Stewart Rome

Stewart Rome
Born	Wernham Ryott Gifford 30 January 1886 Newbury, Berkshire, England
Died	26 February 1965 (aged 79) Newbury, Berkshire, England
Years active	1913–1950

Stewart Rome (January 30, 1886 – February 26, 1965) was an English actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950.

He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 as Wernham Ryott Gifford but took the stage name of Stewart Rome, which was later unsuccessfully contested by Cecil Hepworth, who also used the name. He became a major star in the silent era.^[1][2]

Partial filmography

• The Heart of Midlothian (1914)
• The Chimes (1914)
• Justice (1914)
• The Nightbirds of London (1915)
• Barnaby Rudge (1915)
• The Baby on the Barge (1915)
• Her Boy (1915)
• Sweet Lavender (1915)
• The Bottle (1915)
• The Golden Pavement (1915)
• Molly Bawn (1916)
• Sowing the Wind (1916)
• Trelawny of the Wells (1916)
• The House of Fortescue (1916)
• The White Boys (1916)
• Annie Laurie (1916)
• The Grand Babylon Hotel (1916)
• The Man Behind 'The Times' (1917)
• The American Heiress (1917)
• Her Marriage Lines (1917)
• The Cobweb (1917)
• A Great Coup (1919)
• A Daughter of Eve (1919)
• Snow in the Desert (1919)
• The Gentleman Rider (1919)
• Her Son (1920)
• The Case of Lady Camber (1920)
• The Imperfect Lover (1921)
• The Penniless Millionaire (1921)
• Son of Kissing Cup (1922)
• When Greek Meets Greek (1922)
• The Prodigal Son (1923)
• The Uninvited Guest (1923)
• The Woman Who Obeyed (1923)
• Fires of Fate (1923)
• The Shadow of the Mosque (1923)
• Reveille (1924)
• The Stirrup Cup Sensation (1924)
• Father Voss (1925)
• The Silver Treasure (1926)
• Thou Fool (1926)
• The Passing of Mr. Quinn (1928)
• The Man Who Changed His Name (1928)
• Der rote Kreis (1929)
• The Last Hour (1930)
• Other People's Sins (1931)
• Rynox (1932)
• Reunion
• Song of the Plough (1933)
• Designing Women (1934)
• The Girl in the Flat (1934)
• Important People (1934)
• Temptation (1934)
• Debt of Honour (1936)
• Men of Yesterday (1936)
• Wings of the Morning (1937)
• Dinner at the Ritz (1937)
• The Squeaker (1937)
• The Dance of Death (1938)
• Confidential Lady (1940)
• Shadowed Eyes (1940)
• Banana Ridge (1942)
• One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
• Salute John Citizen (1942)
• The New Lot (1943)
• The World Owes Me a Living (1945)
• The Root of All Evil (1947)
• Jassy (1947)
• The White Unicorn (1947)
• My Sister and I (1948)
• Woman Hater (1948)

References

1. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0739182/
2. http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/4241