Children James Kirkwood Jr. Role Actor | Name James Sr. Years active 1909 - 1956 | |
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Died August 24, 1963, Woodland Hills, California, United States Spouse Beatrice Powers Kirkwood (m. 1931–1934), Lila Lee (m. 1923–1931), Gertrude Robinson (m. 1916–1923) Movies Cinderella, A Corner in Wheat, Human Wreckage, Circe - the Enchantress, The Red Man\'s View Similar People James Kirkwood Jr, Lila Lee, Owen Moore, Mary Miles Minter, Henry B Walthall | ||
James Kirkwood, Sr.
James Kirkwood Sr. (February 22, 1875 – August 24, 1963) was an American actor and director.
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Biography
Kirkwood debuted on screen in 1909 and was soon playing leads for D.W. Griffith. He started directing in 1912, and became a favorite of Mary Pickford. In 1923 he married actress Lila Lee; with her, he had a son, James Kirkwood Jr., who became a writer. He was George Melford's original choice for the starring role of Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan in The Sheik, which was later famously passed to Rudolph Valentino. 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. Many years later his son, James Jr., would become a successful writer, winning both a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize for A Chorus Line.
Filmography
Actor
1961
Two Rode Together as
Officer (uncredited)
1959
Whirlybirds (TV Series) as
Mr. Cartwright
- Rest in Peace (1959) - Mr. Cartwright
1957
Valerie as
Minister at Wedding (uncredited)
1956
The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) as
Priest
- Human Bomb (1956) - Priest (uncredited)
1956
The Search for Bridey Murphy as
Brian MacCarthy at Age 68
1955
Crossroads (TV Series) as
Justice Deal
- Man on the Totem Pole (1956)
- Cleanup (1955) - Justice Deal
1956
I Spy (TV Series) as
Marchant
- The Watchmaker of Scapa Flow (1956) - Marchant
1956
Adventures of the Falcon (TV Series) as
Waller
- Kiss Me Not (1956) - Waller
1954
Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush as
Tim Johnson
1954
Passion as
Don Rosendo (uncredited)
1954
Public Defender (TV Series) as
Judge
- The Forger (1954) - Judge
- The Unfit Mother (1954) - Judge
1951
Racket Squad (TV Series) as
Judge Harper / Judge
- Fraudulent Nursery School (1953) - Judge Harper
- The Case of No Questions Asked (1952) - Judge Harper
- Babies for Sale (1951) - Judge
1953
Sweethearts on Parade as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1953
The Last Posse as
Judge Parker
1953
Woman They Almost Lynched as
Old Man (uncredited)
1953
The Sun Shines Bright as
Gen. Fairfield
1953
Winning of the West as
Wagon Train Survivor (uncredited)
1953
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series)
- The Last Kiss (1953)
1952
The Range Rider (TV Series) as
Businessman
- Peace Pipe (1952) - Businessman
1952
The Roy Rogers Show (TV Series) as
Matt Conway / Dunlap
- Blind Justice (1952) - Matt Conway
- The Hermit's Secret (1952) - Dunlap
1952
Mr. & Mrs. North (TV Series) as
Chief Horgan
- Weekend Murder (1952) - Chief Horgan
1952
I Dream of Jeanie as
Doctor
1952
The Unexpected (TV Series)
- House of Shadows (1952)
1951
The Cisco Kid (TV Series) as
Marshal Fletcher / Fiddlin' Sam / Henchman
- Quicksilver Murder (1952) - Marshal Fletcher
- Sleeping Gas (1952) - Fiddlin' Sam
- Vigilante Story (1951) - Henchman
1951
