Forgotten Actors

Saturday, 13 July 2041

6800 Actors in a Blog!

There are now more than 6800 actors and actresses featured in this blog. Here are some links to help you navigate and find the one that you are looking for. As always, this is a work in constant progress so a little time will be needed to complete these links. You can also use the links in the side panel.

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Disclaimer and Process of Identifying

The word 'Forgotten' has been used in this blog to represent the thousands of actors who rarely get recognised for their work beyond their peers. Without websites and blogs like this one they could easily be forgotten altogether. As new generations discover films, how many will venture into the obscure world of second features and independent productions to discover the layers of talent behind the stars of the day? When you last watched a classic film, did you notice the maid, the train conductor, the woman selling flowers, the elevator operator, or any of the passers-by in the background? Or were your eyes transfixed on the main actors, as they were supposed to be. Sometimes watching a film several times will give you the full appreciation of what it takes to create an atmosphere in a scene. I hope when you look at this blog you will go and watch the films for yourself, maybe several times and look beyond the foreground action to the bit-part actors, each one with a life, a career and a story of their own. More famous actors are included in this blog for the sake of completion and to help you research the less famous ones.

Qualifying actors and actresses for this blog are those who have appeared on screen before 1970, whether they have been forgotten or not.

Thursday, 3 September 2026

Sallie Gardner

Born: unknown

Died: unknown

Sallie Gardner was a racehorse possibly ridden by Gilbert Domm. Gilbert Domm was a stock manager on Leland Stanford's farm in 1878. Leland Stanford was a wealthy tycoon and the Governor of California. Stanford made a bet that all four hooves of a horse left the ground whilst in full gallop and photographer Edwaerd Muybridge set up an experiment to help him prove it was true. A jockey, unbeknownst to himself, became an iconic figure in the future world of film when he rode the racehorse 'Sallie Gardner' in front of series of still cameras in this experiment. These photographs could be turned into a short film of sorts using a zoopraxiscope, invented by Muybridge, and later using animation techniques. It is only assumed that Gilbert Domm was the jockey and no concrete evidence has ever been found. This experiment was one of several similar experiments carried out in July 1878.

The Horse in Motion: Sallie Gardner at a Gallop (1878) as Self/Racehorse (uncredited)

This 'film' was made on 19th July 1878.

Gilbert Domm

Born: 1844, Ohio. USA

Died: 1912, USA

Gilbert Domm was a stock manager on Leland Stanford's farm in 1878. Leland Stanford was a wealthy tycoon and the Governor of California. Stanford made a bet that all four hooves of a horse left the ground whilst in full gallop and photographer Edwaerd Muybridge set up an experiment to help him prove it was true. A jockey, unbeknownst to himself, became an iconic figure in the future world of film when he rode the racehorse 'Sallie Gardner' in front of series of still cameras in this experiment. These photographs could be turned into a short film of sorts using a zoopraxiscope, invented by Muybridge, and later using animation techniques. It is only assumed that Gilbert Domm was the jockey and no concrete evidence has ever been found. This experiment was one of several similar experiments carried out in July 1878.

The Horse in Motion: Sallie Gardner at a Gallop (1878) as Jockey (uncredited)