James Morrison
Known for
Acting
Life
1888 – 1974 (aged 85)
Born in
Mattoon, Illinois, USA
Credits
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Biography
James Morrison, born James Woods Morrison, was an American silent movie actor with over 180 film credits. He later published two novels, Road End (1927) and April Luck (1932). He taught speech and drama classes at Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn for many years.
Known For
A Cure for Pokeritis
31 Dec 1912
Bashful
23 Dec 1917
I'm on My Way
08 Mar 1919
A Tale of Two Cities
10 Mar 1917
The Nth Commandment
18 Mar 1923
A Lady and Her Maid
21 May 1913
The Picture Idol
31 May 1912
Sacred Silence
12 Oct 1919
Photos
Filmography
1927
1926
- The Seventh Banditas Paul Scanlon
- The Impostoras Gordon
- The Count of Luxembourgas Anatole
1925
- Don'tas Abel
- Wreckageas Grant Demarest
- The Pride of the Forceas Jimmy Moore
1924
- Captain Bloodas Jeremy Pitt
- Wine of Youthas Clinton (1870 prologue)
1923
- Held to Answeras Rollie Burbeck
- On the Banks of the Wabashas David
- The Unknown Purpleas Leslie Bradbury
- The Man Next Dooras Jimmy
- The Little Girl Next Dooras Jim Manning
- The Nth Commandmentas Harry Smith
- The Dangerous Ageas Bob
1922
- Only a Shop Girlas Charles Black
- Shattered Idolsas Lt. Walter Hurst
- Handle with Careas Phil Burnham
- The Little Ministeras Gavin Dishart
1921
- Danger Ahead!as Norman Minot
- A Yankee Go Getteras Barry West
- Sowing the Windas Ned Brabazon
- Black Beautyas Harry Blomefield
- When We Were Twenty-Oneas Richard Audaine
1920
- Love Without Questionas Robert Blackburn
- The Woman Gameas Leonard Travers
- The Midnight Brideas Robert Pitcairn - Jeanne's sweetheart
1919
- Sacred Silenceas Lt. Ralph Harrison
- Miss Dulcie from Dixieas Orrin Castleton
- I'm on My Way
1918
- A Marriage of Convenienceas Billy Emerson, Mildred's Fiancé
- How Could You, Caroline?as Bob Worth
- Over the Topas Albert Lloyd
- Moral Suicide
- Life or Honor?as James Manly
1917
- Bashful
- Sins of Ambitionas Franklin Church
- Crazy by Proxy
- Babbling Tonguesas Paul Savary
- One Law for Bothas Ossip Pulaski
- Womanhood, the Glory of the Nationas Philip Ward
- A Tale of Two Citiesas (uncredited)
- Enlighten Thy Daughteras Harold Winthrop
1916
- The Sex Lureas Arthur Reynolds
- Phantom Fortunesas Bob Deering
- The Dawn of Freedomas Dick Cartwright
- The Alibias Arthur Mansfield
- The Redemption of Dave Darceyas Dave Darcey
- The Man Huntas Richard Ralston
- The Hero of Submarine D-2as Gilman Austen
- The Little Trespasser
1915
- For the Honor of the Crewas Dick Morgan
- The Ruling Poweras Hugh Williams - the Son
- The Third Partyas Newell Russell
- From Out of the Big Snowsas Harris
- Mortmainas Tom Forsythe
- What Did He Whisper?
- The Battle Cry of Peaceas Charley Harrison
- The Greater Motiveas Bob Hammond aka The Battler
- Four Grains of Riceas Sidney Rance
- In the Days of Famineas Jan De Bar
- Pawns of Marsas John - Florence's Brother
- The Wheels of Justiceas Ralph Brooks
- Easy Moneyas The Theatrical Manager
- A Fortune Hunteras Rupert
- A Wireless Rescueas Polly's Sweetheart
- Twice Rescuedas Stephan Royston - Younger Son
- A Madcap Adventureas Guy Dunbar
- Mother's Rosesas Payne Morrison
- The Man, the Mission and the Maidas Hal Gilman
1914
- The Greater Loveas John Brown
- Saved from a Life of Crimeas Tom
- Netty or Lettyas Freddy - the Young Sweetheart
- Too Much Burglar
- Within an Aceas Dick Anderson
- The Love of Pierre Larosseas Jacques Javillier
- Regan's Daughteras Detective Phil Riordan
- The Unwritten Playas Old Silas Liversedge - the Father
- The Honeymoonersas Jimmy - the Nephew
- The Wheat and the Taresas Jim Stillwell
- The Appleas Hugo Hunfalvy
- The Soul of Luigias Luigi
- My Official Wifeas Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
- The False and the Trueas Tom Saunders
- The Tollas John Steele
- Two Stepchildrenas Joe Leigh - an Artist
- The Passing of Dianaas Rodney Miller
- Miss Rafflesas Ralph Lyons
- Dorothy Danesbridge, Militantas Ernest Lardner
- The Antique Engagement Ringas George Darrel
- Fanny's Melodrama
- The Vanity Caseas Jack Upton
- He Never Knewas Earle Castro
- The Christianas Brother Paul
- The Portraitas David - Mrs. Blair's Son
- A Pair of Frauds
- The Hero
- Iron and Steelas Carl Heiner
- The First Endorsementas John Wild - Allen's Son
- Children of the Feudas Boone Morton Sr.
