Wallace Worsley
Born: 1878-12-07 in Wappingers Falls, New York, USA
Died: 1944-03-26
Known For: Directing
Biography
Wallace Ashley Worsley (8 December 1878 – 26 March 1944) was an American stage actor who became a film director in the silent era. Worsley directed 29 films during the years 1918-1928 and acted in 7 films. He directed several films starring Lon Chaney Sr. and his professional relationship with the actor was the best Chaney had second to his partnership with Tod Browning. "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1923) is one of his best known works and, along with "The Penalty" (1920), enjoys good exposure on home video and DVD. Worsley's 1922 horror film "A Blind Bargain" with Chaney is one of the most sought-after lost films. Worsley was married to actress Julia Marie Taylor with whom he had two sons, Paul Brackenride Worsley and Wallace Worsley Jr., the latter a production manager and assistant director.
Filmography
1928
- The Power of Silence ... (Director)
1926
- Shadow of the Law ... (Director)
1924
- The Man Who Fights Alone ... (Director)
1923
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame ... (Director)
- Nobody's Money ... (Director)
- Is Divorce a Failure? ... (Director)
1922
- Enter Madame ... (Director)
- Grand Larceny ... (Director)
- Rags to Riches ... (Director)
- A Blind Bargain ... (Director)
- When Husbands Deceive ... (Director)
1921
- The Beautiful Liar ... (Director)
- The Ace of Hearts ... (Director)
- Don't Neglect Your Wife ... (Director)
- Voices of the City ... (Director)
- The Highest Bidder ... (Director)
1920
- The Penalty ... (Director)
- The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come ... (Director)
- The Street Called Straight ... (Director)
1919
- Diane of the Green Van ... (Director)
- Adele ... (Director)
- Playthings of Passion ... (Director)
- A Woman of Pleasure ... (Director)
1918
- Wedlock ... (Director)
- The Goddess of Lost Lake ... (Director)
- A Law Unto Herself ... (Director)
- Honor's Cross ... (Director)
- An Alien Enemy ... (Director)
- Social Ambition ... (Director)
- The Turn of a Card as John Hays Cotton
1917
- Paws of the Bear as Curt Schrieber
- Borrowed Plumage as Sir Charles Broome
- A Man's Man as Henry Jenks
- Alimony as John Flint