Portrait of Fred Esmelton

Acting

Fred Esmelton

Career

Active from 1917 to 1928, busiest in 1925 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kid Boots
Kid Boots
GoodWatch score69/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Fred Esmelton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.3, average 2.2
  • Psychological
    3.7, average 5.5
  • Scare
    0.9, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Silent Era 3
  • Early Cinema 3
  • Silent Film 3
  • Lost Film 2
  • 1920s 2
  • Historical 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

1 title ยท average score 56
Born to Love
Born to Love (1931)
GoodWatch score 56

as Ponsonby's Butler (uncredited)

1920s

22 titles ยท average score 66
The Michigan Kid
The Michigan Kid (1928)

as Hiram Morris

Lonesome
Lonesome (1928)
GoodWatch score 76

as Swami (uncredited)

Two Lovers
Two Lovers (1928)

as Meinherr Van Rycke, the Bailiff of Ghent

The Baby Cyclone
The Baby Cyclone (1928)

as Mr. Webster

The Shield of Honor
The Shield of Honor (1927)

as Howard aka Matthew O'Day

The Gay Defender
The Gay Defender (1927)

as Commissioner Ainsworth

Kid Boots
Kid Boots (1926)
GoodWatch score 69

as Tom's Lawyer (uncredited)

Lady of the Night
Lady of the Night (1925)
GoodWatch score 64

as Judge Banning

Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (1925)

as Capt. Bedford

Red Hot Tires
Red Hot Tires (1925)

as Honorable R.C. Lowden

California Straight Ahead
California Straight Ahead (1925)

as Mr. Hayden

Conductor 1492
Conductor 1492 (1924)

as Denman Connelly

1910s

5 titles
The Misleading Widow
The Misleading Widow (1919)

as Mr. MacFarland

Come Out of the Kitchen
Come Out of the Kitchen (1919)

as Solon Tucker

The Avalanche
The Avalanche (1919)

as John Harvey

Out of the Night
Out of the Night (1918)

as Richard Storrow

The Law of Compensation
The Law of Compensation (1917)

as John Graham (as Frederick Esmelton)