James Morrison

Born: 1888-11-14 in Mattoon, Illinois, USA

Died: 1974-11-15

Known For: Acting

Biography

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.

Filmography

1927

Twin Flappers

1926

The Count of Luxembourg as Anatole
The Seventh Bandit as Paul Scanlon
The Impostor as Gordon

1925

Wreckage as Grant Demarest
Don't as Abel
The Pride of the Force as Jimmy Moore

1924

Wine of Youth as Clinton (1870 prologue)
Captain Blood as Jeremy Pitt

1923

The Man Next Door as Jimmy
The Dangerous Age as Bob
The Unknown Purple as Leslie Bradbury
The Nth Commandment as Harry Smith
The Little Girl Next Door as Jim Manning
Held to Answer as Rollie Burbeck
On the Banks of the Wabash as David

1922

Shattered Idols as Lt. Walter Hurst / David Hurst
Handle with Care as Phil Burnham
The Little Minister as Gavin Dishart
Only a Shop Girl as Charles Black

1921

Sowing the Wind as Ned Brabazon
Black Beauty as Harry Blomefield
A Yankee Go Getter as Barry West
When We Were Twenty-One as Richard Audaine
Danger Ahead! as Norman Minot

1920

The Woman Game as Leonard Travers
Love Without Question as Robert Blackburn
The Midnight Bride as Robert Pitcairn - Jeanne's sweetheart

1919

I'm on My Way
Sacred Silence as Lt. Ralph Harrison
Miss Dulcie from Dixie as Orrin Castleton

1918

Life or Honor? as James Manly / Aguinaldo
Moral Suicide
How Could You, Caroline? as Bob Worth
Over the Top as Albert Lloyd
A Marriage of Convenience as Billy Emerson, Mildred's Fiancé

1917

A Tale of Two Cities as (uncredited)
Sins of Ambition as Franklin Church
One Law for Both as Ossip Pulaski
Babbling Tongues as Paul Savary
Bashful
Enlighten Thy Daughter as Harold Winthrop
Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation as Philip Ward
Crazy by Proxy

1916

Phantom Fortunes as Bob Deering
The Alibi as Arthur Mansfield
The Man Hunt as Richard Ralston
The Redemption of Dave Darcey as Dave Darcey
The Sex Lure as Arthur Reynolds
The Little Trespasser
The Hero of Submarine D-2 as Gilman Austen
The Dawn of Freedom as Dick Cartwright

1915

Twice Rescued as Stephan Royston - Younger Son
Easy Money as The Theatrical Manager
Mortmain as Tom Forsythe
A Wireless Rescue as Polly's Sweetheart
Four Grains of Rice as Sidney Rance
The Third Party as Newell Russell
What Did He Whisper?
Pawns of Mars as John - Florence's Brother
In the Days of Famine as Jan De Bar
The Battle Cry of Peace as Charley Harrison
A Fortune Hunter as Rupert
A Madcap Adventure as Guy Dunbar
The Greater Motive as Bob Hammond aka The Battler
Mother's Roses as Payne Morrison
From Out of the Big Snows as Harris
The Wheels of Justice as Ralph Brooks
The Man, the Mission and the Maid as Hal Gilman
The Ruling Power as Hugh Williams - the Son
For the Honor of the Crew as Dick Morgan

1914

Marrying Sue as Percy
The Toll as John Steele
Miss Raffles as Ralph Lyons
Two Stepchildren as Joe Leigh - an Artist
The Apple as Hugo Hunfalvy
The Honeymooners as Jimmy - the Nephew
The Portrait as David - Mrs. Blair's Son
My Official Wife as Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
The Greater Love as John Brown
Iron and Steel as Carl Heiner
Dorothy Danesbridge, Militant as Ernest Lardner
The Crime of Cain as Wylie Stone
Netty or Letty as Freddy - the Young Sweetheart
Within an Ace as Dick Anderson
The First Endorsement as John Wild - Allen's Son
Regan's Daughter as Detective Phil Riordan
Fanny's Melodrama
Wooing the Cook
He Never Knew as Earle Castro
The Christian as Brother Paul
The Antique Engagement Ring as George Darrel
A Pair of Frauds
Saved from a Life of Crime as Tom
The Hero
Too Much Burglar
The Soul of Luigi as Luigi
The Wheat and the Tares as Jim Stillwell
The False and the True as Tom Saunders
The Passing of Diana as Rodney Miller
The Vanity Case as Jack Upton
The Unwritten Play as Old Silas Liversedge - the Father
The Love of Pierre Larosse as Jacques Javillier
Children of the Feud as Boone Morton Sr.

