James Cornelius Kirkwood Sr. (February 22, 1876 – August 24, 1963) was an American actor and director.
Biography
Kirkwood debuted on screen in 1909 and was soon playing leads for
D. W. Griffith
David Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was an American film director. Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture, he pioneered many aspects of film editing and expanded the art of the n ...
. He started directing in 1912, and became a favorite of
Mary Pickford
Gladys Marie Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian-American stage and screen actress and producer with a career that spanned five decades. A pioneer in the US film industry, she co-founde ...
, with whom he is rumored to have had an affair. In 1923, he married actress
Lila Lee
Lila Lee (born Augusta Wilhelmena Fredericka Appel; July 25, 1905 – November 13, 1973) was a prominent screen actress, primarily a leading lady, of the silent film and early sound film eras.
Early life
The daughter of Augusta Fredericka Appe ...
; with her, he had a son,
James Kirkwood Jr.
James Kirkwood Jr. (August 22, 1924 – April 21, 1989) was an American playwright, author and actor. In 1976 he received the Tony Award, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the Broadway ...
, who became a successful writer, winning both a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize for ''
A Chorus Line
''A Chorus Line'' is a 1975 musical with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and a book by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante.
Set on the bare stage of a Broadway theater, the musical is centered on seventeen Broadway dancers ...
''. Previously he had been married to
Gertrude Robinson
Gertrude Robinson (October 7, 1890 – March 19, 1962) was an American actress of the silent era.
Biography
She appeared in 164 films between 1908 and 1925. She was born in New York City and died in Hollywood, California. She was the fir ...
, with whom he also had a child. During his marriage to Robinson, he had an affair with
Mary Miles Minter
Mary Miles Minter (born Juliet Reilly; April 25, 1902Louisiana Birth Certificate, Caddo Parish, No. 119, Book A, Page 97, Birth Date: April 25, 1902, Name: Mary M. Reilly ic – Original Caddo birth record was recorded as "J.H. Riley's Child" ...
, who was 15 at the time. They "married" without clergy in the countryside near Santa Barbara. Their relationship ended after Minter became pregnant with Kirkwood's child and underwent an abortion.
In 1931, he married actress Beatrice Powers, and had a daughter, Joan Mary Kirkwood, with her. They divorced in 1934, with Powers citing mental cruelty. He married Marjorie Davidson (1920–2008) in 1940, and had a son with her, Terrance Michael Kirkwood (born 1941).
He was
George Melford
George H. Melford (born George Henry Knauff, February 19, 1877 – April 25, 1961) was an American stage and film actor and director. Often taken for granted as a director today, the stalwart Melford's name by the 1920s was, like Cecil B. DeMil ...
's original choice for the starring role of Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan in '' The Sheik,'' which was later famously passed to
Rudolph Valentino
Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaello Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926), known professionally as Rudolph Valentino and nicknamed The Latin Lover, was an Italian actor based in the United States who starred ...
. His directing career fizzled in 1920, but he continued acting well into the 1950s. His film career would span more than two hundred films over nearly a half century.
He died at the
Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital
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.
Selected filmography
* ''
A Corner in Wheat
''A Corner in Wheat'' is a 1909 American short silent film which tells of a greedy tycoon who tries to corner the world market on wheat, destroying the lives of the people who can no longer afford to buy bread. It was directed by D. W. Griffit ...
'' (1909, Short) – The Farmer
* ''
At the Altar
''At the Altar'' is a 1909 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey where early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century. A p ...
'' (1909, Short)
* ''
The Lonely Villa
''The Lonely Villa'' is a 1909 American short silent crime drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film stars David Miles, Marion Leonard and Mary Pickford in one of her first film roles. It is based on the 1901 French play ''Au Téléphone ...
'' (1909, Short) – Among Rescuers
* ''
The Hessian Renegades
''The Hessian Renegades'' is a 1909 American silent war film directed by D. W. Griffith. It is set during the American Revolution.
