John R. Cumpson
John R. Cumpson (August 30, 1866 – March 15, 1913) was an American stage and film actor. On Broadway, he appeared in Up York State in 1901. With regard to his screen career, Cumpson appeared in at least 124 films between 1905 and 1912. A 1910 newspaper item described him as "the famous Swedish dialect comedian."
Silent film star Florence Lawrence enjoyed working often with Cumpson at the Biograph Company in 1908 and 1909, although later, in an interview with Photoplay, she described him as essentially a humorless comedian:"Mr. Cumpson was the most serious comedian I have ever known. Nothing was ever funny to him, and he never tried to be funny....When all the rest of the company would laugh at something he had said or did, he would become indignant, thinking we were making fun of him."
Cumpson died of pneumonia and diabetes at Washington Heights Hospital in New York City. He was survived by a brother and two sisters.
Acted in
Mr. Smith, Barber
1912
Billy's Séance
1911
The Stenographer's Friend; Or, What Was Accomplished by an Edison Business Phonograph
1910
How Bumptious Papered the Parlor
1910
as Bumptious
The Nichols on a Vacation
1910
as Mr. Nichols
The Eternal Triangle
1910
as The Husband
Two Men
1910
as The Miner
Getting Even
1909
as Miner
The Little Darling
1909
as In Boarding House
The Mills of the Gods
1909
as Delivery Man
Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hat
1909
as Mr. Jones
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
1909
as Mr. Jones
They Would Elope
1909
A Strange Meeting
1909
as At Party
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909
as Comic Cutthroat/A Member of the Court
The Peachbasket Hat
1909
as Mr. Jones
Her First Biscuits
1909
as Mr. Jones
The Violin Maker of Cremona
1909
as In Crowd
What Drink Did
1909
The Cricket on the Hearth
1909
as Innkeeper
Two Memories
1909
as Party Guest
Resurrection
1909
as At Inn / Servant
Jones and the Lady Book Agent
1909
as Edward Jones
The Note in the Shoe
1909
as In Office
The Suicide Club
1909
as Member of Suicide Club
A Troublesome Satchel
1909
as The Man with the Satchel
Confidence
1909
as In Bar
The Winning Coat
1909
as Innkeeper
Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade
1909
as Mr. Schneider
The Road to the Heart
1909
as Chinese Man
Trying to Get Arrested
1909
as The Tramp
A Drunkard's Reformation
1909
as Man in the Orchestra / Man in the Bar
Jones and His New Neighbors
1909
as Mr. Jones
The Lure of the Gown
1909
as Man on Street / At Dance
The Salvation Army Lass
1909
as Barkeep / Salvationist
The Roue’s Heart
1909
as Nobleman
The Wooden Leg
1909
as Father
His Wife's Mother
1909
as Mr. Jones
At the Altar
1909
as Dinner Guest
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
1909
as Mr. Jones
The Hindoo Dagger
1909
as The Doctor
The Girls and Daddy
1909
as At Black & Tan Ball
The Cord of Life
1909
as In Tenement
Those Awful Hats
1909
as Theatre Audience
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
1909
as Mr. Jones
The Fascinating Mrs. Francis
1909
as Party Guest
The Sacrifice
1909
as At Jeweler's
A Rural Elopement
1909
as In Crowd
Love Finds a Way
1909
as Footman
Mrs. Jones Entertains
1909
as Mr. jones
Mr. Jones at the Ball
1908
as Mr. Jones
The Christmas Burglars
1908
The Stolen Jewels
1908
as Smithson / Man at Broker's
A Smoked Husband
1908
as Mr. Bibbs
Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court
1908
as Honorable Patrick McPheeney
The White Caps
1905