Ralph Ince
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: January 14, 1887
Day of Death: April 10, 1937 (50 years old)
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ralph Ince (January 16, 1887 – April 10, 1937) was an American pioneer film actor, director and screenwriter whose career began near the dawn of the silent film era. Ralph Ince was the brother of John Ince and Thomas H. Ince. Ralph Waldo Ince was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the younger of three sons and a daughter raised by English immigrants, John and Emma Ince. Sometime after his birth Ince moved to Manhattan where his entire family was engaged in theater work; his father as a musical agent and mother, sister Bertha and brothers, John and Thomas as actors. Ralph Ince studied art with cartoonist Dan McCarthy and for a while worked as a newspaper cartoonist for the New York World and later magazine illustrator for the New York Mirror and The Evening Telegram. At times over his acting and directing career Ince would continue to contribute cartoons to popular magazines of the day. Early on in his career Ince, who had done some stage acting as a child, was a member of Richard Mansfield's stock company playing parts in The College Widow and Ben Hur. Around 1906 Ince became an animator in the fledgling film industry working for Winsor McCay, but soon turned to acting and joined Vitagraph Studios where he became known for his portrayals of Abraham Lincoln in a series of one reel films. Ince began directing at Vitagraph around 1910 and was officially advanced to the director’s chair in 1912, though he still continued to act in many of his films and throughout his career. Ince would go on to direct some 171 films between 1910 and 1937 and appear in approximately 110 films over nearly the same time period.
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Actor
Extra! Extra!
Actor Jettick
The Lost Squadron
Actor Poe Northrup
Law and Order
Actor J.B. Roscoe
The Mouthpiece
Actor Jack Sheldon
Malay Nights
Actor Klafki
The Pride of the Legion
Actor O'Grady
Girl of the Rio
Actor Scratchface Henchman
Running Hollywood
Actor Cicero
Men Of America
Actor Jack Reed
Guilty as Hell
Actor Second Trial Defense Attorney
State's Attorney
Actor Dolan
The Tenderfoot
Actor Capt. 'Gorilla' Larsen
Gorilla Ship
Actor Diamond Barnett
The County Fair
Director
Men Of America
Director
Flaming Gold
1931
1930
1929
1928
1927
1926
1925
1924
1923
1922
1921
1920
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1918
1917
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1915
1914
1913
Actor Dudley
A Regiment of Two
Actor President Lincoln
Song Bird of the North
Actor
The Swan Girl
Director
Song Bird of the North
Writer
Song Bird of the North
Writer
The Classmate's Frolic
Director
The Web
Scenario Writer
The Web
Writer
The Swan Girl
Director
The Swan Girl
Director
How Fatty Made Good
Director
The Classmate's Frolic
Director
The Strength of Men
Director
Brother Bill
Director
A Regiment of Two
Writer
How Fatty Made Good
1912
Actor Abraham Lincoln
The Seventh Son
Actor Eric
The Serpents
Actor Ben Holt
The Heart of Esmeralda
Actor The Hunter
Yellow Bird
Actor The Aviator
The Money Kings
Actor Abraham Lincoln
The Higher Mercy
Actor Barish - the Father
Love in the Ghetto
Actor A German General
The Bond of Music
Actor Eric
The Cave Man
Scenario Writer
The Serpents
Director
The Serpents
Director
Song of the Shell
Writer
Song of the Shell
Director
The Godmother
Director
The Cave Man
Director
The Mills of the Gods
Director
Una of the Sierras
1911
Actor Ralph - The Successful Suitor
Troublesome Secretaries, or How Betty Outwitted Her Father
Actor
The Lure of Vanity
Actor Tom Ennis - the Young Blacksmith
The Freshet
Actor
The Child Crusoes
Actor
The Geranium
Actor
A Tale of Two Cities
Actor Abraham Lincoln
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Actor Abraham Lincoln
One Flag at Last
Actor The Burglar
How Betty Won the School
Director
Troublesome Secretaries, or How Betty Outwitted Her Father
