Jack Rutherford (actor)

Jack Rutherford (April 12, 1893 – August 21, 1982) was a British film and television actor. Rutherford first appeared in British films in leading or prominent supporting roles during the silent era. He later went to Hollywood where he often played villains in Western films. His most significant American role was as the Sheriff in the 1930 comedy Whoopee! (1930).^[1]

Selected filmography

• The Marriage Business (1927)
• The Streets of London (1929)
• Half Shot at Sunrise (1930)
• Whoopee! (1930)
• Cowboy Counsellor (1932)
• Roman Scandals (1933)
• The Affairs of Cellini (1934)
• The Oregon Trail (1936)
• Raw Timber (1937)
• Riders of Black Mountain (1940)
• Ridin' Home to Texas (1940)
• Utah (1945)
• Untamed Fury (1947)

References

Bibliography

• Harker, Ina Rae. American Cinema of The 1930s: Themes and Variations. Rutgers University Press, 2007.
• Low, Rachel. The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929. Routledge, 1997.

External links

• Jack Rutherford at the Internet Movie Database