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Otis Thayer(1863-1935)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Writer
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Otis Thayer
Otis Thayer was born in 1863 in Richland Center, Wisconsin, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The Scapegoat (1912), Riders of the Range (1923) and The Desert Scorpion (1920). He died on 16 August 1935 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Born1863
DiedAugust 16, 1935
Born1863
DiedAugust 16, 1935
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Known for

The Scapegoat
Short
  • Director(as Otis B. Thayer)
  • 1912
Riders of the Range
  • Director(as Otis B. Thayer)
  • 1923
The Desert Scorpion
5.9
  • Director(as Otis B. Thayer)
  • 1920
Tracy the Outlaw (1928)
Tracy the Outlaw
4.4
  • Director(as Otis B. Thayer)
  • 1928

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Director

  • Tracy the Outlaw (1928)
    Tracy the Outlaw
    4.4
    • Director (as Otis B. Thayer)
    • 1928
  • John Harron and Laura La Plante in Finders Keepers (1928)
    Finders Keepers
    4.7
    • Director (as Otis B. Thayer)
    • 1928
  • Riders of the Range
    • Director (as Otis B. Thayer)
    • 1923
  • Out of the Depths
    • Director (as Otis B. Thayer, unconfirmed)
    • 1921
  • The Outlaw's Revenge
    Short
    • Director (as Otis B. Thayer)
    • 1921
  • The Golden Lure
    Short
    • Director (as Otis B. Thayer)
    • 1921
  • A Western Feud
    Short
    • Director (as Otis B. Thayer)
    • 1921
  • Finders Keepers
    • Director (as Otis B. Thayer)
    • 1921
  • A Desperate Tenderfoot
    Short
    • Director (as Otis B. Thayer)
    • 1920
  • Edmund Cobb in Wolves of the Street (1920)
    Wolves of the Street
    • Director (as Otis B. Thayer)
    • 1920
  • The Desert Scorpion
    5.9
    • Director (as Otis B. Thayer)
    • 1920
  • Gertrude Bondhill and James O'Neill in Miss Arizona (1919)
    Miss Arizona
    • Director (as Otis B. Thayer)
    • 1919
  • Bashful Buck Bailey (1918)
    Bashful Buck Bailey
    Short
    • Director
    • 1918
  • The Mating of Meg Malloy (1918)
    The Mating of Meg Malloy
    Short
    • Director
    • 1918
  • In the Shadow of the Rockies (1918)
    In the Shadow of the Rockies
    Short
    • Director
    • 1918

Actor

  • The Desert Scorpion
    5.9
    • The Sheriff
    • 1920
  • Told in the Rockies (1915)
    Told in the Rockies
    Short
    • 1915
  • Pirates of the Plains (1914)
    Pirates of the Plains
    Short
    • Priest
    • 1914
  • Circumstantial Evidence
    Short
    • Ike Thompson
    • 1912
  • The Wayfarer
    Short
    • Deputy Sheriff Duncan (as Otis B. Thayer)
    • 1912
  • The Boob
    Short
    • The Booking Agent (as Otis B. Thayer)
    • 1912
  • The Double Cross
    Short
    • Johnny Lee - the Chinese Servant (as Otis B. Thayer)
    • 1912
  • Murray the Masher
    Short
    • Martin Murray - the Masher (as Otis B. Thayer)
    • 1912
  • Busy Day at the Selig General Office
    Short
    • 1911
  • Western Hearts
    Short
    • Dr. Lane (as Otis B. Thayer)
    • 1911
  • Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor
    Short
    • Levi Cohen
    • 1911
  • Told in Colorado
    Short
    • Papa Bellaires (as Otis B. Thayer)
    • 1911
  • A Tennessee Love Story
    Short
    • Farmer Harris (as Otis B. Thayer)
    • 1911
  • A New York Cowboy
    Short
    • Boss Langley
    • 1911
  • The Gray Wolves
    Short
    • Judge Harland (as Otis B. Thayer)
    • 1911

Writer

  • Riders of the Range
    • scenario (as Otis B. Thayer)
    • 1923
  • The Widow of Rickie O'Neal
    Short
    • Writer (as O.B. Thayer)
    • 1912
  • The Scapegoat
    Short
    • story (as Otis B. Thayer)
    • 1912
  • A Modern Ananias
    Short
    • Writer (as Otis B. Thayer)
    • 1912
  • Two Men and a Girl
    Short
    • Writer (as Otis B. Thayer)
    • 1912
  • The Bully of Bingo Gulch
    Short
    • Writer (as Otis B. Thayer)
    • 1911
  • A Romance of the Rio Grande
    Short
    • Writer (as Otis B. Thayer)
    • 1911

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Otis B. Fair
  • Born
    • 1863
    • Richland Center, Wisconsin, USA
  • Died
    • August 16, 1935
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Founded Art-O-Graf Film Co., a production company active from 1919-23.
  • Nickname
    • Otis B. Thayer

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