1887-01-14 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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Gaol Break | Jim Oakley | 1936-08-31 |
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So You Won't Talk | Ralph Younger | 1935-03-01 |
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Blue Smoke | Al Dempson | 1935-12-01 |
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Rolling Home | Wally | 1935-12-09 |
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No Escape | Lucky | 1934-11-26 |
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Love at Second Sight | 1934-07-13 | |
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Havana Widows | G.W. 'Butch' O'Neill | 1933-11-18 |
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Running Hollywood | Scratchface Henchman | 1932-01-27 |
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The Pride of the Legion | Klafki | 1932-10-17 |
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Malay Nights | Jack Sheldon | 1932-11-03 |
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Men Of America | Cicero | 1932-11-25 |
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State's Attorney | Second Trial Defense Attorney | 1932-05-20 |
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The County Fair | Diamond Barnett | 1932-03-31 |
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The Mouthpiece | J.B. Roscoe | 1932-03-21 |
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The Tenderfoot | Dolan | 1932-05-23 |
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Guilty as Hell | Jack Reed | 1932-08-05 |
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Gorilla Ship | Capt. 'Gorilla' Larsen | 1932-07-19 |
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Girl of the Rio | O'Grady | 1932-01-15 |
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Extra! Extra! | Callahan | 1932-04-04 |
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The Lost Squadron | Jettick | 1932-03-12 |
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Law and Order | Poe Northrup | 1932-02-09 |
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Gentleman's Fate | Dante | 1931-03-07 |
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Law of the Sea | Marty Drake | 1931-12-15 |
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The Big Shot | Butch | 1931-12-31 |
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The Big Gamble | Webb | 1931-09-04 |
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Hell Bound | Dorgan | 1931-05-01 |
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The Star Witness | "Maxey" Campo | 1931-08-22 |
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Men of Chance | Farley | 1931-12-26 |
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Little Caesar | Pete Montana | 1931-01-25 |
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The Big Fight | Chuck | 1930-05-11 |
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Numbered Men | 'King' Callahan, #12254 | 1930-06-07 |
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Wall Street | Roller McCray | 1929-12-01 |
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Chicago After Midnight | Jim Boyd | 1928-03-04 |
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Not for Publication | 'Big Dick' Wellman | 1927-08-31 |
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The Sea Wolf | 'Wolf' Larsen | 1926-07-26 |
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The Better Way | Billy | 1926-12-05 |
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Yellow Fingers | Brute Shane | 1926-03-21 |
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Bigger Than Barnum's | Carl Ravelle | 1926-08-15 |
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Channing of the Northwest | 1922-04-10 | |
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The Highest Law | Abraham Lincoln | 1921-02-05 |
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The Last Door | 1921-05-10 | |
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Out of the Snows | Robert Holliday | 1920-08-23 |
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Song Bird of the North | President Lincoln | 1913-07-02 |
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A Regiment of Two | Dudley | 1913-06-11 |
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The Swan Girl | 1913-12-04 | |
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The Bond of Music | A German General | 1912-08-30 |
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The Seventh Son | Abraham Lincoln | 1912-04-03 |
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The Heart of Esmeralda | Ben Holt | 1912-08-13 |
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The Higher Mercy | Abraham Lincoln | 1912-09-10 |
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Yellow Bird | The Hunter | 1912-06-12 |
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The Money Kings | The Aviator | 1912-07-15 |
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The Cave Man | Eric | 1912-04-15 |
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Love in the Ghetto | Barish - the Father | 1912-05-13 |
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The Serpents | Eric | 1912-05-08 |
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A Tale of Two Cities | 1911-02-20 | |
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How Betty Won the School | The Burglar | 1911-08-22 |
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The Child Crusoes | 1911-09-13 | |
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The Geranium | 1911-07-15 | |
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Troublesome Secretaries | Ralph - The Successful Suitor | 1911-08-20 |
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The Freshet | Tom Ennis - the Young Blacksmith | 1911-11-28 |
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The Battle Hymn of the Republic | Abraham Lincoln | 1911-06-30 |
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One Flag at Last | Abraham Lincoln | 1911-09-18 |
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The Lure of Vanity | 1911-07-18 | |
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Jean the Match-Maker | The Boy | 1910-09-19 |
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The Land of Opportunity | Abraham Lincoln |
