E. H. Calvert

Actor 17 / Writer 2 / Director · 1916 – 2026 · 🎬 20 · 🇺🇸 United States

Elisha Helm Calvert was an American film actor and director. He appeared in more than 170 films, as well as directing a further 60 titles, often using his military title "Captain E. H. Calvert". Today's audiences may know him from his portrayals of district attorney Markham in the early Philo Vance murder mysteries; Wheeler and Woolsey's senior officer and foil in Half Shot at Sunrise; and one of the college professors having an audience with Groucho Marx in Horse Feathers.

All · 20 🎬 Movies · 20

Romance Drama Comedy Thriller Mystery

Highlights

China's Nuclear Bomb

2026

Death from a Distance

Death from a Distance

1935

Duck Soup

Duck Soup

1933

Frequent Collaborators

Eugene Pallette

4 shared

Edward Arnold

4 shared

Virginia Hammond

3 shared

Mae Howard

3 shared

William Burns

3 shared

Charles Racey

3 shared

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🎬 Movies

China's Nuclear Bomb

writer

2026

Death from a Distance

Death from a Distance

actor

1935

Duck Soup

Duck Soup

actor

1933

Wild Horse Mesa

Wild Horse Mesa

actor

1932

Horse Feathers

Horse Feathers

actor

1932

Graft

Graft

actor

1931

The Love Parade

The Love Parade

actor

1929

The Virginian

The Virginian

actor

1929

Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt

actor

1929

The Studio Murder Mystery

The Studio Murder Mystery

actor

1929

The Canary Murder Case

The Canary Murder Case

actor

1929

The Legion of the Condemned

The Legion of the Condemned

actor

1928

Melting Millions

Melting Millions

actor

1927

The House Without a Key

The House Without a Key

actor

1926

Ella Cinders

Ella Cinders

actor

1926

Bluff

Bluff

actor

1924

Affinities

actor

1922

Vultures of Society

writer

1916

Vultures of Society

director

1916

Vultures of Society

actor

1916

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