Sidney Alderman Blackmer (13 July 1895 – 6 October 1973) was an American actor.
Sidney Alderman Blackmer (13 July 1895 – 6 October 1973) was an American actor.
Blackmer was born and raised in Salisbury, North Carolina. He started off in an insurance and financial business but gave up on it. While working as a builder's laborer on a new building, he saw a Pearl White serial being filmed and immediately decided to go into acting. Blackmer went to New York hoping to act on the stage. While in the city, he took jobs and extra work at various film studios at the then motion picture capital, Fort Lee, New Jersey, including a bit part in the highly popular serial, The Perils of Pauline (1914).
He made his Broadway debut in 1917, but his career was interrupted by service in the U.S. military in World War I. After the war, he returned to the theatre and in 1929 returned to motion pictures and went on to be a major character actor in more than 120 films. He won the 1950 Tony Award for Best Actor (Drama) for his role in the Broadway play, Come Back, Little Sheba.
In film, Blackmer is remembered for his more than a dozen portrayals of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and for his role in the Academy Award-winning 1968 Roman Polanski film about urban New York witches, Rosemary's Baby, in which he played an over-solicitous neighbor.
A humanitarian, Blackmer served as the national vice president of the United States Muscular Dystrophy Association. In 1972, he was honored with the North Carolina Award in the Fine Arts category. It is the state of North Carolina's highest civilian award. On his passing in 1973, Blackmer was interred in the Chestnut Hill Cemetery in his hometown of Salisbury, North Carolina.
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Filmography (Movies)
Do You Take This Stranger?
Character:G.R. Jarvis
Release Date:18/01/1971
Revenge Is My Destiny
Character:Gregory Mann
Release Date:01/01/1971
Rosemary's Baby
Character:Roman Castevet
Release Date:12/06/1968
A Covenant with Death
Character:Col. Oates
Release Date:15/02/1967
Joy in the Morning
Character:Dean James Darwent
Release Date:05/05/1965
How to Murder Your Wife
Character:Judge Blackstone
Release Date:26/01/1965
What Makes Sammy Run?
Character:H.L. Harrington
Release Date:27/09/1959
Strange Witness
Character:Christopher
Release Date:23/03/1958
Tammy and the Bachelor
Character:Professor Brent
Release Date:14/06/1957
Accused of Murder
Character:Frank Hobart
Release Date:21/12/1956
The Little Foxes
Character:Ben
Release Date:16/12/1956
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Character:Austin Spencer
Release Date:13/09/1956
High Society
Character:Seth Lord
Release Date:17/07/1956
The View from Pompey's Head
Character:Garvin Wales
Release Date:04/11/1955
The High and the Mighty
Character:Humphrey Agnew
Release Date:03/07/1954
Johnny Dark
Character:James Fielding
Release Date:25/06/1954
Washington Story
Character:Philip Emery
Release Date:01/07/1952
The San Francisco Story
Character:Andrew Cain
Release Date:11/05/1952
People Will Talk
Character:Arthur Higgins
Release Date:29/08/1951
Saturday's Hero
Character:T.C. McCabe
Release Date:01/03/1951
Farewell to Yesterday
Character:Self - Narrator(voice)
Release Date:02/09/1950
A Song Is Born
Character:Adams
Release Date:19/10/1948
My Girl Tisa
Character:Theodore Roosevelt
Release Date:07/02/1948
Duel in the Sun
Character:The Lover
Release Date:31/12/1946
Wilson
Character:Josephus Daniels
Release Date:01/08/1944
The Lady and the Monster
Character:Eugene Fulton
Release Date:17/04/1944
Buffalo Bill
Character:Theodore Roosevelt (uncredited)
Release Date:02/04/1944
Broadway Rhythm
Character:Press Agent
Release Date:19/01/1944
In Old Oklahoma
Character:Teddy Roosevelt
Release Date:06/12/1943
I Escaped from the Gestapo
Character:Bergen
Release Date:14/05/1943
Murder in Times Square
Character:George Nevins
Release Date:01/04/1943
Quiet Please, Murder
Character:Martin Cleaver
Release Date:19/03/1943
Sabotage Squad
Character:Carlyle Harrison
Release Date:27/08/1942
March On, America!
