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Not for Publication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