From Wikipedia Carlyle Blackwell January 20 1884 June 17 1955 was an American silent film actor and a minor director and producer He made his film debut in the 1910 Vitagraph Studios production of Uncle Toms Cabin directed by J Stuart Blackton Between then and 1930 when talkies ended his acting career he appeared in more than 180 films and occasionally directed In his later screenacting years he was also active as a producer and writer After his final film in 1930 Blackwell turned to performing on stage in live theatre For his contribution to the motion picture industry Blackwell has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6340 Hollywood Boulevard