Occupation Actor, film director Years active 1911 - 1925 | Name Richard Stanton | |
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Born October 8, 1876 ( 1876-10-08 ) Iowa, USA Died May 22, 1956(1956-05-22) (aged 79)Los Angeles, California, USA | ||
Richard Stanton (8 October 1876 – 22 May 1956) was an American actor and director of the silent era. He appeared in 68 films between 1911 and 1916. He also directed 57 films between 1914 and 1925. He was born in Iowa and died in Los Angeles, California.
Stanton was described as a "handsome, musical fellow", but was also a capable pugilist, demonstrating his boxing skills to two other fighters he worked with in a film.
Filmography
Actor
1916
The Pinnacle (Short) as
Wilbur Ralston
1916
The Trail of Chance (Short) as
John Walker
1916
The Speed King (Short) as
Tom Ross
1916
The Unexpected Scoop (Short) as
Bert Allen
1916
The Final Conquest (Short) as
Robert Harding
1916
The Photo Badger Game (Short) as
Robert Harding
1916
The Hidden City of Crime (Short) as
Robert Harding
1916
Queen of the Prophets (Short) as
Robert Harding
1916
Fool's Gold (Short) as
Dick Webster
1916
The Pirates of Finance (Short) as
Robert Harding
1916
The Patent Medicine Danger (Short) as
Robert Harding
1916
The Iron Ring (Short) as
Robert Harding
1916
The Powder Trust and the War (Short) as
Robert Harding
1916
The Milk Battle (Short) as
Hon. Robert A. Harding
1915
Graft as
Robert Harding
1915
Inside Facts (Short)
1915
The Living Wage (Short) as
Dustin Blake
1915
The Golden Trail (Short) as
Johnny Firth
1915
The Phantom Extra (Short) as
John Zeldon
1915
The Floating Death (Short) as
Eben Graham
1915
The Strike at Centipede Mine (Short) as
John Daly
1915
The Sons of Toil (Short) as
Jim Denton
1915
The Winged Messenger (Short) as
Jack Dow
1915
On the High Seas (Short) as
Dirk Morgan
1915
The Man at the Key (Short) as
Bob North
1914
A Political Feud (Short) as
Tom Walton
1914
The Master of the House (Short) as
Guy Winston
1914
In the Clutches of the Gangsters (Short) as
Chick Hodge
1914
The Desperado (Short) as
Jim Lewis
1914
The End of the Galley (Short) as
Bob Shores
1914
The Sheriff of Muscatine (Short) as
Bill Eagan
1914
No-Account Smith's Baby (Short) as
No-Account Smith
1914
The Sheriff's Sister (Short) as
Jack Lewis
1914
Jim Regan's Last Raid (Short) as
Thad Channing
1914
Shorty and the Aridville Terror (Short) as
Dr. Gordon
1914
Shorty's Strategy (Short) as
The Gambler
1914
The Colonel's Orderly (Short) as
Pvt. Berger - the Colonel's Orderly aka The Man of Mystery
1914
Wolves of the Underworld (Short) as
Police Officer Maloney
1914
North of 53 (Short) as
Jim Lewis
1914
The Secret Lode (Short) as
Dick Carew
1914
Divorce (Short) as
Jim Forbes - the Husband
1914
Harp of Tara (Short) as
Rory O'Connor (as Dick Stanton)
1914
True Irish Hearts (Short) as
Danny Sullivan
1913
The Woman (Short) as
John Walton
1913
The Frame-Up (Short)
1913
The Belle of Yorktown (Short) as
Col. Gordon
1913
The Ghost (Short) as
Tim O'Grath (unconfirmed)
1913
Widow Maloney's Faith (Short) as
Dan Maloney
1913
A Woman's Wit (Short) as
Ned Fern
1913
The Heart of Kathleen (Short) as
Kathleen's Father
1913
The Forlorn Hope (Short) as
Billy Griffin - the Sheriff's Son
1913
A Highland Romance (Short) as
Donald
1913
The Struggle (Short)(unconfirmed)
1913
The Land of Dead Things (Short)
1913
The Flame in the Ashes (Short)
1913
Banzai (Short)
1913
The Seal of Silence (Short)
