Robert Ellis

Robert Ellis

WriterActorDirector 1913–1950 (37 year career)
5.2 avg rating

Known For

Filmography

Acting (93)

Movies (93)

I've Got Your Number

I've Got Your Number

1934

as Turk Garrison

6.0
Friends of Mr. Sweeney

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

1934

as Casino Manager

6.0
Madame Spy

Madame Spy

1934

as Sulkin

6.0
A Very Honorable Guy

A Very Honorable Guy

1934

as Gangster

2.0
A Girl of the Limberlost

A Girl of the Limberlost

1934

as Frank Comstock

1.0
Dancing Man

Dancing Man

1934

as Cavendish

5.0
The Sphinx

The Sphinx

1933

as Inspector James Riley

4.6
The Constant Woman

The Constant Woman

1933

as Leading Man

4.6
Treason

Treason

1933

as Colonel Jedcott

6.0
Soldiers of the Storm

Soldiers of the Storm

1933

as Moran

The Thrill Hunter

The Thrill Hunter

1933

as Al Blake

5.7
Reform Girl

Reform Girl

1933

as Kellar

5.5
The Important Witness

The Important Witness

1933

as Jack (Duke) Farnham

5.0
Notorious But Nice

Notorious But Nice

1933

as Prosecuting Attorney

5.5
The Curse of a Broken Heart

The Curse of a Broken Heart

1933

as Simon Flint

Police Call

Police Call

1933

as Police Chief Crown

Daring Danger

Daring Danger

1932

as Hugo DuSang

Officer Thirteen

Officer Thirteen

1932

as Jack Blake

6.2
American Madness

American Madness

1932

as Dude Finlay (uncredited)

6.8
Call Her Savage

Call Her Savage

1932

as Hotel Manager (Uncredited)

5.5
The Penal Code

The Penal Code

1932

as James Forrester

6.0
Slightly Married

Slightly Married

1932

as Brandon

5.5
Speed Demon

Speed Demon

1932

as Langard

5.0
Come on Danger!

Come on Danger!

1932

as Frank Sanderson

Behind Stone Walls

Behind Stone Walls

1932

as Jack Keene - Man-about-Town

4.3
Broadway to Cheyenne

Broadway to Cheyenne

1932

as Butch Owens

4.3
Women Won't Tell

Women Won't Tell

1932

as District Attorney

4.0
The Phantom Express

The Phantom Express

1932

as Reynolds

4.7
A Man's Land

A Man's Land

1932

as John Thomas (as Bob Ellis)

6.0
White Eagle

White Eagle

1932

as Jim Gregory

The Last Man

The Last Man

1932

as English Charlie

One Man Law

One Man Law

1931

as Jonathan P. Streeter

5.0
Murder at Midnight

Murder at Midnight

1931

as Duncan Channing

5.4
The Devil Plays

The Devil Plays

1931

as Gordon Stiles

4.2
The Last Parade

The Last Parade

1931

as A.C. Marino

The Deadline

The Deadline

1931

as Ira Coleman

Aloha

Aloha

1931

as Larry Leavitt

The Good Bad Girl

The Good Bad Girl

1931

as Dapper Dan Tyler

5.5
Is There Justice?

Is There Justice?

1931

as Dan Lawrence

Caught Cheating

Caught Cheating

1931

as Joe Cabrone

The Fighting Sheriff

The Fighting Sheriff

1931

as Flash Halloway

What Men Want

What Men Want

1930

as Howard LeMoyne

1.0
The Squealer

The Squealer

1930

as Valleti

6.0
Undertow

Undertow

1930

as Jim Paine

3.0
Night Parade

Night Parade

1929

as Mr. John W. Zelli

4.5
The Love Trap

The Love Trap

1929

as Guy Emory

5.2
Broadway

Broadway

1929

as Steve Crandall

5.6
Tonight at Twelve

Tonight at Twelve

1929

as Jack Keith

1.0
Restless Youth

Restless Youth

1928

as Robert Haines

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1928

as Marc Antony

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of the Press

1928

as Cyrus Hazlett

Varsity

Varsity

1928

as Rod Luke

The Law and the Man

The Law and the Man

1928

as Ernest Vane

Marry the Girl

Marry the Girl

1928

as Harry Wayland

Ragtime

Ragtime

1927

as Steve Martin, aka 'Slick'

