George Fawcett
George Fawcett ( born August 25, 1860 in Alexandria, Virginia; † June 6, 1939 in Nantucket, Massachusetts ) was an American actor.
Life
George Fawcett was a very popular stage performer in the UK and the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th century. In his heyday, he began to compete with John and Lionel Barrymore. On Broadway, the graduate of Virginia University was a permanent fixture.
Only in the elegant age of 55 years came to Fawcett movie. DW Griffith was so impressed by him that he hired him for several of his films. Within just 15 years, Fawcett starred in more than 100 films, thereby founding his reputation as a " grand old man of the film". He usually played fathers, grumpy judges and similar roles. Shortly after the introduction and the advent of the talkies ended Fawcett his acting career due to health problems. In 1932 he got together with his wife Percy again with the piece Peacock on the stage, which he produced himself. In 1939, Fawcett died at the age of 78 of heart failure.