[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]
A. (Albert) E. (Ernest) Coleby was born in Southwark, London, England on April 5, 1876. He was a former race-course bookie, a tough burly gent with a sense of humor. After listing his work in the Kinetograph Year Book, he concluded the entry, “also a good comedian’. He directed mediocre action pictures, in which he often appeared. In all, he directed, sometimes wrote and often appeared in more than 200 films, primarily shorts. After his last film in 1924 he formed FHC Company Esher and R.H. Cricks. Coleby died in London on July 15, 1930. He was 54.
A.E. appeared in three silent Euro-westerns: “A Fight for Honour” in 1908 as a rancher “A Rake’s Romance” in 1909 and “Twixt Red Man and White” in 1910 as a trapper.
COLEBY, A.E. (Albert Ernest Coleby) [4/5/1876,
Southwark, London, England, U.K. – 7/15/1930, London, England, U.K.] –
producer, director, writer, actor.
A Fight for Honour – 1908 (rancher)
A Rake’s Romance – 1909
Twixt Red Man and White – 1910 (trapper)
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