Person
James Neill
Acting · 1860–1931 · Savannah, Georgia, USA
Biography
James Neill (September 29, 1860 – March 16, 1931) was an American stage actor and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 113 films between 1913 and 1930. His wife, and frequent costar on stage and screen, was Edythe Chapman.
Known for
Betty to the Rescue
Henry Sherwin
We Can't Have Everything
Detective
The Rose of the Rancho
Padre Antonio
Her Husband’s Trademark
Henry Strom
The Ragamuffin
A Broker
Too Many Millions
Mr. Lane
The Ten Commandments
Aaron - Brother of Moses: Prologue
Richelieu
The King
The King of Kings
James - Brother of John
For the Defense
Mr. Webster
Filmography
- 1930Shooting StraightReverend Powell
- 1930Only the BraveVance Calhoun
- 1929The Idle RichMr. Phil Thayer
- 1928The Border PatrolLefty Waterman
- 1928Love HungryPa Robinson
- 1927The King of KingsJames - Brother of John
- 1926A Desperate MomentPeter Dean
- 1925New Brooms
- 1925Thank YouDoctor Cobb
- 1925Any WomanWilliam Linden
- 1924A Man's MateVeraign
- 1923The Thrill ChaserSheik Ussan
- 1923The Ten CommandmentsAaron - Brother of Moses: Prologue
- 1923The World's ApplauseValet to Elliott
- 1923Nobody's MoneyMiller
- 1922ManslaughterButler
- 1922Dusk to DawnJohn Latham
- 1922Our Leading CitizenHonorable Cyrus Blagdon
- 1922The Heart SpecialistFernald
- 1922Her Husband’s TrademarkHenry Strom
- 1922Saturday NightTompkins - the Butler
- 1921Dangerous Curve AheadMr. Mabee
- 1921A Voice in the DarkEdward Small
- 1920A Double-Dyed DeceiverSenor Urique
- 1920The Paliser CaseCara
- 1920The Little Shepherd of Kingdom ComeMajor Buford
- 1919EverywomanNobody
- 1919Her Kingdom of DreamsPurdon
- 1919Fires of FaithBooth's Secretary
- 1919A Daughter of the WolfJudge Burroughs
- 1919Men, Women, and MoneyParker Middleton
- 1919Romance and ArabellaDr. Henry
- 1919Don't Change Your HusbandButler
- 1919The Secret GardenBen Weatherstaff
- 1919Peg o' My HeartFrank O'Connell
- 1918The Way of a Man with a MaidElsa's Father
- 1918Too Many MillionsMr. Lane
- 1918Women's WeaponsPeter Gregory
- 1918Less Than KinDr. Nunez
- 1918We Can't Have EverythingDetective
- 1918SandyJudge Hollis
- 1918Say! Young FellowA Kindly Bachelor
- 1918The Whispering ChorusChanning
- 1918A Petticoat PilotZoeth Hamilton
- 1918The Widow's MightRed
- 1918Jules of the Strong HeartSommerville
- 1917The Devil StoneSimpson
- 1917The Trouble BusterFranz Libelt
- 1917The Ghost HouseJeremy Foster
- 1917On the LevelWarner, Mae's Father
- 1917What Money Can't BuyThe cardinal
- 1917The Little AmericanSenator John Moore
- 1917Forbidden PathsJames Thornton
- 1917The Girl at HomeSquire Padgate
- 1917A School for HusbandsAuto Salesman
- 1917The Bottle ImpA Priest
- 1917The Prison Without WallsJohn Havens
- 1917Those Without SinDoctor Wallace
- 1917The Black WolfCount Ramirez
- 1917Betty to the RescueHenry Sherwin
- 1916Joan the WomanLaxart
- 1916Oliver TwistMr. Brownlow
- 1916The LashJohn Du Val
- 1916The House with the Golden WindowsJames Peabody
- 1916The Dream GirlBenjamin Merton
- 1916A Gutter MagdaleneGoodwin
- 1916The Thousand-Dollar HusbandStephen Gordon
- 1916Maria RosaThe Priest
- 1916For the DefenseMr. Webster
- 1916To Have and to HoldGeorge Yeardley
- 1916Tennessee's PardnerThe Padre
- 1916The RagamuffinA Broker
- 1915The CheatJones
- 1915Mr. Grex of Monte CarloHerr Selingman
- 1915The Case of BeckyDr. Emerson
- 1915The WomanThe Honorable Mark Robertson
- 1915The ClueDirector
- 1915The Warrens of VirginiaGeneral Warren
- 1915The Goose GirlCount Von Herbeck
- 1914Cameo KirbyJohn Randall
- 1914The Circus ManRichard Jenison
- 1914The Rose of the RanchoPadre Antonio
- 1914Ready MoneyJackson Ives
- 1914Where the Trail DividesSam Rowland
- 1914RichelieuThe King
- 1914Discord and HarmonyThe Symphony Conductor
- 1914Whoso Diggeth a PitThe Sweetheart's Father
- 1913Cross PurposesFather
- 1913The Cracksman's ReformationThe Rich Man
- 1913The Heart of a CracksmanCarlton
- —The Lonely RoadUncle Billy Austin
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