Person
Spottiswoode Aitken
Acting · 1868–1933 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Known for
The Birth of a Nation
Dr. Cameron
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Brown Eyes' Father (French Story)
Liberty Belles
Jasper Pennyfeather
Roaring Fires
Calvert Carter
The Trap
The Factor
Charity Castle
Lucius Garrett
The Eagle
Dubrovsky's Father (uncredited)
Merry-Go-Round
Minister of War / Gisella's Father
Jane Goes A-Wooing
David Lyman
The Cruise of the Make-Believes
Simon Quarle
Filmography
- 2019I Am Not a RacistThe Father (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1928The Power of the PressSports Writer
- 1927Roaring FiresCalvert Carter
- 1926The Two-Gun ManDad Randall
- 1925AccusedEagle Eye
- 1925The EagleDubrovsky's Father (uncredited)
- 1925The Coast PatrolCapt. Slocum
- 1924Pioneer's GoldBob Hartley (as Spottswood Aitken)
- 1924Those Who DareThorne Wtherell
- 1924Gerald Cranston's LadyEphraim Brewster
- 1924The Fire PatrolCaptain John Ferguson
- 1923The Love PirateCyrus Revere
- 1923Six DaysPere Jerome
- 1923Merry-Go-RoundMinister of War / Gisella's Father
- 1923Around the World in 18 DaysPiggott
- 1922A Dangerous Game
- 1922One Wonderful NightMinister
- 1922The Young RajahCaleb
- 1922ManslaughterMember of the Jury (uncredited)
- 1922The Snowshoe TrailJohn Lounsbury
- 1922Monte CristoAbbé Faria
- 1922The TrapThe Factor
- 1922The Man of CourageStephen Gregory
- 1921BeyondRufus Southerne
- 1921At the End of the WorldTerence O'Day
- 1921ReputationKarl
- 1921The Unknown WifeHenry Wilburton
- 1920Dangerous LoveThe Father
- 1920Nomads of the NorthOld Roland
- 1920The White CircleBernard Huddlestone
- 1919The Wicked DarlingFadem
- 1919A Woman of PleasureWilberforce Pace
- 1919Bonnie, Bonnie LassieJeremiah Wishart
- 1919The ThunderboltAllan Pomeroy
- 1919Her Kingdom of DreamsDavid Rutledge
- 1919The Broken CommandmentsMr. Banard
- 1919Rough-Riding RomanceThe King
- 1919EvangelineBenedict Bellefontaine
- 1919The White HeatherJames Hume
- 1919Hay Foot, Straw FootThaddeus Briggs
- 1919An Innocent AdventuressMeekton
- 1919Captain Kidd, Jr.Augus MacTavish
- 1919Fighting ThroughCol. DuBrey Carter
- 1919Who Cares?Mr. Ludlow
- 1919The Secret GardenArchibald Craven
- 1919Jane Goes A-WooingDavid Lyman
- 1918The Cruise of the Make-BelievesSimon Quarle
- 1918In Judgment of...Mr. Manners
- 1918How Could You, Jean?Rufus Bonner
- 1918Beauty and the RogueBenjamin Wilson
- 1917A Game of WitsSilas Stone
- 1917Her Country's CallDr. Downie
- 1917Charity CastleLucius Garrett
- 1917Melissa of the HillsJethro Stark
- 1917Souls TriumphantJosiah Vale
- 1917Cheerful GiversRev. John Deady
- 1917A Woman's AwakeningJudge Cotter
- 1917Stage StruckThe Judge
- 1916The AmericanoPresidente de Castalar
- 1916The Old Folks at HomeJudge
- 1916Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesBrown Eyes' Father (French Story)
- 1916An Innocent MagdaleneCol. Raleigh
- 1916MacbethDuncan
- 1916The Flying TorpedoBartholomew Thompson
- 1916Pathways of LifeDaddy Wisdom
- 1915The Birth of a NationDr. Cameron
- 1914The Availing PrayerWilliam Rock
- 1914The Avenging ConscienceThe Uncle
- 1914The Angel of ContentionNettie's Father
- 1914Home, Sweet HomeJames Smith - Mary's Father
- 1914Liberty BellesJasper Pennyfeather
- 1914The Green-Eyed Devil
- 1912Fixing a FlirtHeadwaiter
- 1911The Battle(uncredited)
- 1911Her Humble MinistryThe Father
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