Ladies of Leisure

Ladies of Leisure

1926

as Jack Forrest

7.0
Devil’s Dice

Devil’s Dice

1926
Brooding Eyes

Brooding Eyes

1926

as Phillip Mott

Whispering Canyon

Whispering Canyon

1926

as Bob Cameron

The Girl from Montmartre

The Girl from Montmartre

1926

as Jack Ewing

The Part-time Wife

The Part-time Wife

1925

as Kenneth Scott

S.O.S. Perils of the Sea

S.O.S. Perils of the Sea

1925
10.0
Forbidden Cargo

Forbidden Cargo

1925

as Jerry Burke

Lady Robinhood

Lady Robinhood

1925

as Hugh Winthrop

The Northern Code

The Northern Code

1925

as Louis Le Blanc

Silk Stocking Sal

Silk Stocking Sal

1924

as Bob Cooper

The Law Forbids

The Law Forbids

1924

as Paul Remsen

Lovers' Lane

Lovers' Lane

1924

as Dr. Tom Singletoon

A Cafe in Cairo

A Cafe in Cairo

1924

as Barry Braxton

The Flame of Life

The Flame of Life

1923

as Fergus Derrick

The Wanters

The Wanters

1923

as Elliot Worthington

Dark Secrets

Dark Secrets

1923

as Lord Wallington

The Wild Party

The Wild Party

1923

as Basil Wingate / Stuart Furth

The Woman Who Fooled Herself

The Woman Who Fooled Herself

1922

as Fernando Pennington

Hurricane's Gal

Hurricane's Gal

1922

as Steele O'Connor

Wild Honey

Wild Honey

1922

as Kerry Burgess

The Infidel

The Infidel

1922

as Cyrus Flint

Love's Masquerade

Love's Masquerade

1922

as Herbert Norwood

Ladies Must Live

Ladies Must Live

1921

as Anthony Mulvain

The Daughter Pays

The Daughter Pays

1920

as Gerald Roseborough

Upstairs and Down

Upstairs and Down

1919

as Terrence O'Keefe

The Third Kiss

The Third Kiss

1919

as Rupert Bawlf

Peggy Does Her Darndest

Peggy Does Her Darndest

1919

as Honorable Hugh Wentworth

The Spite Bride

The Spite Bride

1919

as Billy Swayne

In for Thirty Days

In for Thirty Days

1919

as Brett Page

Brown of Harvard

Brown of Harvard

1918

as 'Bud' Hall

The Lifted Veil

The Lifted Veil

1917

as Leslie Palliser

1.0
The Menace

The Menace

1916

as Luigi Verra

The Trail's End

The Trail's End

1916

as The Wolf

The Lurking Peril

The Lurking Peril

1916

as The Wolf

The Secret Room

The Secret Room

1915

as Buford

The Cabaret Singer

The Cabaret Singer

1915

as Lloyd Denton - Randall's Chum

A Modern Jekyll and Hyde

A Modern Jekyll and Hyde

1913

as Roger Master - Nora's Sweetheart

Crew (76)

Movies (76)

