Nationality American Role Film actor Name Joseph Dowling | Years active 1913–1928 Occupation Actor Children Joseph F. Dowling | |
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Full Name Joseph Johnson Dowling Born September 4, 1850 ( 1850-09-04 ) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died July 8, 1928, Hollywood, California, United States Spouse Sarah J. Hassen (m. 1882–1893), Myra Davis (m. ?–1928) Parents James Dowling, Fredericka Dowling Movies Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Miracle Man, Her Night of Romance, If You Believe It - It's So, The Gaiety Girl Similar People George Loane Tucker, Alfred E Green, Adolph Zukor, Sidney Franklin, Allan Dwan | ||
Joseph Johnson Dowling (September 4, 1850 – July 8, 1928) was an American stage and silent film actor.
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Early life and career
Born in Pittsburgh, the son of James and Fredericka (nee Edstrem) Dowling. His father was a native of Pennsylvania while his mother immigrated from Sweden. He had two siblings, Laura and James, both of whom predeceased Dowling.
Dowling began his career on the stage and in vaudeville before he made his film debut in 1913 in Sleuthing. He later appeared in many films with Charles Ray (with whom he appeared in five other features) and William S. Hart. He is best remembered for playing the Patriarch, one of four main characters, in the now lost film The Miracle Man (1919). Dowling continued to appear in major Hollywood silent productions including Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921) with Mary Pickford, Quincy Adams Sawyer (1922) with Lon Chaney and Blanche Sweet, The Christian (1923) with Richard Dix and Mae Busch, One Night in Rome with Laurette Taylor and the Victor Fleming directed Lord Jim (1925).
Personal life
Dowling was married twice. His first marriage was to actress Sarah J. "Sadie" Hassen (neé Berry) born on May 29, 1853. The couple performed together in the play Nobody's Claim, which was written specifically for them by Edwin A. Locke. The play was a hit and the two traveled around the United States performing it. They eventually settled in Mount Clemens, Michigan in 1886. They had a son, Joseph F., in September 1890, and divorced in 1893. He later married actress Myra L. Davis to whom he remained married until his death.
Death
Dowling died on July 8, 1928 in Hollywood. He was survived by his second wife, Myra, and his son from his first marriage.
Filmography
Actor
1926
The Rainmaker as
Father Murphy (as Joseph Dowling)
1926
The Little Irish Girl as
Capt. Dugan
1926
Why Girls Go Back Home as
Joe Downey
1925
Lord Jim as
Stein (as Joseph Dowling)
1925
Flower of Night as
Don Geraldo y Villalon (as Joseph Dowling)
1925
Lorraine of the Lions as
Livingston Sr
1925
The Golden Princess as
Padre (as Joseph Dowling)
1925
Confessions of a Queen as
Duke of Rosen (as Joseph Dowling)
1925
New Lives for Old as
Senator Warren
1924
Those Who Dare as
David Rollins (as Joseph Dowling)
1924
Her Night of Romance as
Professor Gregg (scenes deleted, as Joseph Dowling)
1924
One Night in Rome as
Prince Danieli (as Joseph Dowling)
1924
The Gaiety Girl as
William Tudor
1924
Tess of the D'Urbervilles as
The Parson
1924
Unseen Hands as
George Le Quintrec
1924
Untamed Youth as
Reverend Loranger
1924
The Law Forbids as
The Judge
1924
Women Who Give as
Captain Bijonah Keeler (as Joseph Dowling)
1923
The Courtship of Myles Standish as
Elder Brewster (as Joseph Dowling)
1923
Enemies of Children as
Judge Van Leer (as Joseph Dowling)
1923
Tiger Rose as
Father Thibault (as Joseph Dowling)
1923
What Love Will Do
1923
The Girl Who Came Back as
Old 565 (as Joseph Dowling)
1923
The Spider and the Rose as
The Governor
1923
Dollar Devils as
Zannon Carthy (as Joseph Dowling)
1923
The Christian as
Father Lampleigh
1922
Quincy Adams Sawyer as
Nathaniel Sawyer
1922
The Pride of Palomar as
Don Miguel (as Joseph Dowling)
1922
The Danger Point as
Banjamin
1922
The Girl Who Ran Wild as
Calaveras John (as Joseph Dowling)
1922
Trail of the Axe as
Dr. Somers
1922
If You Believe It, It's So as
Ezra Wood (as Joseph Dowling)
1922
The Half Breed as
Judge Huntington
1922
One Clear Call as
Colonel Garnett (as Joseph Dowling)
1922
The Infidel as
Reverend Mead (as Joseph Dowling)
1921
The Beautiful Liar as
MacGregor
1921
Fightin' Mad as
James McGraw
1921
The Grim Comedian as
Carleton Hutchins
1921
His Nibs as
The Girl's Father (as Joseph Dowling)
1921
The Sin of Martha Queed as
Marvin Queed
1921
Little Lord Fauntleroy as
William Havisham (as Joseph Dowling)
1921
A Certain Rich Man as
