Edward LeSaint

Edward LeSaint

American actor and director (1870-1940)

Edward LeSaint was an American stage and film actor and director whose career began in the silent era. He acted in over 300 films and directed more than 90. He was sometimes credited as Edward J. Le Saint. LeSaint typically portrayed characters in roles of authority, including over 30 roles, both credited and uncredited, as a judge.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 74 films (1914–1940) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1914 WHAT BECAME OF JANE? Selig Polyscope Co. B&W silent
1914 WHO KILLED GEORGE GRAVES? Selig Polyscope Co. 1 reel B&W silent
1915 Lord John's journal. Universal Film Mfg. Co. Inc. 3 reels 16mm B&W silent
1915 THE CIRCULAR STAIRCASE. Selig Polyscope Co. 5 reels B&W silent
1916 THE HONORABLE FRIEND. Jesse L. Laskey Feature Play Co. 5 reels B&W silent
1916 THE SOUL OF KURA-SAN. Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. 5 reels B&W silent
1916 THE THREE GODFATHERS. Bluebird Photoplays Inc. 6 reels B&W silent
1916 THE VICTORIA CROSS. Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. 5 reels B&W silent
1917 EACH TO HIS KIND. Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. 5 reels B&W
1917 THE GOLDEN FETTER. Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. 5 reels B&W
1917 THE HEIR OF THE AGES. J. C. Ivers 5 reels B&W
1917 THE LONESOME CHAP. J. C. Ivers 5 reels B&W
1917 THE SQUAW MAN'S SON. Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. 5 reels B&W
1917 THE WOLF AND HIS MATE. Universal Film Mfg. Co. Inc. 5 reels
1918 HER ONE MISTAKE. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1918 KULTUR. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W
1918 THE BIRD OF PREY. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1918 THE DEVIL'S WHEEL. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1918 THE SCARLET ROAD. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1918 THE STRANGE WOMAN. Fox Film Corp 6 reels
1919 HELL ROARIN' REFORM. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1919 THE CALL OF THE SOUL. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1919 THE SNEAK. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1919 THE SPEED MANIAC. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1920 THE GIRL OF MY HEART. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1920 TWO MOONS. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1922 MORE TO BE PITIED THAN SCORNED. C. B. C. Film Sales Corp. 6 reels B&W
1922 OATH-BOUND. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1922 ONLY A SHOP GIRL. C. B. C. Film Sales Corp. 71 min B&W
1922 THE MEN OF ZANZIBAR. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1924 DISCONTENTED HUSBANDS. Columbia Pictures and C. B. C. Film Sales Corp. 6 reels B&W
1924 THE MARRIAGE MARKET. Columbia Pictures and C. B. C. Film Sales Corp. 6 reels B&W
1924 THREE KEYS. Banner Productions Inc. 6 reels
1924 YESTERDAY'S WIFE. Royal Revues Inc. 6 reels B&W
1925 THE LOVE GAMBLE. Banner Productions Inc. 6 reels
1926 BROODING EYES. Banner Productions Inc. 6 reels B&W
1926 THE MILLIONAIRE POLICEMAN. Banner Productions Inc. 5 reels
1930 THE DAWN TRAIL. Columbia Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1931 HUCKLEBERRY FINN. Paramount Publix Corp. 8 reels B&W
1932 BREACH OF PROMISE. Benjamin Verschleiser. 7 reels B&W
1933 Duck soup Universal 16 70 16mm B&W sound
1933 THE LAST TRAIL. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W
1934 GEORGE WHITE'S SCANDALS. Fox Film Corp 80 min B&W
1934 ONCE TO EVERY WOMAN. Columbia Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1934 The Old Fashioned Way William Beaudine 10 B&W
1934 The Old Fashioned Way ▶ William Beaudine 71 min B&W
1934 THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY. Paramount Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1934 You're telling me Erle C. Kenton 71 min 16mm B&W sound
1934 You're Telling Me! Erle C. Kenton 71 min 16mm B&W sound
1934 YOU'RE TELLING ME. Paramount Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W