Robert Harron
Known for
Acting
Life
1893 – 1920 (aged 27)
Born in
New York City, New York, U.S.
Credits
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert "Bobby" Harron (April 12, 1893 – September 5, 1920) was an American motion picture actor of the early silent film era. Although he acted in scores of films, he is possibly best remembered for his roles in the Griffith-helmed films Intolerance and The Birth of a Nation. He was also the older brother of film actor John Harron and actress Mary Harron.
Known For
The Birth of a Nation
08 Mar 1915
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
05 Sep 1916
A Corner in Wheat
13 Dec 1909
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
31 Oct 1912
The Lonely Villa
10 Jun 1909
Those Awful Hats
25 Jan 1909
True Heart Susie
01 Jun 1919
The Girl and Her Trust
28 Mar 1912
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Filmography
1919
- The Greatest Questionas Jimmie Hilton
- The Mother and the Lawas The Boy
- True Heart Susieas William Jenkins
- The Girl Who Stayed at Homeas James Grey
- A Romance of Happy Valleyas John L. Logan Jr
1918
- The Greatest Thing in Lifeas Edward Livingston
- The Great Loveas Jim Young
- Hearts of the Worldas The Boy - Douglas Gordon Hamilton
1917
- Sunshine Alleyas Ned Morris
- An Old Fashioned Young Manas Frank Trent
- The Bad Boyas Jimmie Bates
1916
- Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Agesas The Boy (Modern Story)
- The Marriage of Molly-Oas Larry O'Dea
- A Wild Girl of the Sierrasas Bob Jordan
- A Child of the Paris Streetsas Jimmie Parker
- Hoodoo Annas Jimmie Vance
- The Missing Linksas Henry Gaylord
1915
- The Birth of a Nationas Tod
1914
- The Odalisqueas Ed, in love with Annie
- Sands of Fateas Arthur Lee
- A Lesson in Mechanicsas Joe Merriam
- The Avenging Conscienceas The Grocery Boy
- Moonshine Mollyas Uriah Hudson
- Down by the Sounding Seaas Bob - Alice's Sweetheart
- Their First Acquaintanceas Bob Taylor
- The Rebellion of Kitty Belleas Joe Belle
- The Newer Womanas Robert
- The Escapeas Larry Joyce
- Home, Sweet Homeas The Eastener, Robert Winthrop
- The Life of General Villaas American lover
- Brute Forceas Harry Faulkner (Prologue)
- The Battle of the Sexesas John Andrews, the son
- Judith of Bethuliaas Nathan
1913
- The Conscience of Hassan Beyas The Rugmaker's Daughter's Sweetheart
- The Pseudo Prodigalas The Prodigal Son
- The Battle at Elderbush Gulchas The Young Father
- The Blue or the Grayas The Southern Boy
- By Man's Lawas Young Boy
- The Adopted Brotheras The Adopted Brother
- A Misappropriated Turkeyas Union Member
- The Reformersas The Son
- Her Mother's Oathas The Messenger
- Death's Marathonas The Messenger
- A Timely Interceptionas The Farmer's Adopted Son
- The Sorrowful Shoreas One of the Son's Friends
- His Mother's Sonas The Orphan
- The Yaqui Curas Strongheart, a Yaqui Youth
- The House of Darknessas Asylum Guard
- The Lady and the Mouseas The Young Friend
- A Misunderstood Boyas The Son
- The Little Teaseas Jim
- The Perfidy of Maryas Boy Who Gives Directions
- The Sheriff's Babyas The Deputy
- Fateas The Beloved Son
- Near To Earthas Gato's Brother
- Love in an Apartment Hotelas The Desk Clerk
- Brothersas The Father's Favorite Son
- The Tender Hearted Boyas The Tender-Hearted Boy
- The Coming of Angelo
1912
- A Cry for Helpas Witness to Accident
