Alphonse Ethier Explained

Alphonse Ethier (December 10, 1874  - January 4, 1943) was an American film actor.^[1] He appeared in more than 70 films between 1910 and 1939. His first name was sometimes spelled Alphonz.^[2]

Ethier acted on stage before he began making films with the Thanhouser Company. His film debut came in Thelma (1910).^[3]

Ethier was married to the former Catherine Falloway, a "prima donna of light opera and musical comedy".^[4]

Partial filmography

• She (1911)
• The Patriot and the Spy (1915)
• The Forbidden Path (1918)
• Rough and Ready (1918)
• Oh, Johnny! (1918)
• Sandy Burke of the U-Bar-U (1919)
• A Message from Mars (1921)
• The Lone Wolf (1924)
• The Moral Sinner (1924)
• The Alaskan (1924)
• Contraband (1925)
• The People vs. Nancy Preston (1925)
• The Lone Wolf Returns (1926)
• Breed of the Sea (1926)
• The Fighting Eagle (1927) - Major Oliver
• Alias the Lone Wolf (1927)
• Shadows of the Night (1928)
• Say It with Sables (1928)
• The Donovan Affair (1929)
• His First Command (1929)
• Smoke Bellew (1929)
• Men of America (1932)
• Baby Face (1933)
• Ex-Lady (1933)
• British Agent (1934)
• Red Morning (1934)
• The Baroness and the Butler (1938)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alphonse Ethier . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307042211/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/22188/Alphonse-Ethier . dead . March 7, 2016 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2016 . December 2, 2014 .
2. Web site: Alphonse Ethier . AllMovie . July 20, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210720000247/https://www.allmovie.com/artist/alphonse-ethier-p22188 . July 20, 2021.
3. Book: Katchmer . George A. . A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses . 20 May 2015 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-0905-8 . 108 . July 19, 2021 . en.
4. News: Actor fears wife foul play victim . October 24, 2020 . Times Union . December 21, 1923 . New York, Brooklyn . 10. Newspapers.com.