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D.W. Griffith

Age: 150 years

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Gender: Male

Birthday: January 22, 1875

Place of birth: LaGrange, Kentucky, USA

Biography: David Llewelyn Wark Griffith was a premier pioneering American film director. He is best known as the director of the controversial and groundbreaking 1915 film The Birth of a Nation and the subsequen...

Known for: Directing

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The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
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The Legend of Rudolp...

as Self (archive footage)

Two Daughters of Eve
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Two Daughters of Eve

as At Stage Door

At the French Ball
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At the French Ball

as Husband

At the Crossroads of Life
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At the Crossroads of...

as Suitor

The Black Viper
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The Black Viper

as Rescuer

The Sculptor's Nightmare
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The Sculptor's Night...

The Fatal Hour
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The Fatal Hour

as Policeman

Balked at the Altar
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Balked at the Altar

King of the Cannibal Islands
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King of the Cannibal...

as Cannibal in Top Hat

Her First Adventure
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Her First Adventure

as Father

At the Altar
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At the Altar

Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
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Rescued from an Eagl...

as Father

Cupid’s Pranks
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Cupid’s Pranks

Flashback: The First World War
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Flashback: The First...

as Self (archive footage)

The King's Messenger
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The King's Messenger

as Messenger

Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker
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Old Isaacs, the Pawn...

as Doctor, Charity Worker

The Invisible Fluid
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The Invisible Fluid

as Mailman

The Man in the Box
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The Man in the Box

as Station Agent

The Kentuckian
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The Kentuckian

The Stage Rustler
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The Stage Rustler

as Phil Bowen

Deceived Slumming Party
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Deceived Slumming Pa...

as Reginald O.C. Wittington

The Red Girl
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The Red Girl

as Man on Footpath

The Heart of O Yama
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The Heart of O Yama

as Footman

Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
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Mary Pickford a Bles...

as Self

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
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Mary Pickford: The M...

as Self (archive footage)

Filmed Prologue to Birth of a Nation
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Filmed Prologue to B...

The Music Master
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The Music Master

Classmates
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Classmates

as Extra

San Francisco
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San Francisco

as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)

Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
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Screen Snapshots (Se...

as Himself

1776, or The Hessian Renegades
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1776, or The Hessian...

The Adventures of Billy
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The Adventures of Bi...

as On Bench

Caught by Wireless
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Caught by Wireless

as Paddy

Yellow Peril
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Yellow Peril

as Mr. Phlipp

Enoch Arden
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Enoch Arden

as Mr. Ray

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
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Star Power: The Crea...

as Self (archive footage)

The Tramp and the Dictator
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The Tramp and the Di...

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hulda's Lovers
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Hulda's Lovers

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
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Why Be Good?: Sexual...

as Self (archive footage)

Falsely Accused!
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Falsely Accused!

as Cop in Court

The Politician's Love Story
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The Politician's Lov...

as Man - First Couple

A Calamitous Elopement
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A Calamitous Elopeme...

as Policeman

The Girls and Daddy
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The Girls and Daddy

as At Black & Tan Ball

When Knights Were Bold
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When Knights Were Bo...

American Experience
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American Experience

as Self