Men's Club Member (uncredited)
- 1946
Eadie Was a Lady
6.5
- Rev. Ames (uncredited)
- 1945
Sweet and Low-Down
5.9
- Norman Wilson (uncredited)
- 1944
Wilson
6.3
- Senator (uncredited)
- 1944
Bride by Mistake
6.3
- Businessman (uncredited)
- 1944
Roger Touhy, Gangster
6.8
- Judge (uncredited)
- 1944
The Adventures of Mark Twain
7.1
- Henry H. Rogers (uncredited)
- 1944
Buffalo Bill
6.4
- Mr. Schyler Vandervere
- 1944
Cover Girl
6.7
- Minister (uncredited)
- 1944
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
6.2
- Slade (uncredited)
- 1944
None Shall Escape
7.0
- Presiding Judge
- 1944
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
6.4
- Commissioner Towers (uncredited)
- 1944
What a Woman!
6.5
- Sen. Hendricks (uncredited)
- 1943
Pistol Packin' Mama
6.4
- Mr. Burton
- 1943

Director

The Evil Dead
5.5
- Director
- 1922
The $1,000,000 Reward
5.4
- Director
- 1920
The Eagle's Eye
- Director
- 1918
His Own Story
Short
- Director (as George A. Lessey)
- 1916
The Purple Lady
7.8
- Director (as George A. Lessey)
- 1916
Cap'n Eri
7.9
- Director
- 1915
Graft
- Director (as George A. Lessey)
- 1915
The Parson's Horse Race
Short
- Director
- 1915
An All Around Mistake
Short
- Director (as George A. Lessey)
- 1915
His Home Coming
Short
- Director (as George A. Lessey)
- 1915
The Suburban
- Director
- 1915
The Only Child
Short
- Director (as George A. Lessey)
- 1915
The New Jitney in Town
Short
- Director (as George A. Lessey)
- 1915
His New Automobile
Short
- Director (as George A. Lessey)
- 1915
The Marble Heart
- Director (as George A. Lessey)
- 1915

Writer

His Own Story
Short
- scenario (as George A. Lessey)
- 1916
His Home Coming
Short
- scenario (as George A. Lessey)
- 1915
The Only Child
Short
- scenario (as George A. Lessey)
- 1915
His New Automobile
Short
- scenario
- 1915
The Corsican Brothers
Short
- Writer
- 1915
Tony
Short
- scenario (as George A. Lessey)
- 1915
Laddie
Short
- scenario
- 1914
Her Spanish Cousins
Short
- scenario
- 1914
Molly the Drummer Boy
Short
- scenario
- 1914
An Alaskan Interlude
Short
- scenario
- 1914

Personal details

Alternative name
- George A. Lessey
Born
- June 8, 1875
- Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
Died
- June 3, 1947
- Westbrook, Connecticut, USA(undisclosed)
Spouse
- May Abbey1911 - June 3, 1947 (his death)
Other works
Active on Broadway in the following productions:
Publicity listings
- 5 Articles

Did you know

Trivia
Blue-eyed silent screen actor/director with Thanhouser, Edison and Universal, educated at Dean Academy, Williston Seminary, and Amherst College. A prominent Broadway personality from 1906-47. He had served as a sergeant in the 1898 Spanish-American War with a company of Massachusetts volunteers.

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