Tote Du Crow (also known as George Skyrock or Shyroch)[1] was a film actor and circus performer who acted in many silent films during the early days of Hollywood.
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![]() Du Crow as Bernardo in The Mark of Zorro (1920) | |
Born | January 1, 1858 |
Died | December 12, 1927 Los Angeles, California, USA |
Other names | George Skyrock |
Occupation | Film actor, circus performer, vaudevillian |
Years active | 1915–1926 |
Spouse(s) | Agathe Winter Florence Ashbrooke |
Relatives | Daniel DuCrow (brother) |
Tote was born in Watsonville, California, to parents of Castilian and French origins.[2][1] According to some accounts, as children, Tote and his brother Daniel ran away from home to join the circus; other sources say their father apprenticed them out to a circus showman.[3][4][2]
Tote Du Crow portrayed Bernardo in the silent Zorro films. Gene Sheldon later popularized this role for Disney in the late 1950s. Sheldon's depiction of that character was a full-blooded Spaniard.
He played 36 minor roles from 1915 until his death. His last film is The Blue Streak from 1926.
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