D.W. Griffith (I) (1875–1948)

Director | Writer | Producer

David Wark Griffith was born in rural Kentucky to Jacob "Roaring Jake" Griffith, a former ...

Born: January 22, 1875
Died: July 23, 1948 (age 73)

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Known For

The Birth of a Nation Director (1915)
The Mother and the Law Director (1919)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages Director (1916)
Known For

A Romance of Happy Valley Director (1919)
Director

Footlight Varieties (1951)
Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 5 (1947)
The Struggle (1931)
Abraham Lincoln (1930)
Lady of the Pavements (1929)
The Battle of the Sexes (1928)
Drums of Love (1928)
Topsy and Eva (1927)
The Sorrows of Satan (1926)
That Royle Girl (1925)
Sally of the Sawdust (1925)
Isn't Life Wonderful (1924)
America (1924)
Mammy's Boy (1923)
The White Rose (1923)
One Exciting Night (1922)
Orphans of the Storm (1921)
Dream Street (1921)
Way Down East (1920)
The Love Flower (1920)
Remodeling Her Husband (1920)
The Idol Dancer (1920)
The World of Columbus (1919)
The Greatest Question (1919)
Scarlet Days (1919)
The Mother and the Law (1919)
The Fall of Babylon (1919)
True Heart Susie (1919)
Broken Blossoms (1919)
The Girl Who Stayed at Home (1919)
A Romance of Happy Valley (1919)
The Greatest Thing in Life (1918)
Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal (1918)
The Great Love (1918)
Hearts of the World (1918)
Her Condoned Sin (1917)
A Day with Governor Whitman (1916)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' (1914)
The Escape (1914)
Home, Sweet Home (1914)
The Primitive Man (1914)
The Battle of the Sexes (1914)
Judith of Bethulia (1914)
Waifs (1914)
The Battle of Elderbush Gulch (1913)
The Conscience of Hassan Bey (1913)
Madonna of the Storm (1913)
The Adopted Brother (1913)
Two Men of the Desert (1913)
The Coming of Angelo (1913)
The Mistake (1913)
The Enemy's Baby (1913)
The Reformers; or, The Lost Art of Minding One's Business (1913)
The Sorrowful Shore (1913)
Her Mother's Oath (1913)
The Mothering Heart (1913)
Death's Marathon (1913)
A Timely Interception (1913)
The Ranchero's Revenge (1913)
His Mother's Son (1913)
Just Gold (1913)
The Yaqui Cur (1913)
The Stolen Loaf (1913)
The House of Darkness (1913)
The Wanderer (1913)
If We Only Knew (1913)
The Lady and the Mouse (1913)
The Left-Handed Man (1913)
A Misunderstood Boy (1913)
The Little Tease (1913)
The Perfidy of Mary (1913)
The Hero of Little Italy (1913)
The Sheriff's Baby (1913)
Fate (1913)
Near to Earth (1913)
The Unwelcome Guest (1913)
A Girl's Stratagem (1913)
Broken Ways (1913)
Love in an Apartment Hotel (1913)
A Chance Deception (1913)
Drink's Lure (1913)
Oil and Water (1913)
Brothers (1913)
A Misappropriated Turkey (1913)
The Tender Hearted Boy (1913)
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods (1913)
The Telephone Girl and the Lady (1913)
Three Friends (1913)
Grannie (1912)
The God Within (1912)
A Cry for Help (1912)
The Massacre (1912)
The Burglar's Dilemma (1912)
My Hero (1912)
The New York Hat (1912)
Brutality (1912)
The Informer (1912)
My Baby (1912)
Gold and Glitter (1912)
Heredity (1912)
The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
The Painted Lady (1912)
The One She Loved (1912)
In the Aisles of the Wild (1912)
The Chief's Blanket (1912)
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills (1912)
So Near, Yet So Far (1912)
Friends (1912)
Two Daughters of Eve (1912)
Blind Love (1912)
An Unseen Enemy (1912)
In the North Woods (1912)
A Pueblo Romance (1912)
A Pueblo Legend (1912)
A Change of Spirit (1912)
The Inner Circle (1912)
A Child's Remorse (1912)
The Narrow Road (1912)
Black Sheep (1912)
The Sands of Dee (1912)
