Actor. He will be best remembered for his role as 'Henry Taber' in the short dramatic film, "Sleepy Hollow" (1911). The silent film was directed by Milton J. Fahrney and was made through the Nestor Film Company and was somewhat based on the story by Washington Irving. The story goes, It's said "There's no true love without jealousy," yet Henry Taber overstepped the mark in this direction, and, although Tess was the most devoted of wives. Henry saw in every man upon which her glance fell a possible rival. Jack Wilson, the amateur photographer, stopped at their cabin for a glass of water, and merely because Tess hid him a pleasant good day, Henry was vexed. Indeed, that evening when Jack again chanced that way and showed the little wife a few prints of her estate. Henry displayed his displeasure in no uncertain manner, and coaxing as she would, he refused to come into supper but instead sank wearily down on a bench. As he lay there, he beheld his wife come to the door, look cautiously about, and stealing softly around the house. Instantly he sprang up and crept after her until she came to the Big Rock, where he beheld her clasped in the arms of Jack Wilson. The unhappy husband raised his gun and fired, but it was Tess who dropped. So grasping the photographer by the throat he slowly but surely forced him over the cliff. Turning, he found that Tess had staggered off and from his position on the rock he could see her notifying the woodsmen below. Perhaps, after all, Jack had been only wounded, but as he climbed down, his worst fears were realized, and he had scarcely time to hide behind the rocks when Tess and the woodsmen appeared. Then commenced a chase up the mountain. At last, he reached the top and laid down to rest. Suddenly the woodsmen's heads appeared. Stealthily they crept upon him, while he lay as one petrified, unable to move hand or foot until the sheriff grasped him firmly by the shoulder. But, as Henry started up, he looked into the pleading face of Tess, again imploring him to come to supper, just as Jack Wilson appeared to get the camera he had forgotten. The man looked around. There stood his cabin. It was only a dream. Gratefully he clasped his wife in his arms, and grasped the photographer's hand, insisting upon his sharing their humble evening meal. Besides, "Sleepy Hollow" (1911), he also appeared in western films which were also directed by Milton J. Fahrney, where he appeared in the roles of, 'Ned Sherwood' in "At Cedar Ridge" (1911), 'Ben Darwin' in The Bridal Trail" (1911), and 'Jack Dawson' in "At Panther Creek" (1911). He was born as Frederick Albert Pike in about 1876 (some sources say 1880 or 1881), in Winona, Minnesota. His promising acting career was cut tragically short when he accidentally drowned while filming an unidentified picture for the Henry Belmar Motion Picture Manufacturing Company on Staten Island, New York, on July 11, 1911, at the age of about 35. His body was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in his native Winona, Minnesota. He was married to Bessie Meithan Brighton.