Plot
A young soldier during the American Revolution has the mission to carry a crucial message to General Washin ...
'' (1909, Short) – Messenger's Father
* ''
Pippa Passes
''Pippa Passes'' is a verse drama by Robert Browning. It was published in 1841 as the first volume of his ''Bells and Pomegranates'' series, in a low-priced two-column edition for sixpence, and republished in his collected ''Poems'' of 1849, ...
'' (1909, Short) – Jules
* ''
Fools of Fate
''Fools of Fate'' is a 1909 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film survives at the film archive of the Library of Congress.
Plot
A man's boat capsizes and another man who was camping nearby saves him before he drow ...
'' (1909, Short) – Ben Webster
* ''
Nursing a Viper
''Nursing a Viper'' is a 1909 American silent short film by pioneer director D. W. Griffith. A paper print of the film survives in the Library of Congress.
Cast
*Arthur V. Johnson as The Husband
*Marion Leonard as The Wife
* Frank Powell as The Vi ...
The Red Man's View
''The Red Man's View'' (also cited ''The Redman's View'') is a 1909 American short silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith and shot in New York state. Prints of the film exist in the film archives of the Museum of Modern Art and the Lib ...
'' (1909, Short) – Silver Eagle's Father – the Tribal Spokesman (uncredited)
* ''
In Little Italy
''In Little Italy'' is a 1909 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.
Plot
Marie has two lovely men pretending her, she decided to reject Tony and accept Victor as her new sweetheart. Tony, frustrated and jealous for Mari ...
'' (1909, Short) – The Sheriff
* ''
To Save Her Soul
''To Save Her Soul'' is a 1909 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mary Pickford. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey when many of the early film studios in America's first motion picture industry wer ...
'' (1909, Short) – Backstage at Debut / At Party
* ''
The Day After
''The Day After'' is an American television film that first aired on November 20, 1983 on the ABC television network. More than 100 million people, in nearly 39 million households, watched the film during its initial broadcast. With ...
'' (1909, Short) – Party Guest
* ''
The Rocky Road
''The Rocky Road'' is a 1910 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Frank Powell. Prints of the film survive in the film archives of the Library of Congress and the Museum of Modern Art.
Cast
* Frank Powell a ...
'' (1910, Short) – The Best Man
* ''
The Woman from Mellon's
''The Woman from Mellon's'' is a 1910 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mary Pickford and Billy Quirk. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company.
It is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.''Catalo ...
'' (1910, Short) – The Minister
* ''
The Modern Prodigal
''The Modern Prodigal'' is a 1910 American short drama silent black and white film directed by D. W. Griffith. It is based on the novel by Bess Meredyth.
Cast
* Guy Hedlund as The Prodigal Son
* Clara T. Bracy as The Prodigal's Mother
* Geor ...
'' (1910, Short)
* '' The Bridal Room'' (1912, Short) – Minor Role
* ''
The Left-Handed Man
''The Left-Handed Man'' is a 1913 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Prints of the film survive at the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art.
Cast
* Lillian Gish as The Old Soldier's Daughter
* Charles West as The Old S ...
'' (1913, Short) – The Old Soldier
* ''
The House of Discord
''The House of Discord'' (1913) is a silent American drama film directed by James Kirkwood, Sr., written by F. E. Woods and A. Clayton Harris from a play by William C. deMille. The film stars Lionel Barrymore and marked the theatrical film debut ...
'' (1913, Short) – The Wife's Sweetheart
* '' Home, Sweet Home'' (1914) – The Mother's Son
* ''
The Eagle's Mate
''The Eagle's Mate'' is a 1914 American silent drama film produced by the Famous Players film company and released through Paramount Pictures. The film starred Mary Pickford and was her first film working with the actor/director James Kirkwood. Th ...
