Edward Connelly (December 30, 1859 – November 21, 1928) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era.

Biography

Connelly had a Broadway theater career going back to the Victorian era. His Broadway credits include The Wild Duck (1918), The Great Adventure (1913), A Good Little Devil (1913), The Dollar Princess (1909), Twiddle-Twaddle (1906), Bird Center (1904), Babette (1903), and The Belle of New York (1900).

Connelly appeared in 69 films between 1914 and 1929. His last film was The Desert Law.

He was born in New York, New York and died of influenza in Hollywood, California. He was survived by his wife.

Edward Connelly as Rasputin in The Fall of the Romanoffs (1917 film).

Selected filmography

Amy Veness, Alla Nazimova and Connelly in the original Broadway production of Ibsen's The Wild Duck (1918)

External links

Media related to Edward Connelly at Wikimedia Commons