Gertrude Astor
Known for Acting · 224 credits
- Born
- 1887-11-09
- Died
- 1977-11-09
- Place of birth
- Lakewood, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Gertrude Aster · Gertrude Irene Eyster
Biography
Gertrude Astor (Born Gertrude Eyster November 9, 1887 – November 9, 1977) was an American motion picture character actress, who began her career playing trombone on a riverboat.
Born in Lakewood, Ohio, Astor at the age of 12 ran off and joined a woman's band as a trombone player and toured the states. In New York she left the band to obtain film work and got a job as an extra before her career took off. Astor was a prolific performer, between 1915 and 1962 she appeared in over 250 movies. Her first known credit is in a Biograph short in 1915. She then became a contract player at Universal. A tall, angular and beautiful woman, Astor frequently towered over the leading men of the era; thus, she was most frequently utilized in comedy roles as aristocrats, golddiggers and "heroine's best pal".
Her best-known silent appearances were as the visiting stage star in Stage Struck (1925) with Gloria Swanson, as the vamp who plants stolen money on Harry Langdon in The Strong Man (1926), and as Laura LaPlante's wisecracking travelling companion in The Cat and the Canary (1927).
Astor worked prolifically at Hal Roach studios with such headliners as Laurel and Hardy, Our Gang, and especially Charley Chase. She was also kept busy at Columbia Pictures' short subjects unit.
She continued to play bits in feature films throughout the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. She was briefly glimpsed as the first murder victim in the Sherlock Holmes adventure The Scarlet Claw and was among the ranks of dress extras in 1956's Around the World in Eighty Days. Her last appearance was in John Ford's The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
Known For
I Love Lucy
1951
as Showgirl #4
The Sound of Music
1965
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard
1950
as Courtier (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Townswoman (uncredited)
All About Eve
1950
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Extra (uncredited)
TV Shows (2)
Movies (222)
The Sound of Music
1965
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard
1950
as Courtier (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Townswoman (uncredited)
All About Eve
1950
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Extra (uncredited)
The Women
1939
as Mud Bath Nurse (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
The Wolf Man
1941
as Townswoman (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers
1959
as Townswoman (uncredited)
3 Godfathers
1948
as Saloon Girl (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun
1951
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Caged
1950
as Inmate (uncredited)
Reap the Wild Wind
1942
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
When Worlds Collide
1951
as Traveler (uncredited)
Angel Face
1953
as Matron (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
1946
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Climax
1944
as Woman in Audience Behind Franz (Uncredited)
San Francisco
1936
as Drunk's Girl (uncredited)
Moontide
1942
as Woman (uncredited)
Leave Her to Heaven
1945
as Prison Matron (uncredited)
Dragonwyck
1946
as Nurse (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
1937
as Pioneer Woman
Two Rode Together
1961
as Mrs. Wringle (uncredited)
Kiki
1926
as Paulette Mascar
Paula
1952
as Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Dame (uncredited)
The Tingler
1959
as Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
Secrets
1924
as Mrs. Manwaring
Flaming Gold
1932
as Escort Service Madam
My Man Godfrey
1957
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Wichita
1955
as Saloon Madam (uncredited)
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Skin Deep
1922
as Mrs. Carlson
Kentucky Pride
1925
as Mrs. Beaumont
Hell Bound
1931
as Rosie
Crack-Up
1946
as Nagging Wife on Train (Uncredited)
Lorna Doone
1922
as Countess of Brandir (uncredited)
All in a Night's Work
1961
as Customer (uncredited)
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
1964
as Denver Party Guest (uncredited)
Loot
1919
as Lady Gwendolyn
Easy Living
1937
as Saleswoman (uncredited)
The Best of Everything
1959
as Leading Woman in Play (uncredited)
The Virgin Queen
1955
as Lady-in-Waiting - 2nd Group
Postal Inspector
1936
as Woman with Drumsticks (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty
1948
as Townswoman (uncredited)
Guilty Parents
1934
as Marie
Scandal Sheet
1952
as Neighbor (uncredited)
Daddy Long Legs
1955
as Art Gallery Patron (uncredited)
The Rescue
1917
