Marcus McDermott (also credited as Marc MacDermott; 1871 – 1929). Australian actor who starred on Broadway and in over 180 American films from 1909 until his death.
He was born in Goulburn, New South Wales to Irish parents.
In 1899 he was discovered by illustrious stage actor George Rignold and in mid-1902 he traveled to New York via Canada, joining Mrs Patrick Campbell’s a company soon after and appearing on Broadway, as Sir George Orreyed in The Second Mrs. Tanqeray. In mid-1903 he traveled to England with Campbell and performed there until 1906 when he returned to the United States, his reputation by now well established.
In 1909 he was hired by Thomas Edison to appear as a featured player at Edison's Bronx studio. In 1912, he starred with Mary Fuller and Charles Ogle in What Happened to Mary?, the first motion picture serial made in the U.S.
McDermott had starred in over 140 films for Edison by 1916, and had frequently appeared in popular film magazines like Photoplay and Moving Picture World. That year, he married stage actress Miriam Nesbitt, who later co-starred with him in many films such as The Man Who Disappeared. McDermott then left Edison Studios to join Vitagraph Studios.
- "Tall with thick auburn hair and dark brown eyes, Marc cut an impressive figure." https://www.amazon.com/prime-video/actor/Marc-McDermott/amzn1.dv.gti.d5fd0110-bedd-46eb-a3bf-f4b2d75b377d/
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