Heaven Avenges (1912)
Man's Genesis (1912)
An Indian Summer (1912)
Man's Lust for Gold (1912)
The School Teacher and the Waif (1912)
The Spirit Awakened (1912)
Lena and the Geese (1912)
A Temporary Truce (1912)
Home Folks (1912)
An Outcast Among Outcasts (1912)
A Beast at Bay (1912)
When Kings Were the Law (1912)
His Lesson (1912)
A Lodging for the Night (1912)
The Old Actor (1912)
The Lesser Evil (1912)
One Is Business, the Other Crime (1912)
Just Like a Woman (1912)
The Female of the Species (1912)
Fate's Interception (1912)
The Punishment (1912)
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch (1912)
The Root of Evil (1912)
Iola's Promise (1912)
The Girl and Her Trust (1912)
A String of Pearls (1912)
A Siren of Impulse (1912)
The Sunbeam (1912)
Under Burning Skies (1912)
The Mender of Nets (1912)
Billy's Stratagem (1912)
A Sister's Love (1912)
The Transformation of Mike (1912)
A Blot on the 'Scutcheon (1912)
For His Son (1912)
The Old Bookkeeper (1912)
The Eternal Mother (1912)
A Tale of the Wilderness (1912)
The Baby and the Stork (1912)
Flaming Arrows (1911)
The Voice of the Child (1911)
A Terrible Discovery (1911)
As in a Looking Glass (1911)
Saved from Himself (1911)
The Failure (1911)
A Woman Scorned (1911)
Sunshine Through the Dark (1911)
The Miser's Heart (1911)
Through Darkened Vales (1911)
The Trail of Books (1911)
The Battle (1911)
Love in the Hills (1911)
The Long Road (1911)
The Adventures of Billy (1911)
The Unveiling (1911)
Italian Blood (1911)
The Making of a Man (1911)
Her Awakening (1911)
The Revenue Man and the Girl (1911)
Dan the Dandy (1911)
The Squaw's Love (1911)
The Old Confectioner's Mistake (1911)
The Stuff Heroes Are Made Of (1911)
Swords and Hearts (1911)
The Rose of Kentucky (1911)
The Blind Princess and the Poet (1911)
The Sorrowful Example (1911)
The Ruling Passion (1911)
Out from the Shadow (1911)
The Last Drop of Water (1911)
A Country Cupid (1911)
The Indian Brothers (1911)
Bobby, the Coward (1911)
The Jealous Husband (1911)
The Thief and the Girl (1911)
Fighting Blood (1911)
Her Sacrifice (1911)
The Primal Call (1911)
Enoch Arden: Part II (1911)
Enoch Arden: Part I (1911)
The Smile of a Child (1911)
A Romany Tragedy (1911)
The White Rose of the Wilds (1911)
The Crooked Road (1911)
The New Dress (1911)
In the Days of '49 (1911)
The Two Sides (1911)
How She Triumphed (1911)
His Mother's Scarf (1911)
A Knight of the Road (1911)
Madame Rex (1911)
The Chief's Daughter (1911)
The Broken Cross (1911)
The Spanish Gypsy (1911)
The Lonedale Operator (1911)
Teaching Dad to Like Her (1911)
Was He a Coward? (1911)
Conscience (1911)
A Decree of Destiny (1911)
The Heart of a Savage (1911)
The Lily of the Tenements (1911)
His Daughter (1911)
The Diamond Star (1911)
Fisher Folks (1911)
What Shall We Do with Our Old? (1911)
Heart Beats of Long Ago (1911)
Three Sisters (1911)
A Wreath of Orange Blossoms (1911)
Fate's Turning (1911)
His Trust Fulfilled (1911)
His Trust: The Faithful Devotion and Self-Sacrifice of an Old Negro Servant (1911)
The Italian Barber (1911)
When a Man Loves (1911)
The Two Paths (1911)
Winning Back His Love (1910)
The Lesson (1910)
His Sister-In-Law (1910)
The Golden Supper (1910)
A Child's Stratagem (1910)
A Plain Song (1910)
The Song of the Wildwood Flute (1910)
Sunshine Sue (1910)
Simple Charity (1910)
The Fugitive (1910)
Waiter No. 5 (1910)
Two Little Waifs (1910)
The Message of the Violin (1910)
The Banker's Daughters (1910)
The Broken Doll (1910)
That Chink at Golden Gulch (1910)
The Iconoclast (1910)
Examination Day at School (1910)
Rose o' Salem Town (1910)
The Oath and the Man (1910)
In Life's Cycle (1910)
A Mohawk's Way (1910)
Little Angels of Luck (1910)
A Summer Idyll (1910)
