Alfred Paget


Alfred Paget was an English silent film actor best known for his portrayal of Prince Belshazzar in D.W. Griffith's 1916 historical epic Intolerance. He appeared in 239 films between 1908 and 1918. Prior to his film career, he had served from 1899 to 1903 in the Royal Horse Guards of the British Army. He served in South Africa during the Second Boer War from July to November 1900, receiving the Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps for Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal. In April 1918 he travelled to Canada and enrolled in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, being assigned to the 34th Fort Garry Horse Depot Squadron in Winnipeg as an instructor, being quickly promoted to the rank of Sergeant due to his previous service and experience. In the summer of 1919, he contracted a form of malarial fever, and died in Winnipeg on 8 October 1919. He is buried in the Field Of Honour in Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1908Romance of a JewessShort
1909The Red Man's ViewSilver EagleShort, Uncredited
1910The Two BrothersMexicanShort
1910A Romance of the Western HillsIndianShort
1910The Unchanging SeaVillagerShort
1910In the Border StatesUnion SoldierShort
1910A Flash of LightWedding GuestShort
1910The House with Closed ShuttersOn Porch / At FarewellShort
1910The Modern ProdigalGuardShort
1910A Mohawk's WayIndianShort
1911His TrustMessenger / Confederate soldierShort
1911What Shall We Do with Our Old?In shopShort
1911The Lily of the TenementsA CustomerShort
1911Enoch ArdenA Shipwrecked SailorShort
1911The Indian BrothersIn Second Tribe / At FuneralShort
1911A Country CupidA FarmerShort
1911The Last Drop of WaterAn Indian / In Wagon TrainShort
1911Out from the ShadowAt DanceShort
1911The Blind Princess and the PoetShort
1911The BattleConfederate OfficerShort
1911The Miser's HeartPolicemanShort
1911A Woman ScornedThe Sneak Thief's CompanionShort
1912The Old BookkeeperA ThiefShort
1912For His SonIn OfficeShort, Uncredited
1912Under Burning SkiesEmily's Husband's FriendShort
1912The Goddess of Sagebrush GulchA CowboyShort
1912One Is Business, the Other CrimeShort
1912The Lesser EvilThe Leader of the SmugglersShort
1912A Temporary TruceA Drunken Cutthroat / An Indian / Among RescuersShort
1912The Spirit AwakenedThe Renegade FarmhandShort
1912The Inner CirclePolice AgentShort
1912Blind LoveA PolicemanShort
1912Two Daughters of EveIn AudienceShort
1912The Chief's BlanketThe Unfaithful SentinelShort
1912In the Aisles of the WildAn IndianShort
1912The Musketeers of Pig AlleyRival Gang LeaderShort
1912HeredityIndian / WoodsmanShort
1912Gold and GlitterIn CanoeShort
1912My BabyThe Married Sister's HusbandShort
1912The InformerConfederate GeneralShort
1912BrutalityOutside BarShort
1912The New York HatThe DoctorShort
1912My HeroIndianShort
1912The Burglar's DilemmaInterrogating DetectiveShort
1912A Cry for HelpPolicemanShort
1913The Telephone Girl and the LadyThe Telephone Girl's SweetheartShort
1913An Adventure in the Autumn WoodsThe WoodsmanShort
1913The Tender Hearted BoyPolicemanShort, Uncredited
1913Oil and WaterAmong DancersShort, Uncredited
1913Broken WaysIn PosseShort, Uncredited
1913A Girl's StratagemThe Saloon KeeperShort
1913The Sheriff's BabyThe SheriffShort
1913A Misunderstood BoyThe Vigilante LeaderShort
1913The Left-Handed ManPolicemanShort
1913The Tenderfoot's MoneyShort
1913The House of DarknessAsylum GuardShort, Uncredited
1913Just GoldSecond BrotherShort
1913A Timely InterceptionThe Oil SyndicateShort
1913Red Hicks Defies the WorldIn CrowdShort, Uncredited
1913Almost a Wild ManIn AudienceShort, Uncredited
1913The Mothering HeartClub PatronShort, Uncredited
1913Two Men of the DesertAn IndianShort
1913A Woman in the UltimateMember of the Badger GangShort
1913A Modest HeroFirst PolicemanShort
1913The Battle at Elderbush GulchWaifs' uncleShort
1913The Little TeaseShort
1913The Yaqui CurIn TribeShort
1914Judith of BethuliaBethulian / Assyrian Soldier
1914Brute ForceIn Club / TribesmanShort, /
1914The Rebellion of Kitty BelleShort
1915Enoch ArdenEnoch ArdenShort
1915The AbsenteeEvil
1915StrathmoreBertie Errol
1915The LambBill Cactus
1915The Gambler of the West
1915Martyrs of the AlamoJames Bowie
1916IntolerancePrince Belshazzar
1916The Old Folks at Home
1916The Heiress at Coffee Dan'sBert Gallagher
1916Pathways of LifeShort
1917Nina, the Flower GirlArchie Dean
1917Big TimberCharlie Benton
1917Aladdin and the Wonderful LampThe Sultan
1917The Fair BarbarianMr. Burmistone
1918Cupid's Round UpJim Cocksey
1918The Girl with the Champagne EyesMatt
1919When a Girl LovesBen Grant