Character:Theodore Roosevelt (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:20/06/1942
Gallant Lady
Character:Steve Carey
Release Date:29/05/1942
Obliging Young Lady
Character:Henry - George's Attorney
Release Date:01/04/1942
Always in My Heart
Character:Philip Ames
Release Date:14/03/1942
The Panther's Claw
Character:Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt
Release Date:03/03/1942
Nazi Agent
Character:Arnold Milbar
Release Date:01/03/1942
Down Mexico Way
Character:Ellery Gibson
Release Date:15/10/1941
The Officer and the Lady
Character:Blake Standish
Release Date:12/10/1941
The Feminine Touch
Character:Freddie Bond
Release Date:01/10/1941
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Character:Anthony Rhodes
Release Date:14/08/1941
Angels with Broken Wings
Character:Guy Barton
Release Date:27/05/1941
Love Crazy
Character:Lawyer George Renny
Release Date:23/05/1941
Rookies on Parade
Character:Augustus Moody
Release Date:16/04/1941
The Great Swindle
Character:Dave Lennox
Release Date:10/04/1941
Murder Among Friends
Character:Mr. Wheeler
Release Date:28/02/1941
Cheers for Miss Bishop
Character:John Stevens
Release Date:21/02/1941
Third Finger, Left Hand
Character:Hughie Wheeler
Release Date:11/10/1940
I Want a Divorce
Character:Erskine Brandon
Release Date:20/09/1940
Dance, Girl, Dance
Character:Puss in Boots
Release Date:30/08/1940
Maryland
Character:Spencer Danfield
Release Date:19/07/1940
Framed
Character:Tony Bowman
Release Date:23/02/1940
Teddy the Rough Rider
Character:Theodore Roosevelt
Release Date:21/02/1940
Law of the Pampas
Character:Ralph Merritt
Release Date:03/11/1939
The Monroe Doctrine
Character:Theodore Roosevelt
Release Date:14/10/1939
Hotel for Women
Character:McNeil
Release Date:03/08/1939
Land of Liberty
Character:Theodore Roosevelt (edited from 'Teddy the Rough Rider')
Release Date:15/06/1939
Trapped in the Sky
Character:Mann
Release Date:01/06/1939
Unmarried
Character:Cash Enright
Release Date:20/05/1939
It's a Wonderful World
Character:Al Mallon
Release Date:19/05/1939
Within the Law
Character:George Demarest
Release Date:17/03/1939
Fast and Loose
Character:"Lucky" Nolan
Release Date:17/02/1939
Convict's Code
Character:Gregory Warren
Release Date:18/01/1939
Trade Winds
Character:Thomas Bruhme II
Release Date:28/12/1938
While New York Sleeps
Character:Ralph Simmons
Release Date:16/12/1938
Sharpshooters
Character:Baron Orloff
Release Date:18/11/1938
Suez
Character:Marquis Du Brey
Release Date:28/10/1938
Down on the Farm
Character:Political Boss
Release Date:11/10/1938
Straight, Place and Show
Character:'Lucky' Braddock
Release Date:30/09/1938
Speed to Burn
Character:Hastings
Release Date:07/06/1938
In Old Chicago
Character:General Phil Sheridan
Release Date:15/04/1938
Thank You, Mr. Moto
Character:Herr Eric Koeger
Release Date:24/12/1937
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
Character:Victor Karnoff
Release Date:17/12/1937
The Last Gangster
Character:San Francisco Editor
Release Date:12/11/1937
Heidi
Character:Sesemann
Release Date:15/10/1937
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
Character:Dr. Gordon Therberg
Release Date:17/09/1937
The Women Men Marry
Character:Walter Wiley
Release Date:10/09/1937
This Is My Affair
Character:President Theodore Roosevelt
Release Date:28/05/1937
Michael O'Halloran
Character:Jim Mintum
Release Date:15/05/1937
John Meade's Woman
Character:Rodney
Release Date:26/02/1937
A Doctor's Diary
Character:Dr. Anson Ludlow
Release Date:16/02/1937
Girl Overboard
Character:Alex LeMaire
Release Date:01/02/1937
The House of Secrets
Character:Tom Starr
Release Date:28/10/1936
The President's Mystery
Character:George Sartos
Release Date:28/09/1936
Missing Girls
Character:Dan Collins
Release Date:10/09/1936
Early to Bed
Character:Rex Daniels
Release Date:05/06/1936
Florida Special
Character:Jack Macklyn
Release Date:01/05/1936
Woman Trap
Character:Riley Ferguson
Release Date:06/03/1936
Heart of the West
Character:Big John Trumbull
