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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

146

Gender

Male

Birthday

1893-04-12

Day of Death

1920-09-05 (27 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, U.S.

Also Known As

Bobby Harron

Robert Emmett Harron

Robert Harron

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert "Bobby" Harron (April 12, 1893 – September 5, 1920) was an American motion picture actor of the early silent film era. Although he acted in scores of films, he is possibly best remembered for his roles in the Griffith-helmed films Intolerance and The Birth of a Nation. He was also the older brother of film actor John Harron and actress Mary Harron.

Known For

Acting

The New York Hat

1912

The New York Hat

as

Youth Outside Church

The Bad Boy

1917

The Bad Boy

as

Jimmie Bates

The Avenging Conscience

1914

The Avenging Conscience

as

The Grocery Boy

True Heart Susie

1919

True Heart Susie

as

William Jenkins

The Long Road

1911

The Long Road

as

Family Friend

To Save Her Soul

1909

To Save Her Soul

as

Stagehand / Usher

The Escape

1914

The Escape

as

Larry Joyce

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

1912

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

as

Rival Gang Member / In Alley / At Dance

The Sheriff's Baby

1913

The Sheriff's Baby

as

The Deputy

Two Daughters of Eve

1912

Two Daughters of Eve

as

At Stage Door

A Cry for Help

1912

A Cry for Help

as

Witness to Accident

Brothers

1913

Brothers

as

The Father's Favorite Son

A Misappropriated Turkey

1913

A Misappropriated Turkey

as

Union Member

Love in an Apartment Hotel

1913

Love in an Apartment Hotel

as

The Desk Clerk

The Conscience of Hassan Bey

1913

The Conscience of Hassan Bey

as

The Rugmaker's Daughter's Sweetheart

Heredity

1912

Heredity

as

Indian

My Hero

1912

My Hero

as

The Young Man

Near To Earth

1913

Near To Earth

as

Gato's Brother

The Sorrowful Shore

1913

The Sorrowful Shore

as

One of the Son's Friends

Moonshine Molly

1914

Moonshine Molly

as

Uriah Hudson

Down by the Sounding Sea

1914

Down by the Sounding Sea

as

Bob - Alice's Sweetheart

Her Awakening

1911

Her Awakening

as

On Street / Accident Witness

The Odalisque

1914

The Odalisque

as

Ed, in love with Annie

An Unseen Enemy

1912

An Unseen Enemy

as

The Boyfriend

Judith of Bethulia

1914

Judith of Bethulia

as

Nathan

One Is Business, the Other Crime

1912

One Is Business, the Other Crime

as

The Delivery Boy

The Marriage of Molly-O

1916

The Marriage of Molly-O

as

Larry O'Dea

The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

1913

The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

as

The Young Father

Mixed Babies

1908

Mixed Babies

as

Boy in Front of Store

The Old Actor

1912

The Old Actor

as

The Messenger

A Misunderstood Boy

1913

A Misunderstood Boy

as

The Son

Death's Marathon

1913

Death's Marathon

as

The Messenger

The Tender Hearted Boy

1913

The Tender Hearted Boy

as

The Tender-Hearted Boy

The Perfidy of Mary

1913

The Perfidy of Mary

as

Boy Who Gives Directions

Those Awful Hats

1909

Those Awful Hats

as

Theatre Audience

A Sweet Revenge

1909

A Sweet Revenge

as

On the Bridge

The Painted Lady

1912

The Painted Lady

as

Beau at Ice Cream Festival

The Battle

1911

The Battle

as

A Union soldier (uncredited)

The Yaqui Cur

1913

The Yaqui Cur

as

Strongheart, a Yaqui Youth

So Near, Yet So Far

1912

So Near, Yet So Far

as

The Rival / In Club

The Massacre

1912

The Massacre

as

In Cavalry

The Last Drop of Water

1911

The Last Drop of Water

as

In Wagon Train

Fighting Blood

1911

Fighting Blood

as

The Old Soldier's Son

A Beast at Bay

1912

A Beast at Bay

as

A Farmer

The Sands of Dee

1912

The Sands of Dee

as

Bobby

For His Son

1912

For His Son

as

At Soda Fountain

The Burglar’s Dilemma

1912

The Burglar’s Dilemma

as

Young Burglar

Brute Force

1914

Brute Force

as

Harry Faulkner (Prologue) / Weakhands (The Old Days)

