Ralph Ince
Acting • Born 1887-01-14 – Died 1937-04-10
Biography
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.
Filmography
66 credits
A Regiment of Two
Movie • 1913
Dudley
Little Caesar
Movie • 1931
Pete Montana
Out of the Snows
Movie • 1920
Robert Holliday
The Big Gamble
Movie • 1931
Webb
Channing of the Northwest
Movie • 1922
Jean the Match-Maker
Movie • 1910
The Boy
Extra! Extra!
Movie • 1932
Callahan
The Star Witness
Movie • 1931
"Maxey" Campo
The Seventh Son
Movie • 1912
Abraham Lincoln
Song Bird of the North
Movie • 1913
President Lincoln
Troublesome Secretaries
Movie • 1911
Ralph - The Successful Suitor
The Lure of Vanity
Movie • 1911
The Freshet
Movie • 1911
Tom Ennis - the Young Blacksmith
The Serpents
Movie • 1912
Eric
Yellow Bird
Movie • 1912
The Hunter
The Heart of Esmeralda
Movie • 1912
Ben Holt
The Lost Squadron
Movie • 1932
Jettick
Law and Order
Movie • 1932
Poe Northrup
The Mouthpiece
Movie • 1932
J.B. Roscoe
Men of Chance
Movie • 1931
Farley
Numbered Men
Movie • 1930
'King' Callahan, #12254
Gentleman's Fate
Movie • 1931
Dante
The Geranium
Movie • 1911
The Child Crusoes
Movie • 1911
Malay Nights
Movie • 1932
Jack Sheldon
The Pride of the Legion
Movie • 1932
Klafki
The Money Kings
Movie • 1912
The Aviator
A Tale of Two Cities
Movie • 1911
The Higher Mercy
Movie • 1912
Abraham Lincoln
Havana Widows
Movie • 1933
G.W. 'Butch' O'Neill
Love in the Ghetto
Movie • 1912
Barish - the Father
The Swan Girl
Movie • 1913
Girl of the Rio
Movie • 1932
O'Grady
Running Hollywood
Movie • 1932
Scratchface Henchman
Men Of America
Movie • 1932
Cicero
The Big Fight
Movie • 1930
Chuck
State's Attorney
Movie • 1932
Second Trial Defense Attorney
Guilty as Hell
Movie • 1932
Jack Reed
The Sea Wolf
Movie • 1926
'Wolf' Larsen
Yellow Fingers
Movie • 1926
Brute Shane
The Bond of Music
Movie • 1912
A German General
The Tenderfoot
Movie • 1932
Dolan
The Cave Man
Movie • 1912
Eric
Love at Second Sight
Movie • 1934
Blue Smoke
Movie • 1935
Al Dempson
No Escape
Movie • 1934
Lucky
Gaol Break
Movie • 1936
Jim Oakley
The Land of Opportunity
Movie
Abraham Lincoln
Rolling Home
Movie • 1935
Wally
Wall Street
Movie • 1929
Roller McCray
So You Won't Talk
Movie • 1935
Ralph Younger
Chicago After Midnight
Movie • 1928
Jim Boyd
The Last Door
Movie • 1921
The Big Shot
Movie • 1931
Butch
Law of the Sea
Movie • 1931
Marty Drake
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Movie • 1911
Abraham Lincoln
One Flag at Last
Movie • 1911
Abraham Lincoln
The Highest Law
Movie • 1921
Abraham Lincoln
Gorilla Ship
Movie • 1932
Capt. 'Gorilla' Larsen
Hell Bound
Movie • 1931
Dorgan
The County Fair
Movie • 1932
Diamond Barnett
How Betty Won the School
Movie • 1911
The Burglar
Bigger Than Barnum's
Movie • 1926
Carl Ravelle
Not for Publication
Movie • 1927
'Big Dick' Wellman
The Better Way
Movie • 1926
Billy
The Singapore Mutiny
Movie • 1928
Kelsey