George Nichols (actor)
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George Nichols was an American actor and director
. He appeared in 221 films between 1908
and 1928
. He also directed 103 films between 1911
and 1916
.
He was born in Rockford, Illinois
and died in Hollywood, California.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. He appeared in 221 films between 1908
1908 in film
The year 1908 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Thomas Edison formed the Motion Picture Patents Company, with goals of controlling production and distribution, raising theater admission prices, cooperating with censorship bodies, and preventing film stock from getting into the hands...
and 1928
1928 in film
-Events:Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent.* July 28 - Lights of New York is released by Warner Brothers. It is the first "100% Talkie" feature film, in that dialog is spoken throughout the film...
. He also directed 103 films between 1911
1911 in film
The year 1911 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*March 23: D.W Griffith shows the first major close-up shot on film with the successful release of The Lonedale Operator proving his ever growing mastery of how to utilise film....
and 1916
1916 in film
The year 1916 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 17 - release of A Daughter of the Gods, the first US production with a million dollar budget, with the first nude scene by a major star....
.
He was born in Rockford, Illinois
Rockford, Illinois
Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated...
and died in Hollywood, California.
As an actor
- The Hessian RenegadesThe Hessian RenegadesThe Hessian Renegades is a 1909 silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.-Cast:* Owen Moore - American Soldier* Linda Arvidson - Farmer* Kate Bruce - Soldier's Family* William J. Butler - Farmer* Verner Clarges - Farmer* D.W. Griffith...
(1909) - The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian PeriodThe Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian PeriodThe Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period is a 1909 short film, directed by D.W. Griffith and based on Mark Twain's short story "The Death Disk" .-Summary:An early Biograph historical drama set in Cromwellian England...
(1909) - The Red Man's ViewThe Red Man's ViewThe Red Man's View is a 1909 Western film directed by D. W. Griffith. Prints of the film exist in the film archives of the Museum of Modern Art and the Library of Congress.-Cast:* Owen Moore - Silver Eagle...
(1909) - In Little ItalyIn Little ItalyIn Little Italy is a 1909 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.-Cast:* Marion Leonard - Marie Cadrone* George Nichols - Tony Guiletto* Henry B. Walthall - Victor* Charles Arling * Kate Bruce - At the Ball* William J...
(1909) - To Save Her SoulTo Save Her SoulTo Save Her Soul is a 1909 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mary Pickford. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey when many of the early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning of the 20th century.-Cast:* Arthur V...
(1909) - The Day AfterThe Day After (1909 film)The Day After is a 1909 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Library of Congress.-Cast:* Arthur V. Johnson - Mr. Hilton* Blanche Sweet - The New Year...
(19091909 in filmThe year 1909 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Matsunosuke Onoe, who would become the first superstar of Japanese cinema, appears in his first film, Goban Tadanobu.*James Joyce opens the Volta, the first cinema in Dublin....
) - The Rocky RoadThe Rocky RoadThe Rocky Road is a 1910 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Frank Powell. Prints of the film survive in the film archives of the Library of Congress and the Museum of Modern Art.-Cast:* Frank Powell - Ben...
(1910) - The Two BrothersThe Two Brothers (film)The Two Brothers is a 1910 short Western film directed by D. W. Griffith.-Cast:* Arthur V. Johnson - Jose* Dell Henderson - Manuel* Kate Bruce - The Mother* Marion Leonard - Red Rose* Charles West - A Suitor / A Mexican* Henry B. Walthall - Pedro...
(1910) - The Unchanging SeaThe Unchanging SeaThe Unchanging Sea is a 1910 drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film survives in the Library of Congress film archive.-Cast:* Arthur V...
(1910) - What the Daisy SaidWhat the Daisy SaidWhat the Daisy Said is a one-reel film made by D. W. Griffith for Biograph in 1910.-Plot:Two farm sisters are feeling romantic and looking for suitors. Mary consults a gypsy who gives her a fortune that promotes his intentions to seduce her...
(1910) - A Flash of LightA Flash of LightA Flash of Light is a 1910 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Charles West and featuring Mary Pickford and Blanche Sweet.-Cast:* Charles West - John Rogers* Vivian Prescott - Belle* Stephanie Longfellow - The Older Sister...
