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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1888-11-14 (136 years old)

Place of Birth

Mattoon, Illinois, USA

James Morrison

Biography:

James Morrison, born James Woods Morrison, was an American silent movie actor with over 180 film credits. He later published two novels, Road End (1927) and April Luck (1932). He taught speech and drama classes at Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn for many years.

Known For

Acting

1927

1926

The Seventh Bandit as Paul Scanlon
The Impostor as Gordon

1925

Don't as Abel
The Pride of the Force as Jimmy Moore

1924

Wine of Youth as Clinton (1870 prologue)
Captain Blood as Jeremy Pitt

1923

Held to Answer as Rollie Burbeck
The Unknown Purple as Leslie Bradbury
The Nth Commandment as Harry Smith

1922

Only a Shop Girl as Charles Black
Shattered Idols as Lt. Walter Hurst / David Hurst
The Little Minister as Gavin Dishart
Handle with Care as Phil Burnham

1921

Danger Ahead! as Norman Minot
A Yankee Go Getter as Barry West
Black Beauty as Harry Blomefield
Sowing the Wind as Ned Brabazon
When We Were Twenty-One as Richard Audaine

1920

Love Without Question as Robert Blackburn
The Midnight Bride as Robert Pitcairn - Jeanne's sweetheart
The Woman Game as Leonard Travers

1919

Sacred Silence as Lt. Ralph Harrison
Miss Dulcie from Dixie as Orrin Castleton

1918

A Marriage of Convenience as Billy Emerson, Mildred's Fiancé
Over the Top as Albert Lloyd
Life or Honor? as James Manly / Aguinaldo

1917

Enlighten Thy Daughter as Harold Winthrop
Babbling Tongues as Paul Savary
One Law for Both as Ossip Pulaski
Sins of Ambition as Franklin Church

1916

The Sex Lure as Arthur Reynolds
Phantom Fortunes as Bob Deering
The Dawn of Freedom as Dick Cartwright
The Alibi as Arthur Mansfield
The Man Hunt as Richard Ralston
The Hero of Submarine D-2 as Gilman Austen

1915

The Wheels of Justice as Ralph Brooks
The Ruling Power as Hugh Williams - the Son
The Greater Motive as Bob Hammond aka The Battler
Mortmain as Tom Forsythe
Four Grains of Rice as Sidney Rance
Pawns of Mars as John - Florence's Brother
In the Days of Famine as Jan De Bar
A Madcap Adventure as Guy Dunbar
A Wireless Rescue as Polly's Sweetheart
Twice Rescued as Stephan Royston - Younger Son
Mother's Roses as Payne Morrison
The Battle Cry of Peace as Charley Harrison

1914

My Official Wife as Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
The Vanity Case as Jack Upton
He Never Knew as Earle Castro
The Portrait as David - Mrs. Blair's Son
The Christian as Brother Paul
Miss Raffles as Ralph Lyons
The Passing of Diana as Rodney Miller
The Crime of Cain as Wylie Stone
The Toll as John Steele
The Apple as Hugo Hunfalvy
The False and the True as Tom Saunders
Two Stepchildren as Joe Leigh - an Artist
The Wheat and the Tares as Jim Stillwell
The Honeymooners as Jimmy - the Nephew
Regan's Daughter as Detective Phil Riordan
The Unwritten Play as Old Silas Liversedge - the Father
Marrying Sue as Percy
The Love of Pierre Larosse as Jacques Javillier
Netty or Letty as Freddy - the Young Sweetheart
Within an Ace as Dick Anderson
Children of the Feud as Boone Morton Sr.
The Greater Love as John Brown
The First Endorsement as John Wild - Allen's Son
Iron and Steel as Carl Heiner

1913

Beau Brummel as Lord Alvanley
Vampire of the Desert as Derrick Corday, William's Son
Betty's Baby as George
Two of a Kind as Wallie
The Modern Prodigal as Jack Gray, Their Son
Getting Up a Practice as One of the Doctor's Friends
The Web as Francis Phillips
Cupid Through a Keyhole as Harry Eschert - Lila's Sweetheart
The Butler's Secret as Wallace Dixon - Alfred's Son
A Christmas Story as Jack Harvey - the Artist
Stenographer Troubles as Office Employee

1912

The Seventh Son as Harry Beecham, Janet's Seventh Son
At Scrogginses' Corner as A Young Sculptor
The Serpents as Gregg
Yellow Bird as Edith's Sweetheart
The Miracle as The Palace Poet
The Heart of Esmeralda as Duncan Miller
Lulu's Anarchist as Tom - a Reporter
The Struggle as Howard Peyton
Her Forgotten Dancing Shoes as Harry Brown - the Young Man Who Finds Belle's Dancing Shoes
Captain Jenks' Diplomacy as Sir Brian's Son, Gerald
The Higher Mercy as Jasper Brinton, Mrs. Brinton's Son
Tommy's Sister as Tommy Morgan
An Eventful Elopement as Jack Moss - the Girl's Sweetheart
The Pink Pajama Girl as James Davidson - Cecilia's Fiancé
The Indian Mutiny as Jack Wilson - an Officer of the British Regiment in India
On the Pupil of His Eye as Herbert - Senator Walker's Nephew
A Modern Atalanta as Jim - Third Suitor
When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet as Young Man at Cotillion (uncredited)
Romance of a Rickshaw as Lt. Graham
The Signal of Distress as The Stranger
Following the Star as John Tobin
The Foster Child as Jack - the Adopted Son
The Black Sheep as Percival Summers - Clara's Sweetheart
The Two Battles as Young Mayford - Gladys's Brother
The Picture Idol as Beth's Sweetheart
Dr. LaFleur's Theory as The Criminal's Right-Hand-Man
Willie's Sister as Willie Green
A Vitagraph Romance as Charles Mackay, A Young Author, Caroline's Sweetheart
As You Like It as Silvius, a Shepherd
Suing Susan as James - Gordon's Valet
The Adventure of the Italian Model as Aubrey, The Artist Under Suspicion

1911

The Geranium as Daniel Briton, the Huckster
A Tale of Two Cities as Peasant brother
Easter Babies as The Father
Cherry Blossoms as The Classmate
A Message from Beyond as Jack Morrison - the Son
The Life Boat as The Son
The Younger Brother as The Younger Werner Brother
The Fighting Schoolmaster as Phil Gardner - Nellie's Brother
The Mate of the 'John M' as Mandy's School Chum's Brother