American stage and film actor and female impersonator. One of the greatest drag performers in the history of the American Theatre. First performed in drag at the age of 10 in an annual revue of the Boston Cadets. Subsequently appeared on Broadway in 1904 in a drag role in Mr. Wix of Wickham. Performed in the legitimate theatre and also in a number of films.
1997VaudevilleMovieas Self (archive footage)
1925Madame BehaveMovieas Jack Mitchell / 'Madame Behave'
1925The Fascinating WidowMovieas Hal Blake/Mrs. Monte1922Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12Movieas Self
1922The Isle of LoveMovieas Clifford Townsend / Julie
1920An AdventuressMovieas Clifford Townsend / Julie
1918The Widow's MightMovieas Dick Tavish1917The Clever Mrs. CarfaxMovieas Temple Trask / Mrs. Carfax
1917All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty LoanMovie
1917The Countess CharmingMovieas Stanley Jordan / Countess Raffelski
1915How Molly Malone Made GoodMovieas Himself
1914The Lambs' All-Star GambolMovieas Self