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Irving Cummings (1888–1959)

Actor | Director | Producer

New York-born Irving Cummings began his career as an actor on the Broadway stage in his late teens, and appeared with the legendary Lillian Russell's company. He entered films in 1909 as an actor, and became a very popular leading man in the early 1920s. He began directing at around that time, turning out mostly action films and an occasional comedy... See full bio »

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Irving Caminsky
in New York City, New York, USA

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(age 70) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1941 The Devil and Miss Jones
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1936 Girls' Dormitory
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1925 As Man Desires
Major Singh
 
1923 Rupert of Hentzau
Von Bernenstein
 
1922 The Eternal Flame
Count de Marsay
 
1922 The Man from Hell's River
Pierre de Barre
 
1922 The Avenger (short)
 
1922 Campbell of the Mounted (short)
 
1922 Valley of the Missing (short)
 
1922 Jules of the River (short)
 
1922 Trapped (short)
 
1921 Cameron of the Royal Mounted
Dick Raven
 
1921 The Blasphemer
Chinese Opium Den Operator
 
1921 Patsy's Jim (short)
 
1921 Tricked (short)
 
1921 On the Trail (short)
 
1920 Beautifully Trimmed
Count Bonzi
 
1920 Old Dad
Sheridan Kaire
 
1920 The Round-Up
Dick Lane
 
1920 The Saphead
Mark Turner
 
1920 Harriet and the Piper
Anthony Pope
 
1920 The Ladder of Lies
Ralph Brent
 
1920 Sex
Dave Wallace
 
1920 The Tree of Knowledge
Loftus Roupelle
 
1920 The Thirteenth Commandment
Thomas Warwick Duane
 
1919 Everywoman
Passion
 
1919 What Every Woman Learns
Dick Gaylord
 
1919 The Greater Sinner
 
1919 The Better Wife
Comte de Cheveral
 
1919 Men, Women, and Money
Julian Chadwick
 
1919 Secret Service
Benton Arrelsford
 
1919 Some Bride
Henry Morley
 
1919 The Scar
George Reynolds
 
1919 Her Code of Honor
Jacques
 
1919 The Unveiling Hand
Philip Bellamy
 
1919 Mandarin's Gold
Blair Cardon
 
1919 Don't Change Your Husband
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1919 The Bluffer
Richard Vaughan
 
1919 Auction of Souls
Andranik
 
1918 The Woman Who Gave
Adrien Walcott
 
1918 Merely Players
Rodney Gale
 
1918 The Heart of a Girl
Brandon Kent
 
1918 The Interloper
Paul Whitney
 
1918 Toys of Fate
Greggo
 
1918 The Struggle Everlasting
Soul/Dean
 
1918 The Debt of Honor
Chester Holbrooke
 
1917 An American Widow
Jasper Mallory
 
1917 A Man's Law
Jules La Clerc
 
1917 Rasputin, the Black Monk
Prince Felix
 
1917 Wrath of Love
Bob Lawson
 
1917 A Royal Romance
Emperor Maximilian
 
1917 The Whip
Herbert Brancaster
 
1917 Sister Against Sister
Dunsmore
 
1916 The Hidden Scar
Dale Overton
 
1916 The Gilded Cage
Prince Boris
 
1916 The World's Great Snare
Bryan
 
1916 The Feud Girl
Dave Bassett/Dave Rand
 
1916 The Saleslady
Bruce
 
1915 A Polar Romance (short)
 
1915 The Lure of the Mask
Prince Monte Bionca
 
1915 Dreams Realized (short)
The Old Actor
 
1915 The Diamond from the Sky
Arthur Stanley, II
 
1915 The Once Over (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1915 The First Stone (short)
Dr. Hardy
 
1915 When the Fire Bell Rang (short)
 
1915 In the Mansion of Loneliness (short)
Mr. Lane
 
1915 The Doctor's Strategy (short)
Jack Bedford
 
1915 The Haunting Memory (short)
 
1915 The Happier Man (short)
 
1914 The Three of Us
Louis Beresford
 
1914 Over the Ledge (short)
 
1914 The Diamond of Disaster (short)
The Englishman
 
1914 The Varsity Race (short)
Jack Stimson
 
1914/I In the Nick of Time (short)
 
