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George Melford (1877–1961)

Director | Actor | Writer

Hollywood director from the early 1910's through late 1930's, he was thereafter a character actor through the 1940's and 50's. See full bio »

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in Rochester, New York, USA

Died:

(age 84) in Hollywood, California, USA
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1946 Jungle Terror
 
1937 Jungle Menace
 
1935 East of Java
 
1934 Hired Wife
 
1933 Playthings of Desire
 
1933 The Dude Bandit
 
1933 The Eleventh Commandment
 
1933 Man of Action
 
1932 The Penal Code
 
1932 Officer Thirteen
 
1932 The Cowboy Counsellor
 
1932 A Scarlet Week-End
 
1932 The Boiling Point
 
1931 East of Borneo
 
1931 Homicide Squad
 
1931 Drácula
 
1931 The Viking
 
1931 Don Juan diplomático
 
1930 Oriente es Occidente
 
1930 La voluntad del muerto (english version)
 
1930 The Poor Millionaire
 
1929 Sea Fury
 
1929 The Woman I Love
 
1929 The Charlatan
 
1929 Love in the Desert
 
1928 Sinners in Love
 
1928 Freedom of the Press
 
1928 Lingerie
 
1927 A Man's Past
 
1926 Going Crooked
 
1926 The Flame of the Yukon
 
1926 Whispering Smith
 
1926 Rocking Moon
 
1925 Simon the Jester
 
1925 Without Mercy
 
1925 Friendly Enemies
 
1925 The Top of the World
 
1924/I Big Timber
 
1924 Tiger Love
 
1924 The Dawn of a Tomorrow
 
1924 Flaming Barriers
 
1923 The Light That Failed
 
1923 Salomy Jane
 
1923 You Can't Fool Your Wife
 
1923 Java Head
 
1922 Ebb Tide
 
1922 Burning Sands
 
1922 The Woman Who Walked Alone
 
1922 Moran of the Lady Letty
 
1921 The Sheik
 
1921 The Great Impersonation
 
1921 A Wise Fool
 
1921 The Faith Healer
 
1921 The Jucklins
 
1920 Behold My Wife
 
1920 The Round-Up
 
1920 The Sea Wolf
 
1919 Everywoman
 
1919 Told in the Hills
 
1919/II A Sporting Chance
 
1919 Men, Women, and Money
 
1919 Good Gracious, Annabelle
 
1919 Pettigrew's Girl
 
1919 Jane Goes A' Wooing
 
1918 Such a Little Pirate
 
1918 The Source
 
1918 The Cruise of the Make-Believes
 
1918 The City of Dim Faces
 
1918 Sandy
 
1918 The Bravest Way (as George H. Melford)
 
1918 Wild Youth
 
1918 The Hidden Pearls (as George H. Melford)
 
1917 Nan of Music Mountain
 
1917 The Call of the East (as George H. Melford)
 
1917 The Sunset Trail
 
1917 On the Level
 
1917 The Crystal Gazer (as George H. Melford)
 
1917 Her Strange Wedding (as George H. Melford)
 
1917 The Cost of Hatred
 
1917 A School for Husbands
 
1917 The Winning of Sally Temple
 
1917 The Evil Eye
 
1916 The Yellow Pawn
 
1916 The Years of the Locust (as George H. Melford)
 
1916 Each Pearl a Tear
 
1916 The House with the Golden Windows
 
1916 A Gutter Magdalene (as George H. Melford)
 
1916 The Race (as George H. Melford)
 
1916 To Have and to Hold
 
1916 Tennessee's Pardner
 
1915 The Immigrant
 
1915 The Unknown
 
1915 Armstrong's Wife
 
1915 The Explorer
 
1915 Out of the Darkness
 
1915 The Marriage of Kitty
 
1915 The Puppet Crown
 
1915 The Fighting Hope
 
1915 Stolen Goods
 
1915 The Woman
 
1915 The Governor's Lady
 
1915 A Gentleman of Leisure
 
1915 Young Romance (as George H. Melford)
 
1914 The Derelict (short)
 
1914 The Fatal Opal (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1914 The Smugglers of Lone Isle (short)
 
1914 The Prison Stain (short)
 
1914 The Invisible Power
 
1914 Micky Flynn's Escapade (short) (as G.W. Melford)
 
1914 The Potter and the Clay (short)
 
1914 The Primitive Instinct (short) (as George H. Melford)
 
1914 The Bond Eternal (short)
 
1914 The Rajah's Vow (short)
 
1914 The Chief of Police (short)
 
1914 Shannon of the Sixth
 
1914/II The Quicksands (short)
 
1914 The Barrier of Ignorance (short)
 
1914 A Celebrated Case
 
1914 The Detective's Sister (short)
 
1914 The Master Rogue (short)
 
1914 The Boer War
 
1913 The Chinese Death Thorn (short) (as George H. Melford)
 
1913 Perils of the Sea (short)
 
1913 The Invaders (short)
 
1913/II The Struggle (short)
 
