Rupert Julian
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 1915, often directing his wife Elsie Jane Wilson, but his work was merely routine until he was assigned to complete Merry-Go-Round in 1923 when director Erich von Stroheim was fired from it. In 1924, he directed Lon Chaney in the first cut of The Phantom of the Opera, which was largely revisited at the request of the production. He soon fell into a professional decline after the advent of sound, and after directing The Cat Creeps and Love Comes Along (both in 1930), his career faded. Rupert Julian died in Hollywood, California at the age of 64 and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rupert Julian, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
January 23, 1879Deathday
December 27, 1943Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
64Place of birth
Whangaroa, New ZealandAlso known as
Thomas Percival HayesCast credits
The Dumb Girl of Portici
MasanielloThe Right to Be Happy
Ebenezer ScroogeWalking Back
Undetermined AppearanceThe Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
The KaiserScandal
Robert GordonThe Evil Women Do
The Bugler of Algiers
PierreBettina Loved a Soldier
Jean ReynaudNaked Hearts
CecilThe Desire of the Moth
John Wesley PringleThe Gift Girl
MalecA Kentucky Cinderella
John SilverwoodJewel
Mr. EvringhamThe Merchant of Venice
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)Hands Down
Tom FlynnMother o' Mine
John StandingThe Mysterious Mr. Tiller
Prentice TillerHungry Eyes
John SilverThe Fire Flingers
Richard Hatton / Richard OlwellCrew credits
The Phantom of the Opera
DirectorThe Cat Creeps
DirectorMerry-Go-Round
DirectorThe Right to Be Happy
DirectorLove Comes Along
DirectorThe Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
DirectorThe Yankee Clipper
DirectorThe Country Doctor
DirectorWalking Back
Editor, DirectorSilence
DirectorBettina Loved a Soldier
DirectorThe Bugler of Algiers
DirectorNaked Hearts
Director, StoryThe Evil Women Do
DirectorThe Door Between
DirectorThe Desire of the Moth
DirectorThe Gift Girl
DirectorThe Circus of Life
DirectorFires of Youth
Director, StoryA Kentucky Cinderella
Director