Front Page Detective (TV Series)
- Troubles with Doubles (1951)
1951
Man in the Saddle as
Sheriff Medary (uncredited)
1951
Two of a Kind as
Ben (uncredited)
1951
Santa Fe as
Surveyor (uncredited)
1951
Belle Le Grand as
Judge (uncredited)
1950
Stage to Tucson as
Sheriff Pete Deuce (uncredited)
1950
The Lone Ranger (TV Series) as
Judge Henry Brady
- Double Jeopardy (1950) - Judge Henry Brady
1950
Fortunes of Captain Blood as
Physician (uncredited)
1950
The Nevadan as
Tex (uncredited)
1949
Roseanna McCoy as
A Hatfield (uncredited)
1949
Intruder in the Dust as
Convict (uncredited)
1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma as
Rev. Mears (uncredited)
1949
Red Stallion in the Rockies as
Judge Hardy
1948
Joan of Arc as
Judge Mortemer (uncredited)
1948
The Untamed Breed as
Sheriff (uncredited)
1948
The Inside Story as
Townsman (uncredited)
1947
Driftwood as
Rev. MacDougal
1947
That's My Man as
Racetrack Man (uncredited)
1946
That Brennan Girl as
John Van Derwin (uncredited)
1946
I've Always Loved You as
Murphy (uncredited)
1946
Rendezvous with Annie as
Walters
1945
The Spanish Main as
Captain Spratlin (uncredited)
1943
Madame Curie as
Board Member (uncredited)
1943
Government Girl as
Senator (uncredited)
1942
Tennessee Johnson as
Senator (uncredited)
1941
No Hands on the Clock as
Warren Benedict
1941
The Lady from Cheyenne as
Politician
1940
Goodbye, Mr. Germ (Short) as
Dad
1934
Hired Wife as
Philip Marlowe
1933
Playthings of Desire as
Jim Malvern
1932
My Pal, the King as
Count DeMar
1932
Careless Lady as
Judge
1932
Lena Rivers as
Henry R. Graham
1932
She Wanted a Millionaire as
Roger Norton
1932
Cheaters at Play as
Detective Crane
1932
Charlie Chan's Chance as
Inspector Flannery
1932
The Rainbow Trail as
Venters
1931
Over the Hill as
Pa Shelby
1931
Transatlantic as
Sigrid's Beau (uncredited)
1931
A Holy Terror as
William Drew
1931
Young Sinners as
John Gibson
1930
The Spoilers as
Joe Dextry
1930
Worldly Goods as
John C. Tullock
1930
The Devil's Holiday as
Mark Stone
1929
Hearts in Exile as
Baron Serge Palma
1929
The Time, the Place and the Girl as
The Professor
1929
Black Waters as
Rev. Eph Kelly / Tiger Larabee
1928
Someone to Love as
Mr. Kendricks
1927
Million Dollar Mystery as
James Norton
1926
Butterflies in the Rain as
John Humphries
1926
The Wise Guy as
Guy Watson
1926
The Reckless Lady as
Colonel Fleming
1925
Lover's Island as
Jack Avery
1925
That Royle Girl as
Calvin Clarke
1925
The Police Patrol as
Officer Jim Ryan
1925
The Top of the World as
Guy Ranger / Burke Ranger
1924
Secrets of the Night as
Robert Andrews
1924
Gerald Cranston's Lady as
Gerald Cranston
1924
The Painted Flapper as
Richard Whitney
1924
Circe the Enchantress as
Dr. Wesley Van Martyn
1924
Another Man's Wife as
John Brand
1924
Broken Barriers as
Ward Trenton
1924
Wandering Husbands as
George Moreland
1924
Love's Whirlpool as
Jim Reagan
1924
Wild Oranges
1924
Discontented Husbands as
Michael Frazer
1923
Ponjola as
Lundi Druro
1923
The Eagle's Feather as
John Trent
1923
Human Wreckage as
Alan MacFarland
1923
You Are Guilty as
Stephen Martin
1922
Ebb Tide as
Robert Herrick
1922
The Sin Flood as
O'Neill
1922
Pink Gods as
John Quelch
1922
Under Two Flags as
Cpl. Victor
1922
The Man from Home as
Daniel Forbes Pike
1921
The Great Impersonation as
Sir Everard Dominey / Leopold von Ragastein
1921
A Wise Fool as
Jean Jacques Barbille
1921
Bob Hampton of Placer as
