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Yorke Sherwood

Yorke Sherwood (14 December 1873 – 27 September 1958) was an English actor.

Life

Yorke Sherwood was born Herbert Edmund Sherwood in Manchester on 14 December 1873. He moved to California in the 1920s and had multiple roles in Mack Sennett films often supporting Harry Langdon, then at Hal Roach's studio in 1925-1926. Sherwood kept playing supporting roles after the silent era. He was often cast to play English characters in Hollywood films.

The actor, who had to shave his head to play Uncle Eroshka in The Cossacks (in 1928) noted with a touch of humour that he had to do it again for his role in The Unholy Night in 1929: "Whatever I play, I seem to always lose my hair". He is described as a "large-sized, squared-headed British character actor".

He died in Hollywood, at 84.

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