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'''Vester Pegg''' (May 23, 1889 &ndash; February 19, 1951) was an American actor of the [[silent film]] era.<ref name="NY Times">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/55797/Vester-Pegg |title=Vester Pegg |accessdate=October 5, 2015 |work=NY Times}}</ref> He appeared in 140 films between 1912 and 1941, mainly [[Western (genre)|Westerns]]. He was born in [[Appleton City, Missouri]] and died in [[Los Angeles, California]].
'''Vester Pegg''' (May 23, 1889 &ndash; February 19, 1951) was an American actor of the [[silent film]] era.<ref name="NY Times">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/55797/Vester-Pegg/biography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017092640/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/55797/Vester-Pegg/biography |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 17, 2015 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |author=Hans J. Wollstein |date=2015 |title=Vester Pegg |access-date=October 5, 2015 }}</ref> He appeared in 140 films between 1912 and 1941, mainly [[Western (genre)|Westerns]]. He was born in [[Appleton City, Missouri]] and died in [[Los Angeles, California]].

Pegg became a [[picador]] in 1909, working in a bull ring in Mexico City. He left that job after a bull charged and killed the horse on which Pegg was riding. He moved to California, where he began acting in [[Repertory theatre|stock theater]]. After 18 months of acting on stage, he began acting in films, eventually signing with [[Universal Pictures]], where he worked with [[Harry Carey (actor)|Harry Carey]]'s company.<ref>{{cite news |title=Last chance to see 'Bare Fists' tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79641243/vesper-pegg/ |access-date=June 16, 2021 |work=Calgary Herald |date=August 30, 1919 |location=Canada, Alberta, Calgary |page=12|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[The Birth of a Nation]]'' (1915) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''[[The Birth of a Nation]]'' (1915) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''[[The Lucky Transfer]]'' (1915, Short) - The clerk
* ''[[The Lucky Transfer]]'' (1915, Short) - The clerk
* ''Jordan Is a Hard Road'' (1915) - (uncredited)
* ''Jordan Is a Hard Road'' (1915) - (uncredited)
* ''Blue Blood and Red'' (1916)
* ''[[Blue Blood and Red]]'' (1916)
* ''[[Intolerance (film)|Intolerance]]'' (1916) - Extra (uncredited)
* ''[[Intolerance (film)|Intolerance]]'' (1916) - Extra (uncredited)
* ''[[Blood Money (1917 film)|Blood Money]]'' (1917, Short) - Bud Cameron
* ''[[Blood Money (1917 film)|Blood Money]]'' (1917, Short) - Bud Cameron
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* ''[[Bucking Broadway]]'' (1917) - Eugene Thornton
* ''[[Bucking Broadway]]'' (1917) - Eugene Thornton
* ''[[The Phantom Riders]]'' (1918) - The Unknown
* ''[[The Phantom Riders]]'' (1918) - The Unknown
* ''[[Wild Women]]'' (1918) - Pegg
* ''[[Wild Women (1918 film)|Wild Women]]'' (1918) - Pegg
* ''[[Thieves' Gold]]'' (1918) - Curt Simmons
* ''[[Thieves' Gold]]'' (1918) - Curt Simmons
* ''[[The Scarlet Drop]]'' (1918) - Marley Calvert
* ''[[The Scarlet Drop]]'' (1918) - Marley Calvert
* ''[[Hell Bent]]'' (1918) - Jack Thurston
* ''[[Hell Bent (film)|Hell Bent]]'' (1918) - Jack Thurston
* ''[[A Woman's Fool]]'' (1918) - Tommy Lusk
* ''[[A Woman's Fool]]'' (1918) - Tommy Lusk
* ''[[The Black Horse Bandit]]'' (1919, Short)
* ''[[The Black Horse Bandit]]'' (1919, Short)
* ''[[Bare Fists]]'' (1919) - Lopez
* ''[[Bare Fists]]'' (1919) - Lopez
* ''The Border Terror'' - Zorro
* ''[[Riders of Vengeance]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Riders of Vengeance]]'' (1919)
* ''[[The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1919 film)|The Outcasts of Poker Flat]]'' (1919)
* ''[[The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1919 film)|The Outcasts of Poker Flat]]'' (1919)
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* ''The Raiders'' (1921) - Bob Thiele
* ''The Raiders'' (1921) - Bob Thiele
* ''[[The Kickback (film)|The Kickback]]'' (1922) - Ramon Pinellos
* ''[[The Kickback (film)|The Kickback]]'' (1922) - Ramon Pinellos
* ''Boomerang Justice'' (1922)
* ''[[Boomerang Justice]]'' (1922)
* ''[[Canyon of the Fools]]'' (1923) - Knute
* ''[[Canyon of the Fools]]'' (1923) - Knute
* ''Lone Fighter'' (1923) - Harvey Bates
* ''[[Lone Fighter]]'' (1923) - Harvey Bates
* ''His Own Law'' (1924)
* ''His Own Law'' (1924)
* ''The Broken Law'' (1924)
* ''The Broken Law'' (1924)
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* ''[[The Flying Horseman]]'' (1926) - Henchman
* ''[[The Flying Horseman]]'' (1926) - Henchman
* ''[[Man of the Forest (1926 film)|Man of the Forest]]'' (1926) - Moses
* ''[[Man of the Forest (1926 film)|Man of the Forest]]'' (1926) - Moses
* ''The Desert Pirate'' (1927) - Henchman
* ''[[The Desert Pirate]]'' (1927) - Henchman
* ''Yellow Contraband'' (1928) - Dude McClain
* ''[[Yellow Contraband]]'' (1928) - Dude McClain
* ''Beyond the Law'' (1930) - Slade Henchman (uncredited)
* ''[[Beyond the Law (1930 film)|Beyond the Law]]'' (1930) - Slade Henchman (uncredited)
* ''[[The Dawn Trail]]'' (1930) - Mac (uncredited)
* ''[[The Dawn Trail]]'' (1930) - Mac (uncredited)
* ''[[Not Exactly Gentlemen]]'' (1931) - Henchman (uncredited)
* ''[[Not Exactly Gentlemen]]'' (1931) - Henchman (uncredited)
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* ''[[Wild and Woolly (1937 film)|Wild and Woolly]]'' (1937) - Man on Street (uncredited)
* ''[[Wild and Woolly (1937 film)|Wild and Woolly]]'' (1937) - Man on Street (uncredited)
* ''[[Thunder Trail]]'' (1937) - Tate Henchman (uncredited)
* ''[[Thunder Trail]]'' (1937) - Tate Henchman (uncredited)
* ''[[Checkers (film)|Checkers]]'' (1937) - (uncredited)
* ''[[Checkers (1937 film)|Checkers]]'' (1937) - (uncredited)
* ''[[Born to the West]]'' (1937) - Bartender #2 (uncredited)
* ''[[Born to the West]]'' (1937) - Bartender #2 (uncredited)
* ''[[Wells Fargo (film)|Wells Fargo]]'' (1937) - Fargo Rider (uncredited)
* ''[[Wells Fargo (film)|Wells Fargo]]'' (1937) - Fargo Rider (uncredited)
* ''[[Stagecoach (1939 film)|Stagecoach]]'' (1939) - Hank Plummer (uncredited)
* ''[[Stagecoach (1939 film)|Stagecoach]]'' (1939) - Hank Plummer (uncredited)
* ''[[Trouble in Sundown]]'' (1939) - Posse Rider (uncredited)
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* ''[[Frontier Pony Express]]'' (1939) - Henchman Doyle (uncredited)
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* ''[[My Little Chickadee]]'' (1940) - Gambler (uncredited)
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* ''[[Prairie Law]]'' (1940) - Henchman (uncredited)