Col. Martin Culpepper
1921
The Lure of Egypt as
Professor Lampton
1921
The Other Woman as
Colonel Joyce
1921
The Breaking Point as
Mrs. Marshall
1921
The Spenders as
Uncle Peter Bines
1920
The Smart Aleck (Short)
1920
The U.P. Trail as
'Place' Hough
1920
The Devil to Pay as
George Roan
1920
The House of Whispers as
Rufus Gaston
1920
Everybody's Sweetheart as
General Phillip Bingham (as Joseph Dowling)
1920
A Splendid Hazard as
French emigré (as Joseph Dowling)
1920
The Kentucky Colonel as
Colonel Remington Osbury
1920
Big Happiness as
Alick Crayshaw
1920
Sink or Swim as
Col. Mason (as Joe Dowling)
1920
Riders of the Dawn as
Tom Anderson
1920
The Dream Cheater as
Shib Mizah
1920
$30,000 as
Annester Norton (as Joseph Dowling)
1920
Live Sparks as
David Pratt (as Joseph Dowling)
1919
The Joyous Liar as
Wilbur Warren
1919
Beckoning Roads as
Baron Brinker
1919
The Lord Loves the Irish as
Dr. Leon Wilson / Hugo Strauss
1919
Kitty Kelly, M.D. as
Sheriff
1919
The False Code as
Daniel Grey
1919
Her Purchase Price as
Hamid-Ali
1919
The Miracle Man as
The Patriarch
1919
A White Man's Chance as
William Roberts
1919
A Man's Country as
Marshal Leland (as Joseph Dowling)
1919
The Master Man as
George R. Vanter
1919
Josselyn's Wife as
Grandpa Latimer (as Joseph Dowling)
1919
A Trick of Fate as
Major Lee (as Joe Dowling)
1919
A Man in the Open as
James Brown
1919
The Long Lane's Turning as
Judge Beverly Allen (as Joe Dowling)
1919
Todd of the Times as
Rodney Plummer (as Joe Dowling)
1919
Adele as
Dr. Bleneau
1919
The Midnight Stage as
'Twisted' Tuttle
1919
All of a Sudden Norma as
Hamilton Brisbane
1918
And a Still Small Voice as
Col. Robert Singleton
1918
The Bells as
Lisparre
1918
The Goddess of Lost Lake as
Marshall Thorne
1918
A Law Unto Herself as
LeSieur Juste DeLarme
1918
Ghost of the Rancho as
Jeffrey's Grandfather (as J.J. Dowling)
1918
Maid o' the Storm as
Andy MacTavish
1918
Wedlock as
Philip Merrill
1918
More Trouble as
Cecil Morrowton
1918
A Little Sister of Everybody as
Nicholas Marinoff
1918
One Dollar Bid as
Colonel Poindexter Dare
1918
Patriotism as
Sir Angus Cameron
1918
Honor's Cross as
David Stevens
1918
Social Ambition as
Old Joe
1918
With Hoops of Steel as
Col. Whittaker
1918
Blindfolded as
Patrick 'The Ear' Muldoon
1918
An Alien Enemy as
Baron von Mecklin
1918
Free and Equal as
The colonel
1918
Humdrum Brown as
John Fryeburg
1918
Carmen of the Klondike as
Saleratus Joe
1918
His Robe of Honor as
Bruce Nelson
1918
Madam Who? as
'Parson' John Kennedy
1917
Alimony as
William Jackson
1917
A Man's Man as
President Sarros
1917
The Yankee Way as
Colonel Mason (as Joe Dowling)
1917
Wooden Shoes as
Captain Hendrik von der Bloom
1917
Master of His Home as
Bill Boggs
1917
Sudden Jim as
Judge Zanaan Frame (as Joseph Dowling)
1917
The Square Deal Man as
Two Spot Hargis - the sidekick (as J. J. Dowling)
1917
The Pinch Hitter as
Obediah Parker
1917
Paddy O'Hara as
Count Ivan of Darbaya (as J.J. Dowling)
1917
The Gunfighter as
'Ace High' Larkins (as J.J. Dowling)
1917
The Iced Bullet as
The Butler (as J.J. Dowling)
1916
Bawbs O' Blue Ridge as
Phineas Bradley (as Joe Dowling)
1916
The Criminal as
Carlos Lupoli
1916
Somewhere in France as
Gen. Andres
1916
The Thoroughbred as
Doc Witherspoon (as J.J. Dowling)
1916
Home as
Count d'Orr (as Joseph Dowling)
1916
The Deserter as
Colonel Taylor
1916
The Apostle of Vengeance as
Tom McCoy
1916
The Stepping Stone as
W.B. Prescott (as Joseph Dowling)
1916
Bullets and Brown Eyes as
Count Ivan
1915
The Beckoning Flame (Short) as
Baron (as Joseph Dowling)
1915
The Brink (as Joseph Dowling)
1915
The Iron Strain as
Justice of the Peace (as Joseph Dowling)
1915
The Man from Oregon
1915
The Lighthouse Keeper's Son (Short) as
Sands - Mary's Father
1915
The Hammer (Short) as
Gustave Schmitz (as J.J. Dowling)
1915
The Sea Ghost (Short) as
Frederick Keyes - Grace's Father
1915
The Reward (Short) as
The Doctor
1915
A Piece of Amber (Short) as
Sultan
1915
The Shoal Light (Short) as
Ezra Tucker
1915
The Kite (Short) as
Benjamin Wheeler
1915
His Brother's Keeper (Short) as
Jeremiah Stokes
1915
College Days (Short) as
John Saunders (as Joseph Dowling)
1915
The Scrub (Short) as
Professor Burgess
1915
The Scourge of the Desert (Short) as
Pastor Holt
1915
A Confidence Game (Short)
1914
The Bargain as
Rev. Joshua Wilkes (as James Dowling)
1914
A Romance of Old Holland (Short) as
Jan Van Spratt
1914
Eric the Red's Wooing (Short) as
King Raud
1914
The Silver Bell (Short) as
Padre Sebastian (as Mr. Dowling)
1913
Sleuthing (Short)(as Mr. Dowling)
References
Joseph J. Dowling Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA