Harry S. Hilliard (1886–1966)[1] was an American silent film actor best remembered as one of Theda Bara's leading men, if not her most prominent one. He started at Fox Films and continued on at Metro Pictures. Other leading ladies were June Caprice, May Allison, Carmel Myers and Gladys Brockwell. His career was essentially over by the end of the silent era but he had an uncredited role in a 1944 film. He is not the son of nor is he related to stage actor Robert C. Hilliard despite the resemblance.[2]

Harry Hilliard
Hilliard c. 1917
Born	October 24, 1886 Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Died	April 1966
Occupation	actor
Years active	1916–1944

Hilliard died in April 1966 after complications from a fall.[3]

Selected filmography

• Merely Mary Ann (1916)
• The Strength of the Weak (1916)
• Gold and the Woman (1916)
• The Little Fraud (1916)*short
• A Modern Thelma (1916)
• Caprice of the Mountains (1916)
• Little Miss Happiness (1916)
• The Ragged Princess (1916)
• Romeo and Juliet (1916)
• The New York Peacock (1917)
• Her Greatest Love (1917)
• Heart and Soul (1917)
• Patsy (1917)
• Every Girl's Dream (1917)
• A Successful Adventure (1918)
• Set Free (1918)
• The Little White Savage (1919)
• The Little Rowdy (1919)
• Destiny (1919)
• The Sneak (1919)
• Cheating Herself (1919)

References

External links

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• Harry Hilliard at IMDb
• Harry Hilliard at AllMovie