Adelqui Migliar (5 August 1891 – 6 August 1956), also known as Adelqui Millar, was a Chilean film actor,

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and producer. He appeared in 31

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s between 1916 and 1928. He also directed 24 films between 1922 and 1954. He was born in

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, and lived and worked in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. He died in

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Selected filmography

* '' Een danstragedie'' (1916) * ''

Genie tegen geweld '' Genie tegen geweld '' is a 1916 Dutch silent film directed by Theo Frenkel. Cast * Adelqui Migliar - Pim Bruce * Mary Beekman - Vrouw van de huisvriend / Wife of the family friend * Aaf Bouber Aaf Bouber (17 October 1885 – 23 May 197 ...

'' (1916) * '' Madame Pinkette & Co'' (1917) * '' Toen 't licht verdween'' (1918) * '' American Girls'' (1918) * '' De kroon der schande'' (1918) * '' Oorlog en vrede'' (1918) * ''

Zonnetje '' Zonnetje'' is a 1919 in film, 1919 Netherlands, Dutch silent film directed by Maurits Binger. Cast * Annie Bos - Gloria Grey * Adelqui Migliar - Tom Chelmsford / Robert Chelmsford * Renee Spiljar - Dolly * Lola Cornero - Cora Chelmsford * Har ...

'' (1919) * ''

A Carmen of the North ''A Carmen of the North'' () is a 1919 Dutch silent film, silent romantic drama film directed by Maurits Binger. Plot Jozef (Adelqui Migliar) is a young farmer who has been ordered to leave his mother (Paula de Waart) and childhood sweetheart Mar ...

'' (1919) * ''

Het goudvischje ''Het goudvischje'' is a 1919 Dutch silent drama film directed by Maurits Binger. Cast * Annie Bos - Greta Rikkers * Jeanne Van der Pers - Het Goudvischje * Lily Bouwmeester - Greta's zuster * Paula de Waart - Mevrouw Koorders * Adelqui Miglia ...

'' (1919) * ''

John Heriot's Wife ''John Heriot's Wife'' () is a 1920 Dutch-British silent crime film directed by Maurits Binger. Cast * Mary Odette - Camilla Rivers * Lola Cornero - Tante Lady Foxborough * Henry Victor - John Heriot * Annie Bos - Weduwe Clara Headcombe (as ...

'' (1920) * ''

Fate's Plaything ''Fate's Plaything'' () is a 1920 Dutch-British silent drama film directed by Maurits Binger. Cast * Reginald Barton - Stephen Adams * Constance Worth - Dolores Blockett * Bruce Gordon - Dr. Lucas Murray * Adelqui Migliar - Hugo Amadis * Fr ...

'' (1920) * ''

As God Made Her ''As God Made Her'' () is a 1920 Dutch silent film directed by Maurits Binger. Cast * Mary Odette - Rachel Higgins * Henry Victor - Seward Pendyne * Adelqui Migliar Adelqui Migliar (5 August 1891 – 6 August 1956), also known as Adelqu ...

'' (1920) * ''

Hidden Lives ''Hidden Lives'' () is a 1920 Dutch silent film directed by Maurits Binger. It is based on a novel by John Knittel. Plot Arundel is an ambitious professor who is working on a book on the evolution of the female. He does this at the expense o ...

'' (1920) * ''

Schakels ''Schakels ("Connections")'' is a 1920 Dutch silent film directed by Maurits Binger and based on a play by Dutch playwright Herman Heijermans. The original movie and all copies are lost. Cast * Jan van Dommelen - Pancras Duif * Adelqui Migl ...

'' (1920, lost) * ''

The Little Hour of Peter Wells ''The Little Hour of Peter Wells'' () is a 1921 Netherlands, Dutch silent film directed by Maurits Binger. Cast * O. B. Clarence as Peter Wells * Heather Thatcher as Camille Pablo * Hebden Foster as Carlos Faroa * Adelqui Migliar as Pranco * Wi ...

'' (1921) * '' Laughter and Tears'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * ''

The Other Person ''The Other Person'' () is a 1921 Dutch-British silent mystery film directed by Maurits Binger and B.E. Doxat-Pratt. It was a co-production between a Dutch film company and a British film company. The film was based on a 1920 mystery novel call ...

'' (1921) * ''

Rechten der jeugd ''Rechten der jeugd'' is a 1921 Dutch silent film directed by Maurits Binger. Cast * Annie Bos - Maria * Adelqui Migliar - Schilder Gerard van Hogelanden * Jan van Dommelen * Jeanne Van der Pers Jeanne may refer to: Places * Jeanne (crater ...

'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1922) * ''

De leugen van Pierrot ''De leugen van Pierrot'' is a 1922 Dutch silent film directed by Maurits Binger. Cast * Adelqui Migliar * Esther De Boer-van Rijk - Pierrots blinde moeder * Henny Schroeder Henny is a Scandinavian and Dutch male and female first name, nickname ...

'' (1922) * '' Pages of Life'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1923) * ''

Die Sklavenkönigin ''The Moon of Israel'' (, or "The Queen of the Slaves") is a 1924 Austrian epic film. It was directed by Mihaly Kertész (later Michael Curtiz). The script was written by Ladislaus Vajda, based on H. Rider Haggard's 1918 novel '' Moon of Israe ...

'' (1924; actor) * ''

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'' (1926; actor) * ''

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'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

The Inseparables ''The Inseparables'' is a 1929 British silent romance film directed by Adelqui Migliar and John Stafford and starring Elissa Landi, Patrick Aherne and Annette Benson. It was filmed at the Whitehall Studios at Elstree. Plot A smuggler fa ...

'' (1929) * '' The Rebel'' (1931) * '' The Lights of Buenos Aires'' (1931; director) * '' Ambición'' (1939) *''

Only the Valiant ''Only the Valiant'', also known as ''Fort Invincible'', is a 1951 American Western film produced by William Cagney (younger brother of James Cagney), directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Gregory Peck, Barbara Payton, and Ward Bond. The ...

'' (1940; director)

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* 1891 births 1956 deaths Chilean male film actors Chilean male silent film actors Chilean film directors Chilean screenwriters Chilean male screenwriters Chilean film producers People from Concepción, Chile 20th-century screenwriters {{Chile-film-director-stub