Bessie Eyton

Bessie Eyton

Acting
Born 1890-07-05 - Died 1965-01-22Santa Barbara, California, USA

Biography

Bessie starred in at least 200 melodrama, action westerns and crime films. In the 1910 she was visiting the Selig Film studios with a party of friends, when a director saw and liked her red hair because he said it would photograph a beautiful black, so he offered her a minor role, she had no formal training on stage, as did many early film actors, she was talented and soon rose to be one of Selig's most popular stars.

Movies (39)

The Crisis
5.3

The Crisis

1916Movie5.3
Cheap Kisses
10.0

Cheap Kisses

1924Movie10.0
Shotgun Jones

Shotgun Jones

1914Movie
Greater Wealth

Greater Wealth

1913Movie
Blackbeard
8.0

Blackbeard

1911Movie8.0
Alone in the Jungle
6.0

Alone in the Jungle

1913Movie6.0
The Still Alarm

The Still Alarm

1918Movie
The City of Purple Dreams

The City of Purple Dreams

1918Movie
A Man of Honor
7.0

A Man of Honor

1919Movie7.0
Lend Me Your Name

Lend Me Your Name

Movie
When the West Was Young
7.0

When the West Was Young

1914Movie7.0
In the Long Ago

In the Long Ago

1913Movie
Children of Banishment
9.0

Children of Banishment

1919Movie9.0
The Spoilers
6.2

The Spoilers

1914Movie6.2
The White Mouse

The White Mouse

1914Movie
Beware of Strangers

Beware of Strangers

1917Movie
Chip of the Flying U

Chip of the Flying U

1914Movie
In the Days of the Thundering Herd

In the Days of the Thundering Herd

1914Movie
The Wilderness Mail

The Wilderness Mail

1914Movie
The Great Experiment
9.0

The Great Experiment

1915Movie9.0
Who Shall Take My Life?

Who Shall Take My Life?

1917Movie
Etienne of the Glad Heart

Etienne of the Glad Heart

1914Movie
In Defiance of the Law

In Defiance of the Law

1914Movie
The Mate of the Alden Bessie
4.0

The Mate of the Alden Bessie

1912Movie4.0
The Red Blood of Courage
10.0

The Red Blood of Courage

1915Movie10.0
Kid Pink and the Maharajah

Kid Pink and the Maharajah

1914Movie
His Fighting Blood
8.0

His Fighting Blood

1915Movie8.0
The Smuggler's Sister

The Smuggler's Sister

1914Movie
The Heart of Texas Ryan
3.6

The Heart of Texas Ryan

1917Movie3.6
The Girl of Gold
9.0

The Girl of Gold

1925Movie9.0
Lassoing a Lion
8.0

Lassoing a Lion

1915Movie8.0
The Two Natures Within Him
7.0

The Two Natures Within Him

1915Movie7.0
The Way of a Man with a Maid
7.0

The Way of a Man with a Maid

1918Movie7.0
Twisted Trails
5.0

Twisted Trails

1916Movie5.0
The Primitive Way

The Primitive Way

1915Movie
The Fork in the Road
9.0

The Fork in the Road

1915Movie9.0
The Usurper
9.0

The Usurper

1919Movie9.0
Kit Carson's Wooing

Kit Carson's Wooing

1911Movie
The Law North of 65
8.0

The Law North of 65

1917Movie8.0