James Neill

James F. Neill (September 29, 1860 – March 16, 1931) was an American stage actor and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1913 and 1930.

Biography After graduating from the University of Georgia in 1882, James Neill embarked on a theatrical career which spanned nearly fifty years with stage appearances in every state in the Union, the territories (including Hawaii), and the provinces of Canada, in addition to film appearances in the studios of many of the major early Hollywood producers.

"The occasion of spring vacation during his senior year at the University of Georgia was marked by the first amateur theatrical appearance of young James F. Neill. The April 11, 1882, program for the Savannah Theatre included a listing of the Veteran Guard Cadets, a 'military drill team and chorus,' as part of the evening’s entertainment provided by the Ford Dramatic Amateur Society. Neill listed this as his 'first appearance on any stage, as one of the...Cadets.'"

In 1893, Neill organized the first summer stock theatre company for that season at the Elitch Theatre, Denver. The company's roster of actors included: Lilian Dailey, Marion Earle, Alfred Hampton, Jane Kenmark, Hudson Liston, Millie Liston, Charles Lothian, Jeanette Lowrey, James Neill himself, Frank E. Norcross, Bernard Reynold, and Weevie Vivian. The following year, James Neill and R.L. Giffen organized a company for the Manhattan Beach in Denver, with a roster of actors including: Anne Blancke, Kate Blancke, Alfred Burnham, Harry Corson Clarke, Henrietta Crosman, Josepha Crowell, Zula Hanes, William Ingersoll, John B. Maher, James Neill, and Mary Ryan as players, and with Alfred Fisher as stage director.

His second wife, and frequent costar on stage and screen, was Edythe Chapman.

Partial filmography

The Passerby (director) (1913) Red Margaret, Moonshiner (1913) Bloodhounds of the North (1913) The Heart of a Cracksman (1913) The Lie (1914) The Honor of the Mounted (1914) Discord and Harmony (1914) The Man on the Box (1914) Richelieu (1914) The Man from Home (1914) Rose of the Rancho (1914) The Goose Girl (1915) After Five (1915) The Warrens of Virginia (1915) The Woman (1915) The Cheat (1915) The Ragamuffin (1916) Maria Rosa (1916) The Dream Girl (1916) The House with the Golden Windows (1916) Oliver Twist (1916) Joan the Woman (1917) The Devil-Stone (1917) Jules of the Strong Heart (1918) The Whispering Chorus (1918) Say! Young Fellow (1918) We Can't Have Everything (1918) Women's Weapons (1918) The Way of a Man with a Maid (1918) Don't Change Your Husband (1919) Men, Women, and Money (1919) Her Kingdom of Dreams (1919) Everywoman (1919) The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1920) The Paliser Case (1920) A Double-Dyed Deceiver (1920) Stop Thief! (1920) A Voice in the Dark (1921) Bits of Life (1921) Dangerous Curve Ahead (1921) Her Husband's Trademark (1922) Saturday Night (1922) The Heart Specialist (1922) Our Leading Citizen (1922) Manslaughter (1922) The World's Applause (1923) The Lonely Road (1923) The Ten Commandments (1923) – Aaron The Thrill Chaser (1923) New Brooms (1925) The Crimson Runner (1925) Thank You (1925) A Desperate Moment (1926) The King of Kings (1927) Three-Ring Marriage (1928) The Border Patrol (1928) The Idle Rich (1929) Shooting Straight (1930)