Ralph Ince

Born

January 14, 1887

Died

April 10, 1937 (50 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ralph Ince (January 16, 1887 – April 10, 1937) was an American pioneer film actor, director and screenwriter whose career began near the dawn of the silent film era. Ralph Ince was the brother of John Ince and Thomas H. Ince. Ralph Waldo Ince was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the younger of three sons and a daughter raised by English immigrants, John and Emma Ince. Sometime after his birth Ince moved to Manhattan where his entire family was engaged in theater work; his father as a musical agent and mother, sister Bertha and brothers, John and Thomas as actors. Ralph Ince studied art with cartoonist Dan McCarthy and for a while worked as a newspaper cartoonist for the New York World and later magazine illustrator for the New York Mirror and The Evening Telegram. At times over his acting and directing career Ince would continue to contribute cartoons to popular magazines of the day. Early on in his career Ince, who had done some stage acting as a child, was a member of Richard Mansfield's stock company playing parts in The College Widow and Ben Hur.

Around 1906 Ince became an animator in the fledgling film industry working for Winsor McCay, but soon turned to acting and joined Vitagraph Studios where he became known for his portrayals of Abraham Lincoln in a series of one reel films. Ince began directing at Vitagraph around 1910 and was officially advanced to the director’s chair in 1912, though he still continued to act in many of his films and throughout his career. Ince would go on to direct some 171 films between 1910 and 1937 and appear in approximately 110 films over nearly the same time period.

Gaol Break

Jim Oakley

0.0

1936

Rolling Home

Wally

0.0

1935

Blue Smoke

Al Dempson

0.0

1935

So You Won't Talk

So You Won't Talk

Ralph Younger

0.0

1935

No Escape

Lucky

0.0

1934

Love at Second Sight

Love at Second Sight

0.0

1934

Havana Widows

Havana Widows

G.W. 'Butch' O'Neill

5.8

1933

Men Of America

Men Of America

Cicero

4.0

1932

Malay Nights

Jack Sheldon

0.0

1932

The Pride of the Legion

The Pride of the Legion

Klafki

6.0

1932

Guilty as Hell

Guilty as Hell

Jack Reed

5.8

1932

Gorilla Ship

Gorilla Ship

Capt. 'Gorilla' Larsen

0.0

1932

The Tenderfoot

The Tenderfoot

Dolan

6.0

1932

State's Attorney

State's Attorney

Second Trial Defense Attorney

6.7

1932

Extra! Extra!

Callahan

0.0

1932

The County Fair

The County Fair

Diamond Barnett

0.0

1932

The Mouthpiece

The Mouthpiece

J.B. Roscoe

5.9

1932

The Lost Squadron

The Lost Squadron

Jettick

6.3

1932

Law and Order

Law and Order

Poe Northrup

4.0

1932

Running Hollywood

Scratchface Henchman

0.0

1932

Girl of the Rio

Girl of the Rio

O'Grady

5.1

1932

The Big Shot

The Big Shot

Butch

0.0

1931

Men of Chance

Men of Chance

Farley

5.8

1931

Law of the Sea

Law of the Sea

Marty Drake

5.5

1931

The Big Gamble

The Big Gamble

Webb

6.0

1931

The Star Witness

The Star Witness

"Maxey" Campo

6.7

1931

Hell Bound

Hell Bound

Dorgan

0.0

1931

Gentleman's Fate

Gentleman's Fate

Dante

5.5

1931

Little Caesar

Little Caesar

Pete Montana

6.9

1931

Numbered Men

Numbered Men

33410

4.6

1930

The Big Fight

The Big Fight

Chuck

3.0

1930

Wall Street

Wall Street

Roller McCray

6.0

1929

Chicago After Midnight

Chicago After Midnight

Jim Boyd

0.0

1928

Bigger Than Barnum's

Bigger Than Barnum's

Carl Ravelle

0.0

1926

The Sea Wolf

The Sea Wolf

'Wolf' Larsen

3.0

1926

Yellow Fingers

Yellow Fingers

Brute Shane

0.0

1926

Channing of the Northwest

Channing of the Northwest

0.0

1922

The Last Door

The Last Door

0.0

1921

The Highest Law

The Highest Law

Abraham Lincoln

0.0

1921

Out of the Snows

Out of the Snows

Robert Holliday

0.0

1920

The Swan Girl

0.0

1913

Song Bird of the North

President Lincoln

0.0

1913

A Regiment of Two

A Regiment of Two

Dudley

0.0

1913

The Higher Mercy

Abraham Lincoln

0.0

1912

The Bond of Music

The Bond of Music

A German General

4.0

1912

The Heart of Esmeralda

Ben Holt

0.0

1912

The Money Kings

The Aviator

0.0

1912

Yellow Bird

The Hunter

0.0

1912

Love in the Ghetto

Barish - the Father

0.0

1912

The Serpents

Eric

0.0

1912

The Cave Man

Eric

0.0

1912

The Seventh Son

The Seventh Son

Abraham Lincoln

0.0

1912

The Freshet

Tom Ennis - the Young Blacksmith

0.0

1911

One Flag at Last

Abraham Lincoln

0.0

1911

The Child Crusoes

0.0

1911

How Betty Won the School

The Burglar

0.0

1911

Troublesome Secretaries, or How Betty Outwitted Her Father

Troublesome Secretaries, or How Betty Outwitted Her Father

Ralph - The Successful Suitor

4.8

1911

The Lure of Vanity

0.0

1911

The Geranium

0.0

1911

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

Abraham Lincoln

0.0

1911

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

5.0

1911

Jean the Match-Maker

Jean the Match-Maker

The Boy

3.2

1910

The Land of Opportunity

Abraham Lincoln

0.0