'' (1914) – Lancer Morne
* ''
Behind the Scenes
In cinema, behind-the-scenes (BTS), also known as the making-of, the set, or on the set, is a type of documentary film that features the production of a film or television program. This is often referred to as the EPK (electronic press kit) vi ...
'' (1914) – Steve Hunter
* ''
The Green-Eyed Devil
''The Green-Eyed Devil'' is a 1914 American short silent film directed by James Kirkwood. The film starred Earle Foxe, Spottiswoode Aitken and William Garwood in the lead roles.
The film was written by Daniel Carson Goodman (story) and Geor ...
'' (1914, Short, Director)
* ''
Lord Chumley
''Lord Chumley'' is a 1914 American short drama film directed by James Kirkwood. Prints of the film survive at the film archive of the Library of Congress. The film began production before November 1913, but it was not released until June 19 ...
'' (1914, Short, Director)
* ''
Cinderella
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'' (1914, Short, Director)
* ''
Strongheart
Etzel von Oeringen (October 1, 1917 – June 24, 1929), better known as Strongheart, was a male German Shepherd who was one of the early canine stars of feature films.
Biography
Born October 1, 1917, Etzel von Oeringen was a male German Shepherd ...
The Lost Bridegroom
''The Lost Bridegroom'' a 1916 American silent comedy film produced by Adolph Zukor starring John Barrymore. Appearing alongside Barrymore in this film is his first wife Katherine Corri Harris. It was based on the short story titled "The Man Who W ...
'' (1916, Director)
* ''
Susie Snowflake
''Susie Snowflake'' is a lost American silent film released by Paramount Pictures on June 25, 1916. The picture was directed by James Kirkwood, Sr. and filmed by cinematographer Ned Van Buren. ''Susie Snowflake'' was written and adapted for the s ...
Over There
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'' (1917, Director)
* ''
Environment
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* Biophysical environment, the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism or ...
'' (1917, Director)
* ''
The Struggle Everlasting
''The Struggle Everlasting'' is a 1918 American silent allegorical drama film directed by James Kirkwood, Sr. and starring stage star Florence Reed. It is based on a 1907 play, ''The Struggle Everlasting'', by Edward Milton Royle.
Cast
*Florenc ...
'' (1918, Director)
* ''
The Uphill Path
''The Uphill Path'' is a 1918 silent film drama directed by James Kirkwood, Sr., James Kirkwood and starring Catherine Calvert.
It was filmed at the old Biograph Studios. Working title for this film was : The Girl with a Past.
The creator of the ...
The Scoffer
''The Scoffer'' is a surviving 1920 American silent drama film produced and directed by Allan Dwan and starring Mary Thurman. It was released through Associated First National Pictures.
Plot
As described in a film magazine, Dr. Stannard Wayne ...
'' (1920) – Dr. Stannard Wayne
* ''
In the Heart of a Fool
''In the Heart of a Fool'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan. It is based on a novel by William Allen White.
Plot
As described in a film magazine, in a small town lives Dr. Harvey Nesbit (Burton), who knows of the scand ...
'' (1920) – Grant Adams
* ''
The Forbidden Thing
''The Forbidden Thing'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan and starring James Kirkwood, Helen Jerome Eddy and Marcia Manon.Lombardi p.113
Cast
* James Kirkwood as Abel Blake
* Helen Jerome Eddy as Joan
* Marcia M ...
'' (1920) – Abel Blake
* ''
The Branding Iron
''The Branding Iron'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Barbara Castleton and James Kirkwood. It was produced by Barker and Samuel Goldwyn and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. Castleton appeared ...
'' (1920) – Pierre Landis
* ''
Love
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'' (1920) – Tom Chandler
* ''
Man, Woman & Marriage
''Man, Woman & Marriage'' is a 1921 American silent drama film produced and directed by Allen Holubar and starring Dorothy Phillips. It was released through Associated First National Pictures. It is also known under the title ''Man-Woman-Marriag ...
