Allan Sears

Allan Sears (March 9, 1887 – August 18, 1942) was an American film actor who played leading roles in the 1910s and 1920s before transitioning into character roles in the 1930s.^[1][2] He was noted for his tall stature.^[3]

Allan Sears
An advertisement for Rio Grande, 1920. Sears (left) is seen with Rosemary Theby
Born	Alfred Daniel Sears (1887-03-09)March 9, 1887 San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Died	August 18, 1942(1942-08-18) (aged 55) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor

Biography

Sears was born in San Antonio, Texas, to Harry Sears and Alice Gould.^{[citation needed]}

He started acting on camera around 1914, after getting his start on the stage in theater and as an opera singer.^[4] In Hollywood, appeared in a number of D. W. Griffith's films alongside actress Mary Miles Minter.

He took some time away from Hollywood to recuperate from an illness in the early 1920s, returning a few years later to play character roles.^[5]

He died in Los Angeles in 1942, and was survived by his daughter, Zaida.^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography

• The Birth of a Nation (1915)
• The Absentee (1915)
• The Penitentes (1915)
• Martyrs of the Alamo (1915)
• Sold for Marriage (1916)
• Reggie Mixes In (1916)
• Hell-to-Pay Austin (1916)
• Intolerance (1916)
• Diane of the Follies (1916)
• A Sister of Six (1916)
• The Little Yank (1917)
• A Woman's Awakening (1917)
• The Gown of Destiny (1917)
• The Desire of the Moth (1917)
• A Girl of the Timber Claims (1917)
• The Regenerates (1917)
• Madame Bo-Peep (1917)
• The City of Purple Dreams (1918)
• The Wife He Bought (1918)
• The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (1918)
• Her Inspiration (1918)
• The Amateur Adventuress (1919)
• Big Little Person (1919)
• Heart o' the Hills (1919)
• Judy of Rogue's Harbor (1920)
• Rio Grande (1920)
• Long Live the King (1923)
• In Love with Love (1924)
• The Scarlet Honeymoon (1925)
• Into Her Kingdom (1926)
• The Midnight Adventure (1928)
• Name the Woman (1934)
• The Revenge Rider (1935)
• Fighting Shadows (1935)
• Justice of the Range (1935)
• The Singing Vagabond (1935)
• Sunset of Power (1936)
• For the Service (1936)
• The Boss Rider of Gun Creek (1936)
• Two-Fisted Sheriff (1937)
• Trapped (1937)