Joel Day

Joel Day was an American actor and artist who worked during the silent film era.

Life and career

Joel Arthur Day was born on 16 March 1861 in Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois. He grew up in Salina, Kansas.

Day was married to Elizabeth Mets on 28 December 1892, in Somerville, Somerset, New Jersey.

In 1900 Day was living in New Jersey and working as an artist. In 1910 Day listed his occupation as a designer for a magazine in the 1910 US Census. He also acted in stock theater, eventually moving into silent film, and continued to paint between film contracts.

Day died in California on 23 November 1923.

Partial filmography

The Egyptian Mummy (1914) as Tim, the Egyptian Mummy

The Man of Shame (1915) as Death

Caprice of the Mountains (1916) as Dave Talbert

The Pride of the Clan (1917) as The Dominie

Vengeance (1918) as Selim

The Challenge Accepted (1918) as Tom Carey

Hit or Miss (1919) as Si Martin

Red Courage (1921) as Chuckwalla Bill

Watch your Step (1922) as Ky Wilson

The Face Between (1922) as Mr Canfield

In the Days of Buffalo Bill (1922) as Abraham Lincoln

References

External links

Joel Day at IMDB

1861 births

1923 deaths

American actors