Howard Gaye

Howard Gaye (23 May 1878 – 26 December 1955) was a British actor who worked mainly in the United States.

During a visit to the United States in 1912, he was invited to join the Kalem Company.

[2] He acted in 27 silent films, including D. W. Griffith's epics The Birth of a Nation (1915) as Robert E. Lee and Intolerance (1916) as Jesus Christ.

He said that even experienced stage actors needed to learn certain techniques if they wanted to adapt to acting in films.

A federal complaint charged that he took "Fanchon Duncan, said to be a movie-struck girl" to England, brought her back to the United States, and then deserted her.