* ''[[The Ranger and the Lady]]'' (1940) - Freighter (uncredited)

* ''[[Colorado (film)|Colorado]]'' (1940)
* ''[[Colorado (1940 film)|Colorado]]'' (1940) - Sam Smith - Henchman
* ''[[Under Texas Skies (1940 film)|Under Texas Skies]]'' (1940) - Henchman (uncredited)
* ''[[West of Abilene]]'' (1940) - Kennedy
* ''[[Sheriff of Tombstone]]'' (1941) - Henchman (uncredited)
* ''[[Best Man Wins]]'' (1948) - Creditor (uncredited)
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Latest revision as of 03:10, 21 August 2023

Vester Pegg
Born(1889-05-23)May 23, 1889
Appleton City, Missouri, U.S.
DiedFebruary 19, 1951(1951-02-19) (aged 61)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1912–1941

Vester Pegg (May 23, 1889 – February 19, 1951) was an American actor of the silent film era.[1] He appeared in 140 films between 1912 and 1941, mainly Westerns. He was born in Appleton City, Missouri and died in Los Angeles, California.

Pegg became a picador in 1909, working in a bull ring in Mexico City. He left that job after a bull charged and killed the horse on which Pegg was riding. He moved to California, where he began acting in stock theater. After 18 months of acting on stage, he began acting in films, eventually signing with Universal Pictures, where he worked with Harry Carey's company.[2]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Hans J. Wollstein (2015). "Vester Pegg". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  2. ^ "Last chance to see 'Bare Fists' tonight". Calgary Herald. Canada, Alberta, Calgary. August 30, 1919. p. 12. Retrieved June 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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