'' (1921) – David Courtney
* ''
Bob Hampton of Placer
''Bob Hampton of Placer'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Marion Fairfax. It is based on the 1910 novel ''Bob Hampton of Placer'' by Randall Parrish. The film stars James Kirkwood Sr., Wesley B ...
'' (1921) – Bob Hampton
* ''
A Wise Fool
''A Wise Fool'' is a 1921 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. This film is based on the novel ''The Money Master'' by Sir Gilbert Parker and was directed by George Melford. James Kirkw ...
'' (1921, extant; Library of Congress) – Jean Jacques Barbille
* '' The Great Impersonation'' (1921) – Sir Everard Dominey / Leopold von Ragastein
* '' The Man from Home'' (1922) – Daniel Forbes Pike
* '' Under Two Flags'' (1922) – Cpl. Victor
* ''
Pink Gods
''Pink Gods'' is a lost film, lost 1922 American silent film, silent melodrama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Penrhyn Stanlaws and starred Bebe Daniels and Adolphe Menjou. The sourc ...
'' (1922) – John Quelch
* '' The Sin Flood'' (1922) – O'Neill
* ''
Ebb Tide
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Tide tabl ...
'' (1922) – Robert Herrick
* ''
You Are Guilty
''You Are Guilty'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Edgar Lewis and starring James Kirkwood, Doris Kenyon and Robert Edeson.Connelly p. 439
Synopsis
Stephen Martin takes the blame over some missing funds in order to spare his ha ...
'' (1923) – Stephen Martin
* ''
Human Wreckage
''Human Wreckage'' is a 1923 American independent silent drama propaganda film that starred Dorothy Davenport and featured James Kirkwood, Sr., Bessie Love, and Lucille Ricksen. The film was co-produced by Davenport and Thomas H. Ince and d ...
'' (1923) – Alan MacFarland
* ''
The Eagle's Feather
''The Eagle's Feather'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sloman and starring James Kirkwood and Mary Alden. It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures.
Cast
Preservation status
A copy of ''The Eagle's Feathe ...
'' (1923) – John Trent
* ''
Ponjola
''Ponjola'' is a 1923 American silent drama film based on the 1923 novel of the same name by Cynthia Stockley and directed by Donald Crisp
Donald William Crisp (27 July 188225 May 1974) was an English film actor as well as an early produce ...
'' (1923) – Lundi Druro
* ''
Discontented Husbands
''Discontented Husbands'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and written by Evelyn Campbell that was released by Columbia Pictures. The film stars James Kirkwood, Cleo Madison, and Grace Darmond. The film was rele ...
'' (1924) – Michael Frazer
* '' Love's Whirlpool'' (1924) – Jim Reagan
* ''
Wandering Husbands
''Wandering Husbands'', also known as ''Loves and Lies'', is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by William Beaudine. It stars James Kirkwood, Lila Lee, and Margaret Livingston.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, Diana Mor ...
Circe, the Enchantress
''Circe, the Enchantress'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. The film starred Leonard's then-wife Mae Murray. This was their last collaboration, and they divorced soon after. Considered to be a lost film for de ...
'' (1924) – Dr. Wesley Van Martyn
* ''
The Painted Flapper
''The Painted Flapper'' is a 1924 American silent romantic drama film directed by John Gorman and starring James Kirkwood Sr., Pauline Garon, and Crauford Kent
Crauford Kent (12 October 1881 – 14 May 1953) was an English character actor ...
'' (1924) – Richard Whitney
* ''
Gerald Cranston's Lady
''Gerald Cranston's Lady'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Emmett J. Flynn and starring James Kirkwood, Alma Rubens, and Walter McGrail. It is based on the novel of the same title by Gilbert Frankau published the same year a ...