- The Massacreas In Cavalry
- The Burglar’s Dilemmaas Young Burglar
- My Heroas The Young Man
- The New York Hatas Youth Outside Church
- A Sailor’s Heartas On Porch
- The Informeras The Southern Boy
- Heredityas Indian
- The Musketeers of Pig Alleyas Rival Gang Member
- The Painted Ladyas Beau at Ice Cream Festival
- A Feud in the Kentucky Hillsas A Brother
- So Near, Yet So Faras The Rival
- Friends
- Two Daughters of Eveas At Stage Door
- An Unseen Enemyas The Boyfriend
- A Pueblo Legendas The Great Brother's Friend
- Man's Genesisas Weakhands
- The School Teacher and the Waifas Schoolboy
- A Temporary Truceas The Murdered Indian's Son
- Home Folksas The Young Woman's Brother
- A Beast at Bayas A Farmer
- A Lodging for the Nightas The Victim
- The Old Actoras The Messenger
- One Is Business, the Other Crimeas The Delivery Boy
- Fate's Interceptionas The Errand Boy
- The Girl and Her Trust
- A String of Pearlsas The Neighbor with Unbuttoned Cuffs
- The Sands of Deeas Bobby
- Under Burning Skies
- Billy's Stratagemas A Settler
- For His Sonas At Soda Fountain
1911
- The Miser's Heartas Bakery Assistant
- The Battleas A Union soldier (uncredited)
- The Long Roadas Family Friend
- The Unveilingas The Boy
- Her Awakeningas On Street
- The Diving Girlas The Bellboy
- The Last Drop of Wateras In Wagon Train
- Bobby the Cowardas Bobby
- Fighting Bloodas The Old Soldier's Son
- The Primal Callas On Ship
- Enoch Arden: Part IIas Teenage Arden Son
- Enoch Ardenas Enoch's Teenage Son
- The Broken Cross
- The Italian Barberas Buying Newspapers
- When a Man Loves
1910
- Winning Back His Loveas At Stage Door
- The Lessonas Young Boy
- Sunshine Sueas Sweatshop Employee
- The Modern Prodigalas At Post Office
- A Child's Impulseas The Country Boy
- Ramona
- The Convertsas Bystander
- The Newlywedsas Boy with Drum
- Her Terrible Ordealas At Station
1909
- To Save Her Soulas Stagehand
- A Corner in Wheat
- Through the Breakersas At the Club
- Sweet Revengeas On the Bridge
- The Broken Locketas Outside Company Office
- 1776, or The Hessian Renegadesas Farmer
- The Little Darling
- Pranksas One of the Boys
- They Would Elope
- The Lonely Villa
- His Dutyas One of the Children on the Street
- Two Memories
- Drive for a Lifeas Messenger
- A Drunkard's Reformationas Theatre Usher
- A Burglar’s Mistakeas The Messenger
- The Salvation Army Lassas In Street Crowds
- At the Altaras On Street
- The Hindoo Daggeras Messenger
- The Girls and Daddyas Messenger
- Those Awful Hatsas Theatre Audience
- The Welcome Burglaras Messenger
- Mr. Jones Has a Card Partyas A Messenger
1908
- The Helping Handas Messenger
- The Test of Friendshipas Man Leaving Factory
- The Feud and the Turkeyas George Wilkinson
- The Valet's Wifeas Valet
- The Song of the Shirtas Stock Boy
- A Smoked Husbandas Messenger
- Where the Breakers Roaras On Boardwalk
- Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glittersas Messenger
- Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Courtas Young Man
- Balked at the Altar
- A Calamitous Elopementas Bellboy
- At the Crossroads of Lifeas Messenger
- Mixed Babiesas Boy in Front of Store
- Thompson's Night Outas Sign Changer
- Her First Adventureas Extra in Crowd
- The Boy Detective, or The Abductors Foiledas Swifty
- Bobby's Kodakas Son
- Professional Jealousyas Backstage messenger