Release Date:24/02/1936
Forced Landing
Character:Tony Bernardi
Release Date:02/12/1935
The Fire-Trap
Character:Cedric McIntyre
Release Date:26/11/1935
False Pretenses
Character:Kenneth Alden
Release Date:21/10/1935
The Girl Who Came Back
Character:Bill Rhodes
Release Date:20/09/1935
Streamline Express
Character:Gilbert Landon
Release Date:15/09/1935
Smart Girl
Character:Harry Courtland
Release Date:16/07/1935
Shadows of the Orient
Character:King Moss
Release Date:06/07/1935
Great God Gold
Character:John Hart
Release Date:14/04/1935
Behind the Green Lights
Character:Raymond Cortell
Release Date:11/03/1935
The Little Colonel
Character:Swazey
Release Date:22/02/1935
A Notorious Gentleman
Character:Clayton Bradford
Release Date:21/01/1935
The President Vanishes
Character:D.L. Voorman
Release Date:17/11/1934
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
Character:Lee Lother
Release Date:02/11/1934
The Count of Monte Cristo
Character:Mondego
Release Date:06/09/1934
Down to Their Last Yacht
Character:Barry Forbes
Release Date:31/08/1934
This Man Is Mine
Character:Mort Holmes
Release Date:13/04/1934
Good-bye Love
Character:Chester Hamilton
Release Date:09/11/1933
Deluge
Character:Martin Webster
Release Date:17/08/1933
The Wrecker
Character:Tom Cummings
Release Date:10/07/1933
Cocktail Hour
Character:Lawton
Release Date:05/06/1933
From Hell to Heaven
Character:Cliff Billings
Release Date:24/02/1933
The Lady Who Dared
Character:Charles Townsend
Release Date:29/05/1931
It's a Wise Child
Character:Steve
Release Date:10/04/1931
Woman Hungry
Character:Geoffrey Brand
Release Date:04/04/1931
Little Caesar
Character:Big Boy
Release Date:25/01/1931
Mothers Cry
Character:Mr. Gerald Hart
Release Date:04/12/1930
Kismet
Character:Wazir Mansur
Release Date:30/10/1930
The Bad Man
Character:Morgan Pell
Release Date:11/09/1930
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
Character:Self
Release Date:01/08/1930
Sweethearts and Wives
Character:Anthony Peel
Release Date:15/06/1930
Strictly Modern
Character:Heath Desmond
Release Date:02/03/1930
The Love Racket
Character:
Release Date:08/12/1929
A Most Immoral Lady
Character:Humphrey Sergeant
Release Date:22/09/1929
Beating Back
Character:
Release Date:11/04/1914
Television Appearances
The Name of the Game
Character:Roman Stepanak
The Name of the Game
Character:Clarence Dunhill
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Character:Professor Antrum
Profiles in Courage
Character:Oscar W. Underwood
Daniel Boone
Character:Jasper Ledbedder
The Outer Limits
Character:William Lyons Selby
Ben Casey
Character:
Target: The Corruptors!
Character:
Dr. Kildare
Character:Dr. Carleton Lantzinge
Dr. Kildare
Character:Dr. Andrew Bennett
Cain's Hundred
Character:Joseph Callan
Thriller
Character:Edward Stapleton
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Character:Woodson
The Rifleman
Character:
The Rifleman
Character:Judge Hanavan
The Texan
Character:
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Judge Cooper
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Judge Hanavan
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Character:
Matinee Theater
Character:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Frank Partridge
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Otis Jones
The Star and the Story
Character:
Climax!
Character:Prrof. Watson
Climax!
Character:Frank Bellason
General Electric Theater
Character:Christopher
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Ben
Tales of Tomorrow
Character:
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Character:
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:Vardis Ward
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:Julian Prescott
Lights Out
Character:
Suspense
Character:Dr. Steven Archer
Suspense
Character:
The Philco Television Playhouse
Character:Marvin Platt
The Philco Television Playhouse
Character:
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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