Tote Du Crow
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.
Tote Du Crow | |
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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, US |
| Other names | George Skyrock |
| Occupation(s) | Film actor, circus performer, vaudevillian |
| Years active | 1915–1926 |
| Spouse(s) | Agathe Winter Florence Ashbrooke |
| Relatives | Daniel DuCrow (brother) |
Biography
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.
Selected filmography
- The Americano (1916) as Alberto de Castille
- The Fighting Trail (1917)
- Rimrock Jones (1918)
- Treasure of the Sea (1918)
- The Ghost Flower (1918)
- Hugon, The Mighty (1918)
- The Prospector's Vengeance (1920)
- Hair Trigger Stuff (1920)
- The Rattler's Hiss (1920)
- The Moon Riders (1920)
- The Mark of Zorro (1920) as Bernardo, Zorro's deaf / mute assistant
- The White Horseman (1921)
- The Man of the Forest (1921)
- The Vermilion Pencil (1922)
- The Pride of Palomar (1922)
- The Social Buccaneer (1923)
- Thundergate (1923)
- The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
- Little Robinson Crusoe (1924)
- The Saddle Hawk (1925)
- Women and Gold (1925)
- Don Q, Son of Zorro (1925) as Bernardo
- Spook Ranch (1925)
- The Prairie Pirate (1925)
- The Blue Streak (1926)
References
- "Clown Seeks Divorce". The San Francisco Call. 21 August 1909. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Clowns—Their Life, Sorrows, and Work". Oakland Tribune. 13 June 1909. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Lee, Ann (10 June 1928). "Circus Time Brings Memories to Famous Clown of Yesteryear". The Pittsburgh Press. The Pittsburgh Press. p. 16. Retrieved 30 March 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Screenings". Muncie Evening Press. Indiana, Muncie. 8 March 1924. p. 2. Retrieved 30 March 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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