Cullen Landis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 9, 1896
- Died
- August 26, 1975
- Birthplace
- Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Cullen Landis (July 9, 1896 – August 26, 1975) was an American motion picture actor and director whose career began in the early ears of the silent film era. James Cullen Landis was the middle of three siblings (two sons and a daughter) raised by Lulan and Margaret (née Cullen) Landis in Nashville, Tennessee, where his father supported his family as a stock broker. As a boy, James was a train enthusiast and dreamed to be an railroad engineer. Though the ambition eventually faded, his interest in railroads did not, and some years later he helped design for himself a model train set powered by steam. He began working in the fledgling film industry at age 18 around the time his older sister, Margaret Landis, appeared in her first film. In 1928 Cullen Landis starred in the first ‘all talking’ motion picture, Lights of New York. He once confided in a friend that talkies were perfect for musicals and that he was no "song and dance man". He left Hollywood for Detroit in 1930 to produce and direct industrial films for automobile companies. Landis began as a movie director, only turning to acting after his lead player broke a leg and it was discovered that the actor’s costumes fit him. He went on to become one of the more popular lead actors of the silent era, appearing in some one hundred films over 14 years. During World War II, he served as a captain with US Army Signal Corps producing training films in the South Pacific. By war’s end he was twice decorated and promoted to major. In the post war years he made documentaries for the US State Department that took him to the far corners of the world. James Cullen Landis died on August 28, 1975, aged 79, at a nursing home in Bloomfield, Michigan, three months after the death of his wife, Jane. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography
The Voice That Thrilled the World 1943
as Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
Auto-Lite on Parade 1940
Director
- Refreshment Through the Years
Refreshment Through the Years 1939
Director
- Convict's Code
Convict's Code 1930
as Kenneth Avery
The Little Wild Girl 1928
as Jules Barbier
Lights of New York 1928
as Eddie Morgan
- Out with the Tide
Out with the Tide 1928
as John Templeton
- A Midnight Adventure
A Midnight Adventure 1928
as Fred Nicholson
The Devil's Skipper 1928
as John Dubray
On to Reno 1928
as Bud
The Broken Mask 1928
as Pertio
- Two to One
Two to One 1927
as George Minafer
Broadway After Midnight 1927
as Jimmy Crestmore
Finnegan's Ball 1927
as Flannigan Jr.
We're All Gamblers 1927
as Georgie McCarver
Life in Hollywood No. 5 1927
Actor
The Fighting Failure 1926
as Denny O'Brien
- The Smoke Eaters
The Smoke Eaters 1926
as Ed
- Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Sweet Rosie O'Grady 1926
as Victor McQuade
- Frenzied Flames
Frenzied Flames 1926
as Danny Grovan
Christine of the Big Tops 1926
as Bob Hastings
With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo 1926
as Davy Crockett
The Dixie Flyer 1926
as 'Sunrise' Smith
My Old Dutch 1926
as Herbert Brown
Perils of the Coast Guard 1926
as Coast Guard Captain Tom Norris
With Buffalo Bill on the U. P. Trail 1926
as Gordon Kent
The Midnight Flyer 1925
as David Henderson
Peacock Feathers 1925
as Jerry Chandler
An Enemy of Men 1925
as Doctor Phil
Wasted Lives 1925
as John Grayson
A Broadway Butterfly 1925
as Ronald Steel
Pampered Youth 1925
as George Minafer
Cheap Kisses 1924
as Donald Dillingham
Born Rich 1924
as Jack Le Moyne
One Law for the Woman 1924
as Ben Martin
A Girl of the Limberlost 1924
as Hart Henderson
The Fighting Coward 1924
as Tom Rumford
The Man Life Passed By 1923
as Harold Trevis
The Midnight Alarm 1923
as Chaser
Masters of Men 1923
as Dick Halpin
Soul of the Beast 1923
as Paul Nadeau
Pioneer Trails 1923
as Jack Dale / Jack Plains
Crashin' Thru 1923
as Cons Saunders
The Famous Mrs. Fair 1923
as Alan Fair
Dollar Devils 1923
as Jim Biggers
The Fog 1923
as Nathan Forge
Forsaking All Others 1922
as Oliver Newell
Love in the Dark 1922
as Tim O'Brien
Youth to Youth 1922
as Page Brookins
Remembrance 1922
as Seth Smith
Gay and Devilish 1922
as Peter Armitage
Watch Your Step 1922
as Elmer Slocum
- Where's My Wandering Boy Tonight?
Where's My Wandering Boy Tonight? 1922
Actor
Man With Two Mothers 1922
Actor
Voices of the City 1921
as Jimmy
The Infamous Miss Revell 1921
as Max Hildreth
The Ace of Hearts 1921
as Young Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
The Old Nest 1921
as Jim at 22-32
Snowblind 1921
as Pete Garth
Bunty Pulls the Strings 1921
as Rab
It's a Great Life 1920
as Stoddard
Going Some 1920
as J. Wallingford Speed
Pinto 1920
as Bob DeWitt
Jinx 1919
as Slicker Evans
Almost a Husband 1919
as Jerry Wilson
Upstairs 1919
as Lemuel Stallings
The Outcasts of Poker Flat 1919
as Billy Lanyon / Tommy Oakhurst
Where the West Begins 1919
as Ned Caldwell (as J. Cullen Landis)
Cupid In Quarantine 1918
as The Boyfriend
- Her Rustic Romeo
Her Rustic Romeo 1918
as Jack
Over the Garden Wall 1918
as Jack
Somebody's Widow 1918
as Jack Random
Who Is Number One? 1917
as Tommy Hale
Sunny Jane 1917
as Thomas
Credits from TMDB.