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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

735

Gender

Male

Birthday

1875-01-22

Day of Death

1948-07-23 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

LaGrange, Kentucky, USA

Also Known As

David Llewelyn Wark Griffith

David Wark Griffith

David W. Griffith

Lawrence Griffith

Captain Victor Marier

Capt. Victor Marier

Victor Marier

Granville Hicks

Irene Sinclair

Roy Sinclair

Granville Warwick

M. Gaston de Tolignac

Gaston de Tolignac

데이비드 와크 그리피스

D.W. Griffith

D.W. 그리피스

데이비드 그리피스

D.W. Griffith

Biography

David Llewelyn Wark Griffith was a premier pioneering American film director. He is best known as the director of the controversial and groundbreaking 1915 film The Birth of a Nation and the subsequent film Intolerance (1916). Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation made pioneering use of advanced camera and narrative techniques, and its immense popularity set the stage for the dominance of the feature-length film. It also proved extremely controversial at the time and ever since for its negative depiction of Black Americans and their supporters, and its positive portrayal of slavery and the Ku Klux Klan. Griffith responded to his critics with his next film, Intolerance, intended to show the dangers of prejudiced thought and behavior. The film was not the financial success that its predecessor had been, but was received warmly by critics. Several of his later films were also successful, but high production, promotional, and roadshow costs often made his ventures commercial failures. Even so, he is generally considered one of the most important figures of early cinema.

Known For

Acting

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

1961

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

as

Self (archive footage)

Two Daughters of Eve

1912

Two Daughters of Eve

as

At Stage Door

At the French Ball

1908

At the French Ball

as

Husband

The Black Viper

1908

The Black Viper

as

Rescuer

The Fatal Hour

1908

The Fatal Hour

as

Policeman

The King of the Cannibal Islands

1908

The King of the Cannibal Islands

as

Cannibal in Top Hat

Flashback: The First World War

2014

Flashback: The First World War

as

Self (archive footage)

The King's Messenger

1908

The King's Messenger

as

Messenger

Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker

1908

Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker

as

Doctor, Charity Worker

The Man in the Box

1908

The Man in the Box

as

Station Agent

Deceived Slumming Party

1908

Deceived Slumming Party

as

Reginald O.C. Wittington

The Invisible Fluid

1908

The Invisible Fluid

as

Mailman

The Stage Rustler

1908

The Stage Rustler

as

Phil Bowen

The Heart of O Yama

1908

The Heart of O Yama

as

Footman

The Red Girl

1908

The Red Girl

as

Man on Footpath

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

2008

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

as

Self (archive footage)

Classmates

1908

Classmates

as

Extra

San Francisco

1936

San Francisco

as

Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)

Yellow Peril

1908

Yellow Peril

as

Mr. Phlipp

Enoch Arden

1915

Enoch Arden

as

Mr. Ray

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

as

Self (archive footage)

The Tramp and the Dictator

2002

The Tramp and the Dictator

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Falsely Accused!

1908

Falsely Accused!

as

Cop in Court

The Politician's Love Story

1909

The Politician's Love Story

as

Man - First Couple

A Calamitous Elopement

1908

A Calamitous Elopement

as

Policeman

The Girls and Daddy

1909

The Girls and Daddy

as

At Black & Tan Ball

Professional Jealousy

1908

Professional Jealousy

as

Extra on stage

A Famous Escape

1908

A Famous Escape

as

Prisoner

'Ostler Joe

1908

'Ostler Joe

as

Lover

Production

Crew

Directing

Heredity

1912

Heredity

as

My Hero

1912

My Hero

as

Brothers

1913

Brothers

as

Waifs

1914

Waifs

as

America

1924

America

as

I Did It

1909

I Did It

as

His Trust

1911

His Trust

as

Ramona

1910

Ramona

as

Friends

1912

Friends

as

Faithful

1910

Faithful

as

Lucky Jim

1909

Lucky Jim

as

Money Mad

1908

Money Mad

as

Brutality

1912

Brutality

as

The Devil

1908

The Devil

as

The Slave

1909

The Slave

as

His Duty

1909

His Duty

as

The Test

1909

The Test

as

Fate

1913

Fate

as

My Baby

1912

My Baby

as

The Man

1910

The Man

as

Just Gold

1913

Just Gold

as

Pranks

1909

Pranks

as

The Jilt

1909

The Jilt

as

The Call

1910

The Call

as