Rupert Julian
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rupert Julian (25 January 1879 – 27 December 1943) was the first New Zealand cinema actor, director, writer and producer. Born Thomas Percival Hayes in Whangaroa, New Zealand, Son of John Daly Hayes (JNR)and Eliza Harriet Hayes. Rupert Julian performed on stage and in film both in his native country and Australia before emigrating to the United States in 1911, where he started his career as an actor in Universal silent movies. He turned to directing in 1915, often directing his wife Elsie Jane Wilson, but his work was merely routine until he was assigned to complete Merry-Go-Round in 1923 when director Erich von Stroheim was fired from it. In 1924, he directed Lon Chaney in the first cut of The Phantom of the Opera, which was largely revisited at the request of the production. He soon fell into a professional decline after the advent of sound, and after directing The Cat Creeps and Love Comes Along (both in 1930), his career faded. Rupert Julian died in Hollywood, California at the age of 64 and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rupert Julian, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Walking Back
as Undetermined Appearance
Walking Back
as Undetermined Appearance
Three Faces East
as The Kaiser
Three Faces East
as The Kaiser
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
The Fire Flingers
as Richard Hatton / Richard Olwell
The Fire Flingers
as Richard Hatton / Richard Olwell
Hungry Eyes
as John Silver
Hungry Eyes
as John Silver
Hands Down
as Tom Flynn
Hands Down
as Tom Flynn
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
as The Kaiser
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
as The Kaiser
The Desire of the Moth
as John Wesley Pringle
The Desire of the Moth
as John Wesley Pringle
The Mysterious Mr. Tiller
as Prentice Tiller
The Mysterious Mr. Tiller
as Prentice Tiller
Mother o' Mine
as John Standing
Mother o' Mine
as John Standing
A Kentucky Cinderella
as John Silverwood
A Kentucky Cinderella
as John Silverwood
The Gift Girl
as Malec
The Gift Girl
as Malec
Alone in the World
Alone in the World
The Right to Be Happy
as Ebenezer Scrooge
The Right to Be Happy
as Ebenezer Scrooge
The Bugler of Algiers
as Pierre
The Bugler of Algiers
as Pierre
The Evil Women Do
The Evil Women Do
Bettina Loved a Soldier
as Jean Reynaud
Bettina Loved a Soldier
as Jean Reynaud
Naked Hearts
as Cecil
Naked Hearts
as Cecil
The Desperado
as The Desperado
The Desperado
as The Desperado
The Dumb Girl of Portici
as Masaniello
The Dumb Girl of Portici
as Masaniello
Jewel
as Mr. Evringham
Jewel
as Mr. Evringham
A Cigarette - That's All
as Bara Yami - the Hindoo Yogi
A Cigarette - That's All
as Bara Yami - the Hindoo Yogi
Scandal
as Robert Gordon
Scandal
as Robert Gordon
The Pretty Sister of Jose
as Sebastiano - the Toreador
The Pretty Sister of Jose
as Sebastiano - the Toreador
The Lone Star Rush
The Lone Star Rush
The Pursuit of Hate
The Pursuit of Hate
The Spider and Her Web
The Spider and Her Web
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice