Antonio Moreno

Biography

Antonio Moreno was a Spanish-born American actor and film director of the silent era and 1950s. Born in Madrid, Spain in 1887, he emigrated to New York at 14 in 1901 and later settled in Massachusetts. Moreno began his career in bit parts at Biograph Studios in 1912 and co-starred in successful serials with Norma Talmadge, rising to matinee idol status by 1915. He appeared in notable films like "Captain from Castile" (1947) and "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954).