At the turn of the century, 14-year-old Karl Dane first appeared on stage in the Copenhagen theater owned by his father. During the 1910s he traveled to Hollywood and in 1918 was cast in My Four Years in Germany and To Hell With the Kaiser both silent anti-German propaganda pieces. After his impressive portrayal of a U.S. infantryman in the World War I chronicle The Big Parade (1925) his popularity and film roles declined and he began working as a character comedian, often opposite George K. Arthur. Because he retained his heavy Danish accent, his acting career was finished at the end of the silent-film era. Sadly, at the age of 48, Karl Dane committed suicide.
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The Whispering Shadow
Actor |
1933 | |||
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Billy the Kid
Actor |
1930 | |||
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Free and Easy
Actor |
1930 | |||
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Montana Moon
Actor |
1930 | |||
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Navy Blues
Actor |
1930 | |||
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The Big House
Actor |
1930 | |||
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All at Sea
Actor |
1929 | |||
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China Bound
Actor |
1929 | |||
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Detectives
Actor |
1929 | |||
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Hollywood Revue of 1929
Actor |
1929 | |||
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Speedway
Actor |
1929 | |||
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The Duke Steps Out
Actor |
1929 | |||
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The Mysterious Island
Actor |
1929 | |||
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Voice of the Storm
Actor |
1929 | |||
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Alias Jimmy Valentine
Actor |
1928 | |||
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Baby Mine
Actor |
1928 | |||
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Brotherly Love
Actor |
1928 | |||
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Circus Rookies
Actor |
1928 | |||
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Show People
Actor |
1928 | |||
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The Trail of '98
Actor |
1928 | |||
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Rookies
Actor |
1927 | |||
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Slide, Kelly, Slide
Actor |
1927 | |||
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The Enemy
Actor |
1927 | |||
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The Red Mill
Actor |
1927 | |||
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Bardelys the Magnificent
Actor |
1926 | |||
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La Bohème
Actor |
1926 | |||
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Monte Carlo
Actor |
1926 | |||
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The Scarlet Letter
Actor |
1926 | |||
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The Son of the Sheik
Actor |
1926 | |||
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War Paint
Actor |
1926 | |||
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Everlasting Whisper
Actor |
1925 | |||
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His Secretary
Actor |
1925 | |||
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The Big Parade
Actor |
1925 | |||
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My Four Years in Germany
Actor |
1918 |








