About Joseph W. Smiley
Lived 1870 – 1945 (aged 75). Joseph W. Smiley was an American actor, screenwriter, film actor, director and film director.
Joseph W. Smiley (born June 18, 1870, in Boston, Massachusetts) was an actor and director in the United States. His films include The Gray Horror, The Other Sister (1915) and The Living Fear (1914), as well as many other films. He was married to the Scottish actress Lila Leslie. He died on December 2, 1945, in New York City, New York, USA.
His brother was actor Charles H. Smiley (1864-1925).
Partial filmography The Scarlet Letter (1911) (directed) Threads of Destiny (1914) Life Without Soul (1915) (directed) Energetic Eva (1916) (directed) Broadway Jones (1917) Sleeping Fires (1917) Public Be Damned (1917) The Lesson (1917) Double Crossed (1917) Seven Keys to Baldpate (1917) Joan of Plattsburg (1918) Her Final Reckoning (1918) The Heart of a Girl (1918) The Face in the Dark (1918) The Road to France (1918) Heart of the Wilds (1918) Hitting the Trail (1918) Never Say Quit (1919) The Isle of Conquest (1919) As a Man Thinks (1919) A Daughter of Two Worlds (1920) The Law of the Yukon (1920) The Wild Goose (1921) The Woman God Changed (1921) The Scarab Ring (1921) Experience (1921) The Face in the Fog (1922) The Blonde Vampire (1922) Old Home Week (1925) The Police Patrol (1925) Wild, Wild Susan (1925) The Untamed Lady (1926) Aloma of the South Seas (1926) The Show-Off (1926) The Potters (1927)
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Who was Joseph W. Smiley?
American actor (1870-1945)
When was Joseph W. Smiley born?
Joseph W. Smiley was born on 18 June 1870 in Boston.
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Joseph W. Smiley died on 2 December 1945 in New York City.
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Joseph W. Smiley was an actor, screenwriter, film actor, director and film director.
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Joseph W. Smiley was American.
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