Bryant Washburn
Washburn, c. 1915
Born	Franklin Bryant Washburn III (1889-04-28)April 28, 1889 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	April 30, 1963(1963-04-30) (aged 74) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1911–1947

Franklin Bryant Washburn III^[1] (April 28, 1889 – April 30, 1963) was an American film actor who appeared in more than 370 films between 1911 and 1947. Washburn's parents were Franklin Bryant Washburn II and Metha Catherine Johnson Washburn. He attended Lake View High School in Chicago.^[1]

Washburn's early acting experience came in stock theater. He debuted in film in 1911 with Essanay Studios.^[2] He quickly became a comedy star after appearing in films such as Skinner's Baby and Skinner's Dress Suit in 1917.^[3]

His second marriage was to actress Virginia Vance. They had a child together.^[4]

He died from a heart attack in Hollywood. His interment was located in Culver City, California's Holy Cross Cemetery. His son, Bryant Washburn, Jr. (1915–1960), was also an actor, a major in the US Air Force Reserve, served during World War II and Korea, and predeceased him.^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography

The Dark Romance of a Tobacco Tin (1911, short) as Telegraph Clerk
Saved from the Torrents (1911, short) as Jack Carrington as Katie's Brother
A False Suspicion (1911, short) as Richard Lee
He Fought for the U.S.A. (1911, short) as Bob Langdon as Second Brother
The Madman (1911, short) as Balloonist (uncredited)
From the Submerged (1912, short)
The Mail Order Wife (1912) as John White
Alias Billy Sargent (1912, short) as Hotel Clerk
When Soul Meets Soul (1913, short)
The Spy's Defeat (1913, short)
The Power of Conscience (1913, short) as Byron Waters
One Wonderful Night (1914) as Howard Devar, Curtis' Friend
Graustark (1915) as Prince Lorenz
The Slim Princess (1915) as Rawley Plumston
The Blindness of Virtue (1915) as Archibald Graham
The Sky Hunters (1915) as Steve Jackson
The Crimson Wing (1915) as Lt. von Arnheim
The Alster Case (1915) as George Swan
The Havoc (1916) as Paul Hessert
The Prince of Graustark (1916) as Prince Robin of Graustark
The Breaker (1916) as John Widder
Marriage a la Carte (1916)
Skinner's Dress Suit (1917) as William Manning Skinner
Skinner's Bubble (1917) as William Manning Skinner
Filling His Own Shoes (1917) as William Ruggles
The Man Who Was Afraid (1917) as Benton Clune
The Golden Idiot (1917) as Barry Owen
Skinner's Baby (1917) as William Manning Skinner
The Fibbers (1917) as Peter Cort
The Voice of Conscience (1917) as Minor Role
Twenty-One (1918) as Jimmy Mufferton / 'Battling' Dave Carey
Kidder & Ko (1918) as Cuthbert Kidder
The Ghost of the Rancho (1918) as Jeffrey Wall
Till I Come Back to You (1918) as Capt. Jefferson Strong
The Gypsy Trail (1918) as Edward Andrews
The Way of a Man with a Maid (1918) as Arthur McArney
Venus in the East (1919) as Buddy McNair
The Poor Boob (1919) as Simpson Hightower
Something to Do (1919) as Jack Merrill
Putting It Over (1919) as Robert 'Buddy' Marsh
All Wrong (1919) as Warren Kent
A Very Good Young Man (1919) as LeRoy Sylvester
Love Insurance (1919) as Dick Minot
Why Smith Left Home (1919) as John Brown Smith
It Pays to Advertise (1919) as Rodney Martin
Too Much Johnson (1919) as Augustus Billings
The Six Best Cellars (1920) as Henry Carpenter
Mrs. Temple's Telegram (1920) as Jack Temple
The Sins of St. Anthony (1920) as Anthony Osgood
What Happened to Jones (1920) as Jimmie Jones
A Full House (1920) as George Howell
Burglar Proof (1920) as John Harlow
An Amateur Devil (1920) as Carver Endicott
The Road to London (1921) as Rex Rowland
