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Adolph Lestina (1861– August 23, 1923) was an American stage and film actor who was a member of D. W. Griffith's stock company of film actors.




Career


He received positive notice for his performance in Justin McCarthy's If I Were King and in Laurence Irving's The Fool Hath Said There Is No God.
Lestina's performance in the play A Citizen's Home was noted as being "sympathetic".
Lestina was credited with "discovering" D. W. Griffith. "This gentleman saw to it that young Griffith played the role of Old Man Marks in The Lights o' London with the Meffert company [...] The gentleman who "discovered Griffith as an actor, Adolphe Lestina, later appeared in many D. W. Griffith film productions, including Hearts of the World (1918) and The Love Flower (1920)". Griffith, speaking of his time with the Meffert Stock Company, said that Lestina told him that to be a playwright, one first had to be an actor.




Personal life


Adolph Lestina was married to Bessie Lee Lestina.
He died of heart disease in New Rochelle, New York on August 23, 1923.




Broadway credits


Children of the Ghetto (October 16, 1899 – December 1899)
The School for Scandal (January 31, 1902 – January 31, 1902)
The Eternal City (November 17, 1902 – February 1903)
Our American Cousin (January 27, 1908 – April 25, 1908)
A Citizen's Home (October 1, 1909 – October 1909)




Filmography


On the Reef (1910) (Short) as The Priest
The Cord of Life (1909) (Short)
The Honor of His Family (1910) (Short) as Servant
The Last Deal (1910) (Short) as At Card Game
Winning Back His Love (1910) (Short) as A Waiter
The Two Paths (1911) (Short) as The Tempter
The Italian Barber (1911) (Short) as Buying Newspapers / At Ball
His Trust: The Faithful Devotion and Self-Sacrifice of an Old Negro Servant (1911) (Short) as Black Servant / Confederate Soldier
His Trust Fulfilled (1911) (Short) as Freed Slave
Fate's Turning (1911) (Short) as The Minister
A Wreath of Orange Blossoms (1911) (Short) as At Party
Heart Beats of Long Ago (1911) (Short) as Courtier
What Shall We Do with Our Old? (1911) (Short) as The Doctor
The Lily of the Tenements (1911) (Short) as One of the Father's Friends
A Decree of Destiny (1911) (Short) as The Doctor
Conscience (1911) (Short) as Detective
Through Darkened Vales (1911) (Short) as Oculist's Assistant
The Miser's Heart (1911) (Short) as The Miser
A Woman Scorned (1911) (Short) as The Sneak Thief
The Failure (1911) (Short) as The Bank Manager / In Tavern
A Terrible Discovery (1911) (Short) as A Thug / One of the District Attorney's Friends
The Old Bookkeeper (1912) (Short) as In Office
The Sunbeam (1912) (Short) as 1st Health Inspector
A String of Pearls (1912) (Short) as The Doctor
A Lodging for the Night (1912) (Short) as A Deputy
The Narrow Road (1912) (Short) as The Bartender
The Inner Circle (1912) (Short) as The Widower
So Near, Yet So Far (1912) (Short) as In Club
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills (1912) (Short) as Second Clan Member
The Chief's Blanket (1912) (Short) as The Doctor
The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912) (Short) as The Bartender / On Street
My Baby (1912) (Short) as At Table
My Hero (1912) (Short) as Settler
The Burglar's Dilemma (1912) (Short) as The Butler
The God Within (1912) (Short) as In Other Town
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods (1913) (Short) as At Trading Post
Brothers (1913) (Short) as The Doctor
A Chance Deception (1913) (Short) as The Visitor
Love in an Apartment Hotel (1913) (Short) as The Young Woman's Father
Fate (1913) (Short) as In Bar
A Welcome Intruder (1913) (Short) as The Construction Boss
The Lady and the Mouse (1913) (Short) as The Doctor
A Timely Interception (1913) (Short) as Uncle James's Friend
Red Hicks Defies the World (1913) (Short) as Second Creditor
The Mothering Heart (1913) (Short) as The Doctor / Club Patron
Her Mother's Oath (1913) (Short) as The Justice of the Peace / In Church
The Coming of Angelo (1913) (Short) as Teresa's Father
The Adopted Brother (1913) (Short) as The Sheriff – Outside Sheriff's Office
Her Wedding Bell (1913) (Short) as Wedding Guest
Fruits of Desire (1916) as Rev. Courtenay
The Yellow Passport (1916) as Chief of Police
Hearts of the World (1918) as The Grandfather
The Hun Within (1918) as Beth's father
Battling Jane (1918) as Mr. Pollett
The Greatest Thing in Life (1918) as Leo Peret
A Romance of Happy Valley (1919) as Vinegar Watkins
The Girl Who Stayed at Home (1919) as Mr. France
Scarlet Days (1919) as Randolph's Friend
The Idol Dancer (1920) as Black Slave
Mary Ellen Comes to Town (1920) as Col. Fairacres
The Love Flower (1920) as Bevan's Old Servant
Orphans of the Storm (1921) as doctor




References






External links


Adolph Lestina at IMDb
Adolph Lestina at the Internet Broadway Database
Adolph Lestina at the British Film Institute
Adolph Lestina at Broadway World

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• The New York Hat
• Death's Marathon
• Just Gold
• Almost a Wild Man
• The Girl Who Stayed at Home
• Fate (film 1913)
• Oil and Water (film)
• My Baby (film)
• A String of Pearls (film)
• The Narrow Road
• Adolph Lestina
• A Chance Deception
• Orphans of the Storm
• The Cord of Life (1909 film)
• Broken Ways
• The Hun Within
• The God Within
• The Musketeers of Pig Alley
• My Baby (film)
• The Mothering Heart