Bob Hampton
1921
Man-Woman-Marriage as
David Courtney
1920
Love as
Tom Chandler
1920
The Branding Iron as
Pierre Landis
1920
The Forbidden Thing as
Abel Blake
1920
In the Heart of a Fool as
Grant Adams
1920
The Scoffer as
Dr. Stannard Wayne
1920
The Luck of the Irish as
William Grogan
1916
The Lost Bridegroom
1916
The Foundling as
Detective
1915
The Heart of Jennifer as
James Murray
1915
Little Pal as
Bit Role (unconfirmed, uncredited)
1915
Gambier's Advocate as
Stephen Gambier
1914
Behind the Scenes as
Steve Hunter
1914
The Eagle's Mate as
Lancer Morne
1914
The Soul of Honor (Short)
1914
Home, Sweet Home as
The Mother's Son
1914
Ashes of the Past (Short) as
Doc Watkins - the Gambler
1913
The House of Discord (Short) as
The Wife's Sweetheart
1913
A Bride from the Sea (Short) as
Jim - a Pirate
1913
His Vacation (Short) as
Jim - the Office Manager
1913
The Ghost (Short) as
Jim
1913
Nature's Vengeance (Short) as
Jim
1913
In After Years (Short) as
Jim
1913
Marooned (Short) as
The Fisherman
1913
A Nihilist Vengeance (Short) as
Prince Gortchakoff
1913
A Modern Witness (Short) as
Cooley the Detective
1913
Brother and Sister (Short) as
The Husband
1913
His Daughter (Short) as
The Minister
1913
Sincerity (Short) as
Jim
1913
The Kidnapped Train (Short) as
The Railroad Fireman
1913
The Plaything (Short) as
The Employer
1913
Good for Evil (Short) as
The Toymaker
1913
A Fair Exchange (Short) as
The Rich Man
1913
The Unknown (Short) as
The Convict
1913
The Unseen Influence (Short) as
The Brother - an Artist
1913
Loneliness and Love (Short)
1913
The Left-Handed Man (Short) as
The Old Soldier (unconfirmed)
1913
The Coward's Charm (Short)
1913
Two Lives (Short)
1913
The Prima Donna (Short)
1912
The Old Sweetheart (Short) as
Jack - The Rejected Lover
1912
The Bridal Room (Short) as
Undetermined Role
1912
A Country Girl (Short) as
The Temptor
1912
The Duel (Short) as
Douglas - A Country Lawyer
1911
Little Red Riding Hood (Short)
1911
The Courting of Mary (Short)
1911
Love in the Hills (Short)(unconfirmed)
1911
The Turning Point (Short) as
The First Husband - a Burglar
1911
The Golden Rule (Short) as
The Best Friend
1911
The Price of Vanity (Short) as
Murray, the Union President
1911
In Flowers Paled (Short) as
Jack Northwood
1911
O'er Grim Fields Scarred (Short) as
Col. Cuthbert
1911
The Conflict (Short)
1911
A Left Hook (Short) as
Algernon
1911
Over the Shading Edge (Short) as
Henry Wyeth
1911
In the Tepee's Light (Short) as
Jack Reed
1911
Till Death Do Us Part (Short) as
Smith
1911
From the Valley of Shadows (Short)
1911
The Trump Card (Short) as
George Petit - the Gambler
1911
Three Men (Short)(unconfirmed)
1911
The Little Avenger (Short)
1911
A Brass Button (Short) as
Albert Lowden
1911
For Remembrance (Short) as
The Old Cavalier
1911
The Vows (Short)
1911
On Kentucky Soil (Short)
1911
The Hour of Fate (Short)
1910
Winning Back His Love (Short)
1910
The Thin Dark Line (Short)
1910
Turning the Tables (Short)
1910
Sunshine Sue (Short)
1910
Where Sea and Shore Doth Meet (Short)
1910
The Armorer's Daughter (Short)
1910
The Gray of the Dawn (Short)
1910
The Modern Prodigal (Short)
1910
The Call to Arms (Short)
1910
Never Again (Short)
1910
The Face at the Window (Short) as
At First Club
1910
A Victim of Jealousy (Short) as
The Husband
1910
The Final Settlement (Short) as
Jim - 1st Woodsman
1910
His Last Burglary (Short) as
The Burglar
