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{{short description|Canadian actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Frederick Vroom
| name = Frederick Vroom
| image = The Kentucky Colonel (1920) - 9.jpg
| image = The Kentucky Colonel (1920) - 9.jpg
| caption = From an advertisement for ''The Kentucky Colonel'' (1920)
| caption = Vroom in promotion of ''The Kentucky Colonel'' in the ''[[Exhibitors Herald]]'', 1920
| birth_date = {{birth date|1857|11|11|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1857|11|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Nova Scotia]], Canada
| birth_place = [[Clementsport]], [[Nova Scotia]], [[British North America]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1942|6|24|1857|11|11|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1942|6|24|1857|11|11|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Hollywood, California]], US
| death_place = [[Hollywood, California]], US
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| nationality = Canadian
| nationality = Canadian
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'''Frederick Vroom''' (11 November 1857 – 24 June 1942) was a Canadian actor of the [[silent film]] era.
'''Frederick Vroom''' (11 November 1857 – 24 June 1942) was a Canadian actor of the [[silent film]] era. Vroom appeared in more than 70 films between 1912 and 1939, mostly in supporting roles and bit parts. He played featured roles in [[Buster Keaton]]'s films ''[[The Navigator (1924 film)|The Navigator]]'' (1924) and ''[[The General (1927 film)|The General]]'' (1926). He was born in Clementsport, [[Nova Scotia]], Canada and died in [[Hollywood, California]] from a heart attack.

==Biography==
Vroom appeared in more than 70 films between 1912 and 1939, mostly in supporting roles and bit parts. He played featured roles in [[Buster Keaton]]'s films ''[[The Navigator (1924 film)|The Navigator]]'' (1924) and ''[[The General (1927 film)|The General]]'' (1926). He was born in Clementsport, [[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]] and died in [[Hollywood, California]] from a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]].


