Sidney Blackmer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

164

Gender

Male

Birthday

1895-07-12

Day of death

1973-10-06 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Salisbury, North Carolina, USA

Sidney Blackmer

Biography

Sidney Alderman Blackmer (13 July 1895 – 6 October 1973) was an American actor. Blackmer was born and raised in Salisbury, North Carolina. He started off in an insurance and financial business but gave up on it. While working as a builder's laborer on a new building, he saw a Pearl White serial being filmed and immediately decided to go into acting. Blackmer went to New York hoping to act on the stage. While in the city, he took jobs and extra work at various film studios at the then motion picture capital, Fort Lee, New Jersey, including a bit part in the highly popular serial, The Perils of Pauline (1914). He made his Broadway debut in 1917, but his career was interrupted by service in the U.S. military in World War I. After the war, he returned to the theatre and in 1929 returned to motion pictures and went on to be a major character actor in more than 120 films. He won the 1950 Tony Award for Best Actor (Drama) for his role in the Broadway play, Come Back, Little Sheba. In film, Blackmer is remembered for his more than a dozen portrayals of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and for his role in the Academy Award-winning 1968 Roman Polanski film about urban New York witches, Rosemary's Baby, in which he played an over-solicitous neighbor. A humanitarian, Blackmer served as the national vice president of the United States Muscular Dystrophy Association. In 1972, he was honored with the North Carolina Award in the Fine Arts category. It is the state of North Carolina's highest civilian award. On his passing in 1973, Blackmer was interred in the Chestnut Hill Cemetery in his hometown of Salisbury, North Carolina. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sidney Blackmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Texan

    The Texan

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • How to Murder Your Wife

    How to Murder Your Wife

  • Lights Out

    Lights Out

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • What Makes Sammy Run?

    What Makes Sammy Run?

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • Rosemary's Baby

    Rosemary's Baby

  • Washington Story

    Washington Story

  • Convict's Code

    Convict's Code

  • Heidi

    Heidi

  • High Society

    High Society

  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

  • Tales of Tomorrow

    Tales of Tomorrow

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • Sharpshooters

    Sharpshooters

  • Broadway Rhythm

    Broadway Rhythm

  • An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

    An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

  • Little Caesar

    Little Caesar

  • Streamline Express

    Streamline Express

  • Deluge

    Deluge

  • Profiles in Courage

    Profiles in Courage

  • Framed

    Framed

  • False Pretenses

    False Pretenses

  • Johnny Dark

    Johnny Dark

  • Woman Hungry

    Woman Hungry

  • Buffalo Bill

    Buffalo Bill

  • Strictly Modern

    Strictly Modern

  • Forced Landing

    Forced Landing

  • Target: The Corruptors!

    Target: The Corruptors!

