Carl Gerard

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Carl Gerard, born Carl Gerhard Petersen in Copenhagen on September 28, 1885, was a Danish-American actor known for his supporting roles. He spent much of his career in Los Angeles and was sometimes credited as Carl Gerrard. In 1931 he acted alongside Boris Karloff in The Public Defender, a film about protecting a millionaire from being framed. He married American actress Ethel Grey Terry in 1910; she died in 1931. Gerard died of a heart attack on January 6, 1966, in Los Angeles at age 80. His ashes were buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery beside his wife.