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James Kirkwood

James Kirkwood

Actor · 1876–1963 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

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Biography

James Cornelius Kirkwood Sr. (February 22, 1876 – August 24, 1963) was an American actor and director.

Acted in 118

1960s

  1. 1961

    Two Rode Together

    Officer (uncredited)

1950s

  1. 1956

    The Search for Bridey Murphy

    Brian MacCarthy Age 68

  2. 1955

    Crossroads

    Justice Deal · 1 episode

  3. 1954

    Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush

    Tim Johnson

  4. 1953
  5. Woman They Almost Lynched

    Old Man (uncredited)

  6. 1952
  7. 1951

    Man in the Saddle

    Sheriff Medary (uncredited)

  8. Two of a Kind

    Movie

  9. 1950

1940s

  1. 1949
  2. 1947

    Driftwood

    Rev. MacDougal

  3. 1946

    That Brennan Girl

    John Van Derwin (uncredited)

  4. I've Always Loved You

    Murphy

  5. 1943
  6. 1941

    No Hands on the Clock

    Warren Benedict

  7. The Lady from Cheyenne

    Politician

  8. 1940

    Goodbye, Mr. Germ

    Dad

1930s

  1. 1933

    Playthings of Desire

    Jim Malvern

  2. 1932

    My Pal, the King

    Count DeMar

  3. Careless Lady

    Judge

  4. Lena Rivers

    Henry R. Graham

  5. She Wanted a Millionaire

    Roger Norton

  6. Cheaters at Play

    Detective Crane

  7. Charlie Chan's Chance

    Inspector Flannery

  8. The Rainbow Trail

    Venters

  9. 1931

    Over the Hill

    Pa Shelby in Prologue

  10. Transatlantic

    Sigrid's Beau

  11. A Holy Terror

    William Drew

  12. Young Sinners

    John Gibson

  13. 1930

    Worldly Goods

    John C. Tullock

  14. The Devil's Holiday

    Mark Stone

1920s

  1. 1929

    Hearts in Exile

    Baron Serge Palma

  2. The Time, the Place and the Girl

    The Professor

  3. Black Waters

    Rev. Eph Kelly / Tiger Larabee

  4. 1928

    Someone to Love

    Mr. Kendricks

  5. 1927

    Million Dollar Mystery

    James Norton

  6. 1926

    Butterflies in the Rain

    John Humphries

  7. The Wise Guy

    Guy Watson

  8. The Reckless Lady

    Colonel Fleming

  9. 1925

    That Royle Girl

    Calvin Clarke

  10. 1924

    Secrets of the Night

    Robert Andrews

  11. Gerald Cranston's Lady

    Gerald Cranston

  12. The Painted Flapper

    Richard Whitney

  13. Circe the Enchantress

    Dr. Wesley Van Martyn

  14. Another Man's Wife

    John Brand

  15. Broken Barriers

    Ward Trenton

  16. Wandering Husbands

    George Moreland

  17. Love's Whirlpool

    Jim Reagan

  18. Discontented Husbands

    Michael Frazer

  19. 1923

    Ponjola

    Lundi Druro

  20. The Eagle's Feather

    John Trent

  21. Human Wreckage

    Alan MacFarland

  22. 1922

    Ebb Tide

    Robert Herrick

  23. The Sin Flood

    O'Neill

  24. Under Two Flags

    James Kirkwood

  25. Pink Gods

    John Quelch

  26. The Man From Home

    Daniel Forbes Pike

  27. 1921

    The Great Impersonation

    Sir Everard Dominey / Leopold von Ragastein

  28. A Wise Fool

    Jean Jacques Barbille

  29. Bob Hampton of Placer

    Bob Hampton

  30. Man-Woman-Marriage

    David Courtney

  31. 1920

    Love

    Tom Chandler

  32. The Forbidden Thing

    Abel Blake

  33. The Branding Iron

    Pierre Landis

  34. In the Heart of a Fool

    Grant Adams

  35. The Scoffer

    Dr. Stannard Wayne

  36. The Luck of the Irish

    William Grogan

1910s

  1. 1916

    The Foundling

    Detective

  2. 1915

    Gambier's Advocate

    Stephen Gambier

  3. 1914

    Behind the Scenes

    Steve Hunter

  4. The Eagle's Mate

    Lancer Morne

  5. Home, Sweet Home

