True Boardman was born in
Oakland, California, the son of William T. Boardman (1859–1886) and
Bay Area actress Caroline "Caro" (née True) Boardman, and died at the age of 36 in
Los Angeles, California. True Boardman began performing on stage in 1900 in Oakland and later spent some time doing theater work in
Seattle before embarking on his film career. He was the husband of actress
Virginia True Boardman (Margaret Shields) and the father of
True Eames Boardman (1909–2003), who had a long career as a script writer for radio, film and television. As a boy True Eames Boardman had appeared in a number of films, including some starring
Charlie Chaplin and
Mary Pickford. Boardman was the great-grandfather of actress
Lisa Gerritsen. ==Partial filmography==