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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.
Filmography
all 112
Movies 112
Director 54
Writer 1
Twelve Good Men (1936)
Jury's Evidence (1936)
Rolling Home (1935)
Blue Smoke (1935)
The Black Mask (1935)
Crime Unlimited (1935)
So You Won't Talk (1935)
Murder at Monte Carlo (1935)
Havana Widows (1933)
Lucky Devils (1933)
Men Of America (1932)
Malay Nights (1932)
The Pride of the Legion (1932)
Flaming Gold (1932)
Guilty as Hell (1932)
Gorilla Ship (1932)
The Tenderfoot (1932)
State's Attorney (1932)
Extra! Extra! (1932)
The County Fair (1932)
The Mouthpiece (1932)
The Lost Squadron (1932)
Law and Order (1932)
Running Hollywood (1932)
Girl of the Rio (1932)
The Big Shot (1931)
Men of Chance (1931)
Law of the Sea (1931)
The Big Gamble (1931)
The Star Witness (1931)
Hell Bound (1931)
Gentleman's Fate (1931)
Little Caesar (1931)
Face of Desire (1930)
Numbered Men (1930)
The Big Fight (1930)
Wall Street (1929)
Hurricane (1929)
Hardboiled (1929)
Danger Street (1928)
Chicago After Midnight (1928)
Coney Island (1928)
Moulders of Men (1927)
The Better Way (1926)
The Lone Wolf Returns (1926)
The Sea Wolf (1926)
Yellow Fingers (1926)
Lady Robinhood (1925)
Playing with Souls (1925)
The Chorus Lady (1924)
Dynamite Smith (1924)
The Uninvited Guest (1924)
Homeward Bound (1923)
Success (1923)
Channing of the Northwest (1922)
Reckless Youth (1922)
A Man's Home (1921)
Tropical Love (1921)
The Last Door (1921)
The Highest Law (1921)
Out of the Snows (1920)
Out Yonder (1919)
Sealed Hearts (1919)
Virtuous Men (1919)
The Panther Woman (1918)
Our Mrs. McChesney (1918)
Her Man (1918)
The Co-respondent (1917)
To-Day (1917)
The Argyle Case (1917)
The Combat (1916)
The Goddess (1915)
The Juggernaut (1915)
His Phantom Sweetheart (1915)
The Painted World (1914)
Uncle Bill (1914)
Shadows of the Past (1914)
He Never Knew (1914)
A Million Bid (1914)
The Swan Girl (1913)
Song Bird of the North (1913)
A Regiment of Two (1913)
The Web (1913)
Brother Bill (1913)
The Strength of Men (1913)
The Classmate's Frolic (1913)
How Fatty Made Good (1913)
Song of the Shell (1912)
The Mills of the Gods (1912)
Una of the Sierras (1912)
The Godmother (1912)
The Higher Mercy (1912)
The Bond of Music (1912)
The Heart of Esmeralda (1912)
The Money Kings (1912)
Yellow Bird (1912)
Love in the Ghetto (1912)
The Serpents (1912)
The Cave Man (1912)
The Seventh Son (1912)
The Freshet (1911)
One Flag at Last (1911)
The Child Crusoes (1911)
How Betty Won the School (1911)
Troublesome Secretaries, or How Betty Outwitted Her Father (1911)
The Lure of Vanity (1911)
The Geranium (1911)
The Battle Hymn of the Republic (1911)
A Tale of Two Cities (1911)
Jean the Match-Maker (1910)
Bigger Than Barnum's
The Land of Opportunity
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GenderMale
Birthday1887-01-14
Deathday1937-04-10 (50 years old)
Birth NameRalph Waldo Ince
Birth PlaceBoston, United States of America
SiblingsThomas H. Ince, John Ince
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsRalph W. Ince, Ralph Waldo Ince
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