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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1843-08-10 (181 years old)

Place of Birth

Dayton, Ohio, USA

W. Chrystie Miller

Biography:

W. Chrystie Miller (William Chrystie Miller; August 10, 1843 – September 23, 1922) was an American silent film actor. He appeared in 139 films between 1908 and 1914. Miller frequently appeared in films directed by D.W. Griffith and was known to film audiences as the "Grand Old Man of the Photodrama".

[biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

Known For

Acting

1913

Pirate Gold as The Old Mate
The Work Habit as The Street Sweeper
The Stopped Clock as Secondary Role
The Tender Hearted Boy as The Sweetheart's Father
His Mother's Son as The Father
The Adopted Brother as The Father
The Unwelcome Guest as The Old Father
The Little Tease as The Little Tease's Father
A Timely Interception as The Farmer
The Blue or the Gray as The Northern Girl's Uncle

1912

The Old Actor as The Old Actor
The Chief's Blanket as The Father
The Sands of Dee as A fisherman
Man's Genesis as Grandfather
Getting Rid of Trouble as In Employment Agency
A Sailor’s Heart as The Minister
The Informer as Union Soldier
My Baby as The Grandfather
An Indian Summer as The Widower
Lena and the Geese as Courtier
A Temporary Truce as The Murdered Indian / Indian on Street
The Sunbeam as Old Man In Tenement Hallway
The Mender of Nets as The Little Mender's Father
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch as The Goddess's Father
The Massacre as In Wagon Train
A String of Pearls as In Hallway

1911

Teaching Dad to Like Her as Outside Theatre
Fisher Folks as At Wedding
What Shall We Do with Our Old? as The Old Carpenter
The Primal Call as The Minister
The Lonedale Operator as In Station Lobby
His Trust as Man at Farewell
His Daughter as John Whittier

1910

The Honor of His Family as Man Among Friends
Ramona as The Priest
A Child of the Ghetto as The Old Man
The Lesson as Reverend Hollister
Over Silent Paths as The Father
The Newlyweds as Old Man in Train
In Life's Cycle as At seminary
In the Season of Buds as Uncle Zeke
May and December as December
A Lucky Toothache as Bessie's Father
Simple Charity as The Poor Husband
A Plain Song as Edith's Father
Sunshine Sue as Sunshine's Father
The Converts as The Old Man
On the Reef as The Grandfather

1909

A Trap for Santa Claus as Old Man (uncredited)
A Corner in Wheat as Farmer's Father
To Save Her Soul as Church Organist
The Day After as The Old Year

1908