Person
Alec B. Francis
Acting · 1867–1934 · London, England, UK
Biography
English born Alec B. Francis (Alec Budd Francis) was, in America, a stage and film actor.
Known for
Coming Home
Mr. Sprague, the Village Minister
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Amos Logan
Robin Hood
Sheriff of Nottingham
The Marionettes
Nizerolles
Alice in Wonderland
King of Hearts
Mata Hari
Major Caron
Duty
Dr. Alexander
Boy
Moran
The Good in the Worst of Us
Henry Morton
Hollywood
Alec B. Francis
Filmography
- 1934Outcast LadyTruble
- 1934I'll Tell the WorldGrand Duke Ferdinand
- 1933Alice in WonderlandKing of Hearts
- 1933His Private SecretaryRev. Hall
- 1933Looking ForwardMr. Birkenshaw
- 1933Oliver TwistMr. Brownlow
- 1932The Last ManMr. Wingate
- 1932The Last MileFather O'Connor
- 1932Alias Mary SmithAttorney
- 1932No Greater LovePriest
- 1931Mata HariMajor Caron
- 1931ArrowsmithTwyford
- 1931Stout Hearts and Willing HandsThe Heroine's Father
- 1931Captain ApplejackLush, the Butler
- 1930Feet FirstMr. Carson, old-timer
- 1930Outward BoundScrubby
- 1930Murder Will OutSen. Baldwin
- 1930The Case of Sergeant GrischaGeneral von Lychow
- 1929The Bishop Murder CaseProfessor Bertrand Dillard
- 1929EvidenceHarbison
- 1929The Sacred FlameDr. Harvester
- 1929The Mississippi GamblerJunius Blackburn
- 1929EvangelineFather Felician
- 1928Companionate MarriageJudge Meredith
- 1928The TerrorDr. Redmayne
- 1928Life's MockeryJohn Fullerton
- 1928The Lion and the MouseJudge Ross
- 1928Broadway DaddiesJohn Lambert Kennedy
- 1928The Little SnobColonel Banks
- 1928The Shepherd of the HillsDavid Howitt, The Shepherd
- 1927CamilleThe Duke
- 1927Sally in Our AlleySandy Mack
- 1927The Tender HourFrancis Chinilly
- 1927The Music MasterAnton von Barwig
- 1926The Return of Peter GrimmPeter Grimm
- 1926Faithful Wives
- 1926Forever AfterMr. Wayne, Theodore's Father (as Alec Francis)
- 19263 Bad MenRev. Benson
- 1926Pals FirstDominie
- 1926Wandering FootstepsTimothy Payne
- 1926Tramp, Tramp, TrampAmos Logan
- 1926High SteppersFather Perryam
- 1926Transcontinental LimitedJerry Reynolds
- 1926Vanishing Millions
- 1926The Yankee SeñorDon Fernando
- 1925Rose of the World'Gramp' Tallifer (as Alec Francis)
- 1925SoiledRollo Tetheridge
- 1925Where the Worst BeginsAugust Van Dorn
- 1925Thunder MountainPreacher
- 1925Thank YouDavid Lee
- 1925The CircleLord Clive Cheney
- 1925The Coast of FollyCount de Tauro
- 1925A Thief in ParadiseBishop Saville
- 1925Man and MaidBurton
- 1925The End of the WorldAbner Hope
- 1925The End of the WorldAbner Hope
- 1925Waking Up the TownAbner Hope
- 1925The Mad WhirlJohn Herrington
- 1925Charley's AuntMr. Delahay
- 1925The Reckless SexEmanuel García
- 1925Champion of Lost CausesPeter Charles
- 1925OutwittedJohn Kinney (as Alec Francis)
- 1925Capital Punishment
- 1925The Bridge of SighsJohn Harper
- 1924The Tenth WomanMr. Brainherd
- 1924Listen LesterColonel Dodge
- 1924Beau BrummelMortimer
- 1924Do It Now
- 1924Half-a-Dollar BillJudge Norton
- 1923Lucretia LombardJudge Winship
- 1923The Eternal ThreeDr. Steven Browning
- 1923The Gold DiggersJames Blake
- 1923HollywoodAlec B. Francis
- 1923Three Wise FoolsDr. Richard Gaunt
- 1923A Gentleman of LeisureSir John Blount (as Alec Francis)
- 1923Children of JazzJohn Weston
- 1923Mary of the MoviesAlec B. Francis (uncredited)
- 1923Is Divorce a Failure?Philip Wilkinson
- 1923Little Church Around the CornerReverend Bradley
- 1923The Spider and the RoseGood Padre
- 1923The Last HourReever McCall (as Alec Francis)
- 1922The Forgotten LawJudge Kirtley
- 1922The Man Who Saw TomorrowSir William De Vry
- 1922North of the Rio GrandeFather Hillaire
- 1922Beyond the RocksCaptain Fitzgerald
- 1922Smilin' ThroughDr. Owen
- 1921A Virginia CourtshipColonel Fairfax
- 1921The Great MomentSir Edward Pelham
- 1921A Voice in the DarkJoseph Crampton
- 1921What's a Wife Worth?James Morrison
- 1920Godless MenReverend Sam Poor
- 1920The Man Who Had EverythingMatt Sills
- 1920EarthboundDr. Roger Galloway
- 1920The Butterfly ManJames Bachelor
- 1920The Paliser CasePaliser Sr.
