Antonio Moreno

Birth Name:

Antonio Garride Monteagudo

Birth Place:

Madrid, Spain

Profession

Actor, Director

Had early success as a serials star in the mid-1910s, starring opposite Pearl White in several films that made him very popular with audiences
Made his screen acting debut in the film "Iola's Promise" in 1912
Started out as a stage actor in several regional theater productions in Massachusetts before moving to Hollywood and signing with Vitagraph Studios in 1912
Quote: "Nothing in life is too extreme or too improbable․ Nothing, as a matter of fact, is ever quite as improbable and extreme as the contrasts of life itself․"
Also worked as a director on the films "Shadow of Pancho Villa," "Santa," "Aguilas frente al sol," and "The Veiled Mystery․"
Best known for his role as Emilio Gabriel Fernandez y Figueroa in "The Searchers," as Carl Maia in "Creature from the Black Lagoon," and as Cyrus Waltham in "It․"
Spent his early career working in silent films, playing the "Latin lover" opposite female stars like Greta Garbo, Pola Negri, and Dorothy Gish

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