Filmography
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Known For
The Bull's Eye John North (1917) -
With Stanley in Africa Henry Morton Stanley (1922) -
Burning Words John Malcolm (1923) -
Known For
Traffic in Souls William Trubus (1913) -
Actor
Cavalry Gen. John Harvey (1936) -
Queen of the Jungle John Lawrence (1935) -
Stormy Old Miner (1935) -
Wanderer of the Wasteland Man #1 (1935) -
Diamond Jim Conductor (1935) -
Queen of the Jungle John Lawrence (1935) -
Ruggles of Red Gap Eddie (1935) -
One More River Juryman (1934) -
Whom the Gods Destroy Balkan Captain (1934) -
Gambling Ship Conductor (1933) -
![Beyond the Rockies]( "Beyond the Rockies")
Beyond the Rockies Rancher Allen (1932) -
![Freighters of Destiny]( "Freighters of Destiny")
Freighters of Destiny Tim 'Dad' Mercer (1931) -
![Sundown Trail]( "Sundown Trail")
Sundown Trail Pa Stoddard (1931) -
![The Love Trader]( "The Love Trader")
The Love Trader Benson (1930) -
![Skinner Steps Out]( "Skinner Steps Out")
Skinner Steps Out Crosby (1929) -
![The Mississippi Gambler]( "The Mississippi Gambler")
The Mississippi Gambler Captain Weathers (1929) -
![Come and Get It!]( "Come and Get It!")
Come and Get It! Judge Elliott (1929) -
![Companionate Marriage]( "Companionate Marriage")
Companionate Marriage Mr. Williams (1928) -
Lightning Speed Governor Standish (1928)
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![The Head of the Family]( "The Head of the Family")
The Head of the Family Daniel Sullivan (1928) -
![Daredevil's Reward]( "Daredevil's Reward")
Daredevil's Reward James Powell (1928) -
The Opening Night Fisherman (1927)
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![Isle of Forgotten Women]( "Isle of Forgotten Women")
Isle of Forgotten Women Mr. Paine (1927) -
![Chain Lightning]( "Chain Lightning")
Chain Lightning George Clearwater (1927) -
![The Western Rover]( "The Western Rover")
The Western Rover AlexanderSeaton (1927) -
![Hills of Peril]( "Hills of Peril")
Hills of Peril Grimes (1927) -
Paying the Price Thomas Gordon (1927)
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![Wandering Girls]( "Wandering Girls")
Wandering Girls James Marston (1927) -
Benson at Calford Abner Benson - Ed's Father (1926)
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![The Collegians]( "The Collegians")
The Collegians Abner Benson - Ed's Father (1926) -
![Obey the Law]( "Obey the Law")
Obey the Law The Father (1926) -
The Man from the West Bill Hayes (1926)
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Frenzied Flames Captain Meagan (1926)
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![The Set-Up]( "The Set-Up")
The Set-Up Sheriff Hayes (1926) -
![The Demon]( "The Demon")
The Demon Percival Wade (1926) -
Western Pluck 'Dynamite' Dyer (1926)
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Two-Fisted Jones Henry Mortimer (1925)
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![The White Outlaw]( "The White Outlaw")
The White Outlaw Malcolm Gale (1925) -
![Fighting the Flames]( "Fighting the Flames")
Fighting the Flames Charlie Ryan (1925) -
![The Red Rider]( "The Red Rider")
The Red Rider Ben Hanfer (1925) -
![Don Dare Devil]( "Don Dare Devil")
Don Dare Devil José Remado (1925) -
![The Fighting Ranger]( "The Fighting Ranger")
The Fighting Ranger John Marshall (1925) -
![Flying Hoofs]( "Flying Hoofs")
Flying Hoofs Banker Conner (1925) -
![The Western Wallop]( "The Western Wallop")
The Western Wallop Italian convict (1924) -
![The Price She Paid]( "The Price She Paid")
The Price She Paid General Lemuel Sidall (1924) -
![The Iron Man]( "The Iron Man")
The Iron Man (1924) -
![Excitement]( "Excitement")
Excitement Hiram Lyons (1924) -
![The Law Forbids]( "The Law Forbids")
The Law Forbids Lawyer for the Plantiff (1924) -
![The Man from Wyoming]( "The Man from Wyoming")
The Man from Wyoming David Messiter (1924) -
![The Red Warning]( "The Red Warning")
The Red Warning George Ainslee (1923) -
Shootin' 'Em Up (1923)
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![The Ramblin' Kid]( "The Ramblin' Kid")
The Ramblin' Kid Lafe Dorsey (1923) -
![Beasts of Paradise]( "Beasts of Paradise")
Beasts of Paradise (1923) -
![Shadows of the North]( "Shadows of the North")
Shadows of the North Jeffrey Neilson (1923) -
![Shootin' for Love]( "Shootin' for Love")
Shootin' for Love Bill Randolph (1923) -
![The Shock]( "The Shock")
The Shock Mischa Hadley (1923) -
![Trifling with Honor]( "Trifling with Honor")
Trifling with Honor Warden (1923) -
![Burning Words]( "Burning Words")
Burning Words John Malcolm (1923) -
![Dead Game]( "Dead Game")
Dead Game Harlu (1923) -
![The Town Scandal]( "The Town Scandal")
The Town Scandal Samuel Grimes (1923) -
Under Secret Orders (1923)
