Helen Badgley

Helen Badgley

b. 1908 — d. 1977 (aged 69) Saratoga Springs - New York - USA

Actress

By the time she was just 3 years old she was appearing in her first film, Brother Bob's Baby in 1911. In 1912 she appeared in eleven films, and in 1913, that number increased to twenty two. At age six she lost her two front teeth and "retired" until new ones could appear. She never went back. She ended up with 103 credits to her name earning her the title "Thanhouser Kidlet" after the movie studio Thanhouser located in New York City which burned down. Her father was Gerald Badgely, expert mechanic and electrician at the studio where he perfected the Vista moving picture recorder.

Known For

Milestones of Life

Milestones of Life

The Fires of Youth

The Fires of Youth

The Tin Soldier and the Dolls

Little Dorrit

Filmography

The Fires of Youth

The Fires of Youth

A Modern Monte Cristo

A Modern Monte Cristo

A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair

When Love Was Blind

When Love Was Blind

Pots-and-Pans Peggy

Pots-and-Pans Peggy

The Heart of Ezra Greer

The Stolen Triumph

The Stolen Triumph

The Baby Benefactor

The Baby and the Boss

The Baby and the Boss

Milestones of Life

Milestones of Life

The Spirit of Audubon

The Three Roses

Tracked Through the Snow

The Bridal Bouquet

The Two Cent Mystery

His Majesty, the King

Helen Intervenes

Big Brother Bill

The Price of Her Silence

His Sister's Kiddies

In Baby's Garden

Joe Harkin's Ward

The Cycle of Hatred

The Volunteer Fireman

The Life Worth While

The Six-Cent Loaf

The Stolen Anthurium

Mercy on a Crutch

The Mother of Her Dreams

The Mystery of Eagle's Cliff

Which Shall It Be?

A Dog's Love

Zudora

The Infant Heart Snatcher

Left in the Train

Was She Right in Forgiving Him?

The Tin Soldier and the Dolls

Their Golden Wedding

The Terror of Anger

A Messenger of Gladness

Guilty or Not Guilty

The Widow's Mite

Frou Frou

The Power of the Mind

The Musician's Daughter

When the Cat Came Back

Mrs. Van Ruyter's Stratagem

Her Love Letters

Turkey Trot Town

The Benevolence of Conductor 786

The Butterfly Bug

The Barrier of Flames

A Gentleman for a Day

Little Mischief

Deborah the Jewish Maiden

Just a Shabby Doll

Just a Shabby Doll

When the Studio Burned

When the Studio Burned

The Tiniest of Stars

The Tiniest of Stars

The Spoiled Darling's Doll

The Twins and the Other Girl

His Father's Wife

The Children's Hour

Little Dorrit

Baby's Joy Ride

Proposal by Proxy

A Clothes-Line Quarrel

The Ghost in Uniform

The Girl of the Cabaret

The Girl of the Cabaret

An Amateur Animal Trainer

A Mystery of Wall Street

Their Great Big Beautiful Doll

Jack and the Beanstalk

Lawyer, Dog and Baby

A Pullman Nightmare

Taming Their Grandchildren

In a Garden

My Baby's Voice

Dottie's New Doll

The Guilty Baby

When Mercy Tempers Justice

The Thunderbolt

Cross Your Heart

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