The Modern Prodigal (1910)
Wilful Peggy (1910)
The Sorrows of the Unfaithful (1910)
The Usurer (1910)
A Salutary Lesson (1910)
The House with Closed Shutters (1910)
Her Father's Pride (1910)
An Arcadian Maid (1910)
Unexpected Help (1910)
The Call to Arms (1910)
Serious Sixteen (1910)
As the Bells Rang Out! (1910)
A Flash of Light (1910)
A Child's Faith (1910)
What the Daisy Said (1910)
A Midnight Cupid (1910)
Muggsy's First Sweetheart (1910)
A Child's Impulse (1910)
The Marked Time-Table (1910)
The Face at the Window (1910)
In the Border States (1910)
A Victim of Jealousy (1910)
A Child of the Ghetto (1910)
The Purgation (1910)
In the Season of Buds (1910)
The Impalement (1910)
Bill Sharkey's Last Game (1910)
Ramona (1910)
Over Silent Paths (1910)
Love Among the Roses (1910)
The Unchanging Sea (1910)
The Gold Seekers (1910)
The Way of the World (1910)
Thou Shalt Not (1910)
A Romance of the Western Hills (1910)
A Rich Revenge (1910)
The Two Brothers (1910)
As It Is in Life (1910)
His Last Dollar (1910)
Gold Is Not All (1910)
The Twisted Trail (1910)
Faithful (1910)
The Converts (1910)
The Man (1910)
In Old California (1910)
The Thread of Destiny (1910)
The Newlyweds (1910)
The Final Settlement (1910)
Taming a Husband (1910)
His Last Burglary (1910)
The Englishman and the Girl (1910)
One Night, and Then -- (1910)
The Duke's Plan (1910)
The Course of True Love (1910)
The Woman from Mellon's (1910)
The Cloister's Touch (1910)
The Last Deal (1910)
The Honor of His Family (1910)
The Call (1910)
On the Reef (1910)
Her Terrible Ordeal (1910)
The Dancing Girl of Butte (1910)
The Rocky Road (1910)
Mamma (1909)
The Heart of an Outlaw (1909)
The Day After (1909)
Choosing a Husband (1909)
To Save Her Soul (1909)
In Little Italy (1909)
A Trap for Santa Claus (1909)
The Test (1909)
In a Hempen Bag (1909)
A Corner in Wheat (1909)
The Red Man's View (1909)
Through the Breakers (1909)
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period (1909)
The Trick That Failed (1909)
In the Window Recess (1909)
The Mountaineer's Honor (1909)
The Open Gate (1909)
A Sweet Revenge (1909)
A Midnight Adventure (1909)
Two Women and a Man (1909)
The Restoration (1909)
The Light That Came (1909)
Nursing a Viper (1909)
What's Your Hurry? (1909)
The Gibson Goddess (1909)
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea (1909)
In the Watches of the Night (1909)
The Expiation (1909)
His Lost Love (1909)
A Change of Heart (1909)
The Little Teacher (1909)
Fools of Fate (1909)
Pippa Passes; or, The Song of Conscience (1909)
Wanted, a Child (1909)
The Awakening (1909)
Leather Stocking (1909)
A Fair Exchange (1909)
In Old Kentucky (1909)
The Broken Locket (1909)
Getting Even (1909)
The Children's Friend (1909)
Comata, the Sioux (1909)
The Hessian Renegades (1909)
The Sealed Room (1909)
The Little Darling (1909)
Pranks (1909)
The Mills of the Gods (1909)
The Seventh Day (1909)
Oh, Uncle! (1909)
The Indian Runner's Romance (1909)
Mrs. Jones' Lover; or, 'I Want My Hat' (1909)
His Wife's Visitor (1909)
With Her Card (1909)
The Better Way (1909)
They Would Elope (1909)
Mr. Jones' Burglar (1909)
The Mended Lute (1909)
A Strange Meeting (1909)
The Slave (1909)
A Convict's Sacrifice (1909)
Sweet and Twenty (1909)
Jealousy and the Man (1909)
The Renunciation (1909)
Tender Hearts (1909)
The Friend of the Family (1909)
The Cardinal's Conspiracy (1909)
The Country Doctor (1909)
The Message (1909)
The Necklace (1909)
The Way of Man (1909)
The Peachbasket Hat (1909)
The Mexican Sweethearts (1909)
Was Justice Served? (1909)
Her First Biscuits (1909)
The Faded Lilies (1909)
The Son's Return (1909)
A New Trick (1909)
The Lonely Villa (1909)
The Violin Maker of Cremona (1909)
What Drink Did (1909)