'' (1924) – Gerald Cranston
* ''
Secrets of the Night
''Secrets of the Night'' is a 1924 American silent film directed by Herbert Blaché and made at Universal Pictures. The black-and-white “murder mystery-melodrama comedy” stars James Kirkwood Sr., Madge Bellamy, and ZaSu Pitts. It was adap ...
'' (1924 extant) – Robert Andrews
* '' The Top of the World'' (1925) – Guy Ranger / Burke Ranger
* ''
The Police Patrol
''The Police Patrol'' is a 1925 American silent crime film directed by Burton L. King and starring James Kirkwood, Edna Murphy and Edmund Breese.Munden p.367
Plot
A patrolman falls in love with a dressmaker, is ordered to arrest her when a d ...
'' (1925) – Officer Jim Ryan
* ''
That Royle Girl
''That Royle Girl'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith and released by Paramount Pictures. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Edwin Balmer, and starred Carol Dempster, W. C. Fields and Harriso ...
The Reckless Lady
''The Reckless Lady'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Howard Higgin and starring Belle Bennett, Lois Moran, James Kirkwood, and Lowell Sherman.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, the attentions of Feodor, a Russian ...
'' (1926) – Colonel Fleming
* '' The Wise Guy'' (1926) – Guy Watson
* ''
Butterflies in the Rain
''Butterflies in the Rain'' is a 1926 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Laura La Plante, James Kirkwood and Dorothy Cumming.Munden p.730 The film is set in England and is based on a novel by the British ...
'' (1926) – John Humphries
* ''
Million Dollar Mystery
''Million Dollar Mystery'' (also known as ''Money Mania'') is a 1987 American film released with a promotional tie-in for Glad-Lock brand bags. This was the final feature-length film directed by Richard Fleischer.
It starred an ensemble cast o ...
'' (1927) – James Norton
* '' Someone to Love'' (1928) – Mr. Kendricks
* ''
Black Waters
''Black Waters'' is a 1929 British/American horror sound film produced by Herbert Wilcox and directed by Marshall Neilan. It was the first British-produced talking picture ever shown in England, but it was actually made in Hollywood since that i ...
The Devil's Holiday
''The Devil's Holiday'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code film starring Nancy Carroll, Phillips Holmes, ZaSu Pitts, James Kirkwood, Sr., Hobart Bosworth, and Ned Sparks, and released by Paramount Pictures.
The movie was adapted by Edmund Goulding fro ...
'' (1930) – Mark Stone
* '' Worldly Goods'' (1930) – John C. Tullock
* '' The Spoilers'' (1930) – Joe Dextry
* '' Young Sinners'' (1931) – John Gibson
* ''
A Holy Terror
''A Holy Terror'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western movie starring George O'Brien, Sally Eilers, Rita La Roy, and Humphrey Bogart. The film is an adaptation by Ralph Block, Alfred A. Cohn, and Myron C. Fagan of the novel ''Trailin'!'' by Max ...
'' (1931) – William Drew
* '' Transatlantic'' (1931) – Sigrid's Beau (uncredited)
* '' Over the Hill'' (1931) – Pa Shelby in Prologue
* ''
The Rainbow Trail
''The Rainbow Trail'', also known as ''The Desert Crucible'', is Western author Zane Grey's sequel to ''Riders of the Purple Sage''. Originally published under the title ''The Rainbow Trail'' in 1915, it was re-edited and re-released in recent ...
'' (1932) – Venters
* ''
Charlie Chan's Chance
''Charlie Chan's Chance'' is a 1932 American pre-Code murder mystery film, the third to star Warner Oland as detective Charlie Chan. It is based on the 1928 novel ''Behind That Curtain'' by Earl Derr Biggers, who also contributed to the film. Th ...
'' (1932) – Inspector Flannery
* ''
Cheaters at Play
''Cheaters at Play'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan. The film stars Thomas Meighan, Charlotte Greenwood, William Bakewell, Ralph Morgan, Barbara Weeks and Linda Watkins ...
