John Cosgrove (actor)
# 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