- Marrying Sueas Percy
- Wooing the Cook
- The Crime of Cainas Wylie Stone
1913
- A Christmas Storyas Jack Harvey - the Artist
- Up in a Balloon
- The Swan Girl
- A Homespun Tragedy
- He Fell in Love with His Mother-in-Lawas The Husband
- The Sale of a Heart
- The Tiger Lily
- The Butler's Secretas Wallace Dixon - Alfred's Son
- Tricks of the Trade
- Cupid Through a Keyholeas Harry Eschert - Lila's Sweetheart
- A Lady and Her Maidas Billy
- Vampire of the Desertas Derrick Corday, William's Son
- The Webas Francis Phillips
- The Modern Prodigalas Jack Gray, Their Son
- Getting Up a Practiceas One of the Doctor's Friends
- Beau Brummelas Lord Alvanley
- Stenographer Troublesas Office Employee
- The Volunteer Strike Breakersas Chester Colton
- Betty's Babyas George
- Two of a Kindas Wallie
1912
- A Cure for Pokeritis
- Following the Staras John Tobin
- The Signal of Distressas The Stranger
- Romance of a Rickshawas Lt. Graham
- A Modern Atalantaas Jim - Third Suitor
- When Persistency and Obstinacy Meetas Young Man at Cotillion (uncredited)
- As You Like Itas Silvius, a Shepherd
- The Adventure of the Italian Modelas Aubrey, The Artist Under Suspicion
- The Indian Mutinyas Jack Wilson - an Officer of the British Regiment in India
- A Vitagraph Romanceas Charles Mackay, A Young Author, Caroline's Sweetheart
- The Loyalty of Sylviaas Suiter
- The Higher Mercyas Jasper Brinton, Mrs. Brinton's Son
- Coronets and Hearts
- Tommy's Sisteras Tommy Morgan
- Saving an Audienceas Mark
- The Two Battlesas Young Mayford - Gladys's Brother
- The Heart of Esmeraldaas Duncan Miller
- Suing Susanas James - Gordon's Valet
- The Miracleas The Palace Poet
- The Black Sheepas Percival Summers - Clara's Sweetheart
- The Foster Childas Jack - the Adopted Son
- On the Pupil of His Eyeas Herbert - Senator Walker's Nephew
- The Cylinder's Secret
- Yellow Birdas Edith's Sweetheart
- An Eventful Elopementas Jack Moss - the Girl's Sweetheart
- The Picture Idolas Beth's Sweetheart
- The Serpentsas Gregg
- Dr. LaFleur's Theoryas The Criminal's Right-Hand-Man
- The Pink Pajama Girlas James Davidson - Cecilia's Fiancé
- Captain Jenks' Diplomacyas Sir Brian's Son, Gerald
- At Scrogginses' Corneras A Young Sculptor
- The Seventh Sonas Harry Beecham, Janet's Seventh Son
- She Never Knewas James
- Her Forgotten Dancing Shoesas Harry Brown - the Young Man Who Finds Belle's Dancing Shoes
- Lulu's Anarchistas Tom - a Reporter
- The Struggleas Howard Peyton
- The First Violin
- Willie's Sisteras Willie Green
- The Seepore Rebellion
1911
- The Younger Brotheras The Younger Werner Brother
- The Life Boatas The Son
- A Message from Beyondas Jack Morrison - the Son
- Kitty and the Cowboysas Cowboy
- The Fighting Schoolmasteras Phil Gardner - Nellie's Brother
- The Mate of the 'John M'as Mandy's School Chum's Brother
- Over the Chafing Dish
- Cherry Blossomsas The Classmate
- Troublesome Secretaries
- The Death of King Edward III
- The Strategy of Annas Bob
- She Came, She Saw, She Conqueredas Jack Hally
- The Geraniumas Daniel Briton, the Huckster
- The Subduing of Mrs. Nag
- The Battle Hymn of the Republic
- When a Man’s Married His Trouble Beginsas Jack Howard
- Easter Babiesas The Father
- Betty Becomes a Maid
- A Tale of Two Citiesas Peasant brother