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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Blue Smoke | Al Dempson | 1935-12-01 |
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So You Won't Talk | Ralph Younger | 1935-03-01 |
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Rolling Home | Wally | 1935-12-09 |
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Love at Second Sight | 1934-09-01 | |
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No Escape | Lucky | 1934-11-26 |
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Havana Widows | G.W. 'Butch' O'Neill | 1933-11-18 |
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The Lost Squadron | Jettick | 1932-03-12 |
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Girl of the Rio | O'Grady | 1932-01-15 |
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Law and Order | Poe Northrup | 1932-02-09 |
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Malay Nights | Jack Sheldon | 1932-11-03 |
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The Pride of the Legion | Klafki | 1932-10-17 |
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The Tenderfoot | Dolan | 1932-05-23 |
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The Mouthpiece | J.B. Roscoe | 1932-03-21 |
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Running Hollywood | Scratchface Henchman | 1932-01-27 |
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State's Attorney | Second Trial Defense Attorney | 1932-05-20 |
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Guilty as Hell | Jack Reed | 1932-08-05 |
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Extra! Extra! | Callahan | 1932-04-04 |
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The County Fair | Diamond Barnett | 1932-03-31 |
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Men Of America | Cicero | 1932-11-25 |
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Gorilla Ship | Capt. 'Gorilla' Larsen | 1932-07-19 |
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Men of Chance | Farley | 1931-12-26 |
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The Big Gamble | Webb | 1931-09-04 |
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Law of the Sea | Marty Drake | 1931-12-15 |
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Gentleman's Fate | Dante | 1931-03-07 |
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Hell Bound | Dorgan | 1931-05-01 |
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The Big Shot | Butch | 1931-12-31 |
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The Star Witness | "Maxey" Campo | 1931-08-22 |
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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 | 33410 | 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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The Sea Wolf | 'Wolf' Larsen | 1926-07-26 |
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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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The Swan Girl | 1913-12-04 | |
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A Regiment of Two | Dudley | 1913-06-11 |
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Song Bird of the North | President Lincoln | 1913-07-02 |
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The Bond of Music | A German General | 1912-08-30 |
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The Heart of Esmeralda | Ben Holt | 1912-08-13 |
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The Serpents | Eric | 1912-05-08 |
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The Money Kings | The Aviator | 1912-07-15 |
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The Seventh Son | Abraham Lincoln | 1912-04-03 |
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Yellow Bird | The Hunter | 1912-06-12 |
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The Higher Mercy | Abraham Lincoln | 1912-09-10 |
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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 Lure of Vanity | 1911-07-18 | |
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Troublesome Secretaries, or How Betty Outwitted Her Father | Ralph - The Successful Suitor | 1911-08-20 |
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How Betty Won the School | The Burglar | 1911-08-22 |
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One Flag at Last | Abraham Lincoln | 1911-09-18 |
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The Battle Hymn of the Republic | Abraham Lincoln | 1911-06-30 |
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The Geranium | 1911-07-15 | |
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The Child Crusoes | 1911-09-13 | |
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A Tale of Two Cities | 1911-02-20 | |
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The Freshet | Tom Ennis - the Young Blacksmith | 1911-11-28 |
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Jean the Match-Maker | 1910-09-19 | |
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The Land of Opportunity | Abraham Lincoln |
