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Tote Du Crow
Tote Du Crow (also known as George Skyrock or Shyroch)[1] was a film actor and circus performer who acted in many silent films during the early days of Hollywood.
Tote Du Crow | |
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Du Crow as Bernardo in The Mark of Zorro (1920) | |
| Born | |
| Other names | George Skyrock |
| Occupation(s) | Film actor, circus performer, vaudevillian |
| Years active | 1915–1926 |
| Spouse | Florence Ashbrooke |
Biography edit
Tote was born in Watsonville, California, to parents of Castilian and French origins.[2][1] According to some accounts, as children, Tote and his brother Daniel ran away from home to join the circus; other sources say their father apprenticed them out to a circus showman.[3][4][2]
Tote Du Crow portrayed Bernardo in the silent Zorro films.
He played 36 minor roles from 1915 until his death. His last film is The Blue Streak from 1926. He was married from Florence Ashbrooke from 1889 until 1909, after separating in 1904.[5][6]
Selected filmography edit
- The Americano (1916) as Alberto de Castille
- The Fighting Trail (1917)
- Rimrock Jones (1918)
- Treasure of the Sea (1918)
- The Ghost Flower (1918)
- Hugon, The Mighty (1918)
- The Prospector's Vengeance (1920)
- Hair Trigger Stuff (1920)
- The Rattler's Hiss (1920)
- The Moon Riders (1920)
- The Mark of Zorro (1920) as Bernardo, Zorro's deaf / mute assistant
- The White Horseman (1921)
- The Man of the Forest (1921)
- The Vermilion Pencil (1922)
- The Pride of Palomar (1922)
- The Social Buccaneer (1923)
- Thundergate (1923)
- The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
- Little Robinson Crusoe (1924)
- The Saddle Hawk (1925)
- Women and Gold (1925)
- Don Q, Son of Zorro (1925) as Bernardo
- Spook Ranch (1925)
- The Prairie Pirate (1925)
- The Blue Streak (1926)
References edit
- ^ a b "Clown Seeks Divorce". The San Francisco Call. 21 August 1909. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Clowns—Their Life, Sorrows, and Work". Oakland Tribune. 13 June 1909. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ Lee, Ann (10 June 1928). "Circus Time Brings Memories to Famous Clown of Yesteryear". The Pittsburgh Press. The Pittsburgh Press. p. 16. Retrieved 30 March 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Screenings". Muncie Evening Press. Indiana, Muncie. 8 March 1924. p. 2. Retrieved 30 March 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clown Seeks Divorce". San Francisco Call. 21 August 1909. p. 20. Retrieved 7 November 2023 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- ^ "Gets Divorce When Hubby Turns Clown; Actress Could Not Stand Mate Who Left the Legitimate for Circus". The San Francisco Examiner. 5 January 1910. p. 9. Retrieved 8 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
External links edit
- Media related to Tote Du Crow at Wikimedia Commons
- Tote Du Crow at IMDb