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{{short description|American actor}}
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{{infobox person
| name = Robert Anderson
| image = Robert Anderson - 1919 MPW.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = ''[[Moving Picture World]]'', 1919
| birth_name = Robert Christian Anderson
| birth_date = {{birth date|1890|7|22}}
| birth_place = [[Odense, Denmark]]
| death_date = {{dda|1963|6|25|1890|7|22}}
| death_place = [[Woodland Hills, California]]
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1915–1934
| spouse =
| children =
}}
'''Robert Christian Anderson''' (July 22, 1890 – June 25, 1963) was an American actor of Danish birth who appeared in [[silent film|silent]] films.
==Biography==
Anderson was born in Odense, Denmark. He was also a make-up artist and director (of one short). Anderson and [[D.W. Griffith]] were the principal makeup artists on Griffith's monumental classic ''[[Intolerance (film)|Intolerance]]''. He later appeared in Griffith's [[World War I]] propaganda film ''[[Hearts of the World]]'' (1918). In addition to ''Hearts of the World'' Anderson can be seen today in surviving silent films such as ''[[The Heart of Humanity]]'' (1918) another World War I film where he played one of the Patricia brothers. He makes a noteworthy appearance alongside [[Lionel Barrymore]] in ''[[The Temptress (1926 film)|The Temptress]]'' (1926), [[Greta Garbo]]'s second [[MGM]] film.
Anderson's is known for his silent film performance as the villain Sebastian in MGM's ''[[White Shadows in the South Seas]]'' (1928), lushly filmed in [[Tahiti]] and the second film to win an [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography]]. The film was directed by [[W.S. Van Dyke|W.S. "Woody" Van Dyke]] and starred [[Monte Blue]] as the hero.
Anderson continued in films a few more years after sound arrived, his last film credit being in 1934. He died in 1963.<ref>''Who Was Who on the Screen'' c.1983 3rd edition, by Evelyn Mack Truitt</ref>
==Partial filmography==
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*''[[Intolerance (film)|Intolerance]]'' (1916)
*''[[Draft 258]]'' (1917)
*''[[Hearts of the World]]'' (1918)
*''[[The Heart of Humanity]]'' (1918)
*''[[Common Property]]'' (1919)
*''[[The Petal on the Current]]'' (1919)
*''[[Once to Every Woman (1920 film)|Once to Every Woman]]'' (1920)
*''[[Dr. Jim]]'' (1921)
*''[[Below the Deadline (1921 film)|Below the Deadline]]'' (1921)
*''[[Tillie (film)|Tillie]]'' (1922)
*''[[The Girl in His Room]]'' (1922)
*''[[The Social Buccaneer (1923 film)|The Social Buccaneer]]'' (1923)
*''[[Slander the Woman]]'' (1923)
*''[[The Eternal Struggle (film)|The Eternal Struggle]]'' (1923)
*''[[The Lullaby (1924 film)|The Lullaby]]'' (1924)
*''[[The Temptress (1926 film)|The Temptress]]'' (1926)
* ''[[The Beautiful Cheat (1926 film)|The Beautiful Cheat]]'' (1926)
*''[[Love Me and the World Is Mine]]'' (1928)
*''[[White Shadows in the South Seas]]'' (1928)
*''[[Clear the Decks]]'' (1929)
*''[[Rasputin and the Empress]]'' (1932) (*uncredited)
*''[[Treasure Island (1934 film)|Treasure Island]]'' (1934) (*uncredited)
*''[[The Mighty Barnum]]'' (1934) (*uncredited)
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0027351/#Director Robert Anderson at IMDb.com]
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