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name: "Erwin Connelly"
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born: "13 January 1878"
died: "12 February 1931"
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# Erwin Connelly

Actor. Born 13 January 1878 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 12 February 1931.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 January 1878, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 12 February 1931

## Biography

Erwin Connelly (14 January 1878 – 12 February 1931) was an American actor. He began his career as a stage and vaudeville performer, appearing alongside his wife, actress Jane Connelly, for seventeen years before the couple moved to Los Angeles.

In the 1920s he worked in silent films, with credits including *Our Hospitality* (1923), *Sherlock Jr.* (1924) as the hired man and butler, *Seven Chances* (1925) as the clergyman, *Beggar on Horseback* (1925) and *The Winning of Barbara Worth* (1926). He died in Los Angeles following a car accident.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Sherlock Jr.* (1924), Fi1m 91, as The Hired Man / The Butler — [page](https://film.one/film/sherlock-jr.md)

## Also known for

- *Seven Chances* (1925), The Clergyman
- *Our Hospitality* (1923), Husband Quarreling with Wife (uncredited)

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