His Duty (1909)
Eradicating Aunty (1909)
The Cricket on the Hearth (1909)
Two Memories (1909)
Eloping with Auntie (1909)
Resurrection (1909)
The Jilt (1909)
A Baby's Shoe (1909)
Jones and the Lady Book Agent (1909)
The French Duel (1909)
One Busy Hour (1909)
The Note in the Shoe (1909)
The Suicide Club (1909)
The Eavesdropper (1909)
Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good (1909)
Twin Brothers (1909)
Lucky Jim (1909)
The Drive for a Life (1909)
A Troublesome Satchel (1909)
Lady Helen's Escapade (1909)
Confidence (1909)
The Winning Coat (1909)
A Sound Sleeper (1909)
Schneider's Anti-Noise Crusade (1909)
A Rude Hostess (1909)
Trying to Get Arrested (1909)
The Road to the Heart (1909)
A Drunkard's Reformation (1909)
The Medicine Bottle (1909)
Jones and His New Neighbors (1909)
A Burglar's Mistake (1909)
The Deception (1909)
And a Little Child Shall Lead Them (1909)
The Voice of the Violin (1909)
The Lure of the Gown (1909)
I Did It (1909)
The Salvation Army Lass (1909)
The Wooden Leg (1909)
The Roue's Heart (1909)
A Fool's Revenge (1909)
The Prussian Spy (1909)
His Wife's Mother (1909)
At the Altar (1909)
The Politician's Love Story (1909)
The Golden Louis (1909)
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals (1909)
The Hindoo Dagger (1909)
His Ward's Love (1909)
The Curtain Pole (1909)
Tragic Love (1909)
A Wreath in Time (1909)
Edgar Allan Poe (1909)
The Brahma Diamond (1909)
The Girls and Daddy (1909)
The Cord of Life (1909)
The Welcome Burglar (1909)
Those Awful Hats (1909)
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party (1909)
The Fascinating Mrs. Francis (1909)
Those Boys! (1909)
The Criminal Hypnotist (1909)
The Sacrifice (1909)
A Rural Elopement (1909)
Love Finds a Way (1909)
The Honor of Thieves (1909)
Mrs. Jones Entertains (1909)
The Maniac Cook (1909)
One Touch of Nature (1909)
The Helping Hand (1908)
Mr. Jones at the Ball (1908)
The Christmas Burglars (1908)
An Awful Moment (1908)
The Test of Friendship (1908)
The Reckoning (1908)
The Feud and the Turkey (1908)
The Valet's Wife (1908)
Money Mad (1908)
The Clubman and the Tramp (1908)
A Woman's Way (1908)
The Ingrate (1908)
The Song of the Shirt (1908)
The Guerrilla (1908)
The Taming of the Shrew (1908)
The Pirate's Gold (1908)
After Many Years (1908)
Concealing a Burglar (1908)
The Call of the Wild (1908)
Romance of a Jewess (1908)
The Planter's Wife (1908)
The Vaquero's Vow (1908)
Ingomar, the Barbarian (1908)
Father Gets in the Game (1908)
The Zulu's Heart (1908)
The Devil (1908)
The Stolen Jewels (1908)
A Smoked Husband (1908)
Where the Breakers Roar (1908)
The Heart of O Yama (1908)
The Red Girl (1908)
Behind the Scenes (1908)
The Girl and the Outlaw (1908)
Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court (1908)
Betrayed by a Handprint (1908)
For a Wife's Honor (1908)
Balked at the Altar (1908)
For Love of Gold (1908)
The Fatal Hour (1908)
The Man and the Woman (1908)
The Greaser's Gauntlet (1908)
A Calamitous Elopement (1908)
The Bandit's Waterloo (1908)
Deceived Slumming Party (1908)
The Red Man and the Child (1908)
The Tavern Keeper's Daughter (1908)
The Black Viper (1908)
The Fight for Freedom (1908)
Director

The Adventures of Dollie (1908)
Writer

Footlight Varieties (1951)
The Struggle (1931)
Isn't Life Wonderful (1924)
Mammy's Boy (1923)
The White Rose (1923)
One Exciting Night (1922)
Orphans of the Storm (1921)
Dream Street (1921)
Way Down East (1920)
The Love Flower (1920)
The Mother and the Law (1919)
The Fall of Babylon (1919)
Broken Blossoms (1919)
The Girl Who Stayed at Home (1919)
A Romance of Happy Valley (1919)
The Greatest Thing in Life (1918)
Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal (1918)