Rupert Julian

DirectorActorEditorWriter Jan 23 (died age 64) Whangaroa, New Zealand 1914–1930 (16 year career)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rupert Julian (25 January 1879 – 27 December 1943) was the first New Zealand cinema actor, director, writer and producer. Born Thomas Percival Hayes in Whangaroa, New Zealand, Son of John Daly Hayes (JNR)and Eliza Harriet Hayes. Rupert Julian performed on stage and in film both in his native country and Australia before emigrating to the United States in 1911, where he started his career as an actor in Universal silent movies. He turned to directing in 19…

Known For

Film

The Phantom of the Opera

Director

Film

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Film

The Dumb Girl of Portici

Masaniello

Film

Merry-Go-Round

Director

Film

The Yankee Clipper

Director

Film

Walking Back

Undetermined Appearance

Film

Silence

Director

Film

The Phantom of the Opera

Director

Filmography

Acting (28)

Movies (28)

Walking Back

1928

as Undetermined Appearance

7.8

Three Faces East

1926

as The Kaiser

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

7.3

The Fire Flingers

1919

as Richard Hatton / Richard Olwell

Hands Down

1918

as Tom Flynn

Hungry Eyes

1918

as John Silver

The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin

1918

as The Kaiser

Alone in the World

1917

A Kentucky Cinderella

1917

as John Silverwood

The Desire of the Moth

1917

as John Wesley Pringle

The Gift Girl

1917

as Malec

The Mysterious Mr. Tiller

1917

as Prentice Tiller

Mother o' Mine

1917

as John Standing

The Dumb Girl of Portici

1916

as Masaniello

7.0

The Right to Be Happy

1916

as Ebenezer Scrooge

10.0

The Evil Women Do

1916

The Bugler of Algiers

1916

as Pierre

Naked Hearts

1916

as Cecil

The Desperado

1916

as The Desperado

Bettina Loved a Soldier

1916

as Jean Reynaud

The Lone Star Rush

1915

The Pretty Sister of Jose

1915

as Sebastiano - the Toreador

Jewel

1915

as Mr. Evringham

A Cigarette - That's All

1915

as Bara Yami - the Hindoo Yogi

Scandal

1915

as Robert Gordon

The Spider and Her Web

1914

The Merchant of Venice

1914

The Pursuit of Hate

1914

Crew (46)

Movies (46)

Love Comes Along

Director

The Cat Creeps

Director

The Phantom of the Opera

1929

Director

10.0

The Leopard Lady

1928

Director

Walking Back

Director

Walking Back

Editor

The Country Doctor

Director

The Yankee Clipper

Director

Silence

Director

Three Faces East

Director

The Phantom of the Opera

1925

Director

7.1

Hell's Highroad

1925

Director

Love and Glory

1924

Director

Merry-Go-Round

1923

Director

6.1

The Girl Who Ran Wild

1922

Director

The Girl Who Ran Wild

1922

Writer

The Honey Bee

1920

Director

The Honey Bee

1920

Scenario Writer

The Fire Flingers

1919

Director

Creaking Stairs

1919

Director

Creaking Stairs

1919

Story

The Millionaire Pirate

1919

Director

The Sleeping Lion

1919

Director

Fires of Youth

Director

Fires of Youth

Story

Hands Down

Director

Midnight Madness

1918

Director

Hungry Eyes

1918

Director

The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin

1918

Director

The Circus of Life

1917

Director

1.0

The Door Between

1917

Director

A Kentucky Cinderella

1917

Director

The Savage

1917

Director

The Desire of the Moth

1917

Director

My Little Boy

1917

Story

The Gift Girl

1917

Director

The Mysterious Mr. Tiller

1917

Director

Mother o' Mine

1917

Director

Mother o' Mine

1917

Story

The Right to Be Happy

1916

Director

10.0

The Evil Women Do

1916

Director

The Bugler of Algiers

1916

Director

Naked Hearts

1916

Director

Naked Hearts

1916

Story

The Desperado

1916

Director

Bettina Loved a Soldier

1916

Director