Robert Harron

American silent film actor, born in 1893. A fixture of D.W. Griffith's company from the Biograph days, he played leading roles in *The Birth of a Nation* (1915), *Intolerance* (1916), *A Romance of Happy Valley* (1919), and *True Heart Susie* (1919). His natural, understated acting style was well suited to Griffith's intimate dramas. He died in 1920 at age 27 from a gunshot wound, in what was officially ruled an accident.