Herschel Mayall
actor
- Born:
- 1863-07-12, Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
- Died:
- 1941-06-10, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Professions:
- actor
Biography
A son of Kentucky, Herschel Mayall first drew breath on 12 July 1863 amid the red-brick quiet of Bowling Green. Before Detroit called him home for the last time on 10 June 1941, he stalked across the silent screen—snarling in The Beast (1916), charting buried doubloons in Treasure Island (1917), and tightening iron bonds in Shackled (1918)—leaving flickering memories of a man who could glower, grin, and grip an audience without ever speaking a word.