(19101910 in filmThe year 1910 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*The newsreel footage of the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom is shot in Kinemacolor, making it the first color newsreel....
) - Heart Beats of Long AgoHeart Beats of Long AgoHeart Beats of Long Ago is a 1911 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring George Nichols and featuring Blanche Sweet.-Cast:* George Nichols - The Father* Wilfred Lucas - The Lover* Donald Crisp - Courtier* Blanche Sweet...
(1911) - What Shall We Do with Our Old?What Shall We Do with Our Old?What Shall We Do with Our Old? is a 1911 drama film directed by D.W. Griffith.-Cast:* W. Chrystie Miller - The Old Carpenter* Claire McDowell - The Old Carpenter's Wife* Adolph Lestina - The Doctor* George Nichols - The Judge...
(1911) - The Lily of the TenementsThe Lily of the TenementsThe Lily of the Tenements is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Clara T. Bracy and featuring Blanche Sweet.-Cast:* Dorothy West as The Tenement Girl* Clara T. Bracy as The Tenement Girl's Mother...
(1911) - The Lonedale OperatorThe Lonedale OperatorThe Lonedale Operator is a 1911 short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City....
(1911) - Enoch ArdenEnoch Arden (1911 film)Enoch Arden is a two-part 1911 short silent drama film, based on the Tennyson poem of the same name. It was directed by D. W. Griffith, starred Wilfred Lucas and featured Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Library of Congress.-Cast:* Wilfred Lucas - Enoch Arden*...
(1911) - Fighting BloodFighting BloodFighting Blood is a 1911 short silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring George Nichols and featuring Lionel Barrymore and Blanche Sweet...
(19111911 in filmThe year 1911 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*March 23: D.W Griffith shows the first major close-up shot on film with the successful release of The Lonedale Operator proving his ever growing mastery of how to utilise film....
) - Two Daughters of EveTwo Daughters of EveTwo Daughters of Eve is a 1912 silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.-Cast:* Claire McDowell - The Mother* Henry B. Walthall - The Father* Florence Geneva - The Actress* Gertrude Bambrick - Backstage* Elmer Booth - Backstage...
(1912) - HeredityHeredity (film)-Cast:* Harry Carey - White Renegade Father* Madge Kirby - Indian Mother* Jack Pickford - Son of White Renegade Father and Indian Mother* Walter P. Lewis - Indian Chief* Kate Bruce - Indian Woman* Lionel Barrymore - Woodsman...
(19121912 in filmThe year 1912 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D. W. Griffith, formed a new company with New York City entrepreneur Adam Kessel called Keystone Studios...
) - The Unwelcome GuestThe Unwelcome GuestThe Unwelcome Guest is a 1913 silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.-Cast:* Mary Pickford - The Slavey* W. Chrystie Miller - The Old Father* Charles Hill Mailes - The Son* Claire McDowell - The Wife* Jack Pickford - One of the Children...
(1913) - A Little Hero (1913)
- Some NerveSome NerveSome Nerve is a 1913 short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.-Cast:* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle* Cecile Arnold* Alice Davenport* Dot Farley* Edgar Kennedy* George Nichols* Ford Sterling...
(19131913 in filmThe year 1913 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film, is made.* December 29, Charlie Chaplin signs a contract with Mack Sennett to begin making films at Keystone Studios.* D. W...
) - The Under-SheriffThe Under-SheriffThe Under-Sheriff is a 1914 short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.-Cast:* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle* Chester Conklin* Alice Davenport* Minta Durfee* George Nichols...
(1914) - A Flirt's MistakeA Flirt's MistakeA Flirt's Mistake is a 1914 short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.-Cast:* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle - The Husband* Minta Durfee - The Wife* William Hauber - Cop* Edgar Kennedy - The Rajah* Virginia Kirtley* Henry Lehrman -...
(1914) - In the Clutches of the GangIn the Clutches of the GangIn the Clutches of the Gang is a 1914 short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.-Cast:* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle* Charles Avery* Nick Cogley* George Jeske - Keystone Kop* Edgar Kennedy* Hank Mann* Harry McCoy* Rube Miller* George Nichols...
(19141914 in filmThe year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.-Events:*The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City....
) - MickeyMickey (1918 film)Mickey is a 1918 silent comedy-drama film starring Mabel Normand, directed by F. Richard Jones and James Young, and written by J.G. Hawks. The movie was produced by the Mabel Normand Feature Film Company.-Plot:...
