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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

91

Gender

Male

Birthday

1860-09-29

Day of Death

1931-03-16 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Also Known As

James Neil

James F. Neill

James Neill

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

Acting

Manslaughter

1922

Manslaughter

as

Butler

The Bottle Imp

1917

The Bottle Imp

as

A Priest

Ready Money

1914

Ready Money

as

Jackson Ives

The Heart Specialist

1922

The Heart Specialist

as

Fernald

We Can't Have Everything

1918

We Can't Have Everything

as

Detective

Discord and Harmony

1914

Discord and Harmony

as

The Symphony Conductor

Too Many Millions

1918

Too Many Millions

as

Mr. Lane

The Cracksman's Reformation

1913

The Cracksman's Reformation

as

The Rich Man

The Heart of a Cracksman

1913

The Heart of a Cracksman

as

Carlton

Cross Purposes

1913

Cross Purposes

as

Father

Whoso Diggeth a Pit

1914

Whoso Diggeth a Pit

as

The Sweetheart's Father

A Voice in the Dark

1921

A Voice in the Dark

as

Edward Small

To Have and to Hold

1916

To Have and to Hold

as

George Yeardley

The House with the Golden Windows

1916

The House with the Golden Windows

as

James Peabody

The Prison Without Walls

1917

The Prison Without Walls

as

John Havens

The Whispering Chorus

1918

The Whispering Chorus

as

Channing

Those Without Sin

1917

Those Without Sin

as

Doctor Wallace

Less Than Kin

1918

Less Than Kin

as

Dr. Nunez

The Secret Garden

1919

The Secret Garden

as

Ben Weatherstaff

Love Hungry

1928

Love Hungry

as

Pa Robinson

Only the Brave

1930

Only the Brave

as

Vance Calhoun

The Goose Girl

1915

The Goose Girl

as

Count Von Herbeck

The Black Wolf

1917

The Black Wolf

as

Count Ramirez

The Idle Rich

1929

The Idle Rich

as

Mr. Phil Thayer

Shooting Straight

1930

Shooting Straight

as

Reverend Powell

Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo

1915

Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo

as

Herr Selingman

The World's Applause

1923

The World's Applause

as

Valet to Elliott

The Ragamuffin

1916

The Ragamuffin

as

A Broker

The Paliser Case

1920

The Paliser Case

as

Cara

For the Defense

1916

For the Defense

as

Mr. Webster

Her Husband’s Trademark

1922

Her Husband’s Trademark

as

Henry Strom

The Warrens of Virginia

1915

The Warrens of Virginia

as

General Warren

The King of Kings

1927

The King of Kings

as

James - Brother of John

The Thousand-Dollar Husband

1916

The Thousand-Dollar Husband

as

Stephen Gordon

Saturday Night

1922

Saturday Night

as

Tompkins - the Butler

The Cheat

1915

The Cheat

as

Jones

Where the Trail Divides

1914

Where the Trail Divides

as

Sam Rowland

Nobody's Money

1923

Nobody's Money

as

Miller

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come

1920

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come

as

Major Buford

Cameo Kirby

1914

Cameo Kirby

as

John Randall

The Lonely Road

The Lonely Road

as

Uncle Billy Austin

A Double-Dyed Deceiver

1920

A Double-Dyed Deceiver

as

Senor Urique

Thank You

1925

Thank You

as

Doctor Cobb

Joan the Woman

1916

Joan the Woman

as

Laxart

The Little American

1917

The Little American

as

Senator John Moore

Say! Young Fellow

1918

Say! Young Fellow

as

A Kindly Bachelor

The Rose of the Rancho

1914

The Rose of the Rancho

as

Padre Antonio

The Lash

1916

The Lash

as

John Du Val

Oliver Twist

1916

Oliver Twist

as

Mr. Brownlow

Don't Change Your Husband

1919

Don't Change Your Husband

as

Butler

Richelieu

1914

Richelieu

as

The King

Any Woman

1925

Any Woman

as

William Linden

Her Kingdom of Dreams

1919

Her Kingdom of Dreams

as

Purdon

The Thrill Chaser

1923

The Thrill Chaser

as

Sheik Ussan

The Ten Commandments

1923

The Ten Commandments

as

Aaron - Brother of Moses: Prologue

New Brooms

1925

New Brooms

as

The Border Patrol

1928

The Border Patrol

as

Lefty Waterman

The Woman

1915

The Woman

as

The Honorable Mark Robertson

The Case of Becky

1915

The Case of Becky

as

Dr. Emerson

Forbidden Paths

1917

Forbidden Paths

as

James Thornton

The Girl at Home

1917

The Girl at Home

as

Squire Padgate

The Devil Stone

1917

The Devil Stone

as

Simpson

The Dream Girl

1916

The Dream Girl

as

Benjamin Merton

The Widow's Might

1918

The Widow's Might

as

Red

Romance and Arabella

1919

Romance and Arabella

as

Dr. Henry

Everywoman

1919

Everywoman

as

Nobody

Dangerous Curve Ahead

1921

Dangerous Curve Ahead

as

Mr. Mabee

Maria Rosa

1916

Maria Rosa

as

The Priest

A Man's Mate

1924

A Man's Mate

as

Veraign

The Circus Man

1914

The Circus Man

as

Richard Jenison

Fires of Faith

1919

Fires of Faith

as

Booth's Secretary

Women's Weapons

1918

Women's Weapons

as

Peter Gregory

On the Level

1917

On the Level

as

Warner, Mae's Father

A School for Husbands

1917

A School for Husbands

as

Auto Salesman

Betty to the Rescue

1917

Betty to the Rescue

as

Henry Sherwin

A Gutter Magdalene

1916

A Gutter Magdalene

as

Goodwin

Tennessee's Pardner

1916

Tennessee's Pardner

as

The Padre

What Money Can't Buy

1917

What Money Can't Buy

as

The cardinal

Our Leading Citizen

1922

Our Leading Citizen

as

Honorable Cyrus Blagdon

The Way of a Man with a Maid

1918

The Way of a Man with a Maid

as

Elsa's Father

Peg o' My Heart

1919

Peg o' My Heart

as

Frank O'Connell

A Desperate Moment

1926

A Desperate Moment

as

Peter Dean

Men, Women, and Money

1919

Men, Women, and Money

as

Parker Middleton

Sandy

1918

Sandy

as

Judge Hollis

The Trouble Buster

1917

The Trouble Buster

as

Franz Libelt

The Ghost House

1917

The Ghost House

as

Jeremy Foster

Dusk to Dawn

1922

Dusk to Dawn

as

John Latham

A Daughter of the Wolf

1919

A Daughter of the Wolf

as

Judge Burroughs

Jules of the Strong Heart

1918

Jules of the Strong Heart

as

Sommerville

Production

Crew

Directing

The Clue

1915

The Clue

as

Where the Trail Divides

1914

Where the Trail Divides

as