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One of Three (1923)
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![The Social Buccaneer]( "The Social Buccaneer")
The Social Buccaneer Raymond Norton (1923) -
![Around the World in Eighteen Days]( "Around the World in Eighteen Days")
Around the World in Eighteen Days Matthew Harlow (1923) -
![The Flirt]( "The Flirt")
The Flirt George Carroll (1922) -
![Ridin' Wild]( "Ridin' Wild")
Ridin' Wild John Henderson (1922) -
![The Lone Hand]( "The Lone Hand")
The Lone Hand Al Sheridan (1922) -
![Top o' the Morning]( "Top o' the Morning")
Top o' the Morning Dermott O'Donnell (1922) -
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![The Scrapper]( "The Scrapper")
The Scrapper Dan McCarthy (1922) -
![With Stanley in Africa]( "With Stanley in Africa")
With Stanley in Africa Henry Morton Stanley (1922) -
![Orphans of the Storm]( "Orphans of the Storm")
Orphans of the Storm Undetermined Secondary Role (1921) -
The Secret Four (1921)
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Roaring Waters (1921)
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![Short Skirts]( "Short Skirts")
Short Skirts Woodward Christie (1921) -
![Luring Lips]( "Luring Lips")
Luring Lips James Tierney (1921) -
![Reputation]( "Reputation")
Reputation Max Gossman (1921) -
![The Man Tamer]( "The Man Tamer")
The Man Tamer Circus Manager (1921) -
![Crossed Clues]( "Crossed Clues")
Crossed Clues (1921) -
![Dangerous Love]( "Dangerous Love")
Dangerous Love (1920) -
![A Man from Nowhere]( "A Man from Nowhere")
A Man from Nowhere George Ainslee (1920) -
![Over the Hill to the Poorhouse]( "Over the Hill to the Poorhouse")
Over the Hill to the Poorhouse Pa Benton (1920) -
![Cynthia of the Minute]( "Cynthia of the Minute")
Cynthia of the Minute Mr. Acklin (1920) -
![Trailed by Three]( "Trailed by Three")
Trailed by Three Aboto (1920) -
![The Little Diplomat]( "The Little Diplomat")
The Little Diplomat Bradley West (1919) -
![The Heart of Humanity]( "The Heart of Humanity")
The Heart of Humanity Prussian Officer (1918) -
![The Bull's Eye]( "The Bull's Eye")
The Bull's Eye John North (1917) -
The Untamed Clem Wytall (1917)
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![Parentage]( "Parentage")
Parentage John Brown (1917) -
![The Eternal Sin]( "The Eternal Sin")
The Eternal Sin Gubetta (1917) -
Society's Hypocrites Waldron (1916)
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Behind Life's Stage The Proprietor / The Black Prince (1916)
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![20,000 Leagues Under the Sea]( "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea")
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Charles Denver (1916) -
The Memory Mill Chief of the Press Gang (1916)
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Somewhere on the Battle Field Dr. Rejto (1916)
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In the Heart of New York 'Red' Leary (1916)
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![The Foolish Virgin]( "The Foolish Virgin")
The Foolish Virgin Jim's father (1916) -
The Code of the Mounted (1916)
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![The Narrow Path]( "The Narrow Path")
The Narrow Path Bessie's Father (1916) -
![Beyond the Trail]( "Beyond the Trail")
Beyond the Trail Franklin Morgan - the Father (1916) -
Two Seats at the Opera Dr. Jones (1916)
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Peggy and the Law Sheriff Perkins (1916)
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Behind the Secret Panel Lazar (1916)
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The Finer Metal Stephen Carleton (1916)
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The Limousine Mystery The Chauffeur (1916)
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A Wife at Bay William Chantley (1916)
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![Elusive Isabel]( "Elusive Isabel")
Elusive Isabel Chief Campbell (1916) -
The Girl Who Feared Daylight Dreen (1916)
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Through Flames to Love Jack Sturgeon (1916)
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![Autumn]( "Autumn")
Autumn (1916) -
![The Lords of High Decision]( "The Lords of High Decision")
The Lords of High Decision Walsh (1916) -
![The Defective Detective]( "The Defective Detective")
The Defective Detective Wild Bill (1916) -
![The Primrose Path]( "The Primrose Path")
The Primrose Path Cartwright (1915) -
Thou Shalt Not Lie Fred Wales (1915)
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The Eleventh Dimension Professor Singleton (1915)
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The Wrong Label Big Phil (1915)
