Carl Gantvoort (1883 – September 28, 1935*) was an opera singer stage and screen actor in the United States. He starred in The Gray Dawn (1922).The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1 Kenneth White Munden, University of California Press (1997) page 404
He attended the University of Cincinnati.
His theatrical performances included a role as Little John in a 1912 production of Robin Hood. He also had roles in Little Simplicity, The Maid of the Mountains, The Riviera Girl, Pom-pom as Bertrand, Iole as George Wayne, and The Geisha.
Personal life His father, Arnold J. Gantvoort, was manager of CCM and taught classes. His mother was Nettie Looker, granddaughter of Othniel Looker. He had 6 siblings: Hermann, Gertrude, Bertha, Brunhilde, Elsa, and Helen.
He was married to Anne Brussert, who he met when she was performing a play in Ohio. They married after he completed college and divorced in 1922.
Death News reports about his death in Los Angeles state he was found unconscious in the street with a skull fracture and they mention different dates, namely 28, 29 or 30 of September 1935. It was speculated that he might have been robbed or hit by a car, relatives said he suffered with fainting spells. An inquest was closed with an open verdict by a coroner's jury who could not determine cause of death. Another report simply states he died of a heart attack.
Filmography Man of the Forest (1921), a Western The Mysterious Rider (1921 film) (1921) A Certain Rich Man (1921) The Lure of Egypt (1921) When Romance Rides (1922) The Gray Dawn (1922) Heart's Haven (1922) Golden Dreams (1922)
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