1910
One Night, and Then -- (Short) as
At the Party
1910
The Duke's Plan (Short) as
One of the Duke's Men
1910
The Woman from Mellon's (Short) as
The Minister
1910
The Last Deal (Short) as
The Westerner
1910
The Honor of His Family (Short) as
Officer
1910
The Call (Short) as
Amos Holden
1910
The Rocky Road (Short) as
The Best Man
1909
The Heart of an Outlaw (Short) as
Husband / Outlaw
1909
The Day After (Short) as
Party Guest
1909
To Save Her Soul (Short) as
Backstage at Debut / At Party
1909
In Little Italy (Short) as
The Sheriff
1909
A Corner in Wheat (Short) as
The Farmer
1909
The Redman's View (Short) as
Silver Eagle's Father - the Tribal Spokesman (uncredited)
1909
Through the Breakers (Short) as
Mr. Nostrand
1909
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period (Short) as
Cromwell's Advisor
1909
In the Window Recess (Short) as
A Convict
1909
The Mountaineer's Honor (Short) as
The Mountain Girl's Brother
1909
Two Women and a Man (Short) as
At Lawyer's
1909
The Restoration (Short) as
Mr. Morley
1909
The Light That Came (Short) as
At the Ball
1909
Nursing a Viper (Short) as
In Mob
1909
The Gibson Goddess (Short) as
An Admirer
1909
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea (Short) as
Bill
1909
The Expiation (Short)
1909
His Lost Love (Short) as
Luke
1909
A Change of Heart (Short) as
The Farmer
1909
The Little Teacher (Short) as
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1909
Fools of Fate (Short) as
Ben Webster
1909
Pippa Passes; or, the Song of Conscience (Short) as
Jules
1909
Leather Stocking (Short) as
The Trapper
1909
A Fair Exchange (Short) as
Silas Marner
1909
In Old Kentucky (Short) as
Homecoming Party
1909
The Broken Locket (Short) as
At Bar Table
1909
Getting Even (Short) as
Jim Blake
1909
Comata, the Sioux (Short) as
Comata - the Sioux
1909
The Hessian Renegades (Short) as
Messenger's Father
1909
The Little Darling (Short) as
In Store
1909
Oh, Uncle! (Short) as
Zeke Wright
1909
The Seventh Day (Short) as
Mr. Herne
1909
The Indian Runner's Romance (Short) as
Cowboy / Dying Man
1909
His Wife's Visitor (Short) as
At Club
1909
The Better Way (Short) as
Squire Calvin Cartwright
1909
They Would Elope (Short) as
The Father
1909
The Mended Lute (Short) as
Standing Rock
1909
A Strange Meeting (Short) as
At Party
1909
The Slave (Short) as
Alachus - Nerada's Husband
1909
A Convict's Sacrifice (Short) as
The Convict
1909
Jealousy and the Man (Short) as
Jim Brooks
1909
Sweet and Twenty (Short) as
Alice's Father
1909
The Renunciation (Short) as
Joe Fielding
1909
Tender Hearts (Short) as
A Simple Farmer Lad
1909
The Cardinal's Conspiracy (Short) as
The Cardinal
1909
The Message (Short) as
David Williams
1909
The Necklace (Short) as
Party Guest
1909
The Way of Man (Short) as
The Father
1909
The Mexican Sweethearts (Short) as
Mexican in Bar
1909
Was Justice Served? (Short) as
George Wallace
1909
The Faded Lilies (Short) as
The Doctor
1909
The Lonely Villa (Short) as
Among Rescuers
1909
The Road to the Heart (Short)
1909
At the Altar (Short)
1909
Edgar Allan Poe (Short)
Director
1919
In Wrong
1919
Bill Apperson's Boy
1918
I Want to Forget
1918
Marriage
1918
The Uphill Path
1918
Out of the Night
1918
A Romance of the Underworld
1918
The Struggle Everlasting
1918
Eve's Daughter
1917
Over There
1917
Melissa of the Hills
1917
Periwinkle
1917
Annie-for-Spite
1917
Environment
1917
The Gentle Intruder
