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| Born | Laurence Wheat (1876-10-10)October 10, 1876 Wheeling,West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | August 7, 1963(1963-08-07) (aged 86) Los Angeles,California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1921–1947 |
| Relatives | Kate Rolla (sister) |
Laurence Wheat (October 10, 1876 – August 7, 1963) was an American character actor of thesilent andsound film eras.
Born on October 20, 1876,[1] in Wheeling, West Virginia, Wheat entered the film industry in 1921 with a supporting role in the film,The Land of Hope, which starredJason Robards Sr.[2] During his 27-year career he would appear in over 70 films, in small and supporting roles, many of which were unbilled.[3] Some of the more notable films in which Wheat appeared include:Peck's Bad Boy (1934), starringJackie Cooper;[4]Frank Capra'sMr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), starringGary Cooper andJean Arthur;[5] 1936'sThe Great Ziegfeld, starringWilliam Powell andMyrna Loy;[6] arguably one of the greatest films ever made,Citizen Kane (1941), directed, starring and co-written byOrson Welles;[7] the classicfilm noir,Murder, My Sweet (1944), directed byEdward Dmytryk, and starringDick Powell,Claire Trevor, andAnne Shirley;[8] and 1946'sThe Spiral Staircase, withDorothy McGuire,George Brent, andEthel Barrymore.[9] Wheat's final film role would be in a small unbilled role in the 1947 film,Killer McCoy, starringMickey Rooney,Brian Donlevy andAnn Blyth.[10] Wheat died on August 7, 1963, in Los Angeles, California, and was buried atHollywood Forever Cemetery.[1]
Wheat's older sister was opera singerKate Rolla.[11][12]
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