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Eric Mayne

Acting

Born April 27, 1865 · Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]

Died February 9, 1947

Biography

Eric Mayne (April 28, 1865 – February 10, 1947) was an Irish born American actor. Mayne was born in Dublin and was a star on stage in London in the early 20th century, at the London Lyceum and at Drury Lane. In 1908 and 1910 he played Prince Hildred in The Prince and the Beggar Maid at the Lyceum Theatre in London. He appeared in the films The New York Peacock, Wife Number Two, Her Hour, Help! Help! Police!, Marooned Hearts, The Conquering Power, Turn to the Right, The Prisoner of Zenda, Pawned, Dr. Jack, My American Wife, The Christian, Suzanna, Prodigal Daughters, Human Wreckage, Her Reputation, Cameo Kirby, The Drums of Jeopardy, Black Oxen, The Yankee Consul, Gerald Cranston's Lady, Her Night of Romance, The Scarlet Honeymoon, Cyclone Cavalier, East Lynne, Hearts and Spangles, Folly of Youth, Money to Burn, Married Alive, The Canyon of Adventure, Rackety Rax, Night of Terror, The Drunkard and Ticket to Paradise, among others. Mayne died in his sleep in Hollywood, California, on February 10, 1947.

Filmography50+ titles

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939as Man in Senate Building (uncredited)

The Philadelphia Story

1940as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Holiday

1938as Churchgoer (uncredited)

Duck Soup

1933as Third Judge (uncredited)

Scarlet Dawn

1932as Doctor (Uncredited)

Gentleman Jim

1942as Olympic Club Member (uncredited)

All This, and Heaven Too

1940as Member of the Court (uncredited)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931as Lanyon's Associate at Lecture (uncredited)

The More the Merrier

1943as Singing Man on Apartment Stairway (uncredited)

Foreign Correspondent

1940as Luncheon Guest (uncredited)

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Camille

1936

Grand Hotel

1932as Gambler (uncredited)

City for Conquest

1940as Concert Spectator (uncredited)

The Bride Wore Red

1937as Cosmos Club Patron (uncredited)

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936as Court-Martial Participant (uncredited)

Hard to Handle

1933as Bedford College Dignitary (uncredited)

Edison, the Man

1940as Party Guest

Gold Diggers in Paris

1938as Theatregoer

The Merry Widow

1934as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Street Scene

1931

Dr. Jack

1922as Dr. Ludwig von Saulsbourg

They Died with Their Boots On

1941as Congressman (uncredited)

The Chocolate Soldier

1941as Restaurant Patron

Arrowsmith

1931as Dignitary at Luncheon (uncredited)

Hangman's House

1928as Colonel of Legionnaires

The Woman in Green

1945as Member of Mesmer Club (uncredited)

They Shall Have Music

1939as Man in Concert Audience

Adventure

1945as Man in Library (uncredited)

The Blackbird

1926as Member of Bertie's Slumming Party (uncredited)

The Prisoner of Zenda

1922as Rudolf's Brother Lord Burlesdon (uncredited)

The Constant Nymph

1943as General Saunders

Once Upon a Honeymoon

1942as Curious Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

The Return of Frank James

1940as Saloon Patron (uncredited)

Tide of Empire

1929as Don Emilio

The Eagle

1925as Official Asking for Signature (uncredited)

Phantom of the Opera

1943as Reporter (uncredited)

The Son of Monte Cristo

1940as Wedding Guest (Uncredited)

The Extra Girl

1923as Lion Film Director

Murder by Invitation

1941as Alienist (Uncredited)

Bitter Sweet

1940as Cafe Patron (uncredited)

A Shot in the Dark

1935as Professor at Service (Uncredited)

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

1937as Man at Auction (uncredited)

The Big Street

1942as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Santa Fe Trail

1940as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Big City Blues

1932as Musician in Speakeasy (uncredited)

The Climax

1944as Audience Member (Uncredited)

Wells Fargo

1937as Minor Role

Cavalcade

1933as Doctor on Street (uncredited)

Rasputin and the Empress

1932as Aristocrat at Ball (uncredited)