Elmer Ballard

Elmer Ballard

Born: May 5, 1879
Died: June 5, 1947
in Rochford, South Dakota, USA
Elmer Ballard (May 7, 1879 – June 5, 1947) was an American actor.

Movies for Elmer Ballard...

Green Eyes
Title: Green Eyes
Character: Lenox, the Kester Butler
Released: June 15, 1934
Type: Movie
The owner of a large mansion in the country throws a costume party for some of his friends. However, the party turns sour when he is found stabbed to death in a closet. The police and a guest try to discover who committed the murder.
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Consolation Marriage
Title: Consolation Marriage
Character: Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Released: November 21, 1931
Type: Movie
A sportswriter jilted by his globe-trotting girlfriend marries a woman jilted by her boyfriend.
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Little Caesar
Title: Little Caesar
Character: Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Released: January 25, 1931
Type: Movie
A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?
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The Doorway to Hell
Title: The Doorway to Hell
Character: Tommy, Louie's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Released: October 18, 1930
Type: Movie
A vicious crime lord decides that he has had enough and much to the shock of his colleagues decides to give the business to his second in command and retire to Florida after marrying his moll. Unfortunately, he has no idea that she and the man are lovers.
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The Squealer
Title: The Squealer
Character: Pimply-Face
Released: August 20, 1930
Type: Movie
A gangster's wife, fearful that he is about to be murdered by his rivals, tips off the police to his whereabouts in order to save his life. Her husband, however, believes her reason was that she wanted him out of the way so she could have his best friend.
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Her Private Affair
Title: Her Private Affair
Character: Ludwig Grimm
Released: September 27, 1929
Type: Movie
A married society woman accidentally kills her would-be lover and blackmailer and then suffers a crisis of conscience when his disgruntled butler is charged with the crime.
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Alibi
Title: Alibi
Character: Soft Malone - Cab Driver
Released: April 20, 1929
Type: Movie
Chick Williams, a prohibition gangster, rejoins his mob soon after being released from prison. When a policeman is murdered during a robbery, he falls under suspicion. The gangster took Joan, a policeman's daughter, to the theater, sneaked out during the intermission to commit the crime, then used her to support his alibi. The detective squad employs its most sophisticated and barbaric techniques, including planting an undercover agent in the gang, to bring him to justice.
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Pinched
Title: Pinched
Released: September 23, 1917
Type: Movie
Harold's checked cap, blown from his head by a freakish wind, gets him into trouble. First he comes into conflict with the police as a highwayman, then the cap serves to identify him as a housebreaker and lands him in jail, while the innocent cause of his trouble becomes his cellmate for another reason. Eventually a distracted wife rescues both her husband and Harold from the clutches of the law, the cap this time aiding him to regain his freedom.
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Over the Fence
Title: Over the Fence
Character: (uncredited)
Released: September 9, 1917
Type: Movie
Snitch steals Ginger's (stolen) baseball tickets and takes Ginger's girl to the game. Finding himself without tickets, Ginger dresses as a baseball player and wins the game. A possible debut of the "Glasses" or "Boy" character.