James Morrison
Born
November 14, 1888
Died
November 15, 1974 (86 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Mattoon, Illinois, USA
James Morrison, born James Woods Morrison, was an American silent movie actor with over 180 film credits. He later published two novels, Road End (1927) and April Luck (1932). He taught speech and drama classes at Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn for many years.
Known For
Twin Flappers
1927

The Seventh Bandit
Paul Scanlon
1926

The Impostor
Gordon
1926
The Count of Luxembourg
Anatole
1926

Don't
Abel
1925
The Pride of the Force
Jimmy Moore
1925

Captain Blood
Jeremy Pitt
1924

Wine of Youth
Clinton (1870 prologue)
1924

Held to Answer
Rollie Burbeck
1923

On the Banks of the Wabash
David
1923

The Unknown Purple
Leslie Bradbury
1923

The Man Next Door
Jimmy
1923

The Little Girl Next Door
Jim Manning
1923

The Nth Commandment
Harry Smith
1923

The Dangerous Age
Bob
1923

Only a Shop Girl
Charles Black
1922

Shattered Idols
Lt. Walter Hurst / David Hurst
1922

Handle with Care
Phil Burnham
1922

The Little Minister
Gavin Dishart
1922

Danger Ahead!
Norman Minot
1921

A Yankee Go Getter
Barry West
1921

Sowing the Wind
Ned Brabazon
1921

Black Beauty
Harry Blomefield
1921

When We Were Twenty-One
Richard Audaine
1921

Love Without Question
Robert Blackburn
1920

The Woman Game
Leonard Travers
1920

The Midnight Bride
Robert Pitcairn - Jeanne's sweetheart
1920

Sacred Silence
Lt. Ralph Harrison
1919

Miss Dulcie from Dixie
Orrin Castleton
1919

I'm on My Way
1919

A Marriage of Convenience
Billy Emerson, Mildred's Fiancé
1918

How Could You, Caroline?
Bob Worth
1918

Over the Top
Albert Lloyd
1918

Moral Suicide
1918

Life or Honor?
James Manly / Aguinaldo
1918

Bashful
1917

Sins of Ambition
Franklin Church
1917

Crazy by Proxy
1917

Babbling Tongues
Paul Savary
1917
One Law for Both
Ossip Pulaski
1917

Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation
Philip Ward
1917

Enlighten Thy Daughter
Harold Winthrop
1917

The Sex Lure
Arthur Reynolds
1916

Phantom Fortunes
Bob Deering
1916

The Dawn of Freedom
Dick Cartwright
1916

The Alibi
Arthur Mansfield
1916

The Redemption of Dave Darcey
Dave Darcey
1916

The Man Hunt
Richard Ralston
1916

The Hero of Submarine D-2
Gilman Austen
1916
The Little Trespasser
1916

For the Honor of the Crew
Dick Morgan
1915
The Ruling Power
Hugh Williams - the Son
1915
The Third Party
1915
From Out of the Big Snows
Harris
1915

Mortmain
Tom Forsythe
1915
What Did He Whisper?
1915

The Battle Cry of Peace
Charley Harrison
1915
The Greater Motive
Bob Hammond aka The Battler
1915
Four Grains of Rice
Sidney Rance
1915

In the Days of Famine
Jan De Bar
1915

Pawns of Mars
John - Florence's Brother
1915

The Wheels of Justice
Ralph Brooks
1915
A Fortune Hunter
Rupert
1915
A Wireless Rescue
Polly's Sweetheart
1915
Twice Rescued
Stephan Royston - Younger Son
1915
A Madcap Adventure
Guy Dunbar
1915
Mother's Roses
Payne Morrison
1915
The Man, the Mission and the Maid
Hal Gilman
1915
The Greater Love
John Brown
1914
Saved from a Life of Crime
Tom
1914
Netty or Letty
Freddy - the Young Sweetheart
1914
Too Much Burglar
1914
Within an Ace
Dick Anderson
1914
The Love of Pierre Larosse
Jacques Javillier
1914
Regan's Daughter
Detective Phil Riordan
1914
The Unwritten Play
Old Silas Liversedge - the Father
1914
The Honeymooners
Jimmy - the Nephew
1914
The Wheat and the Tares
Jim Stillwell
1914
The Apple
Hugo Hunfalvy
1914
The Soul of Luigi
Luigi
1914

My Official Wife
Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
1914
The False and the True
Tom Saunders
1914
The Toll
John Steele
1914
Two Stepchildren
Joe Leigh - an Artist
1914
The Passing of Diana
Rodney Miller
1914
Miss Raffles
Ralph Lyons
1914
Dorothy Danesbridge, Militant
Ernest Lardner
1914
The Antique Engagement Ring
George Darrel
1914
Fanny's Melodrama
1914
The Vanity Case
Jack Upton
1914

