John Cosgrove (actor)

John Cosgrove (1867 – 11 August 1925) was an Australian male actor, writer and director who worked in theatre and films during the silent era. He sometimes collaborated with Bland Holt.

Personal life
Cosgrove had a turbulent personal life. He would borrow money so often he was nicknamed "The Great Australian Bite". His first daughter died when a few days old. Another daughter, Noel, died of tuberculosis at the age of nineteen. His son Bill died in a plane crash in 1943.

Filmography

 * The Luck of Roaring Camp (1911)
 * The Right to Love (1915)
 * The Noon Hour (1915)
 * The Turning Point (1915)
 * For Love of Mary Ellen (1915)
 * Queen of the Band (1915)
 * The Ever Living Isles (1915)
 * The Wayward Son (1915)
 * Desert Gold (1919)
 * Barry Butts In (1919)
 * The Man from Snowy River (1920)
 * Silks and Saddles (1921) – also story
 * Possum Paddock (1921)
 * The Betrayer (1921)
 * The Queen of Sheba (1921)
 * The Guyra Ghost Mystery (1921) – also directed
 * While the Billy Boils (1921)
 * The Gentleman Bushranger (1921)
 * Sunshine Sally (1922) – script