1913 The Battle for Freedom (short)
 
1913 The Fighting Chaplain (short)
 
1913 The Fire-Fighting Zouaves (short)
 
1913 The Wartime Siren (short)
 
1913 The Attack at Rocky Pass (short)
 
1913 The Battle of Bloody Ford (short)
 
1913 Prisoners of War (short)
 
1913 The Woe of Battle (short)
 
1913 The Grim Toll of War (short)
 
1913 The Last Blockhouse (short)
 
1913 The Usurer (short)
 
1912 Saved from Court Martial (short)
 
1912 The Soldier Brothers of Susanna (short)
 
1912 The Bugler of Battery B (short)
 
1911/III For Her Brother's Sake (short)
 
1911 Arizona Bill (short)
 
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1956 The Ten Commandments
Hebrew at Golden Calf / Nobleman
 
1955 Prince of Players
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
 
1954 There's No Business Like Show Business
Kelly (uncredited)
 
1954 Woman's World
Auto Plant Worker (uncredited)
 
1954 The Egyptian
Priest (uncredited)
 
1953 The Robe (uncredited)
 
1953 City of Bad Men
Old-Timer Outside Saloon (uncredited)
 
1953 A Blueprint for Murder
Bailiff (uncredited)
 
1953 The President's Lady
Minister (uncredited)
 
1952 Carrie
Patron at Slawson's (uncredited)
 
1952 Cripple Creek
McKee (uncredited)
 
1952 The Brigand
Majordomo (uncredited)
 
1950 A Ticket to Tomahawk
Stationmaster (uncredited)
 
1949 Sand
Train Conductor (uncredited)
 
1949 It Happens Every Spring
Conductor (uncredited)
 
1949 The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Deputy (uncredited)
 
1949 The Stratton Story
Person in Theatre (uncredited)
 
1948 Command Decision
Correspondent (uncredited)
 
1948 When My Baby Smiles at Me
Conductor (uncredited)
 
1948 Unfaithfully Yours
Man in Audience (uncredited)
 
1948 Cry of the City
Barber (uncredited)
 
1948 The Luck of the Irish
Nightclub Doorman (uncredited)
 
1948 The Walls of Jericho (uncredited)
 
1948 Call Northside 777
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
 
1947 Thunder in the Valley
Judge (uncredited)
 
1947 California
Delegate (uncredited)
 
1947 The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1946 Strange Triangle
Judge (uncredited)
 
1946 The Bride Wore Boots
Judge #3 (uncredited)
 
1946 Johnny Comes Flying Home
Bit Role (uncredited)
 
1946 Two Years Before the Mast
Ship Owner (uncredited)
 
1946 Colonel Effingham's Raid
Park Commissioner (scenes deleted) (uncredited)
 
1945 Doll Face
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
 
1945 Diamond Horseshoe
Pop - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
 
1945 Circumstantial Evidence
Prison Board Member (uncredited)
 
1945 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Mr. Spencer (uncredited)
 
1944 Practically Yours
Senate Vice-President (uncredited)
 
1944 The Big Noise
Mugridge the Butler (uncredited)
 
1944 The Great Moment
Dr. Hayden (uncredited)
 
1944 Hail the Conquering Hero
Sheriff (uncredited)
 
1944 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
U.S. Marshal (uncredited)
 
1943 The Dancing Masters
Gateman (uncredited)
 
1943 Government Girl
Irate Man (uncredited)
 
1943 Gangway for Tomorrow
Judge (uncredited)
 
1943 Dixie Dugan
Mr. Sloan
 
1942 Time to Kill
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1942 Quiet Please: Murder
Guard in Library (uncredited)
 
1942 That Other Woman
Zineschwich
 
1942 The Navy Comes Through
Chief Engineer (uncredited)
 
1942 Army Surgeon
Doctor (uncredited)
 
1942 My Gal Sal
Conductor (uncredited)
 
1942 Lone Star Ranger
Hardin
 
1942 Reap the Wild Wind
Devereaux Banker (uncredited)
 
1942 Valley of the Sun
Dr. Thomas (uncredited)
 
1942 Blue, White and Perfect
Ship's Doctor (uncredited)
 
1941 Pacific Blackout
Banker in Park (uncredited)
 
1941 Flying Cadets
Train Conductor
 
1941 Belle Starr
Preacher (uncredited)
 
1941 Wild Geese Calling
Foreman (uncredited)
 
1941 Robbers of the Range
Colonel Lodge
 
1941 Meet John Doe
Chamber of Commerce Member (uncredited)
 
1941 The Lady Eve
Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1941 Golden Hoofs
Eldridge (uncredited)
 
1941 Virginia
Guest (uncredited)
 
1941 Life with Henry (uncredited)
 
1941 Tall, Dark and Handsome
Ex-Governor John Logan (uncredited)
 
1940 Brigham Young
John Taylor
 
1940 The Great McGinty
Senior Senator (uncredited)
 
1940 Safari
Trader
 
1940 Buck Benny Rides Again
Bartender (uncredited)
 
1940 My Little Chickadee
Greasewood Sheriff-Elect on Train (uncredited)
 
1940 Remember the Night
Brian - the Bailiff (uncredited)
 
1940 The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Juror (uncredited)
 
1939 The Light That Failed
Second Man (voice) (uncredited)
 
1939 Too Busy to Work
Dugan
 
1939 Rulers of the Sea
Landlord (uncredited)
 
1939 Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
Hobo (uncredited)
 
