Acting · Salisbury, North Carolina, USA · Born July 12, 1895
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 of Pauline (1914). He made his Broadway debut in 1917, but his career was interrupted by service in the U.S. military in World War I. After the war, he returned to the theatre and in 1929 returned to motion pictures and went on to be a major character actor in more than 120 films. He won the 1950 Tony Award for Best Actor (Drama) for his role in the Broadway play, Come Back, Little Sheba. In film, Blackmer is remembered for his more than a dozen portrayals of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and for his role in the Academy Award-winning 1968 Roman Polanski film about urban New York witches, Rosemary's Baby, in which he played an over-solicitous neighbor. A humanitarian, Blackmer served as the national vice president of the United States Muscular Dystrophy Association. In 1972, he was honored with the North Carolina Award in the Fine Arts category. It is the state of North Carolina's highest civilian award. On his passing in 1973, Blackmer was interred in the Chestnut Hill Cemetery in his hometown of Salisbury, North Carolina. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sidney Blackmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
MovieDo You Take This Stranger?
1971
as G.R. Jarvis
Revenge Is My Destiny
1971
as Gregory Mann
TVThe Name of the Game
1968
as Roman Stepanak
MovieRosemary's Baby
1968
as Roman Castevet
MovieA Covenant with Death
1967
as Col. Oates
TVThe Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
as Professor Antrum
MovieJoy in the Morning
1965
as Dean James Darwent
MovieHow to Murder Your Wife
1965
as Judge Blackstone
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Oscar W. Underwood
TVDaniel Boone
1964
as Jasper Ledbedder
TVThe Outer Limits
1963
as William Lyons Selby
MovieStampede at Bitter Creek
1962
as Sam Underwood
TVBen Casey
1961
TVTarget: The Corruptors!
1961
TVDr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Carleton Lantzinge
TVCain's Hundred
1961
as Joseph Callan
TVThriller
1960
as Edward Stapleton
MovieWhat Makes Sammy Run?
1959
as H.L. Harrington
TVWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
as Woodson
TVThe Rifleman
1958
TVThe Texan
1958
TVWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Judge Cooper
MovieStrange Witness
1958
as Christopher
MovieTammy and the Bachelor
1957
as Professor Brent
MovieAccused of Murder
1956
as Frank Hobart
MovieThe Little Foxes
1956
as Ben
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Judge Hanavan
MovieBeyond a Reasonable Doubt
1956
as Austin Spencer
TVThe Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
MovieHigh Society
1956
as Seth Lord
MovieThe View from Pompey's Head
1955
as Garvin Wales
TVMatinee Theater
1955
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Frank Partridge
TVThe Star and the Story
1955
TVClimax!
1954
as Prrof. Watson
MovieThe High and the Mighty
1954
as Humphrey Agnew
MovieJohnny Dark
1954
as James Fielding
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Christopher
TVThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Wade Anthony
MovieWashington Story
1952
as Philip Emery
MovieThe San Francisco Story
1952
as Andrew Cain
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
MoviePeople Will Talk
1951
as Arthur Higgins
TVTales of Tomorrow
1951
MovieSaturday's Hero
1951
as T.C. McCabe
MovieFarewell to Yesterday
1950
as Self - Narrator(voice)
TVArmstrong Circle Theatre
1950
TVRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
TVLights Out
1949
TVSuspense
1949
as Dr. Steven Archer
MovieA Song Is Born
1948
as Adams
TVThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Marvin Platt
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MovieMy Girl Tisa
1948
as Theodore Roosevelt
MovieDuel in the Sun
1946
as The Lover
MovieWilson
1944
as Josephus Daniels
MovieThe Lady and the Monster
1944
as Eugene Fulton
MovieBuffalo Bill
1944
as Theodore Roosevelt (uncredited)
MovieBroadway Rhythm
1944
as Press Agent
MovieIn Old Oklahoma
1943
as Teddy Roosevelt
MovieI Escaped from the Gestapo
1943
as Bergen
MovieMurder in Times Square
1943
as George Nevins
MovieQuiet Please, Murder
1943
as Martin Cleaver
MovieSabotage Squad
1942
as Carlyle Harrison
MovieMarch On, America!
