Hayden Coffin

Coffin's good looks and powerful voice made him one of the most popular stage baritones of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

He was an actor, known for School for Scandal (1930), It's Always the Woman (1916) and Queen of My Heart (1917). He was married to Adeline Hayden Coffin.

He also made occasional appearances in musicals such as Young England (1916) and As You Were (1918).

In his later years, Coffin turned to serious drama, including Shakespearean roles, such as Feste in Twelfth Night at the Savoy Theatre in 1912.[.

Thanks to his huge popularity he also was able to act in some movies but the stage remained his domain. He already acted in front of the camera in 1900 for "San Toy" (00) but his real film career started only many years later when he impersonated the role of Major Sterrington for the movie "It's Always the Woman" (16).

He spent the 1892-93 season in New York City co-starring in several productions with soprano Lillian Russell. He also starred in a number of pantomimes.

After first experiences as an amateur he started his professional acting career with "Pocahontas" (1885). Only one year later followed one of his biggest hits with the play "Dorothy", which became the longest-running performance of that time.

Coffin was born in Manchester. His parents were from Maine in the U.S., and his father was a dentist. Coffin passed the preliminary examinations to enter the College of Surgeons, but decided instead to become an actor. In 1883, he performed at St. George's Hall in London as Tom Gilroy in H. J. Byron's "Partners for Life" and as Vivid in "Monsieur Jacques".

Hayden Coffin was born on April 22, 1862 in Manchester, England as Charles Hayden Coffin.