Ralph Ince
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 14, 1887
- Died
- April 10, 1937 (aged 50)
- Birthplace
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ralph Ince (January 16, 1887 – April 10, 1937) was an American pioneer film actor, director and screenwriter whose career began near the dawn of the silent film era. Ralph Ince was the brother of John Ince and Thomas H. Ince. Ralph Waldo Ince was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the younger of three sons and a daughter raised by English immigrants, John and Emma Ince. Sometime after his birth Ince moved to Manhattan where his entire family was engaged in theater work; his father as a musical agent and mother, sister Bertha and brothers, John and Thomas as actors. Ralph Ince studied art with cartoonist Dan McCarthy and for a while worked as a newspaper cartoonist for the New York World and later magazine illustrator for the New York Mirror and The Evening Telegram. At times over his acting and directing career Ince would continue to contribute cartoons to popular magazines of the day. Early on in his career Ince, who had done some stage acting as a child, was a member of Richard Mansfield's stock company playing parts in The College Widow and Ben Hur. Around 1906 Ince became an animator in the fledgling film industry working for Winsor McCay, but soon turned to acting and joined Vitagraph Studios where he became known for his portrayals of Abraham Lincoln in a series of one reel films. Ince began directing at Vitagraph around 1910 and was officially advanced to the director’s chair in 1912, though he still continued to act in many of his films and throughout his career. Ince would go on to direct some 171 films between 1910 and 1937 and appear in approximately 110 films over nearly the same time period.
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Filmography
The Land of Opportunity
Movie · as Abraham Lincoln
Gaol Break
Movie · as Jim Oakley
Blue Smoke
Movie · as Al Dempson
Rolling Home
Movie · as Wally
So You Won't Talk
Movie · as Ralph Younger
Love at Second Sight
Movie
No Escape
Movie · as Lucky
Havana Widows
Movie · as G.W. 'Butch' O'Neill
Extra! Extra!
Movie · as Callahan
The Lost Squadron
Movie · as Jettick
Law and Order
Movie · as Poe Northrup
The Mouthpiece
Movie · as J.B. Roscoe
Malay Nights
Movie · as Jack Sheldon
The Pride of the Legion
Movie · as Klafki
Girl of the Rio
Movie · as O'Grady
Running Hollywood
Movie · as Scratchface Henchman
Men Of America
Movie · as Cicero
State's Attorney
Movie · as Second Trial Defense Attorney
Guilty as Hell
Movie · as Jack Reed
The Tenderfoot
Movie · as Dolan
Gorilla Ship
Movie · as Capt. 'Gorilla' Larsen
The County Fair
Movie · as Diamond Barnett
Little Caesar
Movie · as Pete Montana
The Big Gamble
Movie · as Webb
The Star Witness
Movie · as "Maxey" Campo
Men of Chance
Movie · as Farley
Gentleman's Fate
Movie · as Dante
The Big Shot
Movie · as Butch
Law of the Sea
Movie · as Marty Drake
Hell Bound
Movie · as Dorgan
Numbered Men
Movie · as 'King' Callahan, #12254
The Big Fight
Movie · as Chuck
Wall Street
Movie · as Roller McCray
Chicago After Midnight
Movie · as Jim Boyd
The Singapore Mutiny
Movie · as Kelsey
Not for Publication
Movie · as 'Big Dick' Wellman
The Sea Wolf
Movie · as 'Wolf' Larsen
Yellow Fingers
Movie · as Brute Shane
Bigger Than Barnum's
Movie · as Carl Ravelle
The Better Way
Movie · as Billy
Breed of the Sea
Movie · as Tod Pembroke, aka Captain Blaze Devine • Tom Pembroke
Channing of the Northwest
Movie
The Last Door
Movie
The Highest Law
Movie · as Abraham Lincoln
Out of the Snows
Movie · as Robert Holliday
A Regiment of Two
Movie · as Dudley
Song Bird of the North
Movie · as President Lincoln
The Swan Girl
Movie
The Seventh Son
Movie · as Abraham Lincoln
The Serpents
Movie · as Eric
Yellow Bird
Movie · as The Hunter
The Heart of Esmeralda
Movie · as Ben Holt
The Money Kings
Movie · as The Aviator
The Higher Mercy
Movie · as Abraham Lincoln
Love in the Ghetto
Movie · as Barish - the Father
The Bond of Music
Movie · as A German General
The Cave Man
Movie · as Eric
Troublesome Secretaries
Movie · as Ralph - The Successful Suitor
The Lure of Vanity
Movie
The Freshet
Movie · as Tom Ennis - the Young Blacksmith
The Geranium
Movie
The Child Crusoes
Movie
A Tale of Two Cities
Movie
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Movie · as Abraham Lincoln
One Flag at Last
Movie · as Abraham Lincoln
How Betty Won the School
Movie · as The Burglar
Jean the Match-Maker
Movie · as The Boy