  • Wilson

    Wilson

  • Maryland

    Maryland

  • Mothers Cry

    Mothers Cry

  • Girl Overboard

    Girl Overboard

  • Missing Girls

    Missing Girls

  • Nazi Agent

    Nazi Agent

  • Kismet

    Kismet

  • The President Vanishes

    The President Vanishes

  • Woman Trap

    Woman Trap

  • Gallant Lady

    Gallant Lady

  • The Count of Monte Cristo

    The Count of Monte Cristo

  • Duel in the Sun

    Duel in the Sun

  • Murder in Times Square

    Murder in Times Square

  • The High and the Mighty

    The High and the Mighty

  • A Song Is Born

    A Song Is Born

  • Murder Among Friends

    Murder Among Friends

  • In Old Chicago

    In Old Chicago

  • Cocktail Hour

    Cocktail Hour

  • The View from Pompey's Head

    The View from Pompey's Head

  • Smart Girl

    Smart Girl

  • Trade Winds

    Trade Winds

  • It's a Wonderful World

    It's a Wonderful World

  • The Lady and the Monster

    The Lady and the Monster

  • Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

    Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

  • Angels with Broken Wings

    Angels with Broken Wings

  • Beating Back

    Beating Back

  • Third Finger, Left Hand

    Third Finger, Left Hand

  • Accused of Murder

    Accused of Murder

  • The San Francisco Story

    The San Francisco Story

  • Early to Bed

    Early to Bed

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Quiet Please, Murder

    Quiet Please, Murder

  • A Covenant with Death

    A Covenant with Death

  • The Women Men Marry

    The Women Men Marry

  • My Girl Tisa

    My Girl Tisa

  • The Feminine Touch

    The Feminine Touch

  • Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

    Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

  • In Old Oklahoma

    In Old Oklahoma

  • Thank You, Mr. Moto

    Thank You, Mr. Moto

  • Law of the Pampas

    Law of the Pampas

  • The Little Foxes

    The Little Foxes

  • Rookies on Parade

    Rookies on Parade

  • People Will Talk

    People Will Talk

  • The Bad Man

    The Bad Man

  • Fast and Loose

    Fast and Loose

  • Dance, Girl, Dance

    Dance, Girl, Dance

  • Revenge Is My Destiny

    Revenge Is My Destiny

  • Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

    Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

  • Always in My Heart

    Always in My Heart

  • Suez

    Suez

  • The Star and the Story

    The Star and the Story

  • The Monroe Doctrine

    The Monroe Doctrine

  • A Notorious Gentleman

    A Notorious Gentleman

  • Speed to Burn

    Speed to Burn

  • Shadows of the Orient

    Shadows of the Orient

  • While New York Sleeps

    While New York Sleeps

  • Hotel for Women

    Hotel for Women

  • March On, America!

    March On, America!

  • A Doctor's Diary

    A Doctor's Diary

  • Land of Liberty

    Land of Liberty

  • I Escaped from the Gestapo

    I Escaped from the Gestapo

  • Behind the Green Lights

    Behind the Green Lights

  • I Want a Divorce

    I Want a Divorce

  • The Officer and the Lady

    The Officer and the Lady

  • Saturday's Hero

    Saturday's Hero

  • This Man Is Mine

    This Man Is Mine

  • The Little Colonel

    The Little Colonel

  • Unmarried

    Unmarried

  • Tammy and the Bachelor

    Tammy and the Bachelor

  • From Hell to Heaven

    From Hell to Heaven

  • The House of Secrets

    The House of Secrets

  • This Is My Affair

    This Is My Affair

  • Sweethearts and Wives

    Sweethearts and Wives

  • Cheers for Miss Bishop

    Cheers for Miss Bishop

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Straight, Place and Show

    Straight, Place and Show

  • Teddy the Rough Rider

    Teddy the Rough Rider

  • Down on the Farm

    Down on the Farm

  • The Girl Who Came Back

    The Girl Who Came Back

  • Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

    Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

  • It's a Wise Child

    It's a Wise Child

  • The Last Gangster

    The Last Gangster

  • Trapped in the Sky

    Trapped in the Sky

  • Good-bye Love

    Good-bye Love

  • Do You Take This Stranger?

    Do You Take This Stranger?

  • Heart of the West

    Heart of the West

  • Michael O'Halloran

    Michael O'Halloran

  • Obliging Young Lady

    Obliging Young Lady

  • Love Crazy

    Love Crazy

  • Within the Law

    Within the Law

  • Down Mexico Way

    Down Mexico Way

  • Down to Their Last Yacht

    Down to Their Last Yacht

  • The Lady Who Dared

    The Lady Who Dared

  • A Most Immoral Lady

    A Most Immoral Lady

  • The Great Swindle

    The Great Swindle

  • Wife, Doctor and Nurse

    Wife, Doctor and Nurse

  • Sabotage Squad

    Sabotage Squad

  • The Panther's Claw

    The Panther's Claw

  • The President's Mystery

    The President's Mystery

  • Florida Special

    Florida Special

  • The Wrecker

    The Wrecker

  • The Love Racket

    The Love Racket

  • John Meade's Woman

    John Meade's Woman

  • Joy in the Morning

    Joy in the Morning

  • Farewell to Yesterday

    Farewell to Yesterday

  • Great God Gold

    Great God Gold

  • Strange Witness

    Strange Witness

  • The Fire-Trap

    The Fire-Trap