George Ovey
George Ovey | |
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 As "Merry Jerry" in the Cub Comedies, about 1916 | |
| Born | December 13, 1870 Trenton, Missouri, USA |
| Died | December 23, 1951 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1915-1951 |
George Ovey (December 13, 1870 – September 23, 1951) was an American film actor and comedian. Ovey was born December 13, 1870 in Trenton, Missouri. He appeared in 207 films between 1915 and 1951, but he is best known as the character "Merry Jerry" in dozens of short films known as the "Cub Comedies" that were produced in the mid 1910s by Mutual Films[1] and directed by Milton Fahrney.
Ovey died September 23, 1951 in Hollywood, California.[2]
Partial filmography
- Fatty's Reckless Fling (1915)
- Jerry in the Movies (1916)
- Oh, Mabel Behave (1922)
- The Arizona Sweepstakes (1926)
- The Sporting Lover (1926)
- Transcontinental Limited (1926)
- Strings of Steel (1926)
- Desert Dust (1927)
- A Trick of Hearts (1928)
- The Pirate of Panama (1929)
- Night Ride (1930)
- Hit the Deck (1930)
- Texas Terror (1935) (uncredited)
- The Roaring West (1935)
- Lawless Range (1935)
Notes and references
- ^ "That funny fellow". Evening World (final edition). New York. January 29, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ George Ovey at IMDb
External links
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