Anders Randolf

Anders Randolf
File:Anders-Randolf.jpg
Born	(1870-12-18)December 18, 1870 Viborg, Denmark
Died	Hollywood, California, U.S.
Nationality	Danish American
Other names	Anders Randolph
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1913-1930
Spouse(s)	Dorthea Jorgensen (m. ?–1930)

Anders Randolf (18 December 1870 – 2 July 1930) was a Danish American actor in American films from 1913 to 1931.

Anders was born in Viborg, Denmark where he became a professional soldier in the Danish army and a world-class swordsman. He emigrated to the United States in March 1890, quickly giving in to a lifelong passion for the theater. After briefly heading his own production company, Frontier Features, Inc., Randolf settled into a career as one of Hollywood's best screen villains.

Often billed as Anders Randolph, he appeared in character roles opposite such stars as John Barrymore (Sherlock Holmes 1922), Mary Pickford (Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall 1924) Douglas Fairbanks (The Black Pirate 1926), and Greta Garbo (The Kiss 1929). He also appeared in several comedy short films for Hal Roach alongside Charley Chase and Laurel and Hardy before his death in 1930 following a relapse after a kidney operation. He was later interred at Fredericksburg Cemetery in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Selected filmography

• Hearts and the Highway (1915)
• The Suspect (1916)
• Who's Your Neighbor? (1917)
• Daughter of Destiny (1917)
• The Belgian (1918)
• The Lion and the Mouse (1919)
• The Third Degree (1919)
• Erstwhile Susan (1919)
• The Love Flower (1920)
• Peacock Alley (1921)
• Sherlock Holmes (1922)
• Mighty Lak' a Rose (1923)
• The Bright Shawl (1923)
• The Eternal Struggle (1923)
• Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (1924)
• In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter (1924)
• Seven Keys to Baldpate (1925)
• The Johnstown Flood (1926)
• The Black Pirate (1926)
• Ranson's Folly (1926)
• Miss Nobody (1926)
• Dearie (1927)
• Old San Francisco (1927)
• The First Auto (1927)
• The Jazz Singer (1927)
• The College Widow (1927)
• Powder My Back (1928)
• The Crimson City (1928)
• Me, Gangster (1928)
• Three Sinners (1928)
• 4 Devils (1928)
• Noah's Ark (1928)
• The Viking (1928)
• The Kiss (1929)
• Young Nowheres (1929)
• The Show of Shows (1929)
• The Way of All Men (1930)
• Night Owls (1930)
• Son of the Gods (1930)

External links

• Anders Randolf at the Internet Movie Database
• Genealogy page for Anders Randolf