1914/II Conscience (short)
Jack Gleason - Bank Teller
 
1914 The Last Volunteer
Prince Ludwig
 
1914 Uncle Tom's Cabin
George Harris
 
1914 The Messenger of Death (short)
Jones
 
1914 The Leaven of Good (short)
Harry (The Rat), her brother
 
1914/II Jane Eyre
Edward Rochester
 
1914 For Her Child (short)
Robert Harper - the Father
 
1914 The Million Dollar Mystery
 
1914 The Man Without Fear (short)
 
1914 From the Shadows (short)
Hesper Verne
 
1914 Pamela Congreve
 
1914 The Dawn of Romance (short)
 
1914 A Leech of Industry (short)
Ivan Romanoff
 
1914 Broken Lives (short)
George Davis
 
1914/I Jane Eyre (short)
Edward Rochester
 
1914 In the Mesh of Her Hair (short)
Harry Forbes
 
1914 A Sword of Damocles (short)
Paul Hodgson - the Composer
 
1914 The Resurrection (short)
Bruce - an Artist
 
1913 The Finger of Fate (short)
Dr. Wilbur
 
1913 The Missing Ring (short)
Dr. John Douglas
 
1913 The Stolen Woman (short)
Estien Randolph
 
1913 The Glow Worm (short)
The Hero
 
1913 Success (short)
Allan Brooks
 
1913/II The Fight for Right (short)
John Ward - Mary's Sweetheart
 
1913 The Higher Justice (short)
Allen - the District Attorney - the Poor Son
 
1913 A Hospital Romance (short)
John Gilbert - the Rich Patient
 
1913 Her Rosary (short)
The Boy
 
1913 Ashes (short)
The Old Man
 
1913 The Tangled Web (short)
Hugh Conway
 
1913 The Madcap of the Hills (short)
Phil Carey - Tess's Sweetheart
 
1913 Italian Love (short)
Luigi
 
1913 The Master Cracksman (short)
Robert Thatcher Jr. - the Master Cracksman
 
1913 London Assurance (short)
Dazzle
 
1913 The Big Boss (short)
Dick - the Reporter
 
1913 A Cruel Suspicion (short)
Perry
 
1913 The Good Within (short)
Paul
 
1913 The Bawlerout (short)
Dick Lewis - the Bank Clerk
 
1913/II Held for Ransom (short)
Gordon Grant
 
1913 For Love of Columbine (short)
Pierrot
 
1913 The Grey Sentinel (short)
 
1913 The Woman Who Knew (short)
Harry Beecher
 
1913 The Judge's Vindication (short)
The Young Reporter
 
1913 The Vengeance of Heaven (short)
 
1913 The Man from Outside (short)
Burt - the Good Brother/Albert - the Bad Brother (dual role)
 
1913 The Birthday Cake (short)
Jack Gladwin
 
1913/I The Bells (short)
Christian
 
1913 The Strike Leader (short)
Larry - the Strike Leader
 
1913 The Open Road (short)
Tom
 
1913 Duty and the Man (short)
Philip Steele - the Deputy
 
1912 The Fires of Conscience (short)
Howard Wallis
 
1912 The Old Mam'selle's Secret (short)
 
1912 The Brother of the Bat (short)
The Bat's Brother
 
1912 Don César de Bazan (short)
Don Cesar De Bazan
 
1912 The Faith Healer (short)
John Morton - the Faith Healer
 
1912 Men Who Dare (short)
Dr. Randolph
 
1912 The Peddler's Find (short)
 
1912 Guy Mannering (short)
Harry Bertram
 
1912 Caleb West (short)
Bill Lacey
 
1912 Thelma (short)
Phillip Erington
 
1912 The Poisoners (short)
Count De Mel
 
1912 The Gypsy Bride (short)
 
1912/II Sisters (short)
Betty's Husband
 
1912 Camille (short)
Armand Du Val
 
1912 Mrs. Alden's Awakening (short)
Young Alden
 
1912 The Life of Buffalo Bill (short)
 
1912 For Home and Honor (short)
Edward Stanton
 
1910 The Maid of Niagara (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1910 The Yankee Girl (short) (unconfirmed)
 
