Harry Rindfleish

born: 23 July 1892
St. Paul, Minnesota,
United States of America
died: 17 March 1963
Los Angeles, California,
United States of America
(coronary occlusion, age 70)

American actor. Harry's death certificate gives an 18 July birthday but his WWI & WWII Draft Cards give a 23 July birthday. His WWI Draft Card says he was a laborer for Lasalida Film Co. which was formed to produce primarily Baby Marie Osborne films. He enlisted in the US Navy in August 1917 and served 4 years until August 1921. In 1922 he spent 6 months in the VA hospital at Sawtelle, CA for treatment for chronic laryngitis and floating kidneys. Upon discharge he was given vocational training and went into stock & bond trading and went into a career in the City of Los Angeles Treasury Department.
Real name: Henry Joseph Rindfleisch
Height: 5'10½"
Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1917
Lonesome Luke On Tin Can Alley
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1917
Lonesome Luke, Messenger
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1917
Lonesome Luke In Love, Laughs And Lather
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DEATH CERTIFICATE
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Acknowledgements:
The Harold Lloyd Encyclopedia by Annette D'Agostino Lloyd (book)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85497878/henry-joseph-rindfleisch (1963 Mar 17 LA Grave)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLYG-R85D (1963 Mar 17 LA COD coronary occlusion)
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/33697081:6482 (1917 Jun 4 WWI Draft:LA: labor Lasalida Film Co)
https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/16075 (1917 LA Lasalida Film Co)
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/262149:1200 (1917 Aug 21 enlist US Navy: disch 1921 Aug 20: VA 6 mos floating kidney)
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/13461937:1002 (1942 Apr 25 LA WWII Draft: ht 5' 10 1/2": job LA City Treasury Dept)
Jim Jarvis (bio notes and research)

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