Careless Lady
''Careless Lady'' is a 1932 American comedy film directed by Kenneth MacKenna and written by Guy Bolton. The film stars Joan Bennett, John Boles, Minna Gombell, Weldon Heyburn, Nora Lane and Raul Roulien. The film was released on April 3, 1 ...
'' (1932) – Judge
* ''
My Pal, the King
''My Pal, the King'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Kurt Neumann, starring Tom Mix, and featuring Mickey Rooney and James Kirkwood.Quinlan, David (1997) ''The Film Lover's Companion: An A to Z Guide to 2,000 Stars and th ...
'' (1932) – Count DeMar
* ''
Playthings of Desire
''Playthings of Desire'' is a 1924 American silent melodrama film produced and directed by Burton L. King and starring Estelle Taylor.
Cast
Preservation
A print listed as being complete of ''Playthings of Desire'' is located in the Library ...
'' (1933) – Jim Malvern
* ''
Hired Wife
''Hired Wife'' is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne and Virginia Bruce.
Plot
When Stephen Dexter (Brian Aherne), boss of Dexter Cement, competes with the giants in ...
'' (1934) – Philip Marlowe
* ''
The Lady from Cheyenne
''The Lady from Cheyenne'' is a 1941 American comedy western film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Loretta Young, Robert Preston and Edward Arnold.
Plot
In the 1860s, after receiving an inheritance a Philadelphia Quaker school teacher h ...
'' (1941) – Politician
* ''
No Hands on the Clock
''No Hands on the Clock'' is a 1941 American comedy mystery film directed by Frank McDonald starring Chester Morris as detective Humphrey Campbell. The cast also included Jean Parker and Rose Hobart. It was produced by Pine-Thomas Productions ...
'' (1941) – Warren Benedict
* ''
Tennessee Johnson
''Tennessee Johnson'' is a 1942 American film about Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by William Dieterle and written by Milton Gunzburg, Alvin Meyers, John Balderston, and We ...
'' (1942) – Senator (uncredited)
* '' Government Girl'' (1943) – Senator (uncredited)
* '' Madame Curie'' (1945) – Board Member (uncredited)
* ''
The Spanish Main
''The Spanish Main'' is a 1945 American adventure film starring Paul Henreid, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak and Binnie Barnes, and directed by Frank Borzage. It was RKO's first all-Technicolor film since ''Becky Sharp'' ten years before.
Cin ...
'' (1945) – Captain Spratlin (uncredited)
* ''
Rendezvous with Annie
''Rendezvous with Annie'' is a 1946 comedy film directed by Allan Dwan and written by and Mary Loos and Richard Sale. The film stars Eddie Albert, Faye Marlowe and Gail Patrick. The supporting cast features C. Aubrey Smith and William Frawley. ...
That Brennan Girl
''That Brennan Girl'', also known as ''Tough Girl'', is a 1946 melodrama film produced and directed by Alfred Santell and starring James Dunn, Mona Freeman, William Marshall, and June Duprez. The story concerns a young woman raised in an unwhol ...
'' (1946) – John Van Derwin (uncredited)
* ''
That's My Man
''That's My Man'' is a 1947 American drama film directed by Frank Borzage, written by Steve Fisher and Bradley King, and starring Don Ameche, Catherine McLeod, Roscoe Karns, John Ridgely, Kitty Irish and Joe Frisco. It was released on June 1, ...
'' (1947) – Racetrack Man (uncredited)
* ''
Driftwood
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In some waterfront areas, driftwood is a major nuisance. However, the driftwood provides shelter and fo ...
The Untamed Breed
'' The Untamed Breed'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Sonny Tufts, Barbara Britton and George 'Gabby' Hayes.
'' (1948) – Sheriff (uncredited)
* ''
Joan of Arc
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The Doolins of Oklahoma
''The Doolins of Oklahoma'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Randolph Scott, George Macready and Louise Allbritton. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures.
