Career Highlights: Lady Windermere's Fan, Rupert of Hentzau, First Night
First Major Screen Credit: Ladyfingers (1921)
Biography
Bert Lytell was a popular leading man in American movie romances, melodramas, and adventures of the late teens through the late '20s. The New York City-born Lytell made his theatrical debut at age three. Lytell's film career ended with the advent of sound, after which he resumed his career in theater. In 1936, Lytell directed Along Came Love. Later he spent several years as the president of the Actors' Equity. His brother, Wilfred Lytell, was also a silent film actor. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Bert Lytell (February 24, 1885 in New York City - September 28, 1954 in New York City), Born Bertram Lytell, he was a popular screen star of the silent film era who starred in romantic, melodrama and adventure films.
Like many other silent screen stars, Lytell's career collapsed after the advent of talking pictures. Lytell was married to the popular silent film actress Claire Windsor from 1924 to 1927.