Van Dyke Brooke

Director | Actor | Writer

Date of birth : 06/21/1859

Date of death : 09/17/1921

City of birth : Detroit, Michigan, USA

A longtime and respected stage actor, Van Dyke Brooke went into the film business in 1909. A prolific actor, writer and director for Vitagraph, he stayed with the company until 1916, when the studio cleaned house and fired many of its "old-timers". He stayed in the business as an actor until his death in 1921.