Alfred Paget (2 June 1879 – 8 October 1919) 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 more than 230 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.
Paget was married to Leila Halstead. 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
Year Title Role Notes1908Romance of a JewessShort1909The Red Man's ViewSilver EagleShort, Uncredited1910The Two BrothersMexicanShortA Romance of the Western HillsIndianShortThe Unchanging SeaVillagerShortIn the Border StatesUnion SoldierShortA Flash of LightWedding GuestShortThe House with Closed ShuttersOn Porch / At FarewellShortThe Modern ProdigalGuardShort A Mohawk's Way Indian Short1911His TrustMessenger / Confederate soldierShortWhat Shall We Do with Our Old?In shopShortThe Lily of the TenementsA CustomerShortEnoch ArdenA Shipwrecked SailorShortThe Indian BrothersIn Second Tribe / At FuneralShortA Country CupidA FarmerShortThe Last Drop of WaterAn Indian / In Wagon TrainShortOut from the ShadowAt DanceShortThe Blind Princess and the PoetShortThe BattleConfederate OfficerShortThe Miser's HeartPolicemanShortA Woman ScornedThe Sneak Thief's CompanionShort1912The Old BookkeeperA ThiefShortFor His SonIn OfficeShort, UncreditedUnder Burning SkiesEmily's Husband's FriendShortThe Goddess of Sagebrush GulchA CowboyShortOne Is Business, the Other CrimeShortThe Lesser EvilThe Leader of the SmugglersShortA Temporary TruceA Drunken Cutthroat / An Indian / Among RescuersShortThe Spirit AwakenedThe Renegade FarmhandShortThe Inner CirclePolice AgentShortBlind LoveA PolicemanShortTwo Daughters of EveIn AudienceShortThe Chief's BlanketThe Unfaithful SentinelShortThe Girl and Her TrustA TrampShortIn the Aisles of the WildAn IndianShortThe Musketeers of Pig AlleyRival Gang LeaderShortHeredityIndian / WoodsmanShortGold and GlitterIn CanoeShortMy BabyThe Married Sister's HusbandShortThe InformerConfederate GeneralShortBrutalityOutside BarShortThe New York HatThe DoctorShortMy HeroIndianShortThe Burglar's DilemmaInterrogating DetectiveShortA Cry for HelpPolicemanShortThe School Teacher and the WaifShort1913The Telephone Girl and the LadyThe Telephone Girl's SweetheartShortAn Adventure in the Autumn WoodsThe WoodsmanShortThe Tender Hearted BoyPolicemanShort, UncreditedOil and WaterAmong DancersShort, UncreditedDrink's LureThe PolicemanShortBroken WaysIn PosseShort, UncreditedA Girl's StratagemThe Saloon KeeperShortThe Sheriff's BabyThe SheriffShortA Misunderstood BoyThe Vigilante LeaderShortThe Left-Handed ManPolicemanShortThe Tenderfoot's MoneyShortThe House of DarknessAsylum GuardShort, UncreditedJust GoldSecond BrotherShortA Timely InterceptionThe Oil SyndicateShortRed Hicks Defies the WorldIn CrowdShort, UncreditedAlmost a Wild ManIn AudienceShort, UncreditedThe Mothering HeartClub PatronShort, UncreditedTwo Men of the DesertAn IndianShortA Woman in the UltimateMember of the Badger GangShortA Modest HeroFirst PolicemanShortThe Battle at Elderbush GulchWaifs' uncleShortThe Little TeaseShortThe Yaqui CurIn TribeShort1914Judith of BethuliaBethulian / Assyrian SoldierBrute ForceIn Club / TribesmanShort, (Prologue) / (The Old Days)The Rebellion of Kitty BelleShort1915Enoch ArdenEnoch ArdenShortThe AbsenteeEvilStrathmoreBertie ErrolThe LambBill CactusThe Gambler of the WestMartyrs of the AlamoJames Bowie1916IntolerancePrince BelshazzarThe Old Folks at HomeThe Heiress at Coffee Dan'sBert GallagherPathways of LifeShort1917Nina, the Flower GirlArchie DeanBig TimberCharlie BentonAladdin and the Wonderful LampThe SultanThe Fair BarbarianMr. Burmistone1918Cupid's Round UpJim CockseyThe Girl with the Champagne EyesMatt1919 When a Girl LovesBen Grant
References
External links
Page 1 of Alfred Paget's Attestation Paper at the Library and Archives of Canada Page 2 of Alfred Paget's Attestation Paper at the Library and Archives of Canada