Nationality American Name Lorimer Johnston | Role Film actor | |
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Born November 2, 1858 ( 1858-11-02 ) Maysville, Kentucky Occupation silent film actor and director Died February 20, 1941, Hollywood, California, United States Movies Son of Frankenstein, At the Potter's Wheel, For the Crown Spouse Loyola O'Connor (m. 1890–1931), Caroline Cooke (m. ?–1941) Similar People Charlotte Burton, Jack Richardson, Vivian Rich, Louise Lester, Sydney Ayres | ||
Children Richard Lorimer Johnston | ||
Lorimer Johnston (November 2, 1858 in Maysville, Kentucky – February 20, 1941 in Hollywood, California) was an American silent film actor and director.
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He was involved in the production of over 60 films in acting and directing and he also wrote the scripts for twelve films, according to IMDb, nearly all shorts. In 1913, Johnston directed the short films For the Crown and For the Flag, working with actresses such as Charlotte Burton.
Towards the end of his career Johnston starred as an actor in sound motion pictures such as the popular Frankenstein films Ghost of Frankenstein and Son of Frankenstein.
As director and writer
As director
As actor
Filmography
Director
1923
The Cricket on the Hearth
1919
Devil McCare (as Lorimer Johnson)
1919
Breezy Jim
1917
Sonny's Little Bit (Short)
1916
The Gun-Runner
1916
A Tragedy of the Veld (Short)
1916
Gloria
1916
The Splendid Waster
1916
The Illicit Liquor Seller (Short)
1916
The Silver Wolf (Short)
1916
A Zulu's Devotion (Short)
1916
The Artist's Dream (Short)
1916
A Story of the Rand (Short)
1915
The Unforgiven (Short)
1915
Hearts Ablaze (Short)
1915
The Tigress (Short)
1915
Life's Yesterdays (Short)
1915
The Memory Tree (Short)
1915
The Heart Breaker (Short)
1915
The Unhidden Treasure (Short)
1915
The Laugh That Died (Short)
1914
His Heart His Hand and His Sword (Short)
1914
The Envoy Extraordinary
1914
Thirty Minutes of Melodrama (Short)
1914
David Gray's Estate (Short)
1914
The Widow's Investment (Short)
1914
The Last Supper (Short)
1914
The Certainty of Man (Short)
1914
The Turning Point (Short)
1914
The Coming of the Padres (Short)
1914
A Story of Little Italy (Short)
1914
The Call of the Traumerei (Short)
1914
A Child of the Desert (Short)
1914
The Crucible (Short)
1914
The 'Pote Lariat' of the Flying A (Short)
1914
The Cricket on the Hearth (Short)
1914
True Western Hearts (Short)
1914
A Blowout at Santa Banana (Short)
1914
At the Potter's Wheel (Short)
1914
Destinies Fulfilled (Short)
1914
The Son of Thomas Gray (Short)
1914
The Power of Light (Short)
1913
The Rose of San Juan (Short)
1913
Personal Magnetism (Short)
1913
His First Case (Short)
1913
Trapped in a Forest Fire (Short)
1913
American Born (Short)
1913
The Occult (Short)
1913
At Midnight (Short)
1913
An Assisted Proposal (Short)
1913
The Haunted House (Short)
1913
The Girl and the Greaser (Short)
1913
In the Days of Trajan (Short)
1913
In the Mountains of Virginia (Short)
1913
Vengeance (Short)
1913
Hidden Treasure Ranch (Short)
1913
Calamity Anne, Heroine (Short)
1913
For the Crown (Short)
1913
Jack Meets His Waterloo (Short)
1913
For the Flag (Short)
1913
The Adventures of Jacques (Short)
1913
The Scapegoat (Short)
1913
Tom Blake's Redemption (Short) (co-director)
1913
Truth in the Wilderness (Short)
1913
Love, the Winner (Short)
1913
A Lucky Mistake (Short) (as Lorimer Johnstone)
1913
The Food Chopper War (Short) (as Lorimer Johnson)
1913
The Sands of Time (Short)
1913
The Understudy (Short)
Actor
1940
The Great McGinty as
Old Crackpot (uncredited)
1939
Son of Frankenstein as
Burgher (as Lorimer Johnson)
1936
Bunker Bean as
Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
1936
The King Steps Out as
Russian Delegate (uncredited)
1936
Little Lord Fauntleroy as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1935
Sylvia Scarlett as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1935
Crime and Punishment as
Bit (uncredited)
1935
A Feather in Her Hat as
Man (uncredited)
1935
Love Me Forever as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1935
Clive of India as
Insulting Man (uncredited)
1934
Enter Madame! (uncredited)
1932
A Woman Commands as
Minister (uncredited)
1930
Ex-Flame as
Colonel Lacey
1930
Madam Satan as
The Butler (uncredited)
1928
Tarzan the Mighty as
Lord Greystoke, Tarzan's uncle
1928
Midnight Rose as
English Edwards
1926
The Bells as
Hans
1926
Keep Going
1926
Modern Youth
1925
Never Too Late as
John Kemp (as Lorimer Johnson)
1925
Enticement as
Edward Merley
1925
The Top of the World as
Vreiboom
1924
Dante's Inferno as
The Doctor - Dr. Joseph
1924
A Fool's Awakening as
Col. Onslow
1924
The Shadow of the East as
Peter Peters (as Lorimer Johnson)
1923
Ruth of the Range as
Peter Van Dyke
1923
Scaramouche as
Count Dupuye (uncredited)
1923
The Cricket on the Hearth as
Josiah Tackleton
1922
The Strangers' Banquet as
Ross
1917
Tangled Threads (Short)
Writer
1916
A Story of the Rand (Short)
1916
Life's Harmony (Short) (scenario)
1914
The Envoy Extraordinary (story)
1914
The Navy Aviator (Short) (story)
1914
Samson
1914
The Last Supper (Short) (scenario)
1914
The Coming of the Padres (Short)
1914
The Cricket on the Hearth (Short) (scenario)
1914
At the Potter's Wheel (Short) (story)
1913
In the Days of Trajan (Short) (scenario)
1913
For the Crown (Short) (scenario)
1913
For the Flag (Short) (scenario)
1913
The Adventures of Jacques (Short) (writer)
Producer
1915
The Light in a Woman's Eyes (Short) (associate producer)
References
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