Ralph Yearsley (October 6, 1896 â€" December 4, 1928) was a
British-born character actor who worked in Hollywood films.Born in
London, England, he was trained in a medical school, but left for the
United States to pursue a career in the film industry.He made his
motion picture debut in 1921 in a secondary but good role in the
Goldwyn Pictures silent film comedy Pardon My French directed by
Sidney Olcott. That same year he appeared as Saul "Little Buzzard"
Hatburn in Tol'able David, directed by Henry King for Inspiration
Pictures. The acclaimed film was voted a Photoplay magazine's medal of
honor. Over the next eight years, Yearsley appeared in another twenty
films, in secondary or minor roles. One of his more notable roles was
in Harold Lloyd's 1927 film The Kid Brother."He was married to Grace
Yearsley (1895â€"1967) with whom he had a daughter.
British-born character actor who worked in Hollywood films.Born in
London, England, he was trained in a medical school, but left for the
United States to pursue a career in the film industry.He made his
motion picture debut in 1921 in a secondary but good role in the
Goldwyn Pictures silent film comedy Pardon My French directed by
Sidney Olcott. That same year he appeared as Saul "Little Buzzard"
Hatburn in Tol'able David, directed by Henry King for Inspiration
Pictures. The acclaimed film was voted a Photoplay magazine's medal of
honor. Over the next eight years, Yearsley appeared in another twenty
films, in secondary or minor roles. One of his more notable roles was
in Harold Lloyd's 1927 film The Kid Brother."He was married to Grace
Yearsley (1895â€"1967) with whom he had a daughter.
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