Eugene A. Eberle (1840–1917) was a Broadway actor who appeared in over 60 productions, including Edwin Booth's Hamlet in 1864–65, in which he played the gravedigger.

Born in Bangor, Maine, Eberle made his debut as Paris in a Bangor production of Romeo and Juliet. By the early 1900s he was in the touring company of acclaimed actor Otis Skinner. His wife, Mary Tyrell (1841-1919), (who performed on stage as Mrs. E. A. Eberle) was a sixty-year veteran of the American Stage They celebrated their 50th Year Wedding Anniversary in 1917.

Eugene A. Eberle

Eberle's father Charles L. Eberle was a native of Philadelphia, and also an actor. His mother was Rachel Apherton, a descendant of Gen. Humphrey Apherton. The senior Eberle was killed on board the steamboat "Lexington" when it was burned on Long Island Sound. The younger Eberle was educated in the schools of Boston. He was married to Mrs. Mary Tyrell, of Scotland, also an actress.

Eugene A. Eberle

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19th-century American male actors

American male stage actors

American male Shakespearean actors

Male actors from Maine

People from Bangor, Maine

1840 births

1917 deaths

Eugene A. Eberle