He Never Knew
Earle Castro
1914

The Christian
Brother Paul
1914

The Portrait
David - Mrs. Blair's Son
1914
A Pair of Frauds
1914
The Hero
1914

Iron and Steel
Carl Heiner
1914
The First Endorsement
John Wild - Allen's Son
1914

Children of the Feud
Boone Morton Sr.
1914
Marrying Sue
Percy
1914
Wooing the Cook
1914
The Crime of Cain
Wylie Stone
1914

A Christmas Story
Jack Harvey - the Artist
1913
Up in a Balloon
1913
The Swan Girl
1913
A Homespun Tragedy
1913
He Fell in Love with His Mother-in-Law
The Husband
1913
The Sale of a Heart
1913

The Tiger Lily
1913
The Butler's Secret
Wallace Dixon - Alfred's Son
1913
Tricks of the Trade
1913
Cupid Through a Keyhole
Harry Eschert - Lila's Sweetheart
1913

A Lady and Her Maid
Billy
1913

Vampire of the Desert
Derrick Corday, William's Son
1913

The Web
Francis Phillips
1913
The Modern Prodigal
Jack Gray, Their Son
1913
Getting Up a Practice
One of the Doctor's Friends
1913

Beau Brummel
Lord Alvanley
1913

Stenographer Troubles
Office Employee
1913
The Volunteer Strike Breakers
Chester Colton
1913
Betty's Baby
George
1913
Two of a Kind
Wallie
1913

A Cure for Pokeritis
1912
Following the Star
John Tobin
1912
The Signal of Distress
The Stranger
1912
Romance of a Rickshaw
Lt. Graham
1912
A Modern Atalanta
Jim - Third Suitor
1912

When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet
Young Man at Cotillion (uncredited)
1912

As You Like It
Silvius, a Shepherd
1912

The Adventure of the Italian Model
Aubrey, The Artist Under Suspicion
1912
The Indian Mutiny
Jack Wilson - an Officer of the British Regiment in India
1912

A Vitagraph Romance
Charles Mackay, A Young Author, Caroline's Sweetheart
1912

The Loyalty of Sylvia
Suiter
1912
The Higher Mercy
Jasper Brinton, Mrs. Brinton's Son
1912

Coronets and Hearts
1912
Tommy's Sister
Tommy Morgan
1912
Saving an Audience
Mark
1912
The Two Battles
Young Mayford - Gladys's Brother
1912
The Heart of Esmeralda
Duncan Miller
1912
Suing Susan
James - Gordon's Valet
1912
The Miracle
The Palace Poet
1912
The Black Sheep
Percival Summers - Clara's Sweetheart
1912
The Foster Child
Jack - the Adopted Son
1912
On the Pupil of His Eye
Herbert - Senator Walker's Nephew
1912
The Cylinder's Secret
1912
Yellow Bird
Edith's Sweetheart
1912
An Eventful Elopement
Jack Moss - the Girl's Sweetheart
1912

The Picture Idol
Beth's Sweetheart
1912
The Serpents
Gregg
1912

Dr. LaFleur's Theory
The Criminal's Right-Hand-Man
1912
The Pink Pajama Girl
James Davidson - Cecilia's Fiancé
1912
Captain Jenks' Diplomacy
Sir Brian's Son, Gerald
1912
At Scrogginses' Corner
A Young Sculptor
1912

The Seventh Son
Harry Beecham, Janet's Seventh Son
1912

She Never Knew
James
1912
Her Forgotten Dancing Shoes
Harry Brown - the Young Man Who Finds Belle's Dancing Shoes
1912
Lulu's Anarchist
Tom - a Reporter
1912
The Struggle
Howard Peyton
1912

The First Violin
1912
Willie's Sister
Willie Green
1912
The Seepore Rebellion
1912
The Younger Brother
The Younger Werner Brother
1911
The Life Boat
The Son
1911
A Message from Beyond
Jack Morrison - the Son
1911

Kitty and the Cowboys
Cowboy
1911
The Fighting Schoolmaster
Phil Gardner - Nellie's Brother
1911
The Mate of the 'John M'
Mandy's School Chum's Brother
1911
Over the Chafing Dish
1911
Cherry Blossoms
The Classmate
1911

Troublesome Secretaries, or How Betty Outwitted Her Father
1911
The Death of King Edward III
1911
The Strategy of Ann
Bob
1911
She Came, She Saw, She Conquered
Jack Hally
1911
The Geranium
Daniel Briton, the Huckster
1911
The Subduing of Mrs. Nag
1911

The Battle Hymn of the Republic
1911
When a Man’s Married His Trouble Begins
Jack Howard
1911
Easter Babies
The Father
1911

Betty Becomes a Maid
1911

A Tale of Two Cities
Peasant brother
1911