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Elisha Helm Calvert was an American film actor and director. He appeared in more than 170 films, as well as directing a further 60 titles, often using his military title "Captain E. H. Calvert". Today's audiences may know him from his portrayals of district attorney Markham in the early Philo Vance murder mysteries; Wheeler and Woolsey's senior officer and foil in Half Shot at Sunrise; and one of the college professors having an audience with Groucho Marx in Horse Feathers.
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Filmography15 titles
Wild Horse Mesa
1932as Sheriff
1932as Sheriff
The Glory Trail
1936as Colonel Strong
1936as Colonel Strong
A Man from Wyoming
1930as Maj. Gen. Hunter
1930as Maj. Gen. Hunter
Duck Soup
1933as Officer in Battle Sequence (uncredited)
1933as Officer in Battle Sequence (uncredited)
Ella Cinders
1926as Studio Actor (uncredited)
1926as Studio Actor (uncredited)
Murder at Glen Athol
1936as District Attorney McDougal
1936as District Attorney McDougal
Horse Feathers
1932as Professor in Wagstaff's Study (uncredited)
1932as Professor in Wagstaff's Study (uncredited)
The Love Parade
1929as Ambassador
1929as Ambassador
The Mighty
1929as Major General
1929as Major General
The Greene Murder Case
1929as John F. X. Markham
1929as John F. X. Markham
The Benson Murder Case
1930as DA John F.X. Markham
1930as DA John F.X. Markham
Thunderbolt
1929as Dist. Atty. McKay
1929as Dist. Atty. McKay
The Canary Murder Case
1929as District Attorney Markham (as Captain E. H. Calvert)
1929as District Attorney Markham (as Captain E. H. Calvert)
Death from a Distance
1935as District Attorney
1935as District Attorney
Peacock Alley
1930as Paul
1930as Paul