1913
From the Shadows (Short)
1913
A Dixie Mother (Short) as
Richard Morton
1913
The Sea Dog (Short) as
Rev. Clayton
1913
In the Secret Service (Short) as
Frank Armor (unconfirmed)
1913
For Love of the Flag (Short) as
Lt. Ashford
1913
Past Redemption (Short) as
Rev. John Drummond
1913
A Black Conspiracy (Short) as
John Tivers
1913
A Southern Cinderella (Short) as
Capt. Hammond
1913
On Fortune's Wheel (Short)
1913
Honor Thy Mother (Short) as
The Older Son
1913
The Sergeant's Secret (Short) as
Col. Brice - Jim's Father
1913
The Wheels of Destiny (Short) as
Lt. John Bell
1913
The Struggle (Short)
1913
A Shadow of the Past (Short) as
Bill - the Thief
1913
The Kiss of Salvation (Short) as
Handsome Jack
1913
Her Great Chance (Short) as
Smith - the Gambler
1913
The Great Sacrifice (Short) as
Jim Ward - the Confederate Brother in Gray
1912
Jack's Burglar (Short) as
Jack
1912
For the Cause (Short) as
Harry
1912
Linked by Fate (Short) as
Edward - the Minister
1912
When Lee Surrenders (Short)
1912
The Man They Scorned (Short)
1912
Wrongly Accused (Short) as
Baird
1912
A Son's Example (Short) as
The Father
1912
Judgment of the Sea (Short) as
Capt. Dixon
1912
The Sergeant's Boy (Short)
1912
The Beach Combers (Short) as
Russell
1912
The Doctor's Double (Short)
1912
The Penalty (Short) as
Capt. Blake
1912
A White Lie (Short)
1912
The Reckoning (Short)
1912
The Will of Destiny (Short) as
John
1911
The Immortal Alamo (Short)
Director
1925
American Pluck
1923
McGuire of the Mounted
1921
Thunderclap
1920
The Face at Your Window
1920
Bride 13
1920
Sink or Swim
1919
Checkers
1919
The Jungle Trail
1918
Why I Should Not Marry
1918
Why I Would Not Marry
1918
The Caillaux Case
1918
Why America Will Win
1918
Rough and Ready
1918
Cheating the Public
1918
Stolen Honor (as Richard S. Stanton)
1917
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1917
North of Fifty-Three
1917
The Yankee Way
1917
The Spy
1917
Durand of the Bad Lands
1917
The Topsy Turvy Twins (Short)
1917
Her Temptation
1917
One Touch of Sin
1916
The Love Thief
1916
The Pinnacle (Short)
1916
The Speed King (Short)
1916
The Unexpected Scoop (Short)
1916
The Beast
1916
Fool's Gold (Short)
1915
Aloha Oe
1915
Graft
1915
Inside Facts (Short)
1915
The Living Wage (Short)
1915
The Girl from the East (Short) (as Richard S. Stanton)
1915
The Golden Trail (Short)
1915
The Phantom Extra (Short)
1915
The Hammer (Short)
1915
The Sea Ghost (Short)
1915
The Floating Death (Short)
1915
The Strike at Centipede Mine (Short)
1915
The Sons of Toil (Short)
1915
The Winged Messenger (Short)
1915
On the High Seas (Short)
1915
The Man at the Key (Short)
1915
Shorty's Secret (Short)
1915
Shorty's Adventures in the City (Short)
1915
Sergeant Jim's Horse (Short)
1914
A Political Feud (Short)
1914
The Master of the House (Short)
1914
In the Clutches of the Gangsters (Short)
1914
The End of the Galley (Short)
1914
The Sheriff of Muscatine (Short)
1914
No-Account Smith's Baby (Short)
1914
The Sheriff's Sister (Short)
1914
Jim Regan's Last Raid (Short)
1914
Shorty and the Aridville Terror (Short)
1914
Shorty Gets Into Trouble (Short)
1914
Shorty Escapes Marriage (Short)
Producer
1920
Bride 13 (producer)
1917
The Spy (producer)
1916
The Beast (producer)
1915
Graft (producer)
Writer
1918
Rough and Ready (writer)
1918
Cheating the Public (writer)
1916
The Beast (story and scenario)
References
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