    The Mother's Son

  6. Strongheart

    Movie

  7. 1913

    The House of Discord

    The Wife's Sweetheart

  8. A Fair Exchange

    The Rich Man

  9. 1910

    Sunshine Sue

    Movie

  10. The Modern Prodigal

    Movie

  11. A Victim of Jealousy

    The Husband

  12. The Rocky Road

    The Best Man

1900s

  1. 1909

    The Day After

    Party Guest

  2. To Save Her Soul

    Backstage at Debut / At Party

  3. A Corner in Wheat

    Farmer

  4. The Redman's View

    Silver Eagle's Father

  5. Through the Breakers

    Mr. Nostrand

  6. The Mountaineer's Honor

    The Mountain Girl's Brother

  7. The Light That Came

    At the Ball

  8. The Restoration

    Mr. Morley

  9. Nursing a Viper

    In Mob

  10. The Gibson Goddess

    An Admirer

  11. Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

    Bill

  12. His Lost Love

    Luke

  13. A Change of Heart

    The Farmer

  14. Fools of Fate

    Ben Webster

  15. Pippa Passes

    In Bar

  16. The Broken Locket

    At Bar Table

  17. Getting Even

    Jim Blake

  18. Comata, the Sioux

    Comata, the Sioux

  19. 1776, or The Hessian Renegades

    Messenger's Father

  20. The Little Darling

    In Store

  21. Oh, Uncle!

    Zeke Wright

  22. The Seventh Day

    Mr. Hearne

  23. The Indian Runner's Romance

    Cowboy / Dying Man

  24. His Wife's Visitor

    At Club

  25. They Would Elope

    The Father

  26. The Mended Lute

    Standing Rock

  27. A Strange Meeting

    At Party

  28. The Slave

    Alachus

  29. Sweet and Twenty

    Alice's father

  30. Tender Hearts

    A Simple Farmer Lad

  31. The Cardinal's Conspiracy

    The Cardinal

  32. The Way of Man

    The Father

  33. The Faded Lilies

    The Doctor

  34. The Lonely Villa

    Movie

Directed 37

1910s

  1. 1919

    In Wrong

    Director

  2. Bill Apperson's Boy

    Director

  3. 1918

    I Want to Forget

    Director

  4. Marriage

    Director

  5. Out of the Night

    Director

  6. A Romance of the Underworld

    Director

  7. Eve's Daughter

    Director

  8. 1917

    Over There

    Director

  9. Melissa of the Hills

    Director

  10. Periwinkle

    Director

  11. Annie-for-Spite

    Director

  12. Environment

    Director

  13. The Gentle Intruder

    Director

  14. 1916

    The Innocence of Lizette

    Director

  15. A Dream or Two Ago

    Director

  16. Dulcie's Adventure

    Director

  17. Susie Snowflake

    Director

  18. Saints and Sinners

    Director

  19. The Lost Bridegroom

    Director

  20. 1915

    The Fatal Card

    Director

  21. Esmeralda

    Director

  22. Rags

    Director

  23. Little Pal

    Director

  24. Gambier's Advocate

    Director

  25. The Dawn of a Tomorrow

    Director

  26. Fanchon, the Cricket

    Director

  27. Mistress Nell

    Director

  28. 1914

    Cinderella

    Director

  29. Behind the Scenes

    Director

  30. Men and Women

    Director

  31. The Eagle's Mate

    Director

  32. The Mountain Rat

    Director

  33. Strongheart

    Director

  34. 1913

    The House of Discord

    Director

  35. 1911

    Little Red Riding Hood

    Director

  36. The Courting of Mary

    Director

Wrote 4

1910s

  1. 1919

    In Wrong

    Screenplay, Story

  2. 1918

    I Want to Forget

    Scenario Writer

  3. 1917

    Environment

    Writer

  4. 1915

    Fanchon, the Cricket

    Writer

Other crew 2

1910s

  1. 1918

    Out of the Night

    Supervisor of Production Resources

  2. A Romance of the Underworld

    Supervisor of Production Resources

Appearances1

1920s

  1. 1920

    A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios

    Himself