Cullen Landis
Cullen Landis (July 9, 1896 – August 26, 1975) was an American motion picture actor and director whose career began in the early ears of the silent film era. James Cullen Landis was the middle of three siblings (two sons and a daughter) raised by Lulan and Margaret (née Cullen) Landis in Nashville, Tennessee, where his father supported his family as a stock broker. As a boy, James was a train enthusiast and dreamed to be an railroad engineer. Though the ambition eventually faded, his interest in railroads did not, and some years later he helped design for himself a model train set powered by steam. He began working in the fledgling film industry at age 18 around the time his older sister, Margaret Landis, appeared in her first film. In 1928 Cullen Landis starred in the first ‘all talking’ motion picture, Lights of New York. He once confided in a friend that talkies were perfect for musicals and that he was no "song and dance man". He left Hollywood for Detroit in 1930 to produce and direct industrial films for automobile companies. Landis began as a movie director, only turning to acting after his lead player broke a leg and it was discovered that the actor’s costumes fit him. He went on to become one of the more popular lead actors of the silent era, appearing in some one hundred films over 14 years. During World War II, he served as a captain with US Army Signal Corps producing training films in the South Pacific. By war’s end he was twice decorated and promoted to major. In the post war years he made documentaries for the US State Department that took him to the far corners of the world. James Cullen Landis died on August 28, 1975, aged 79, at a nursing home in Bloomfield, Michigan, three months after the death of his wife, Jane. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
Convict's Code
as Kenneth Avery
Convict's Code
as Kenneth Avery
The Little Wild Girl
as Jules Barbier
The Little Wild Girl
as Jules Barbier
Lights of New York
as Eddie Morgan
Lights of New York
as Eddie Morgan
A Midnight Adventure
as Fred Nicholson
A Midnight Adventure
as Fred Nicholson
The Devil's Skipper
as John Dubray
The Devil's Skipper
as John Dubray
On to Reno
as Bud
On to Reno
as Bud
Finnegan's Ball
as Flannigan Jr.
Finnegan's Ball
as Flannigan Jr.
The Fighting Failure
as Denny O'Brien
The Fighting Failure
as Denny O'Brien
Christine of the Big Tops
as Bob Hastings
Christine of the Big Tops
as Bob Hastings
The Dixie Flyer
as 'Sunrise' Smith
The Dixie Flyer
as 'Sunrise' Smith
With Buffalo Bill on the U. P. Trail
as Gordon Kent
With Buffalo Bill on the U. P. Trail
as Gordon Kent
Perils of the Coast Guard
as Coast Guard Captain Tom Norris
Perils of the Coast Guard
as Coast Guard Captain Tom Norris
The Midnight Flyer
as David Henderson
The Midnight Flyer
as David Henderson
Peacock Feathers
as Jerry Chandler
Peacock Feathers
as Jerry Chandler
An Enemy of Men
as Doctor Phil
An Enemy of Men
as Doctor Phil
Wasted Lives
as John Grayson
Wasted Lives
as John Grayson
Pampered Youth
as George Minafer
Pampered Youth
as George Minafer
Cheap Kisses
as Donald Dillingham
Cheap Kisses
as Donald Dillingham
Born Rich
as Jack Le Moyne
Born Rich
as Jack Le Moyne
One Law for the Woman
as Ben Martin
One Law for the Woman
as Ben Martin
A Girl of the Limberlost
as Hart Henderson
A Girl of the Limberlost
as Hart Henderson
The Fighting Coward
as Tom Rumford
The Fighting Coward
as Tom Rumford
The Man Life Passed By
as Harold Trevis
The Man Life Passed By
as Harold Trevis
The Midnight Alarm
as Chaser
The Midnight Alarm
as Chaser
Soul of the Beast
as Paul Nadeau
Soul of the Beast
as Paul Nadeau
Pioneer Trails
as Jack Dale / Jack Plains
Pioneer Trails
as Jack Dale / Jack Plains
Crashin' Thru
as Cons Saunders
Crashin' Thru
as Cons Saunders
The Famous Mrs. Fair
as Alan Fair
The Famous Mrs. Fair
as Alan Fair
Dollar Devils
as Jim Biggers
Dollar Devils
as Jim Biggers
The Fog
as Nathan Forge
The Fog
as Nathan Forge
Forsaking All Others
as Oliver Newell
Forsaking All Others
as Oliver Newell
Love in the Dark
as Tim O'Brien
Love in the Dark
as Tim O'Brien
Youth to Youth
as Page Brookins
Youth to Youth
as Page Brookins
Remembrance
as Seth Smith
Remembrance
as Seth Smith
Gay and Devilish
as Peter Armitage
Gay and Devilish
as Peter Armitage
Watch Your Step
as Elmer Slocum
Watch Your Step
as Elmer Slocum
Man With Two Mothers
Man With Two Mothers
Voices of the City
as Jimmy
Voices of the City
as Jimmy
The Infamous Miss Revell
as Max Hildreth
The Infamous Miss Revell
as Max Hildreth
The Ace of Hearts
as Young Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
The Ace of Hearts
as Young Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
The Old Nest
as Jim at 22-32
The Old Nest
as Jim at 22-32
Snowblind
as Pete Garth
Snowblind
as Pete Garth
Bunty Pulls the Strings
as Rab
Bunty Pulls the Strings
as Rab
It's a Great Life
as Stoddard
It's a Great Life
as Stoddard
Going Some
as J. Wallingford Speed
Going Some
as J. Wallingford Speed
Pinto
as Bob DeWitt
Pinto
as Bob DeWitt
Jinx
as Slicker Evans
Jinx
as Slicker Evans
Almost a Husband
as Jerry Wilson
Almost a Husband
as Jerry Wilson
Upstairs
as Lemuel Stallings
Upstairs
as Lemuel Stallings
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as Billy Lanyon / Tommy Oakhurst
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as Billy Lanyon / Tommy Oakhurst
Where the West Begins
as Ned Caldwell (as J. Cullen Landis)
Where the West Begins
as Ned Caldwell (as J. Cullen Landis)
Cupid In Quarantine
as The Boyfriend
Cupid In Quarantine
as The Boyfriend
Her Rustic Romeo
as Jack
Her Rustic Romeo
as Jack
Somebody's Widow
as Jack Random
Somebody's Widow
as Jack Random
Sunny Jane
as Thomas
Sunny Jane
as Thomas