(19181918 in filmThe year 1918 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Following litigation for anti-trust activities, the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture Patents Company to disband....
) - A Romance of Happy ValleyA Romance of Happy ValleyA Romance of Happy Valley is a 1919 drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. Believed lost for almost 60 years, a print was discovered in 1965 in USSR.-Cast:* Lillian Gish - Jennie Timberlake* Robert Harron - John L. Logan Jr...
(1919) - The Turn in the RoadThe Turn in the RoadThe Turn in the Road is a 1919 silent drama film directed by King Vidor.-Cast:* George Nichols - Hamilton Perry* Lloyd Hughes - Paul Perry* Winter Hall - Reverend Matthew Barker* Helen Jerome Eddy - Jane Barker* Pauline Curley - Evelyn Barker...
(1919) - The Greatest QuestionThe Greatest QuestionThe Greatest Question is a drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. While considered a "programmer" of average quality at the time, the film has since been seen as one of Griffith's most charming minor works.-Cast:* Lillian Gish - Nellie Jarvis...
(19191919 in filmThe year 1919 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists...
) - The Family HonorThe Family HonorThe Family Honor is a 1920 silent drama film directed by King Vidor.-Cast:* Florence Vidor - Beverly Tucker* Roscoe Karns - Dal Tucker* Ben Alexander - Little Ben Tucker* Charles Meredith - Merle Curran* George Nichols - Mayor Curran...
(19201920 in filmThe year 1920 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks opens.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1920:U.S.A. unless stated*The $1,000,000 Reward...
) - The FoxThe Fox (1921 film)The Fox is a 1921 silent Western film starring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey - Ol' Santa Fe* C. E. Anderson - Rollins* Harley Chambers - Hubbs* Gertrude Claire - Mrs. Farwell* Betty Ross Clarke - Annette Fraser...
(19211921 in film-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1921:U.S.A. unless stated*$10,000 Under a Pillow, silent film directed by Frank Moser*The Ace of Hearts, silent film directed by Wallace Worsley*Across the Divide, silent film directed by John Holloway...
) - Molly O'Molly O (1921 film)Molly O' is a silent film starring Mabel Normand and directed by F. Richard Jones.-Cast:*Mabel Normand ... Molly O'*George Nichols ... Tim O'Dair*Anna Dodge ... Mrs. Tim O'Dair *Albert Hackett ... Billy O'Dair...
(1921) - The Phantom FortuneThe Phantom FortuneThe Phantom Fortune is a 1923 film serial directed by Robert F. Hill.-Cast:* William Desmond - Larry Barclay* Esther Ralston - Mary Rogers* Lewis Sargent - Speck O'Dawn* Harry De Vere - Graham Alexander* George Webb - Alexander Owens...
(1923) - The Extra GirlThe Extra GirlThe Extra Girl is a 1923 American silent comedy film starring Mabel Normand. Produced by Mack Sennett, The Extra Girl followed earlier films about the film industry and also paved the way for later films about Hollywood, such as King Vidor’s Show People...
(19231923 in film-Events:*April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1923:U.S.A...
) - The Red LilyThe Red LilyThe Red Lily is a 1924 silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo, starring Ramon Novarro, Enid Bennett and Wallace Beery.-Plot:Jean Leonnec and Marise La Noue are pennyless lovers who eloped to Paris, she to become a prostitute known as 'the red lily', he to learn the ways of the underworld from...
(19241924 in film-Events:* Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer Pictures to create Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...
) - Proud FleshProud Flesh (film)Proud Flesh is a 1925 silent comedy-drama film directed by King Vidor.-Plot:A San Francisco earthquake orphan is adopted by relatives in Spain and gets wooed by a Romeo there. She turns him down to return to a San Francisco plumber.-Cast:...
(19251925 in film-Events:*November 5: The Big Parade holds its Grand Premier*December 30: premier of Ben-Hur the most expensive silent film ever made costing 4-6 million dollars -Top grossing films :...
) - Flames (19261926 in film-Events:*August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film, Don Juan. The Vitaphone system used multiple 33⅓ rpm disc records developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric to play back audio synchronized with film....