I'll Get By

I'll Get By

1950

Story

5.6
Do You Love Me

Do You Love Me

1946

Screenplay

4.8
If I'm Lucky

If I'm Lucky

1946

Writer

6.5
Three Little Girls in Blue

Three Little Girls in Blue

1946

Adaptation

6.5
Pin Up Girl

Pin Up Girl

1944

Screenplay

6.1
Four Jills in a Jeep

Four Jills in a Jeep

1944

Screenplay

5.7
Something for the Boys

Something for the Boys

1944

Screenplay

6.2
Hello, Frisco, Hello

Hello, Frisco, Hello

1943

Screenplay

6.3
Iceland

Iceland

1942

Writer

5.7
Footlight Serenade

Footlight Serenade

1942

Writer

Song of the Islands

Song of the Islands

1942

Screenplay

6.2
The Great American Broadcast

The Great American Broadcast

1941

Writer

5.0
Sun Valley Serenade

Sun Valley Serenade

1941

Screenplay

7.0
Lucky Cisco Kid

Lucky Cisco Kid

1940

Screenplay

5.6
Star Dust

Star Dust

1940

Screenplay

4.8
Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley

1940

Screenplay

5.1
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1940

Writer

4.0
Susannah of the Mounties

Susannah of the Mounties

1939

Screenplay

6.3
City in Darkness

City in Darkness

1939

Writer

6.4
Pardon Our Nerve

Pardon Our Nerve

1939

Screenplay

The Escape

The Escape

1939

Screenplay

5.5
Too Busy to Work

Too Busy to Work

1939

Writer

Chasing Danger

Chasing Danger

1939

Writer

6.0
Speed to Burn

Speed to Burn

1938

Screenplay

6.0
Rascals

Rascals

1938

Writer

6.0
Love on a Budget

Love on a Budget

1938

Writer

Sharpshooters

Sharpshooters

1938

Screenplay

Down on the Farm

Down on the Farm

1938

Writer

A Trip to Paris

A Trip to Paris

1938

Screenplay

1.0
Road Demon

Road Demon

1938

Screenplay

Big Business

Big Business

1937

Writer

5.0
Charlie Chan on Broadway

Charlie Chan on Broadway

1937

Story

7.0
Charlie Chan at the Olympics

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

1937

Screenplay

6.7
Big Town Girl

Big Town Girl

1937

Writer

6.0
Off to the Races

Off to the Races

1937

Writer

Born Reckless

Born Reckless

1937

Screenplay

5.1
Laughing at Trouble

Laughing at Trouble

1936

Screenplay

6.0
Federal Agent

Federal Agent

1936

Story

Back to Nature

Back to Nature

1936

Writer

Charlie Chan's Secret

Charlie Chan's Secret

1936

Screenplay

6.9
Charlie Chan at the Race Track

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

1936

Screenplay

7.1
Charlie Chan at the Circus

Charlie Chan at the Circus

1936

Writer

6.3
Hitch Hike To Heaven

Hitch Hike To Heaven

1936

Writer

Red Lights Ahead

Red Lights Ahead

1936

Screenplay

5.2
The Lady in Scarlet

The Lady in Scarlet

1935

Screenplay

3.3
Charlie Chan in Egypt

Charlie Chan in Egypt

1935

Screenplay

6.8
Insure Your Wife

Insure Your Wife

1935

Screenplay

Happiness C.O.D.

Happiness C.O.D.

1935

Screenplay

6.0
Fugitive Road

Fugitive Road

1934

Screenplay

4.0
In Love with Life

In Love with Life

1934

Dialogue

5.0
In Love with Life

In Love with Life

1934

Screenplay

5.0
The Quitter

The Quitter

1934

Screenplay

Port of Lost Dreams

Port of Lost Dreams

1934

Adaptation

6.5
Port of Lost Dreams

Port of Lost Dreams

1934

Story

6.5
Twin Husbands

Twin Husbands

1933

Story

3.6
In the Money

In the Money

1933

Screenplay

3.5
Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance

1933

Adaptation

5.5
Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance

1933

Writer

5.5
By Appointment Only

By Appointment Only

1933

Screenplay

5.8
A Man of Sentiment

A Man of Sentiment

1933

Dialogue

A Man of Sentiment

A Man of Sentiment

1933

Screenplay

The Monster Walks

The Monster Walks

1932

Adaptation

4.1
The Monster Walks

The Monster Walks

1932

Story

4.1
The Woman Who Fooled Herself

The Woman Who Fooled Herself

1922

Director

The Woman Who Fooled Herself

The Woman Who Fooled Herself

1922

Writer

A Divorce of Convenience

A Divorce of Convenience

1921

Director

The Daughter Pays

The Daughter Pays

1920

Director

A Fool and His Money

A Fool and His Money

1920

Director

The Figurehead

The Figurehead

1920

Director

The Tiger's Trail

The Tiger's Trail

1919

Director

The Imp

The Imp

1919

Director

The Menace

The Menace

1916

Director

A Double Elopement

A Double Elopement

1916

Director

The Trail's End

The Trail's End

1916

Director

The Lurking Peril

The Lurking Peril

1916

Director

The Ventures of Marguerite

The Ventures of Marguerite

1915

Director