Rupert Julian
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 23, 1879
- Died
- December 27, 1943
- Birthplace
- Whangaroa, New Zealand
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rupert Julian (25 January 1879 – 27 December 1943) was the first New Zealand cinema actor, director, writer and producer. Born Thomas Percival Hayes in Whangaroa, New Zealand, Son of John Daly Hayes (JNR)and Eliza Harriet Hayes. Rupert Julian performed on stage and in film both in his native country and Australia before emigrating to the United States in 1911, where he started his career as an actor in Universal silent movies. He turned to directing in 1915, often directing his wife Elsie Jane Wilson, but his work was merely routine until he was assigned to complete Merry-Go-Round in 1923 when director Erich von Stroheim was fired from it. In 1924, he directed Lon Chaney in the first cut of The Phantom of the Opera, which was largely revisited at the request of the production. He soon fell into a professional decline after the advent of sound, and after directing The Cat Creeps and Love Comes Along (both in 1930), his career faded. Rupert Julian died in Hollywood, California at the age of 64 and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rupert Julian, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Cat Creeps 1930
Director
Love Comes Along 1930
Director
The Phantom of the Opera 1929
Director
Walking Back 1928
as Undetermined Appearance, Editor, Director
- The Leopard Lady
The Leopard Lady 1928
Director
The Country Doctor 1927
Director
The Yankee Clipper 1927
Director
Silence 1926
Director
Three Faces East 1926
as The Kaiser, Director
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 1925
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Hell's Highroad 1925
Director
The Phantom of the Opera 1925
Director
Love and Glory 1924
Director
Merry-Go-Round 1923
Director
The Girl Who Ran Wild 1922
Director, Writer
The Honey Bee 1920
Director, Scenario Writer
The Sleeping Lion 1919
Director
The Fire Flingers 1919
as Richard Hatton / Richard Olwell, Director
Creaking Stairs 1919
Story, Director
The Millionaire Pirate 1919
Director
Fires of Youth 1918
Director, Story
Midnight Madness 1918
Director
Hungry Eyes 1918
as John Silver, Director
Hands Down 1918
as Tom Flynn, Director
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin 1918
as The Kaiser, Director
My Little Boy 1917
Story
The Door Between 1917
Director
The Savage 1917
Director
The Desire of the Moth 1917
as John Wesley Pringle, Director
The Mysterious Mr. Tiller 1917
as Prentice Tiller, Director
Mother o' Mine 1917
as John Standing, Director, Story
A Kentucky Cinderella 1917
as John Silverwood, Director
The Circus of Life 1917
Director
The Gift Girl 1917
as Malec, Director
- Alone in the World
Alone in the World 1917
Actor
The Right to Be Happy 1916
as Ebenezer Scrooge, Director
The Bugler of Algiers 1916
as Pierre, Director
The Evil Women Do 1916
Actor, Director
Bettina Loved a Soldier 1916
as Jean Reynaud, Director
Naked Hearts 1916
as Cecil, Director, Story
- The Desperado
The Desperado 1916
as The Desperado, Director
The Dumb Girl of Portici 1916
as Masaniello
Jewel 1915
as Mr. Evringham
- A Cigarette - That's All
A Cigarette - That's All 1915
as Bara Yami - the Hindoo Yogi
Scandal 1915
as Robert Gordon
The Pretty Sister of Jose 1915
as Sebastiano - the Toreador
The Lone Star Rush 1915
Actor
- The Pursuit of Hate
The Pursuit of Hate 1914
Actor
The Spider and Her Web 1914
Actor
The Merchant of Venice 1914
Actor
Credits from TMDB.