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Neal Hart (April 7, 1879 – April 2, 1949) was an American actor and director of the silent era.

Neal Hart
Hart in 1920
Born	(1879-04-07)April 7, 1879 Staten Island, New York, U.S.
Died	April 2, 1949(1949-04-02) (aged 69) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Burial place	Holy Cross Cemetery[1]
Occupation	Actor Film director
Years active	1916-1949

Hart was born in Staten Island, New York.^{[citation needed]} Before he began working in films, he was a city marshal, cowboy, and stage driver. He worked in entertainment as a member of a wild-west show,[2]

Hart appeared in 125 films between 1916 and 1949. He also directed 23 films between 1919 and 1928.^{[citation needed]} Until 1920 he worked at Universal as an actor, an assistant to director George Marshall, and a scenario writer. He went from Universal to Pinnacle Studios in 1920, adding producing to his writing and acting as he continued to work in Western films through the 1920s.[2]

On April 2, 1949, Hart died at the Motion Picture Country Hospital in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.[2] He was a distant cousin of William S. Hart who is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Partial filmography

• Stampede in the Night (1916 short)
• The Night Riders (1916 short)
• The Passing of Hell's Crown (1916 short)
• The Committee on Credentials (1916 short)
• For the Love of a Girl (1916 short)
• Love's Lariat (1916)
• Liberty (1916 serial)
• The Man from Montana (1917)
• The Mystery Ship (1917)
• The Lion's Claws (1918)
• Smashing Through (1918)
• The Crow (1919)
• Tangled Trails (1921)
• The Kingfisher's Roost (1921)
• Lure of the Gold (1922)
• Wild Horse (1931)
• Guns for Hire (1932)
• The Reckless Rider (1932)
• The Dude Bandit (1933)
• The Renegade Ranger (1938)
• Badman's Territory (1946) (uncredited)

References

External links

• Neal Hart at IMDb

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