Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer

Acting

Sidney Alderman Blackmer (13 July 1895 – 6 October 1973) was an American actor.

Blackmer was born and raised in Salisbury, North Carolina. He started off in an insurance and financial business but gave up on it. While working as a builder's laborer on a new building, he saw a Pearl White serial being filmed and immediately decided to go into acting. Blackmer went to New York hoping to act on the stage. While in the city, he took jobs and extra work at various film studios at the then motion picture capital, Fort Lee, New Jersey, including a bit part in the highly popular serial, The Perils…

Filmography

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Do You Take This Stranger? ★ 6.0 Do You Take This Stranger? 1971 Revenge Is My Destiny ★ 5.7 Revenge Is My Destiny 1971 The Name of the Game ★ 7.0 The Name of the Game 1968 Rosemary's Baby ★ 7.8 Rosemary's Baby 1968 A Covenant with Death ★ 4.8 A Covenant with Death 1967 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. ★ 6.9 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. 1966 Joy in the Morning ★ 4.2 Joy in the Morning 1965 How to Murder Your Wife ★ 6.3 How to Murder Your Wife 1965 Profiles in Courage ★ 7.5 Profiles in Courage 1964 Daniel Boone ★ 7.0 Daniel Boone 1964 The Outer Limits ★ 7.8 The Outer Limits 1963 Stampede at Bitter Creek Stampede at Bitter Creek 1962 Ben Casey ★ 5.9 Ben Casey 1961 Target: The Corruptors! ★ 5.7 Target: The Corruptors! 1961 Dr. Kildare ★ 5.7 Dr. Kildare 1961 Cain's Hundred ★ 5.3 Cain's Hundred 1961 Thriller ★ 6.7 Thriller 1960 What Makes Sammy Run? ★ 7.0 What Makes Sammy Run? 1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse ★ 6.3 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 1958 The Rifleman ★ 7.1 The Rifleman 1958 The Texan ★ 6.0 The Texan 1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive ★ 7.0 Wanted: Dead or Alive 1958 Strange Witness Strange Witness 1958 Tammy and the Bachelor ★ 7.0 Tammy and the Bachelor 1957 Accused of Murder ★ 4.8 Accused of Murder 1956 The Little Foxes The Little Foxes 1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre ★ 6.2 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 1956 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt ★ 6.9 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt 1956 The Adventures of Jim Bowie ★ 5.3 The Adventures of Jim Bowie 1956 High Society ★ 6.8 High Society 1956 The View from Pompey's Head ★ 3.8 The View from Pompey's Head 1955 Matinee Theater ★ 5.3 Matinee Theater 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ★ 7.8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955 The Star and the Story ★ 7.5 The Star and the Story 1955 Climax! ★ 3.8 Climax! 1954 The High and the Mighty ★ 5.9 The High and the Mighty 1954 Johnny Dark ★ 5.8 Johnny Dark 1954 General Electric Theater ★ 6.8 General Electric Theater 1953 The Ford Television Theatre ★ 7.8 The Ford Television Theatre 1952 Washington Story ★ 7.0 Washington Story 1952 The San Francisco Story ★ 4.9 The San Francisco Story 1952 Hallmark Hall of Fame ★ 8.8 Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951 People Will Talk ★ 7.1 People Will Talk 1951 Tales of Tomorrow ★ 6.4 Tales of Tomorrow 1951 Saturday's Hero ★ 6.3 Saturday's Hero 1951 Farewell to Yesterday ★ 9.0 Farewell to Yesterday 1950 Armstrong Circle Theatre ★ 4.5 Armstrong Circle Theatre 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents ★ 6.0 Robert Montgomery Presents 1950 Lights Out ★ 6.0 Lights Out 1949 Suspense ★ 5.1 Suspense 1949 A Song Is Born ★ 6.4 A Song Is Born 1948 The Philco Television Playhouse ★ 6.6 The Philco Television Playhouse 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show ★ 6.8 The Ed Sullivan Show 1948 My Girl Tisa ★ 9.0 My Girl Tisa 1948 Duel in the Sun ★ 6.4 Duel in the Sun 1946 Wilson ★ 5.6 Wilson 1944 The Lady and the Monster ★ 6.0 The Lady and the Monster 1944 Buffalo Bill ★ 5.8 Buffalo Bill 1944 Broadway Rhythm ★ 6.3 Broadway Rhythm 1944 In Old Oklahoma ★ 6.2 In Old Oklahoma 1943 I Escaped from the Gestapo ★ 6.0 I Escaped from the Gestapo 1943 Murder in Times Square ★ 4.7 Murder in Times Square 1943 Quiet Please, Murder ★ 7.0 Quiet Please, Murder 1943 Sabotage Squad ★ 7.5 Sabotage Squad 1942 March On, America! ★ 5.4 March On, America! 1942 Gallant Lady ★ 6.5 Gallant Lady 1942 Obliging Young Lady ★ 6.0 Obliging Young Lady 1942 Always in My Heart ★ 6.3 Always in My Heart 1942 The Panther's Claw ★ 6.5 The Panther's Claw 1942 Nazi Agent ★ 6.7 Nazi Agent 1942 Down Mexico Way ★ 10.0 Down Mexico Way 1941 The Officer and the Lady ★ 8.0 The Officer and the Lady 1941 The Feminine Touch ★ 5.1 The Feminine Touch 1941 Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime ★ 5.8 Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime 1941 Angels with Broken Wings ★ 5.3 Angels with Broken Wings 1941 Love Crazy ★ 6.8 Love Crazy 1941 Rookies on Parade ★ 10.0 Rookies on Parade 1941 The Great Swindle ★ 8.0 The Great Swindle 1941 Murder Among Friends ★ 7.0 Murder Among Friends 1941 Cheers for Miss Bishop ★ 5.8 Cheers for Miss Bishop 1941