Elliott Dexter

Elliott Dexter
Dexter in 1924
Born	(1870-03-29)March 29, 1870 Galveston, Fifth Military District, U.S.
Died	June 21, 1941(1941-06-21) (aged 71) Amityville, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1905–1925
Spouse	Marie Doro ​ ​ (m. 1915; div. 1922)​

Elliott Dexter (March 29, 1870 – June 21, 1941) was an American film and stage actor. ^[1] He started his career in vaudeville and did not move to films until he was 45. He retired from acting in 1930.^[2]

Biography

Dexter in 1920

Dexter was born in Galveston, Texas.^[3] He married silent film actress Marie Doro in 1915, but the union was brief, and the couple soon divorced without having children. He later married socialite Nina C. Untermyer in 1922.^[4] Dexter died in Amityville, New York, aged 71.^[2]

Partial filmography

• Helene of the North (1915)
• The Masqueraders (1915)
• Diplomacy (1916)
• Daphne and the Pirate (1916)
• The Heart of Nora Flynn (1916)
• The American Beauty (1916)
• An International Marriage (1916)
• Public Opinion (1916)
• The Victory of Conscience (1916)
• The Lash (1916)
• The Plow Girl (1916)
• Lost and Won (1917)
• Castles for Two (1917)
• The Tides of Barnegat (1917)
• Stranded in Arcady (1917)
• A Romance of the Redwoods (1917)
• Vengeance Is Mine (1917)
• The Inner Shrine (1917)
• Sylvia of the Secret Service (1917)
• The Rise of Jennie Cushing (1917)
• The Eternal Temptress (1917)
• Woman and Wife (1918)
• The Whispering Chorus (1918)
• Old Wives for New (1918)
• We Can't Have Everything (1918)
• The Girl Who Came Back (1918)
• Women's Weapons (1918)
• The Squaw Man (1918)
• Don't Change Your Husband (1919)
• Maggie Pepper (1919)
• For Better, for Worse (1919)
• A Daughter of the Wolf (1919)
• Behold My Wife! (1920)
• Something to Think About (1920)
• The Witching Hour (1921)
• The Affairs of Anatol (1921)
• Forever (1921)
• Don't Tell Everything (1921)
• The Hands of Nara (1922)
• Grand Larceny (1922)
• Enter Madame (1922)
• An Old Sweetheart of Mine (1923)
• Adam's Rib (1923)
• Mary of the Movies (1923) - cameo
• Only 38 (1923)
• The Common Law (1923)
• Flaming Youth (1923)
• Broadway Gold (1923)
• The Spitfire (1924)
• Hello, 'Frisco (1924)
• By Divine Right (1924)
• The Fast Set (1924)
• The Age of Innocence (1924)
• The Triflers (1924)
• Capital Punishment (1925)
• Wasted Lives (1925)
• The Verdict (1925)

References

1. "Elliott Dexter". latimes.com. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
2. TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (June 24, 1941). "ELLIOTT DEXTER; uuuuuuuuu Silent Screen, Vaudeville Actor Retired in 1930uDies at 71". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
3. "Elliott Dexter | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
4. "MRS. UNTERMYER MARRIES.; Weds Elliott Dexter, Screen Actor, Marie Doro's Ex-Husband". The New York Times. November 28, 1922. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 23, 2025.

External links

• Biography portal

• Elliott Dexter at IMDb
• Elliott Dexter at the Internet Broadway Database
• Elliott Dexter at Find a Grave