Plot
When the Daltons are killed at Coffeyvill ...
'' (1949) – Reverend Mears (uncredited)
* ''
Intruder in the Dust
''Intruder in the Dust '' is a 1948 crime novel written by American author William Faulkner. Taking place in Mississippi, it revolves around an African American farmer accused of murdering a Caucasian man.
Overview
The novel focuses on Lucas ...
'' (1949) – Convict (uncredited)
* ''
Roseanna McCoy
''Roseanna McCoy'' is a 1949 American drama film directed by Irving Reis. The screenplay by John Collier, based on the 1947 novel of the same title by Alberta Hannum, is a romanticized and semi-fictionalized account of the Hatfield–McCoy feud. ...
'' (1949) – A Hatfield (uncredited)
* ''
The Nevadan
''The Nevadan'' is a 1950 American Cinecolor Western film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Randolph Scott, Dorothy Malone, Forrest Tucker, Frank Faylen, and George Macready. Written by George W. George and George F. Slavin, the film is a ...
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend Tonto. The character has been called an enduring icon of American culture.
He first appeared in 1933 in ...
Stage to Tucson
''Stage to Tucson'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Robert Creighton Williams, Frank Burt and Robert Libott. It is based on the 1948 novel ''Lost Stage Valley'' by Frank Bonham. The film stars Rod Came ...
'' (1950) – Sheriff Pete Deuce (uncredited)
* ''
Belle Le Grand
''Belle Le Grand'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Allan Dwan and written by D.D. Beauchamp. The film stars Vera Ralston, John Carroll, William Ching, Hope Emerson, Grant Withers, Stephen Chase, John Qualen and Harry Morgan. The fi ...
'' (1951) – Judge (uncredited)
* '' Santa Fe'' (1951) – Surveyor (uncredited)
* '' Two of a Kind'' (1951) – Ben (uncredited)
* '' Man in the Saddle'' (1951) – Sheriff Medary (uncredited)
* '' I Dream of Jeanie'' (1952) – Doctor
* ''
Winning of the West
''Winning of the West'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Gene Autry and Gail Davis.Rowan p.33
Plot
Main cast
* Gene Autry as Gene Autry
* Champion as Champ - Gene's Horse
* Gail Davis as Ann Rand ...
The Sun Shines Bright
''The Sun Shines Bright'' is a 1953 American Comedy-Drama Western film directed by John Ford, based on material taken from a series of Irvin S. Cobb "Judge Priest" short stories featured in ''The Saturday Evening Post'' in the 1910s, specifica ...
'' (1953) – Gen. Fairfield
* ''
Woman They Almost Lynched
''Woman They Almost Lynched'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Allan Dwan and written by Steve Fisher. The film stars John Lund, Brian Donlevy, Audrey Totter, Joan Leslie, Ben Cooper, James Brown and Nina Varela. The film was rele ...
'' (1953) – Old Man (uncredited)
* ''
The Last Posse
''The Last Posse'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring Broderick Crawford, John Derek, Charles Bickford and Wanda Hendrix.Sweethearts on Parade'' (1953) – Narrator (voice, uncredited)
* '' Passion'' (1954) – Don Rosendo (uncredited)
* ''Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush'' (1954) – Tim Johnson
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The Search for Bridey Murphy
''The Search for Bridey Murphy'' is a 1956 American drama film directed by Noel Langley and starring Teresa Wright, Louis Hayward and Nancy Gates, based on the best-selling book by Morey Bernstein.Indick p.172 It is inspired by the story of Ameri ...
'' (1956) – Brian MacCarthy at Age 68
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Two Rode Together
''Two Rode Together'' is a 1961 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring James Stewart, Richard Widmark, and Shirley Jones. The supporting cast includes Linda Cristal, Andy Devine, and John McIntire. The film was based upon th ...
'' (1961) – Officer (uncredited) (final film role)