Home, Sweet Home

1914

Home, Sweet Home

as

The Eastener, Robert Winthrop

Hearts of the World

1918

Hearts of the World

as

The Boy - Douglas Gordon Hamilton

The Greatest Question

1919

The Greatest Question

as

Jimmie Hilton

A Drunkard's Reformation

1909

A Drunkard's Reformation

as

Theatre Usher

The Song of the Shirt

1908

The Song of the Shirt

as

Stock Boy

Her Mother's Oath

1913

Her Mother's Oath

as

The Messenger / Medicine Show Patron / In Church

By Man's Law

1913

By Man's Law

as

Young Boy

The Newer Woman

1914

The Newer Woman

as

Robert

Their First Acquaintance

1914

Their First Acquaintance

as

Bob Taylor

His Mother's Son

1913

His Mother's Son

as

The Orphan

A Lesson in Mechanics

1914

A Lesson in Mechanics

as

Joe Merriam

Sands of Fate

1914

Sands of Fate

as

Arthur Lee

Man's Genesis

1912

Man's Genesis

as

Weakhands

Her First Adventure

1908

Her First Adventure

as

Extra in Crowd

At the Altar

1909

At the Altar

as

On Street

The Adopted Brother

1913

The Adopted Brother

as

The Adopted Brother

The Primal Call

1911

The Primal Call

as

On Ship

Her Terrible Ordeal

1910

Her Terrible Ordeal

as

At Station

The Lesson

1910

The Lesson

as

Young Boy

A Romance of Happy Valley

1919

A Romance of Happy Valley

as

John L. Logan Jr

A Sailor’s Heart

1912

A Sailor’s Heart

as

On Porch

Thompson's Night Out

1908

Thompson's Night Out

as

Sign Changer

Where the Breakers Roar

1908

Where the Breakers Roar

as

On Boardwalk

The Great Love

1918

The Great Love

as

Jim Young

The Greatest Thing in Life

1918

The Greatest Thing in Life

as

Edward Livingston

The Feud and the Turkey

1908

The Feud and the Turkey

as

George Wilkinson

The Valet's Wife

1908

The Valet's Wife

as

Valet

The Life of General Villa

1914

The Life of General Villa

as

American lover

The Broken Locket

1909

The Broken Locket

as

Outside Company Office

The Italian Barber

1911

The Italian Barber

as

Buying Newspapers

The Newlyweds

1910

The Newlyweds

as

Boy with Drum

Billy's Stratagem

1912

Billy's Stratagem

as

A Settler

The Helping Hand

1908

The Helping Hand

as

Messenger

The Welcome Burglar

1909

The Welcome Burglar

as

Messenger

The Missing Links

1916

The Missing Links

as

Henry Gaylord

Enoch Arden

1911

Enoch Arden

as

Enoch's Teenage Son

Hoodoo Ann

1916

Hoodoo Ann

as

Jimmie Vance

Fate

1913

Fate

as

The Beloved Son

The Informer

1912

The Informer

as

The Southern Boy

A Pueblo Legend

1912

A Pueblo Legend

as

The Great Brother's Friend

Home Folks

1912

Home Folks

as

The Young Woman's Brother

Fate's Interception

1912

Fate's Interception

as

The Errand Boy

Sunshine Sue

1910

Sunshine Sue

as

Sweatshop Employee

A Temporary Truce

1912

A Temporary Truce

as

The Murdered Indian's Son

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

as

Self (archive footage)

The Reformers

1913

The Reformers

as

The Son

The Battle of the Sexes

1914

The Battle of the Sexes

as

John Andrews, the son

Sunshine Alley

1917

Sunshine Alley

as

Ned Morris

Bobby the Coward

1911

Bobby the Coward

as

Bobby

A Timely Interception

1913

A Timely Interception

as

The Farmer's Adopted Son

A Child of the Paris Streets

1916

A Child of the Paris Streets

as

Jimmie Parker

The Lady and the Mouse

1913

The Lady and the Mouse

as

The Young Friend

Pranks

1909

Pranks

as

One of the Boys

Ramona

1910

Ramona

as

A Lodging for the Night

1912

A Lodging for the Night

as

The Victim / In Gambling Hall

The Blue or the Gray

1913

The Blue or the Gray

as

The Southern Boy

The House of Darkness

1913

The House of Darkness

as

Asylum Guard

Drive for a Life

1909

Drive for a Life

as

Messenger

The Test of Friendship

1908

The Test of Friendship

as

Man Leaving Factory

The Hindoo Dagger

1909

The Hindoo Dagger

as

Messenger

The Converts

1910

The Converts

as

Bystander

The Unveiling

1911

The Unveiling

as

The Boy

The Diving Girl

1911

The Diving Girl

as

The Bellboy

Through the Breakers

1909

Through the Breakers

as

At the Club

Friends

1912

Friends

as

The Miser's Heart

1911

The Miser's Heart

as

Bakery Assistant

A Burglar’s Mistake

1909

A Burglar’s Mistake

as

The Messenger

A Smoked Husband

1908

A Smoked Husband

as

Messenger

A String of Pearls

1912

A String of Pearls

as

The Neighbor with Unbuttoned Cuffs

Production

Crew

Directing