Vester Pegg

Vester Pegg
Vester Pegg
Born	May 23, 1889; Appleton City, Missouri, U.S.
Died	February 19, 1951 (aged 61); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1912–1941

Vester Pegg (May 23, 1889 – February 19, 1951) was an American actor of the silent film era.^[1] He appeared in 140 films between 1912 and 1941, mainly Westerns. He was born in Appleton City, Missouri and died in Los Angeles, California.

Pegg became a picador in 1909, working in a bull ring in Mexico City. He left that job after a bull charged and killed the horse on which Pegg was riding. He moved to California, where he began acting in stock theater. After 18 months of acting on stage, he began acting in films, eventually signing with Universal Pictures, where he worked with Harry Carey's company.^[2]

Selected filmography

The Birth of a Nation (1915) - Minor Role (uncredited)
The Lucky Transfer (1915, Short) - The clerk
Jordan Is a Hard Road (1915) - (uncredited)
Blue Blood and Red (1916)
Intolerance (1916) - Extra (uncredited)
Blood Money (1917, Short) - Bud Cameron
The Bad Man of Cheyenne (1917, Short) - Vesta
The Outlaw and the Lady (1917, Short)
Goin' Straight (1917, Short) - Pinnacle Bill
The Fighting Gringo (1917) - Pedro
Hair-Trigger Burke (1917, Short) - Bill
A 44-Calibre Mystery (1917, Short) - Pete McGuire
The Almost Good Man (1917, Short) - Pete Willis
The Golden Bullet (1917, Short) - Dick Henderson, alias Rogue River Charlie
The Wrong Man (1917, Short) - Chip Stevens
The Soul Herder (1917, Short) - Topeka Jack
Cheyenne's Pal (1917, Short) - Cowboy
Straight Shooting (1917) - Placer Fremont
The Texas Sphinx (1917, Short) - Steve
The Secret Man (1917) - Bill - Molly's Brother
A Marked Man (1917) - Ben Kent
Bucking Broadway (1917) - Eugene Thornton
The Phantom Riders (1918) - The Unknown
Wild Women (1918) - Pegg
Thieves' Gold (1918) - Curt Simmons
The Scarlet Drop (1918) - Marley Calvert
Hell Bent (1918) - Jack Thurston
A Woman's Fool (1918) - Tommy Lusk
The Black Horse Bandit (1919, Short)
Bare Fists (1919) - Lopez
The Border Terror - Zorro
Riders of Vengeance (1919)
The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1919)
Ace of the Saddle (1919) - Gambler
Rider of the Law (1919) - Nick Kyneton
Vanishing Trails (1920) - Rankin
The Galloping Devil (1920) - Pink
The Fighting Stranger (1921) - Joe Kilburn
The Last Chance (1921) - Black Sparr
The Struggle (1921) - Diamond Joe
The Raiders (1921) - Bob Thiele
The Kickback (1922) - Ramon Pinellos
Boomerang Justice (1922)
Canyon of the Fools (1923) - Knute
Lone Fighter (1923) - Harvey Bates
His Own Law (1924)
The Broken Law (1924)
The Shield of Silence (1925)
Wildfire (1925) - (uncredited)
Rough Going (1925) - Jim Benson
Tearin' Loose (1925) - Jim
The Hurricane Horseman (1925) - Jim Marden
Bucking the Truth (1926) - Sheriff Findlay
3 Bad Men (1926) - Henchman Shooting Lucas (uncredited)
Jack O'Hearts (1926)
The Flying Horseman (1926) - Henchman
Man of the Forest (1926) - Moses
The Desert Pirate (1927) - Henchman
Yellow Contraband (1928) - Dude McClain
Beyond the Law (1930) - Slade Henchman (uncredited)
The Dawn Trail (1930) - Mac (uncredited)
Not Exactly Gentlemen (1931) - Henchman (uncredited)
The Sunset Trail (1932) - Connors (uncredited)
Heritage of the Desert (1932) - Naab Man (uncredited)
Sundown Rider (1932) - Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Judge Priest (1934) - Joe Herringer (uncredited)
The Dude Ranger (1934) - Brings Horse (uncredited)
Elinor Norton (1934) - Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Carnival (1935) - Small Town Man (uncredited)
The Little Colonel (1935) - Frontiersman (uncredited)
The Revenge Rider (1935) - Henchman Thomas (uncredited)
Party Wire (1935) - Poker Quartet Member (uncredited)
Steamboat Round the Bend (1935) - Mink - Pride of Paducah Pilot (uncredited)
Gallant Defender (1935) - Cattleman (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) - Soldier (uncredited)
Forlorn River (1937) - Deputy Hank (uncredited)
Wild and Woolly (1937) - Man on Street (uncredited)
Thunder Trail (1937) - Tate Henchman (uncredited)
Checkers (1937) - (uncredited)
Born to the West (1937) - Bartender #2 (uncredited)
Wells Fargo (1937) - Fargo Rider (uncredited)
Stagecoach (1939) - Hank Plummer (uncredited)
Trouble in Sundown (1939) - Posse Rider (uncredited)
Frontier Pony Express (1939) - Henchman Doyle (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee (1940) - Gambler (uncredited)
Prairie Law (1940) - Henchman (uncredited)
The Ranger and the Lady (1940) - Freighter (uncredited)
Colorado (1940) - Sam Smith - Henchman
Under Texas Skies (1940) - Henchman (uncredited)
West of Abilene (1940) - Kennedy
Sheriff of Tombstone (1941) - Henchman (uncredited)
Best Man Wins (1948) - Creditor (uncredited)

References

^ Hans J. Wollstein (2015). "Vester Pegg". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^ "Last chance to see 'Bare Fists' tonight". Calgary Herald. Canada, Alberta, Calgary. August 30, 1919. p. 12. Retrieved June 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Vester Pegg at IMDb

[NY_Times-1] Hans J. Wollstein (2015). "Vester Pegg". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.

[2] "Last chance to see 'Bare Fists' tonight". Calgary Herald. Canada, Alberta, Calgary. August 30, 1919. p. 12. Retrieved June 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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