1916
The Innocence of Lizette
1916
A Dream or Two Ago
1916
Faith
1916
Dulcie's Adventure
1916
Susie Snowflake
1916
Saints and Sinners
1916
The Lost Bridegroom
1915
The Old Homestead
1915
The Masqueraders
1915
The Fatal Card
1915
Esmeralda (Short)
1915
The Heart of Jennifer
1915
Rags
1915
The Mountain Girl (Short)
1915
Little Pal
1915
Gambier's Advocate
1915
The Dawn of a Tomorrow
1915
Fanchon, the Cricket
1915
Mistress Nell
1914
Cinderella
1914
Behind the Scenes
1914
Men and Women (Short)
1914
The Eagle's Mate
1914
The Billionaire (Short)
1914
Lord Chumley (Short)
1914
The Mountain Rat (Short)
1914
The Soul of Honor (Short)
1914
Silent Sandy (Short)
1914
Ashes of the Past (Short)
1914
The Floor Above (Short)
1914
The Godfather (Short)
1914
Strongheart (Short)
1914
The Gangsters of New York (Short)
1914
The Green-Eyed Devil (Short)
1914
Classmates (Short)
1913
The House of Discord (Short)
1913
His Vacation (Short)
1913
The Ghost (Short)
1913
Nature's Vengeance (Short)
1913
In After Years (Short)
1913
Little Dorrit (Short)
1913
Marooned (Short)
1913
A Nihilist Vengeance (Short)
1913
A Modern Witness (Short)
1913
Brother and Sister (Short)
1913
His Daughter (Short)
1913
Sincerity (Short)
1913
The Kidnapped Train (Short)
1913
The Plaything (Short)
1913
Good for Evil (Short)
1913
The Unknown (Short)
1913
The Unseen Influence (Short)
1913
Loneliness and Love (Short)
1913
The Coward's Charm (Short)
1913
Two Lives (Short)
1913
The Prima Donna (Short)
1912
John Sterling, Alderman (Short)
1912
The Old Sweetheart (Short)
1912
The Parson and the Moonshiner (Short)
1912
The District Attorney's Conscience (Short)
1912
Prince Charming (Short)
1912
His Love of Children (Short)
1912
The Duel (Short)
1911
Little Red Riding Hood (Short)
1911
The Courting of Mary (Short)
Writer
2016
A Chorus Line (writer)
1919
In Wrong (screenplay) / (story)
1918
I Want to Forget (scenario)
1917
Environment
1916
Faith
1915
Fanchon, the Cricket (writer - uncredited)
Miscellaneous
1918
Out of the Night (supervisor)
1918
A Romance of the Underworld (supervisor)
Self
1975
The Irv Kupcinet Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 6 April 1980 (1980) - Self
- Episode dated 5 October 1975 (1975) - Self
1957
This Is Your Life (TV Series) as
Self - actor and husband of Lila Lee
- Lila Lee (1957) - Self - actor and husband of Lila Lee
1950
Toni Twin Time (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.13 (1950) - Self
- Episode #1.12 (1950) - Self
- Episode #1.11 (1950) - Self
- Episode #1.10 (1950) - Self
- Episode #1.9 (1950) - Self
- Episode #1.8 (1950) - Self
- Episode #1.7 (1950) - Self
- Episode #1.2 (1950) - Self
- Premier (1950) - Self
1924
Screen Snapshots, Series 5, No. 2 (Documentary short) as
Self
1923
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 20 (Documentary short) as
Self
1920
A Tour of the Thomas Ince Studio (Documentary short) as
Self
1920
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios (Short) as
Self
Archive Footage
1985
Proposta in quattro parti (TV Movie documentary)
1947
Flicker Flashbacks No. 2, Series 5 (Documentary short) as
Self (uncredited)
1947
Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 5 (Short) as
The Westerner (edited from "The Last Deal" (1910)) (uncredited)
1939
Land of Liberty
1936
Fashions in Love (Documentary short)
References
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