A native of Central City, Colorado, Newmeyer is best known for directing a handful of films in the Our Gang series and for directing several Harold Lloyd movies. With Sam Taylor, Newmeyer co-directed Lloyd in films including Safety Last! (1923), Girl Shy (1924), and The Freshman (1925). Newmeyer also had an extensive directing and acting resume in other comedy short films. He appeared as an actor in 71 films between 1914 and 1923.
A native of Central City, Colorado, Newmeyer is best known for directing a handful of films in the Our Gang series and for directing several Harold Lloyd movies. With Sam Taylor, Newmeyer co-directed Lloyd in films including Safety Last! (1923), Girl Shy (1924), and The Freshman (1925). Newmeyer also had an extensive directing and acting resume in other comedy short films. He appeared as an actor in 71 films between 1914 and 1923.
Prior to his film career, Newmeyer played professional baseball. Partial statistics exist for his time as a left-handed pitcher in Minor League Baseball at the Class D level from 1911 to 1913 in the Southwest Texas League, Michigan State League, and Central Association.[6] He made at least 66 appearances and was the winning pitcher of at least 26 games.
Newmeyer was the original director of the first short in the Our Gang series, also titled Our Gang; his version tested poorly, and producer Hal Roach scrapped most of the footage and remade the short with Robert McGowan as the director. Newmeyer, after directing numerous other shorts at Roach, returned to the Our Gang series in 1936 to direct The Pinch Singer, Arbor Day, Mail and Female and the feature film General Spanky.
Newmeyer and his wife, Berna, had a son, Fred W. After his film career, Newmeyer worked with the athletic department of University High School in Los Angeles. Newmeyer died on April 24, 1967, in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 78.
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Filmography (Movies)
Safety Last!
Character:Car Driver Who Gets Parking Ticket (uncredited)
Release Date:01/04/1923
Number, Please?
Character:carnival staff (uncredited)
Release Date:26/12/1920
Captain Kidd's Kids
Character:Ah Nix (Chinese Cook)
Release Date:30/11/1919
Bumping Into Broadway
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Release Date:02/11/1919
Don't Shove
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Release Date:31/08/1919
Count Your Change
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Release Date:10/08/1919
The Marathon
Character:
Release Date:25/05/1919
Young Mr. Jazz
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:20/04/1919
A Sammy in Siberia
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:06/04/1919
It's a Wild Life
Character:
Release Date:21/04/1918
Pipe the Whiskers
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Release Date:14/04/1918
The Tip
Character:
Release Date:06/01/1918
Step Lively
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Release Date:30/12/1917
Bashful
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Release Date:23/12/1917
We Never Sleep
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Release Date:02/12/1917
All Aboard
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Release Date:25/11/1917
Clubs Are Trump
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Release Date:18/11/1917
Love, Laughs and Lather
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Release Date:04/11/1917
Rainbow Island
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Release Date:28/10/1917
From Laramie to London
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Release Date:21/10/1917
Birds of a Feather
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Release Date:07/10/1917
By the Sad Sea Waves
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Release Date:30/09/1917
Pinched
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Release Date:23/09/1917
Lonesome Luke Loses Patients
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Release Date:16/09/1917
Over the Fence
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:09/09/1917
Lonesome Luke, Messenger
Character:
Release Date:05/08/1917
Luke Locates the Loot
Character:
Release Date:24/12/1916
Luke's Fireworks Fizzle
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Release Date:17/12/1916
Luke, Rank Impersonator
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Release Date:10/12/1916
Luke's Movie Muddle
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Release Date:03/12/1916
Luke, Patient Provider
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Release Date:19/11/1916
Luke and the Bang-Tails
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Release Date:15/10/1916
Luke's Speedy Club Life
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Release Date:01/10/1916
Luke and the Mermaids
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Release Date:18/09/1916
Luke Joins the Navy
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Release Date:04/09/1916
Luke Does the Midway
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Release Date:21/08/1916
Luke's Lost Lamb
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Release Date:07/08/1916
Luke, Crystal Gazer
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Release Date:24/07/1916
Luke Rides Roughshod
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Release Date:10/07/1916
Luke's Society Mixup
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Release Date:26/06/1916
Luke's Late Lunchers
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Release Date:22/05/1916
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