Ralph Ince
Acting
🎂 1887-01-14
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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Pete Montana
1931
Butch
1931
Klafki
1932
O'Grady
1932
Al Dempson
1935
G.W. 'Butch' O'Neill
1933
Lucky
1934
Scratchface Henchman
1932
Jack Sheldon
1932
Webb
1931
Dolan
1932
Dante
1931
Jack Reed
1932
J.B. Roscoe
1932
Diamond Barnett
1932
1934
1911
Second Trial Defense Attorney
1932
Cicero
1932
"Maxey" Campo
1931
Chuck
1930
Abraham Lincoln
1911
33410
1930
The Boy
1910
Jettick
1932
Poe Northrup
1932
Farley
1931
President Lincoln
1913
'Wolf' Larsen
1926
The Burglar
1911
Callahan
1932
Ralph Younger
1935
Marty Drake
1931
Brute Shane
1926
Wally
1935
Abraham Lincoln
1911
Ben Holt
1912
Capt. 'Gorilla' Larsen
1932
The Aviator
1912
Ralph - The Successful Suitor
1911
Roller McCray
1929
1911
1911
Eric
1912
Abraham Lincoln
1912
Dorgan
1931
Eric
1912
Abraham Lincoln
1912
Jim Oakley
1936
Jim Boyd
1928
Robert Holliday
1920
A German General
1912
Dudley
1913
1913
The Hunter
1912
Tom Ennis - the Young Blacksmith
1911
1921
Carl Ravelle
1926
1922
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
1921
1911
Barish - the Father
1912
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1937
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