June Madness (1922) as Ken Pauling
White Shoulders (1922) as Cole Hawkins
Hungry Hearts (1922) as David
The Woman Conquers (1922) as Frederick Van Court, III
Night Life in Hollywood (1922) as himself
Temptation (1923) as Jack Baldwin
Mary of the Movies (1923) as himself (uncredited)
Rupert of Hentzau (1923) as Count Fritz
Hollywood (1923, lost film) as himself
Mine to Keep (1923) as Victor Olney
The Common Law (1923) as John Buleson
The Love Trap (1923) as Martin Antrim
The Meanest Man in the World (1923) as Ned Stevens
Other Men's Daughters (1923) as Alaska Kid
Try and Get It (1924) as Joseph Merrill
Hello, 'Frisco (1924) as himself
My Husband's Wives (1924) as William Harvey
The Star Dust Trail (1924) as John Warding
The Parasite (1925) as Doctor Brooks
Wizard of Oz (1925) as Prince Kynd
Passionate Youth (1925) as Corbin
Wandering Footsteps (1925) as Hal Whitney
Wet Paint (1926) as Her brother
Meet the Prince (1926)
Her Sacrifice (1926) as Donald Gorham
Young April (1926) as Prince Michael
Flames (1926) as Hilary Fenton
The Love Thrill (1927) J. Anthony Creelman
Beware of Widows (1927)
The King of Kings (1927) as Young Roman
Black Tears (1927)
Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre (1927) as Donald Keefe
Breakfast at Sunrise (1927) as Marquis
In the First Degree (1927) as Philip Stanwood
The Chorus Kid (1928) as John Powell
Modern Daughters (1927)
Jazzland (1928)
A Bit of Heaven (1928)
Honeymoon Flats (1928) as Tom Twitchell
Nothing to Wear (1928) as Tommy Butler
Swing High (1930)
Kept Husbands (1931) as Charles Bates
Crashing Hollywood (1931)
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931)
The Lure of Hollywood (1931)
The Mystery Train (1931) as William Mortimer
Thrill of Youth (1932) as Colby Sherwood
The Arm of the Law (1932) as John Welling
Drifting Souls (1932) as Littlefield
What Price Hollywood? (1932) as Washed-Up Star (uncredited)
Night of Terror (1933) as John Rinehart
Devil's Mate (1933) as District Attorney
The Woman Who Dared (1933)
Cleopatra (1934) as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Tailspin Tommy (1934, Serial) as Mr. Grant, director of Midnight Patrol
The Call of the Savage (1935) as Dr. Harry Trevor
Swellhead (1935) as Malone
The Drunkard (1935) as Mr. Karnes
Danger Ahead (1935) as Nick Conrad
The Throwback (1935) as Jack Thorne
Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery (1935) as Ned Curtis, Betty's uncle and a heroic oil tycoon
Taming the Wild (1936) as Bert Graham
The Preview Murder Mystery (1936) as Carl Jennings
The Millionaire Kid (1936) as Terry Malone
It Couldn't Have Happened – But It Did (1936) as Norman Carter
Gambling with Souls (1936) as 'Million Dollar' Taylor
Wanted! Jane Turner (1936) as Magee
Conflict (1936) as City Editor
The Toast of New York (1937) as Vanderbilt's Broker (uncredited)
Sky Patrol (1939) as Brainbridge
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) as Minor Role (uncredited)
King of the Royal Mounted (1940, Serial) as Matt Crandall
Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941, Serial) as Harry Carlyle
The Spider Returns (1941) as Westfall
Paper Bullets (1941) as Attorney Bruce King
Shadows on the Sage (1942) as Banker John Carson
Sin Town (1942) as Anderson
War Dogs (1942) as Col. Mason
Carson City Cyclone (1943) as Doctor Andrews
The Law Rides Again (1943) as Commissioner Lee
The Girl from Monterrey (1943) as Fight Commissioner Bogart
Nabonga (1944) as White Hunter
Follow the Leader (1944) as Colonel
The Falcon in Mexico (1944) as Humphrey Wade, artist
West of the Pecos (1945) as Doc Howard

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