1939 Island of Lost Men
Merchant (uncredited)
 
1939 Frontier Marshal (uncredited)
 
1939 6,000 Enemies
Bailiff (uncredited)
 
1939 Unmarried
Trainer (uncredited)
 
1939 The Lady's from Kentucky
Veterinarian (uncredited)
 
1939 The Family Next Door
Bank Manager (uncredited)
 
1939 Ambush
Bank President Wales
 
1914 The Barrier of Ignorance (short)
Calvin Freeman - a Young Surgeon
 
1914 The Master Rogue (short)
Albert - the Master Rogue/Frank - the Blind Brother
 
1913 The Chinese Death Thorn (short)
Martin Avery (as George H. Melford)
 
1913 Perils of the Sea (short)
Second Officer Bradford
 
1913/II The Struggle (short)
Jimmie Blake - Maggie's Brother
 
1913 The Buckskin Coat (short)
Joe - the Renegade (as George H. Melford)
 
1913 The Usurer (short)
Grydes
 
1912 The Soldier Brothers of Susanna (short)
 
1912 The Bugler of Battery B (short)
 
1911 The Higher Toll (short)
The Ranch Foreman
 
1911 The Long Arm of the Law (short)
Sancho - a Mexican Outlaw (unconfirmed)
 
1911 The Temptation of Rodney Vane (short)
Rodney Vane - the Foreman of the Vineyard
 
1911 Dan, the Lighthouse Keeper (short)
Pete, the Miser (unconfirmed)
 
1911 The Luck of Reckless Reddy (short)
Reckless Reddy
 
1911/III For Her Brother's Sake (short)
Bob Graham (as George H. Melford)
 
1911 Daniel Boone's Bravery (short)
Daniel Boone
 
1911 The Mistress of Hacienda del Cerro (short)
Undetermined Role (unconfirmed)
 
1911 The Blackfoot Halfbreed (short)
Col, Baker - Maude's Father
 
1911 When the Sun Went Out (short)
Tom
 
1911 When Two Hearts Are Won (short)
 
1911 On the Warpath (short)
James Newcomb
 
1911 Don Ramon's Daughter (short)
Don Ramon
 
1911 The Badge of Courage (short)
 
1911 Reckless Reddy Reforms (short)
Reckless Reddy - Cowboy
 
1911 A Cattle Herder's Romance (short)
David Blair - Ranch Foreman
 
1911/I Tangled Lives (short)
James Ward (unconfirmed)
 
1911 The Carrier Pigeon (short)
The Wagon Driver
 
1911 The Loyalty of Don Luis Verdugo (short)
Don Louis Verdugo
 
1911 Slabsides (short)
The Ranch Foreman
 
1911 Slim Jim's Last Chance (short)
Tom
 
1911 Big Hearted Jim (short)
Big Hearted Jim
 
1911 The Hero Track Walker (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1911 Rescued from the Desert (short)
Ned
 
1911 The Lost Ribbon (short)
Frank (unconfirmed)
 
1911 The Broken Trail (short)
 
1911 The Trail of the Pomas Charm (short)
Blue Day
 
1911 The Bolted Door (short)
The First Husband
 
1910 Rachel (short)
 
1910 The Touch of a Child's Hand (short)
Mr. Livingston - a Widower
 
1910 The Roses of the Virgin (short)
Jack Norwood - James' Son
 
1910 The Strongest Tie (short)
Jim
 
1910 A Colonial Belle (short)
 
1909 The Cardboard Baby (short)
 
1909 The Wayward Daughter
 
Show ShowWriter (7 titles)
1937 Jungle Menace (story)
 
1929 Sea Fury (writer)
 
1924/I Big Timber
 
1913 The Fire-Fighting Zouaves (short) (scenario)
 
1913 The Wartime Siren (short) (scenario)
 
1913 Prisoners of War (short) (writer)
 
1911 Arizona Bill (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
1931 East of Borneo (producer)
 
1922 Moran of the Lady Letty (producer - as George Melford's Production of)
 
1920 Behold My Wife (producer)
 
1915 Young Romance (producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1922 A Trip to Paramountown (documentary short)
Himself
 

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Aquarius