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Fred Hornby was a film director and comedic actor in silent films. He also performed in theatrical productions.

In 1909 he was in The Soul Kiss show[1] and in 1912 he appeared in the theater production Making Good.[2][3] He directed some of DeWolf Hopper's comedy productions.[4]

He traveled with John Bunny and filmed shorts along the way, including on the ship,[4] and in England where the 1913 film The Pickwick Papers was shot on location.

He worked at Vitagraph[5] where he directed comedian Bunny before Bunny died of Bright's disease in 1915. Hornby was a director at National studio.[6]

Filmography

Actor

• Two Cinders (1912)
• Leap Year Proposals (1912)
• Thou Shalt Not Covet (1912 film) (1912)[7]
• A Bear Escape (1912), as Williams, circus owmer[8]
• The Adventure of Westgate Seminary (1913), as Mr Winkle[8]
• The Adventures of the Shooting Party (1913), as Mr. Winkle[8]
• The Honourable Event (1913), as Winkle[8]
• The Pickwick Papers (1913 film), as Mr. Winkle[8][9]
• Tough Luck Smith (1914) as Rogers - Smith's Business Partner
• In Dutch (1914 film) (1914) as Tom Smith
• The Devil and Mrs. Walker (1914) as M. Henri - the French Barber
• Tough Luck Smith (1914) as Rogers - Smith's Business Partner
• Fatty and the Shyster Lawyer (1914) as O. K. Steel - Lawyer
• The Widow's Might (1914 film) (1914) as Tom - the Nephew
• A Wise Rube (1914) as Bill - Cy's City Cousin
• Universal Ike in the Neglected Wife (1914) as The Detective
• Universal Ike in Three of a Kind (1914)
• Through the Keyhole (film) (1914) as Algernon Fortune - the Son
• In Dutch (1914 film)
• Fatty and the Shyster Lawyer (1914) as O. K. Steel - Lawyer
• A Wise Rube (1914) as Bill - Cy's City Cousin
• Universal Ike in the Neglected Wife (1914) as The Detective
• Universal Ike in Three of a Kind (1914)
• Universal Ike Junior at the Dance of Little L.O. (1914)
• Universal Ike Junior on His Honeymoon (1914)
• Universal Ike Junior's Legacy (1914)
• Universal Ike Junior in His City Elopement (1914)
• Universal Ike Junior in Cupid's Victory (1914)
• Universal Ike Junior in Me, Him, and I (1914)
• Universal Ike Junior in a Case on the Doctor (1914)
• Universal Ike Junior Bearly Won Her (1914)
• Universal Ike Junior Is Kept from Being an Actor (1914)
• Universal Ike Junior in a Battle Royal (1914)
• Universal Ike in Pursuit of Eats (1914)
• Universal Ike Gets a Line on His Wife (1914)
• Universal Ike Almost a Hero (1914)
• Universal Ike and the School Belle (1914) as The Sheriff
• Universal Ike Makes a Monkey of Himself (1914)[10]
• Universal Ike Has One Foot in the Grave (1914) as Sheriff Butternut
• No Account Count (1914), the Count
• Universal Ike Jr..is Kept From Being an Actor (1914)[11]
• The Cowboy (1915)
• The Cowboy and the Lady (1915)
• The Mexican's Chickens (1915) as General Caramo
• Mr. Pepperie Temper (1915) as Bill Andrews

Director

• Call of the Hills (1923)[12][13]

References

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