as Mrs. Hendricks
Frisco Lil
1942
My Dear Secretary
1948
as Miss Gee (uncredited)
Scared Stiff
1953
as Man with Spaghetti's Wife (uncredited)
Dick Tracy
1945
as Woman (uncredited)
Come Clean
1931
as Mrs. Hardy
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
1966
as Townswoman
Bad Boy
1935
The Scarlet Claw
1944
Idaho
1943
as Party Guest
Calcutta
1946
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Big Broadcast of 1938
1938
as Woman (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Fort Osage
1952
as Townswoman (uncredited)
Thunder on the Hill
1951
as Village Woman (uncredited)
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949
as Juror (uncredited)
The Merry Widow
1952
as Reception Guest (uncredited)
Weird Woman
1944
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Great Guy
1936
as Party Guest (Uncredited)
Lost Canyon
1942
as Mrs. Anson
Hold Back the Dawn
1941
as Young Woman in Bar (uncredited)
Hollywood
1923
as Gertrude Astor
The Kansan
1943
as Blonde Townswoman
Deep in My Heart
1954
as Dorothy's Nurse (uncredited)
The Female Animal
1958
as Actress on Movie Set (uncredited)
Untamed
1929
as Mrs. Mason
Apache Drums
1951
as Townswoman (uncredited)
The Wall Flower
1922
as Pamela Shiel
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Extra (uncredited)
The Old West
1952
as Townswoman (uncredited)
Poker Widows
1931
as Mrs. Thomas Regan
The Cat and the Canary
1927
as Cecily
Beyond the Rocks
1922
as Morella Winmarleigh
It's in the Air
1935
as (uncredited)
The Impossible Mrs. Bellew
1922
as Alice Granville
Wives Never Know
1936
as Mrs. Merchant (uncredited)
Be Yourself!
1930
as Lillian
The Brazen Beauty
1918
as Mrs. Augusta Van Ruysdael
Empty Saddles
1936
as Eloise Hayes
They Never Come Back
1932
as Kate
Fun on a Weekend
1947
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Music Man
1948
as Mrs. Larkin
Woman in Hiding
1950
as Woman in Drugstore (uncredited)
Bunco Squad
1950
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Here Comes Trouble
1948
as Woman with Dog (uncredited)
While Paris Sleeps
1932
No More Ladies
1935
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Here Comes the Band
1935
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Tassels in the Air
1938
as Louella Pindell (uncredited)
Five and Ten Cent Annie
1928
as Blonde
Cheyenne's Pal
1917
as Dancehall girl
The Reckless Sex
1925
as Lucile Dupré
Rich Relations
1937
Border Brigands
1935
as Big Six -Saloon Girl
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
1948
as Mrs. Howard
Frozen Justice
1929
as Moosehide Kate
Polly Redhead
1917
as Lady Caroline
Flaming Youth
1923
as Annie
The Delicious Little Devil
1919
as Auditioning Dancer (uncredited)
Bombs and Banknotes
1917
as His Daughter
I Have Lived
1933
as Harriet Naisson
Satan in Sables
1925
as Dolores Sierra
Laughing Ladies
1925
as The Married Man's Wife
The Kentucky Derby
1922
as Helen Gordon
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1927
as Mrs. St. Clare (uncredited)
Honeymoon Limited
1935
as Lady Devonshire
The Branding Iron
1920
as Betty Morena
All Over Town
1937
as Mamie
Again Pioneers
1950
as Mrs. Jans
Wife Tamers
1926
as Mrs. Barry
About Gertrude Astor
Gertrude Astor (Born Gertrude Eyster November 9, 1887 – November 9, 1977) was an American motion picture character actress, who began her career playing trombone on a riverboat. Born in Lakewood, Ohio, Astor at the age of 12 ran off and joined a woman's band as a trombone player and toured the states. In New York she left the band to obtain film work and got a job as an extra before her career took off. Astor was a prolific performer, between 1915 and 1962 she appeared in over 250 movies. Her first known credit is in a Biograph short in 1915.… With 224 credits spanning from 1915 to 1966, Gertrude Astor has appeared in 222 films and 2 TV shows.
Fans searching for Gertrude Astor movies, Gertrude Astor filmography, or the latest projects starring Gertrude Astor can stream many of these titles on Bowood.TV, free and in HD, with no subscription required.
Most Popular Gertrude Astor Movies
- The Sound of Music (1965) — as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Sunset Boulevard (1950) — as Courtier (uncredited)
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — as Townswoman (uncredited)
- All About Eve (1950) — as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — as Extra (uncredited)
Where to Watch Gertrude Astor Films
Most Gertrude Astor movies and series are available to stream on Bowood.TV in full HD, completely free and without signup. Browse the complete filmography above to jump directly to any title. For more films and the latest web series featuring Gertrude Astor, check our movies catalogue and browse page.