1942
as Theodore Roosevelt (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieGallant Lady
1942
as Steve Carey
MovieObliging Young Lady
1942
as Henry - George's Attorney
MovieAlways in My Heart
1942
as Philip Ames
MovieThe Panther's Claw
1942
as Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt
MovieNazi Agent
1942
as Arnold Milbar
MovieDown Mexico Way
1941
as Ellery Gibson
MovieThe Officer and the Lady
1941
as Blake Standish
MovieThe Feminine Touch
1941
as Freddie Bond
MovieEllery Queen and the Perfect Crime
1941
as Anthony Rhodes
MovieAngels with Broken Wings
1941
as Guy Barton
MovieLove Crazy
1941
as Lawyer George Renny
MovieRookies on Parade
1941
as Augustus Moody
MovieThe Great Swindle
1941
as Dave Lennox
MovieMurder Among Friends
1941
as Mr. Wheeler
MovieCheers for Miss Bishop
1941
as John Stevens
MovieThird Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Hughie Wheeler
MovieI Want a Divorce
1940
as Erskine Brandon
MovieDance, Girl, Dance
1940
as Puss in Boots
MovieMaryland
1940
as Spencer Danfield
MovieFramed
1940
as Tony Bowman
MovieTeddy the Rough Rider
1940
as Theodore Roosevelt
MovieLaw of the Pampas
1939
as Ralph Merritt
MovieThe Monroe Doctrine
1939
as Theodore Roosevelt
MovieHotel for Women
1939
as McNeil
MovieLand of Liberty
1939
as Theodore Roosevelt (edited from 'Teddy the Rough Rider')
MovieTrapped in the Sky
1939
as Mann
MovieUnmarried
1939
as Cash Enright
MovieIt's a Wonderful World
1939
as Al Mallon
MovieWithin the Law
1939
as George Demarest
MovieFast and Loose
1939
as "Lucky" Nolan
MovieConvict's Code
1939
as Gregory Warren
MovieTrade Winds
1938
as Thomas Bruhme II
MovieWhile New York Sleeps
1938
as Ralph Simmons
MovieSharpshooters
1938
as Baron Orloff
MovieSuez
1938
as Marquis Du Brey
MovieDown on the Farm
1938
as Political Boss
MovieStraight, Place and Show
1938
as 'Lucky' Braddock
MovieSpeed to Burn
1938
as Hastings
MovieIn Old Chicago
1938
as General Phil Sheridan
MovieThank You, Mr. Moto
1937
as Herr Eric Koeger
MovieCharlie Chan at Monte Carlo
1937
as Victor Karnoff
MovieThe Last Gangster
1937
as San Francisco Editor
MovieHeidi
1937
as Sesemann
MovieWife, Doctor and Nurse
1937
as Dr. Gordon Therberg
MovieThe Women Men Marry
1937
as Walter Wiley
MovieThis Is My Affair
1937
as President Theodore Roosevelt
MovieMichael O'Halloran
1937
as Jim Mintum
MovieJohn Meade's Woman
1937
as Rodney
MovieA Doctor's Diary
1937
as Dr. Anson Ludlow
MovieGirl Overboard
1937
as Alex LeMaire
MovieThe House of Secrets
1936
as Tom Starr
MovieThe President's Mystery
1936
as George Sartos
MovieMissing Girls
1936
as Dan Collins
MovieEarly to Bed
1936
as Rex Daniels
MovieFlorida Special
1936
as Jack Macklyn
MovieWoman Trap
1936
as Riley Ferguson
MovieHeart of the West
1936
as Big John Trumbull
MovieForced Landing
1935
as Tony Bernardi
The Fire-Trap
1935
as Cedric McIntyre
MovieFalse Pretenses
1935
as Kenneth Alden
MovieThe Girl Who Came Back
1935
as Bill Rhodes
MovieStreamline Express
1935
as Gilbert Landon
MovieSmart Girl
1935
as Harry Courtland
MovieShadows of the Orient
1935
as King Moss
MovieGreat God Gold
1935
as John Hart
MovieBehind the Green Lights
1935
as Raymond Cortell
MovieThe Little Colonel
1935
as Swazey
MovieA Notorious Gentleman
1935
as Clayton Bradford
MovieThe President Vanishes
1934
as D.L. Voorman
MovieTransatlantic Merry-Go-Round
1934
as Lee Lother
MovieThe Count of Monte Cristo
1934
as Mondego
MovieDown to Their Last Yacht
1934
as Barry Forbes
MovieThis Man Is Mine
1934
as Mort Holmes
MovieGood-bye Love
1933
as Chester Hamilton
MovieDeluge
1933
as Martin Webster
MovieThe Wrecker
1933
as Tom Cummings
MovieCocktail Hour
1933
as Lawton
MovieFrom Hell to Heaven
1933
as Cliff Billings
MovieThe Lady Who Dared
1931
as Charles Townsend
MovieIt's a Wise Child
1931
as Steve
MovieWoman Hungry
1931
as Geoffrey Brand
MovieLittle Caesar
1931
as Big Boy
MovieMothers Cry
1930
as Mr. Gerald Hart
MovieKismet
1930
as Wazir Mansur
MovieThe Bad Man
1930
as Morgan Pell
MovieAn Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930
as Self
Sweethearts and Wives
1930
as Anthony Peel
MovieStrictly Modern
1930
as Heath Desmond
MovieThe Love Racket
1929
MovieA Most Immoral Lady
1929
as Humphrey Sergeant
Beating Back
1914