- 1920The Street Called StraightRodney Temple
- 1919Flame of the DesertSir John Carleton
- 1919The World and Its WomanPrince Michael Orbeliana the Elder
- 1919Lord and Lady AlgySwepson
- 1919The City of ComradesAndy Christian
- 1919The Crimson GardeniaMr. Banniman
- 1919When Doctors DisagreeDr. Harris Sr.
- 1919The Probation WifeHuntley McMerton
- 1919The PestJudge Fisher
- 1919Her Code of HonorTom Davis
- 1919Spotlight SadieReverend John Page
- 1919Day DreamsGrandfather Burn
- 1918Thirty a WeekMr. Wright
- 1918The Venus ModelJohn Braddock
- 1918Leap to FameJudge Hendricks Trevor
- 1918The Face in the DarkCharles Ridgeway
- 1918The Cross BearerBrother Joseph
- 1918Wanted, A MotherDr. Thayer
- 1918Broken TiesHenry Hasbrook
- 1918The Beautiful Mrs. ReynoldsGen. Philip Schuyler
- 1918The MarionettesNizerolles
- 1917The Cinderella ManRomney Evans
- 1917Forget-Me-NotMarquis de Mohrivart
- 1917The Family HonorGeneral Jason Wayne
- 1917A Hungry HeartM. Brigard
- 1916All ManJohn Maynard
- 1916The Heart of a HeroCol. Knowlton
- 1916The Gilded CageKing Comus
- 1916Husband and WifeJames Watson
- 1916A Woman's WayGeneral John Stanton
- 1916Miss PetticoatsWorth Courtleigh
- 1916The Yellow PassportMyron Abram
- 1916Fruits of DesireJeremiah Quimby
- 1916The Ballet GirlJerry Vergoe
- 1915After DarkCapt. Frank Dalton, Old Tom
- 1915The ModelHugh Seymour
- 1915The Arrival of PerpetuaHastings Curzon
- 1915Alias Jimmy ValentineBill Avery
- 1914The PitCressler
- 1914For the Mastery of the WorldMr. Grimm - Secret Service
- 1914LolaDr. Barnhelun
- 1914The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old EnglandThe Earl Of Bateson
- 1914When Broadway Was a TrailStandish Hope
- 1914Man of the HourGeorge Garrison
- 1914SonMr. Horton
- 1914Adventures in DiplomacyMr. Grimm - Secret Service
- 1914BoyMoran
- 1914MoonlightPaul's Father
- 1914DutyDr. Alexander
- 1914The Greatest of ThesePeter, the Shoemaker
- 1914WifeMr. Price
- 1914The Drug TrafficJohnson - the Druggist
- 1914At the Court of Prince Make BelieveMr. Chatterton
- 1914The Diamond MasterWynne Browning
- 1914The Good in the Worst of UsHenry Morton
- 1914Coming HomeMr. Sprague, the Village Minister
- 1914The Case of Cherry PurcelleCoke Morgan
- 1914Cue and Mis-Cue
- 1913The Beaten PathRandolph Thorne
- 1913The Trail of the Silver FoxOfficer At Mountie Headquarters
- 1912The Transgression of Deacon JonesDeacon Jones
- 1912Robin HoodSheriff of Nottingham
- 1912Chamber of ForgetfulnessThe Husband
- 1912Saved from the TitanicFather
- 1912Oh, You Ragtime!The Banker
- 1912PlaymatesThe Doctor
- 1912The First Violin
- 1912For the Honor of the FamilyCol. Lawrence
- 1911The Younger Brother
- 1911A Reformed Santa Claus
- 1911The Military Air-ScoutsCommander Arthur
- 1911Auld Lang SyneScotsman
- 1911A Friendly Marriage
- 1911Troublesome Secretaries
- 1911Vanity FairPitt Crawley
- —The ImpostorSir Anthony; Blink
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