) - The Wedding March (19281928 in film-Events:Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent.* July 28 - Lights of New York is released by Warner Brothers. It is the first "100% Talkie" feature film, in that dialog is spoken throughout the film...
)
Directed
- The Higher LawThe Higher Law (1911 film)The Higher Law is a 1911 American silent short film drama directed by George Nichols. The film starred William Garwood and James Cruze....
(19111911 in filmThe year 1911 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*March 23: D.W Griffith shows the first major close-up shot on film with the successful release of The Lonedale Operator proving his ever growing mastery of how to utilise film....
) - A Little Hero (1913)
- Fatty at San DiegoFatty at San DiegoFatty at San Diego is a 1913 short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle and Mabel Normand.-Cast:* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle - Fatty* Mabel Normand - Mabel* Phyllis Allen* Minta Durfee* Henry Lehrman* Ford Sterling...
(1913) - Wine (1913)
- Fatty Joins the ForceFatty Joins the ForceFatty Joins the Force is a 1913 short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle. It features the Keystone Kops in a background role.-Plot:Fatty is an obese and timid man who rescues a little girl from drowning. The girl who turns out to be the daughter of the Police Commissioner. The grateful...
(1913) - A Ride for a BrideA Ride for a BrideA Ride for a Bride is a 1913 short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.-Cast:* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle* Charles Avery* Alice Davenport* Edgar Kennedy* Ford Sterling...
(1913) - Fatty's FlirtationFatty's FlirtationFatty's Flirtation is a 1913 short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.-Cast:* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle* Minta Durfee* William Hauber* Hank Mann* Mabel Normand* Ford Sterling...
(1913) - His Sister's KidsHis Sister's KidsHis Sister's Kids is a 1913 short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle....
(1913) - He Would a Hunting GoHe Would a Hunting GoHe Would a Hunting Go is a 1913 short comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle.-Cast:* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle* Alice Davenport* Billy Gilbert - * Grover Ligon* Hank Mann* Harry McCoy* Al St. John...
(19131913 in filmThe year 1913 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film, is made.* December 29, Charlie Chaplin signs a contract with Mack Sennett to begin making films at Keystone Studios.* D. W...
) - The Under-Sheriff (1914)
- A Flirt's Mistake (1914)
- In the Clutches of the Gang (1914)
- Rebecca's Wedding DayRebecca's Wedding DayRebecca's Wedding Day is a 1914 short comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle.-Cast:* Phyllis Allen* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle* Minta Durfee* Billy Gilbert -...
(1914) - A Robust RomeoA Robust RomeoA Robust Romeo is a 1914 short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.-Cast:* Phyllis Allen* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle* Alice Davenport* Ford Sterling* Mack Swain...
(1914) - Twixt Love and FireTwixt Love and FireTwixt Love and Fire is a 1914 short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle.-Cast:* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle* Viola Barry - * Cecile Arnold* Charles Avery* Harold Lloyd-See also:* List of American films of 1914...
(1914) - A Film JohnnieA Film JohnnieA Film Johnnie is a 1914 American-made motion picture starring Charles Chaplin, Roscoe Arbuckle, and Mabel Normand.-Cast:* Charles Chaplin - The Film Johnnie* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle - Himself* Virginia Kirtley - The Keystone Girl...
(1914) - His Favourite PastimeHis Favourite PastimeHis Favourite Pastime is a 1914 American comedy film starring Charlie Chaplin.-Synopsis:Charlie gets drunk in the bar. He steps outside, meets a pretty woman, tries to flirt with her, only to retreat after the woman's father returns. Returning to the bar, Charlie drinks some more and engages in...
(1914) - Cruel, Cruel LoveCruel, Cruel LoveCruel, Cruel Love is a 1914 American comedy silent film made at the Keystone Studios and starring Charlie Chaplin.- Plot :This early Chaplin film has him playing a character quite different from the Tramp for which he would become famous. He is a rich, upper-class gentleman whose romance is...
(1914) - The Star BoarderThe Star BoarderThe Star Boarder is a 1914 American-made motion picture starring Charlie Chaplin.-Cast:* Charles Chaplin - The Star Boarder* Minta Durfee - Landlady* Edgar Kennedy - Landlady's husband* Gordon Griffith - Their son...
(19141914 in filmThe year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.-Events:*The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City....
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