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1951 Double Dynamite
 
1945 The Dolly Sisters
 
1944 The Impatient Years
 
1943 What a Woman!
 
1943 Sweet Rosie O'Grady
 
1942 Springtime in the Rockies
 
1942 My Gal Sal
 
1941 Louisiana Purchase
 
1941 Belle Starr
 
1941 That Night in Rio
 
1940 Down Argentine Way
 
1940 Lillian Russell
 
1939 Everything Happens at Night
 
1939 Hollywood Cavalcade
 
1939 The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
 
1939 Jesse James (uncredited)
 
1938 Just Around the Corner
 
1938 Little Miss Broadway
 
1937 Merry Go Round of 1938
 
1937 Vogues of 1938
 
1936 White Hunter
 
1936 Girls' Dormitory
 
1936 Poor Little Rich Girl
 
1936 Nobody's Fool
 
1935 Curly Top
 
1935 It's a Small World
 
1934 The White Parade
 
1934 Grand Canary
 
1934 I Believed in You
 
1933 The Mad Game
 
1933 The Woman I Stole
 
1933 Man Hunt
 
1932 Man Against Woman
 
1932 The Night Club Lady
 
1932 Attorney for the Defense
 
1931 The Cisco Kid
 
1931 A Holy Terror
 
1930 A Devil with Women
 
1930 On the Level
 
1930 Cameo Kirby
 
1929 Behind That Curtain
 
1929 Not Quite Decent
 
1928 In Old Arizona
 
1928 Romance of the Underworld
 
1928 The Port of Missing Girls
 
1928 Dressed to Kill
 
1927 The Brute
 
1926 Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl
 
1926 The Country Beyond
 
1926 The Midnight Kiss
 
1926 Rustling for Cupid
 
1926 The Johnstown Flood
 
1925 Infatuation
 
1925 The Desert Flower
 
1925 Just a Woman
 
1925 One Year to Live
 
1925 As Man Desires
 
1924 The Rose of Paris
 
1924 In Every Woman's Life
 
1924 Riders Up
 
1924 Dancing Cheat
 
1924 Fools' Highway
 
1924 Stolen Secrets
 
1923 Broken Hearts of Broadway
 
1923 East Side - West Side
 
1923 The Drug Traffic
 
1922 Environment
 
1922 The Jilt
 
1922 Broad Daylight
 
1922 Paid Back
 
1922 Flesh and Blood
 
1922 The Man from Hell's River
 
1922 The Avenger (short)
 
1922 Campbell of the Mounted (short)
 
1922 Valley of the Missing (short)
 
1922 Jules of the River (short)
 
1922 Trapped (short)
 
1921 Patsy's Jim (short)
 
1921 Tricked (short)
 
1921 On the Trail (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (12 titles)
1959 Fury (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Feeling His Oats (1959) (producer)
 
1944 The Impatient Years (producer)
 
1943 What a Woman! (producer)
 
1923 Broken Hearts of Broadway (producer)
 
1923 East Side - West Side (producer)
 
1923 The Drug Traffic (producer)
 
1922 Environment (producer)
 
1922 Flesh and Blood (producer)
 
1922 The Man from Hell's River (producer)
 
1921 Patsy's Jim (short) (producer)
 
1921 Tricked (short) (producer)
 
1921 On the Trail (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (7 titles)
1928 Dressed to Kill (story)
 
1926 The Country Beyond
 
1922 The Man from Hell's River
 
1915 His Brother's Debt (short) (story)
 
1915 The Derelict (short) (scenario)
 
1915 The Haunting Memory (short) (story)
 
1914/II Conscience (short) (scenario)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1923 East Side - West Side (presenter)
 
1922 Flesh and Blood (presenter)
 
1935 Under Pressure (director of revisions - uncredited)
 

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