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Milton Sills (1882–1930)

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American leading man of silent pictures. Born into affluence in Chicago, he attended the University of Chicago on scholarship and remained there as a professor of psychology and philosophy. A chance visit to the school by actor- manager Donald Robertson led to Sills abandoning his career and joining Robertson's stock company as an actor in 1905... See full bio »

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in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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(age 48) in Santa Barbara, California, USA
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1930 The Sea Wolf
'Wolf' Larsen
 
1930 Man Trouble
Mac
 
1929 Love and the Devil
Lord Dryan
 
1929 His Captive Woman
Officer Thomas McCarthy
 
1928 The Barker
Nifty Miller
 
1928 The Crash
Jim Flannagan
 
1928 The Hawk's Nest
The Hawk/John Finchley
 
1928 Burning Daylight
Elam 'Burning Daylight' Harnish
 
1927 The Valley of the Giants
Bryce Cardigan
 
1927 Hard-Boiled Haggerty
Hard-Boiled Haggerty
 
1927 Framed
Etienne Hilaire
 
1927 The Sea Tiger
Justin Ramos
 
1926 The Silent Lover
Count Pierre Tornal
 
1926 Paradise
Tony
 
1926 Men of Steel
Jan Bokak
 
1926 Puppets
Nicki
 
1925 The Unguarded Hour
Andrea
 
1925 The Knockout
Sandy Donlin
 
1925 The Making of O'Malley
O'Malley
 
1925 I Want My Man
Gulian Eyre
 
1925 As Man Desires
Major John Craig
 
1924 Madonna of the Streets
Reverend John Morton
 
1924 Single Wives
Perry Jordan
 
1924 The Sea Hawk
Sir Oliver Tressilian
 
1924 Flowing Gold
Calvin Gray
 
1924 The Heart Bandit
John Rand
 
1924 A Lady of Quality
Gerald Mertoun, Duke of Osmonde
 
1923 Flaming Youth
Cary Scott
 
1923 Why Women Remarry
Dan Hannon
 
1923 Adam's Rib
Michael Ramsay
 
1923 The Spoilers
Roy Glennister
 
1923 Legally Dead
Will Campbell/George Brown
 
1923 The Isle of Lost Ships
Frank Howard
 
1923 What a Wife Learned
Rudolph Martin
 
1923 The Last Hour
Steve Cline
 
1922 The Marriage Chance
William Bradley
 
1922 Environment
Steve MacLaren
 
1922 The Forgotten Law
Richard Jarnette
 
1922 Skin Deep
Bud Doyle
 
1922 Burning Sands
Daniel Lane
 
1922 Borderland
James Wayne
 
1922 The Woman Who Walked Alone
Clement Gaunt
 
1922 One Clear Call
Dr. Alan Hamilton
 
1921 Miss Lulu Bett
Neil Cornish
 
1921 At the End of the World
 
1921 The Great Moment
Bayard Delaval
 
1921 Salvage
Fred Martin
 
1921 The Little Fool
Dick
 
1921 The Faith Healer
Michaelis
 
1920 The Furnace
Keene Mordaunt
 
1920 Sweet Lavender
Horace Weather Burn
 
1920 Behold My Wife
Frank Armour
 
1920 The Week-End
Arthur Tavenor
 
1920 Dangerous to Men
Sandy Verrall
 
1920 The Inferior Sex
Knox Randall
 
1920 The Street Called Straight
Peter Devenant
 
1919 What Every Woman Learns
Walter Melrose
 
1919 Eyes of Youth
Louis Anthony
 
1919 The Fear Woman
Robert Craig
 
1919 The Woman Thou Gavest Me
Conrad
 
1919 The Hushed Hour
Luke Appleton
 
1919 The Stronger Vow
Juan Estudillo
 
1919 Satan Junior
Paul Worden
 
1919 Shadows
Judson Barnes
 
1918 The Hell Cat
Sheriff Jack Webb
 
1918 The Bonds That Tie (short)
 
1918 The Savage Woman
Jean Lerier
 
1918 The Claw
Major Anthony Kinsella
 
1918 The Yellow Ticket
Julian Rolfe
 
1918 The Mysterious Client
Harry Nelson
 
1918 The Reason Why
Lord Tancred
 
1918 The Struggle Everlasting
Mind, aka Bruce
 
1918 The Other Woman
Mr. Harrington
 
1917 Diamonds and Pearls
RobertVan Ellstrom
 
1917 The Fringe of Society
Martin Drake
 
1917 Married in Name Only
Robert Worthing
 
1917 Souls Adrift
Micah Steele
 
1917 The Honor System
Joseph Stanton
 
1917 Patria
Capt. Donald Parr
 
1915 The Rack
Tom Gordon
 
1915 The Woman Who Lied (short)
Jack Stanley
 
1915 Under Southern Skies
Burleigh Mavor
 
1915 The Taming of Mary (short)
Harry Benton
 
1915 The Arrival of Perpetua
Thaddeus Curzon
 
1915 The Deep Purple
William Lake
 
1914 The Pit
Corthell
 
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1926 Men of Steel (screenplay / story)
 
1925 A Lover's Oath (manuscript)
 
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1925 A Lover's Oath
 
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1927 A Trip Through the Paramount Studio (documentary short)
Himself
 
1923 Souls for Sale
Himself - Celebrity Actor (uncredited)
 
1923 Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 21 (documentary short)
 
1922 A Trip to Paramountown (documentary short)
Himself
 
1922 Seeing Stars (documentary short)
Himself
 
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1961 The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (video documentary)
Himself
 
1938 Personality Parade (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1934 Movie Memories (documentary short)
Himself
 
1933 March of the Movies
Himself, film clip (uncredited)
 

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(1909). Stage Play: The Happy Marriage. Comedy. Written by Clyde Fitch. Directed by Clyde Fitch. Garrick Theatre: 12 Apr 1909- May 1909 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: Edwin Arden, C.A. Chandos, Dudley Digges, May Donahue, Frank Gheen, Grace Goodall, Albert Hackett, Doris Keane, Milton Sills... See more »

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Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Trivia:

One of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn