Ralph Ince
Known for: Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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
Film
Little Caesar
Pete Montana
1931
Malay Nights
Jack Sheldon
1932
Film
Troublesome Secretaries
Ralph - The Successful Suitor
1911
Film
The Pride of the Legion
Klafki
1932
Film
The Mouthpiece
J.B. Roscoe
1932
Film
Numbered Men
'King' Callahan, #12254
1930
Film
A Tale of Two Cities
1911
Film
Law and Order
Poe Northrup
1932
Film
State's Attorney
Second Trial Defense Attorney
1932
Film
The Big Gamble
Webb
1931
Film
Girl of the Rio
O'Grady
1932
Film
So You Won't Talk
Ralph Younger
1935
Film
Law of the Sea
Marty Drake
1931
The Geranium
1911
Film
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Abraham Lincoln
1911
Breed of the Sea
Tod Pembroke, aka Captain Blaze Devine • Tom Pembroke
Film
Guilty as Hell
Jack Reed
1932
Film
Out of the Snows
Robert Holliday
1920
The Bond of Music
A German General
1912
Film
The Star Witness
"Maxey" Campo
1931
Film
The Big Fight
Chuck
1930
Running Hollywood
Scratchface Henchman
1932
One Flag at Last
Abraham Lincoln
1911
Film
Men Of America
Cicero
1932
Film
Havana Widows
G.W. 'Butch' O'Neill
1933
Film
The Lost Squadron
Jettick
1932
Film
The Lure of Vanity
1911
Film
Not for Publication
'Big Dick' Wellman
1927
Film
Men of Chance
Farley
1931
Film
Bigger Than Barnum's
Carl Ravelle
1926
Film
Jean the Match-Maker
The Boy
1910
Love at Second Sight
1934
Film
Gentleman's Fate
Dante
1931
How Betty Won the School
The Burglar
1911
Film
The Singapore Mutiny
Kelsey
1928
Song Bird of the North
President Lincoln
1913
The Child Crusoes
1911
Love in the Ghetto
Barish - the Father
1912
Film
The Sea Wolf
'Wolf' Larsen
1926
Film
The Big Shot
Butch
1931
Film
A Regiment of Two
Dudley
1913
Film
Channing of the Northwest
1922
Film
The Tenderfoot
Dolan
1932
Film
Hell Bound
Dorgan
1931
Film
Extra! Extra!
Callahan
1932
The Heart of Esmeralda
Ben Holt
1912
Film
The Highest Law
Abraham Lincoln
1921
Film
The Better Way
Billy
1926
Film
Wall Street
Roller McCray
1929
No Escape
Lucky
1934
Film
Gorilla Ship
Capt. 'Gorilla' Larsen
1932
Film
The County Fair
Diamond Barnett
1932
The Land of Opportunity
Abraham Lincoln
The Swan Girl
1913
Film
Chicago After Midnight
Jim Boyd
1928
Film
Yellow Fingers
Brute Shane
1926
Film
The Seventh Son
Abraham Lincoln
1912
Rolling Home
Wally
1935
Blue Smoke
Al Dempson
1935
Film
The Last Door
1921
The Cave Man
Eric
1912
The Higher Mercy
Abraham Lincoln
1912
The Serpents
Eric
1912
Gaol Break
Jim Oakley
1936
The Money Kings
The Aviator
1912
The Freshet
Tom Ennis - the Young Blacksmith
1911
Yellow Bird
The Hunter
1912