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Alec B. Francis

Born: 1867-12-01 in London, England, UK

Died: 1934-07-06

Known For: Acting

Biography

English born Alec B. Francis (Alec Budd Francis) was, in America, a stage and film actor.

Filmography

1934

Outcast Lady as Truble
I'll Tell the World as Grand Duke Ferdinand

1933

Looking Forward as Mr. Birkenshaw
His Private Secretary as Rev. Hall
Alice in Wonderland as King of Hearts
Oliver Twist as Mr. Brownlow

1932

Alias Mary Smith as Attorney
The Last Mile as Father O'Connor

1931

Arrowsmith as Twyford
Mata Hari as Major Caron
Captain Applejack as Lush, the Butler
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

1930

Feet First as Mr. Carson, old-timer
Outward Bound as Scrubby
The Case of Sergeant Grischa as General von Lychow

1929

Evangeline as Father Felician
Evidence as Harbison
The Mississippi Gambler as Junius Blackburn
The Bishop Murder Case as Professor Bertrand Dillard
The Sacred Flame as Dr. Harvester

1928

The Terror as Dr. Redmayne
Broadway Daddies as John Lambert Kennedy
Companionate Marriage as Judge Meredith
The Shepherd of the Hills as David Howitt, The Shepherd
The Lion and the Mouse as Judge Ross
The Little Snob as Colonel Banks

1927

The Tender Hour as Francis Chinilly
Sally in Our Alley as Sandy Mack
Camille as The Duke
The Music Master as Anton von Barwig

1926

Forever After as Mr. Wayne, Theodore's Father (as Alec Francis)
High Steppers as Father Perryam
Vanishing Millions
Faithful Wives
3 Bad Men as Rev. Benson
The Yankee Señor as Don Fernando
The Return of Peter Grimm as Peter Grimm
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp as Amos Logan
Pals First as Dominie
Wandering Footsteps as Timothy Payne
Transcontinental Limited as Jerry Reynolds

1925

The Circle as Lord Clive Cheney
Thank You as David Lee
Capital Punishment
Thunder Mountain as Preacher
Outwitted as John Kinney (as Alec Francis)
The Coast of Folly as Count de Tauro
Man and Maid as Burton
A Thief in Paradise as Bishop Saville
Charley's Aunt as Mr. Delahay
The Bridge of Sighs as John Harper
The Reckless Sex as Emanuel García
Rose of the World as 'Gramp' Tallifer (as Alec Francis)
The End of the World as Abner Hope
Waking Up the Town as Abner Hope
Soiled as Rollo Tetheridge
The End of the World as Abner Hope
Where the Worst Begins as August Van Dorn
The Mad Whirl as John Herrington
Champion of Lost Causes as Peter Charles

1924

The Tenth Woman as Mr. Brainherd
Do It Now
Beau Brummel as Mortimer

1923

Hollywood as Alec B. Francis
Lucretia Lombard as Judge Winship
The Last Hour as Reever McCall (as Alec Francis)
Three Wise Fools as Dr. Richard Gaunt
Mary of the Movies as Alec B. Francis (uncredited)
Children of Jazz as John Weston
A Gentleman of Leisure as Sir John Blount (as Alec Francis)
Little Church Around the Corner as Reverend Bradley
Is Divorce a Failure? as Philip Wilkinson
The Gold Diggers as James Blake
The Spider and the Rose as Good Padre
The Eternal Three as Dr. Steven Browning

1922

Smilin' Through as Dr. Owen
Beyond the Rocks as Captain Fitzgerald
North of the Rio Grande as Father Hillaire
The Forgotten Law as Judge Kirtley
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow as Sir William De Vry

1921

A Virginia Courtship as Colonel Fairfax
The Great Moment as Sir Edward Pelham
A Voice in the Dark as Joseph Crampton
What's a Wife Worth? as James Morrison

1920

Earthbound as Dr. Roger Galloway
The Street Called Straight as Rodney Temple
The Paliser Case as Paliser Sr.
The Butterfly Man as James Bachelor
The Man Who Had Everything as Matt Sills
Godless Men as Reverend Sam Poor

1919

The Crimson Gardenia as Mr. Banniman
The Probation Wife as Huntley McMerton
Flame of the Desert as Sir John Carleton
Lord and Lady Algy as Swepson
The World and Its Woman as Prince Michael Orbeliana the Elder
Her Code of Honor as Tom Davis
When Doctors Disagree as Dr. Harris Sr.
The Pest as Judge Fisher
The City of Comrades as Andy Christian
Day Dreams as Grandfather Burn

1918

Broken Ties as Henry Hasbrook
The Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds as Gen. Philip Schuyler
Wanted, A Mother as Dr. Thayer
Thirty a Week as Mr. Wright
The Venus Model as John Braddock
Leap to Fame as Judge Hendricks Trevor
The Cross Bearer as Brother Joseph
The Face in the Dark as Charles Ridgeway

1917

A Hungry Heart as M. Brigard
The Cinderella Man as Romney Evans
Forget-Me-Not as Marquis de Mohrivart
The Family Honor as General Jason Wayne

1916

All Man as John Maynard
Fruits of Desire as Jeremiah Quimby
A Woman's Way as General John Stanton
The Heart of a Hero as Col. Knowlton
The Gilded Cage as King Comus
The Ballet Girl as Jerry Vergoe
Husband and Wife as James Watson
Miss Petticoats as Worth Courtleigh

1915

The Arrival of Perpetua as Hastings Curzon
Alias Jimmy Valentine as Bill Avery
After Dark as Capt. Frank Dalton, Old Tom
The Model as Hugh Seymour

1914

The Pit as Cressler
Lola as Dr. Barnhelun
Wife as Mr. Price
The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England as The Earl Of Bateson
The Greatest of These as Peter, the Shoemaker
Man of the Hour as George Garrison
The Good in the Worst of Us as Henry Morton
Duty as Dr. Alexander
For the Mastery of the World as Mr. Grimm - Secret Service
Coming Home as Mr. Sprague, the Village Minister
At the Court of Prince Make Believe as Mr. Chatterton
When Broadway Was a Trail as Standish Hope
Adventures in Diplomacy as Mr. Grimm - Secret Service
Boy as Moran
Cue and Mis-Cue
Son as Mr. Horton
Moonlight as Paul's Father
The Drug Traffic as Johnson - the Druggist
The Diamond Master as Wynne Browning
The Case of Cherry Purcelle as Coke Morgan

1913

The Beaten Path as Randolph Thorne
The Trail of the Silver Fox as Officer At Mountie Headquarters

1912

For the Honor of the Family as Col. Lawrence
Playmates as The Doctor
Robin Hood as Sheriff of Nottingham
Saved from the Titanic as Father
The First Violin
Chamber of Forgetfulness as The Husband
Oh, You Ragtime! as The Banker
The Transgression of Deacon Jones as Deacon Jones

1911

Vanity Fair as Pitt Crawley
The Military Air-Scouts as Commander Arthur
A Reformed Santa Claus
A Friendly Marriage
Troublesome Secretaries
Auld Lang Syne as Scotsman
The Younger Brother