1913

The Tiger Lily
A Christmas Story as Jack Harvey - the Artist
The Volunteer Strike Breakers as Chester Colton
Up in a Balloon
The Sale of a Heart
Tricks of the Trade
A Lady and Her Maid as Billy
The Swan Girl
The Modern Prodigal as Jack Gray, Their Son
Two of a Kind as Wallie
The Web as Francis Phillips
Beau Brummel as Lord Alvanley
The Butler's Secret as Wallace Dixon - Alfred's Son
Stenographer Troubles as Office Employee
Vampire of the Desert as Derrick Corday, William's Son
He Fell in Love with His Mother-in-Law as The Husband
Getting Up a Practice as One of the Doctor's Friends
A Homespun Tragedy
Betty's Baby as George
Cupid Through a Keyhole as Harry Eschert - Lila's Sweetheart

1912

The Miracle as The Palace Poet
The Struggle as Howard Peyton
The Indian Mutiny as Jack Wilson - an Officer of the British Regiment in India
A Cure for Pokeritis
The Adventure of the Italian Model as Aubrey, The Artist Under Suspicion
The Black Sheep as Percival Summers - Clara's Sweetheart
The Signal of Distress as The Stranger
The Cylinder's Secret
Captain Jenks' Diplomacy as Sir Brian's Son, Gerald
Lulu's Anarchist as Tom - a Reporter
Tommy's Sister as Tommy Morgan
She Never Knew as James
The Pink Pajama Girl as James Davidson - Cecilia's Fiancé
Her Forgotten Dancing Shoes as Harry Brown - the Young Man Who Finds Belle's Dancing Shoes
The Picture Idol as Beth's Sweetheart
Willie's Sister as Willie Green
Romance of a Rickshaw as Lt. Graham
The Seepore Rebellion
The Higher Mercy as Jasper Brinton, Mrs. Brinton's Son
The Foster Child as Jack - the Adopted Son
On the Pupil of His Eye as Herbert - Senator Walker's Nephew
Yellow Bird as Edith's Sweetheart
An Eventful Elopement as Jack Moss - the Girl's Sweetheart
When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet as Young Man at Cotillion (uncredited)
The Heart of Esmeralda as Duncan Miller
The Seventh Son as Harry Beecham, Janet's Seventh Son
A Vitagraph Romance as Charles Mackay, A Young Author, Caroline's Sweetheart
Coronets and Hearts
Following the Star as John Tobin
Suing Susan as James - Gordon's Valet
The First Violin
The Loyalty of Sylvia as Suiter
As You Like It as Silvius, a Shepherd
A Modern Atalanta as Jim - Third Suitor
At Scrogginses' Corner as A Young Sculptor
Saving an Audience as Mark
The Two Battles as Young Mayford - Gladys's Brother
Dr. LaFleur's Theory as The Criminal's Right-Hand-Man
The Serpents as Gregg

1911

Troublesome Secretaries
Cherry Blossoms as The Classmate
Easter Babies as The Father
She Came, She Saw, She Conquered as Jack Hally
Kitty and the Cowboys as Cowboy
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Betty Becomes a Maid
The Younger Brother as The Younger Werner Brother
Over the Chafing Dish
The Mate of the 'John M' as Mandy's School Chum's Brother
The Life Boat as The Son
The Fighting Schoolmaster as Phil Gardner - Nellie's Brother
A Tale of Two Cities as Peasant brother
The Strategy of Ann as Bob
The Geranium as Daniel Briton, the Huckster
The Death of King Edward III
The Subduing of Mrs. Nag
When a Man’s Married His Trouble Begins as Jack Howard
A Message from Beyond as Jack Morrison - the Son