==Partial filmography==
==Partial filmography==
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* ''[[A Ticket to Red Horse Gulch]]'' (1914)
* ''[[A Ticket to Red Horse Gulch]]'' (1914, Short) as Bill Salter, the Old Miner
* ''[[A Gentleman of Leisure (1915 film)|A Gentleman of Leisure]]'' (1915)
* ''[[A Gentleman of Leisure (1915 film)|A Gentleman of Leisure]]'' (1915) as Macklin, Pitt's friend
* ''Fighting Bob'' (1915) as President
* ''[[The Serpent's Tooth (1917 film)|The Serpent's Tooth]]'' (1917)
* ''The Invisible Enemy'' (1916) as Governor Webster
* ''[[I Love You (1918 film)|I Love You]]'' (1918)
* ''[[The Prince of Avenue A]]'' (1920)
* ''The Jungle Child'' (1916) as Seqor Grijalva
* ''[[The Six Best Cellars]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Serpent's Tooth (1917 film)|The Serpent's Tooth]]'' (1917) as Matthew Addison-Brown
* ''The Shackles of Truth'' (1917) as Governor Coningsby
* ''[[813 (film)|813]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Faith Healer]]'' (1921)
* ''New York Luck'' (1917) as Peter Van Loon
* ''[[White and Unmarried]]'' (1921)
* ''[[The Gown of Destiny]]'' (1917) as Sir John Cunningham
* ''Betty Takes a Hand'' (1918) as Peter Marshall
* ''[[The Great Impersonation (1921 film)|The Great Impersonation]]'' (1921)
* ''[[I Love You (1918 film)|I Love You]]'' (1918) as Prince del Chinay
* ''[[The Fourteenth Lover]]'' (1922)
* ''[[The Lane That Had No Turning]]'' (1922)
* ''[[Little Red Decides]]'' (1918)
* ''Restitution'' (1918) as Joseph
* ''[[The Woman Who Walked Alone]]'' (1922)
* ''High Tide'' (1918) as Dr. Temple
* ''[[A Tailor-Made Man (1922 film)|A Tailor-Made Man]]'' (1922)
* ''[[The Tiger's Claw]]'' (1923)
* ''She Hired a Husband'' (1918) as Mr. Trowbridge
* ''[[Fighting Through (1919 film)|Fighting Through]]'' (1919) as Braxton Warren
* ''[[The Day of Faith]]'' (1923)
* ''Secret Marriage'' (1919) as Lieutenant MacLaren
* ''[[The Acquittal]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Where the West Begins (1919 film)|Where the West Begins]]'' (1919) as Luther Caldwell
* ''[[Sporting Youth]]'' (1924)
* ''[[The Reckless Age]]'' (1924)
* ''[[The Island of Intrigue]]'' (1919) as Tomas Waring
* ''[[His Hour]]'' (1924)
* ''Devil McCare'' (1919) as Vera's Father
* ''[[One of the Finest]]'' (1919) as Robert Fulton Hudson
* ''[[The Navigator (1924 film)|The Navigator]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Idaho (serial)|Idaho]]'' (1925)
*''[[Upstairs (film)|Upstairs]]'' (1919) as James Barrison
* ''[[The General (1926 film)|The General]]'' (1926)
* ''[[The Beloved Cheater]]'' (1917) as Mr. Challoner
* ''[[The Terrible People]]'' (1928)
* ''[[The Prince of Avenue A]]'' (1920) as William Tompkins
* ''[[Second Fiddle (1939 film)|Second Fiddle]]'' (1939)
* ''[[The Triflers (1920 film)|The Triflers]]'' (1920) as Janet's Father
* ''[[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]]'' (1939)
* ''[[The Six Best Cellars]]'' (1920) as Mrs. Teak
* ''[[A Tokyo Siren]]'' (1920) as Mr. Chandler
* ''[[The Misfit Wife]]'' (1920) as Dr. Morton
* ''[[The Kentucky Colonel]]'' (1920) as General Buck Hineman
* ''The Marriage Pit'' (1920) as Edwin Rossiter
* ''[[813 (film)|813]]'' (1920) as Prefect of Police
* ''[[The Great Lover (1920 film)|The Great Lover]]'' (1920) as Doctor
* ''[[The Faith Healer]]'' (1921) as Matthew Beeler
* ''[[White and Unmarried]]'' (1921) as Mr. Welter
* ''[[The Heart Line]]'' (1921) as Oliver Payson
* ''[[The Great Impersonation (1921 film)|The Great Impersonation]]'' (1921) as Prince Terniloff
* ''[[The Millionaire (1921 film)|The Millionaire]]'' (1921) as Delmar
* ''[[The Lane That Had No Turning]]'' (1922) as Governor General
* ''[[The Fourteenth Lover]]'' (1922) as Mr. Marchmont
* ''[[The Man of Courage]]'' (1922) as Morgan Deane
* ''[[The Primitive Lover]]'' (1922) as Mr. Graham
* ''[[The Woman Who Walked Alone]]'' (1922) as Marquis of Champneys
* ''[[A Tailor-Made Man (1922 film)|A Tailor-Made Man]]'' (1922) as Harvey Benson
* ''[[The Glorious Fool]]'' (1922) as Mr. Lindley Grant
* ''[[The Tiger's Claw]]'' (1923) as Colonel Byng
* ''[[The Day of Faith]]'' (1923) as Marley Maynard
* ''[[The Acquittal]]'' (1923) as Carter Ames
* ''[[Sporting Youth]]'' (1924) as John K. Walker
* ''[[Phantom Justice]]'' (1924) as Dr. Wills
* ''[[The Reckless Age]]'' (1924) as Owen Jephson
* ''Hutch of the U.S.A.'' (1924) as Grover Harrison
* ''[[His Hour]]'' (1924) as English Minister
* ''[[The Navigator (1924 film)|The Navigator]]'' (1924) as John O'Brien (uncredited)
* ''[[Idaho (serial)|Idaho]]'' (1925) as David Cameron
* ''[[Eyes Right!]]'' (1926) as Col. Thomas A. Davis
* ''[[The General (1926 film)|The General]]'' (1926) as A Southern General
* ''[[The Terrible People (serial)|The Terrible People]]'' (1928) as Clayton Shelton
* ''[[The Poor Millionaire]]'' (1930) as Attorney Wallace
* ''[[The Mighty Barnum]]'' (1934) as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (uncredited)
* ''[[Woman Against Woman]]'' (1938) as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
* ''[[Second Fiddle (1939 film)|Second Fiddle]]'' (1939) as Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''[[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]]'' (1939) as Paine's Friend (uncredited)
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Latest revision as of 01:23, 19 October 2023

Frederick Vroom
Vroom in promotion of The Kentucky Colonel in the Exhibitors Herald, 1920
Born(1857-11-11)11 November 1857
Died24 June 1942(1942-06-24) (aged 84)
NationalityCanadian
OccupationActor
Years active1915-1935

Frederick Vroom (11 November 1857 – 24 June 1942) was a Canadian actor of the silent film era. Vroom appeared in more than 70 films between 1912 and 1939, mostly in supporting roles and bit parts. He played featured roles in Buster Keaton's films The Navigator (1924) and The General (1926). He was born in Clementsport, Nova Scotia, Canada and died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack.

Partial filmography

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