Clyde Fillmore

Biography

Clyde Fillmore was born on October 25, 1876 in McConnelsville, Ohio, USA as Clyde Fogle. He was an actor, known for The More the Merrier (1943), Watch on the Rhine (1943) and The Shanghai Gesture (1941). He died on December 19, 1946 in Santa Monica, California, USA. He was born as Clyde Van Nuys Fogel to Millard Fillmore Fogel 1853–1929 Birth in Morgan County, Ohio, and Peninah H. "Nina" Hammond, Birth 1849–Morgan County, Ohio. Clyde's maternal grandparents were Hannah(Scott) and James C. Hammond; Great grandparents were Ursula (Barnett) and John Gore Hammond of Morgan County, early settlers coming from Maryland to Virginia, to Ohio. With Lea Penman, to whom he married in 1924, helped discover Marjorie Lord as a teen when Marjorie was a student at the school where they taught acting in New York city. He was a dapper silent screen character actor, often in roguish roles. At Paramount in the 1920's, he rejoined this studio in the 40's as a small part supporting player. During the intervening years, he had a busy career on Broadway playing men of means or influence.

Most Known For

Swing Fever

as Mr. Nagen

Laura

as Owner of Bullitt & Co. Ad Agency (uncredited)

The Scarlet Claw

The Talk of the Town

as James Boyd (uncredited)

The Shanghai Gesture

as Percival Montgomery Howe

The More the Merrier

as Senator Noonan

Lady on a Train

Christmas Holiday

as Colonel (uncredited)

My Sister Eileen

as Ralph Craven

The Hidden Eye

as Rodney Hampton

Between Two Women

as Slipper Room Patron (uncredited)

The Remarkable Andrew

as Mayor Ollie Lancaster

Keep Your Powder Dry

as Gen. Brett (uncredited)

Watch on the Rhine

as Sam Chandler

The Mystery of Marie Roget

as Mons. De Luc

Unholy Partners

as Jason Grant

Two Yanks in Trinidad

as Col. Powers

Margin for Error

as Dr. Jennings

City Without Men

as Senator Malloy

Strange Voyage

as Barrier, the Sportsman