Syd Saylor (born Leo Sailor; March 24, 1895 – December 21, 1962)
Early years
Saylor was born Leo Sailor
in 1895 in Chicago.
He graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago and worked as an artist before venturing into acting.
Career
In the silent film days of the 1920s, he starred in a series of two-reel comedy shorts,
, as the title character. He first appeared in feature-length films in 1926.
Saylor went on to have a prolific career as a character actor, set apart from other character actors by his protruding Adam's apple and unique comedic speaking voice. He appeared in everything from comedies to westerns, usually as the hero's comical sidekick.
Saylor was also the second television "Bozo the Clown" on KTTV Ch. 11 in Hollywood, California during the early 1950s.
Personal life and death
Saylor was married in Chicago in 1920. On September 5, 1941, his wife, Marie, obtained a divorce in Los Angeles. They had a daughter, Jeanne.
He died in Hollywood in 1962, aged 67.
Selected filmography
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The Winking Idol (1926) - The Tramp
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The Ridin' Rascal (1926)
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The Runaway Express (1926) - The Tramp
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Red Hot Leather (1926) - 'Noisy' Bates
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The Mystery Rider (1928)
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Just Off Broadway (1929) - Bennie Barnett
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Cat, Dog & Co. (1929, Short) - Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Shanghai Rose (1929) - Xavier Doolittle
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The Border Legion (1930)
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Playthings of Hollywood (1930)
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The Light of Western Stars (1930)
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Men Without Law (1930) - Hank
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No Limit (1931)
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I Take This Woman (1931)
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Law of the Sea (1932)
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Tangled Destinies (1932)
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Lady and Gent (1932) costarring John Wayne
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The Crusader (1932)
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The Nuisance (1933)
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Silent Men (1933)
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Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934)
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Marrying Widows (1934)
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The Lost Jungle (1934)
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Mystery Mountain (1934)
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The Headline Woman (1935)
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Ladies Crave Excitement (1935)
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Streamline Express (1935)
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The Fighting Coward (1935)
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Wilderness Mail (1935)
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Kelly the Second (1936)
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Prison Shadows (1936)
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The Three Mesquiteers (1936)
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Exiled to Shanghai (1937)
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The Lady Escapes (1937)
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Guns in the Dark (1937) as Oscar
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The Wrong Road (1937)
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Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) - John Johnston
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A Gentleman at Heart (1942)
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The Lone Star Ranger (1942)
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That Other Woman (1942)
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Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) - Star Boarder (uncredited)
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Doughboys in Ireland (1943)
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Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)
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Three of a Kind (1944) - Customer
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Ambush Trail (1946) - Sam Hawkins
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Gas House Kids Go West (1947) - Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
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The Arkansas Swing (1948) - Sheriff Dibble
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High Noon (1952) - Old Timer on Hotel Porch (uncredited)
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The Hawk of Wild River (1952) - Yank'em Out Kennedy
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Toughest Man Alive (1955) - Proprietor
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The Crawling Hand (1963) - Soda Shop Keeper (posthumous release)
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