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![Conscience]( "Conscience")
Conscience John Benson (1915) -
![The White Terror]( "The White Terror")
The White Terror David Duncan (1915) -
Courtmartialed General Bleirot (1915)
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![Rene Haggard Journeys On]( "Rene Haggard Journeys On")
Rene Haggard Journeys On Rene's Sister's Assailant (1915) -
The Blank Page The Intruder (1915)
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![The Broken Toy]( "The Broken Toy")
The Broken Toy Merle's Father (1915) -
![A Photoplay Without a Name, or: A $50.00 Reward]( "A Photoplay Without a Name, or: A $50.00 Reward")
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The Treason of Anatole Fritz Von Holm (1915)
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The Awaited Hour Stephen Farwell - the Employer (1915)
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A Gentleman of Art The Chief (1915)
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Within the Gates of Paradise (1914)
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![Peg o' the Wilds]( "Peg o' the Wilds")
Peg o' the Wilds Stephen Wright (1914) -
In Self Defense Fred Wright (1914)
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![The Tenth Commandment]( "The Tenth Commandment")
The Tenth Commandment Brown - the Drifter (1914) -
![Redemption]( "Redemption")
Redemption (1914) -
Jim Webb, Senator A Lobbyist (1914)
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![When the World Was Silent]( "When the World Was Silent")
When the World Was Silent The Musician's Butler (1914) -
![The Skull]( "The Skull")
The Skull (1914) -
The Dawn of the New Day (1914)
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Beneath the Mask (1914)
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On the Chess Board of Fate (1914)
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![Neptune's Daughter]( "Neptune's Daughter")
Neptune's Daughter King Neptune (1914) -
The Blood Test (1914)
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King the Detective in the Marine Mystery The Bank Manager (1914)
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The Price of Sacrilege Guiseppi (1914)
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The Doctor's Deceit Dr. Harry Wales / Dr. Rollins (re-release) (1914)
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Watch Dog of the Deep Will - the Old Sea Dog (1914)
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The Conscience of Hassan Bey Hassan Bey (1913)
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Plain Jane Count von Sternberg (1913)
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Jane's Brother, the Paranoiac Welsh - the Rejected Suitor (1913)
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![Traffic in Souls]( "Traffic in Souls")
Traffic in Souls William Trubus (1913) -
Who Killed Olga Carew? Arthur Metfalf - the Artist (1913)
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![The Temptation of Jane]( "The Temptation of Jane")
The Temptation of Jane Rupert Strong (1913) -
![His Hour of Triumph]( "His Hour of Triumph")
His Hour of Triumph Leonard Dare - the Actor / Manager (1913) -
![Jane of Moth-Eaten Farm]( "Jane of Moth-Eaten Farm")
Jane of Moth-Eaten Farm The Banker (1913) -
In Peril of the Sea The Organist's Father (1913)
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The Miser's Son The Miser's Son (1913)
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The Gold Mesh Bag (1913)
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Robespierre Dumont (1913)
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The Angel of Death The Saviour (1913)
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Self-Accused The Real Murderer (1913)
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![Kathleen Mavourneen]( "Kathleen Mavourneen")
Kathleen Mavourneen Squire Bernard Kavanagh (1913) -
The Man Outside District Attorney Frederick Wrightman (1913)
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The Open Road Seth Martin (1912)
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![Leah, the Forsaken]( "Leah, the Forsaken")
Leah, the Forsaken Lorenzo - Rudolph's Father (1912) -
An Eventful Bargain Day John Smithers, a Bachelor (1912)
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He Had But Fifty Cents William Welsh (1912)
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![Home Again]( "Home Again")
Home Again The Warden (1912) -
![Clownland]( "Clownland")
Clownland A Philanthropist (1912) -
![Lady Audley's Secret]( "Lady Audley's Secret")
Lady Audley's Secret Sir Michael (1912) -
![The Staff of Age]( "The Staff of Age")
The Staff of Age The Magistrate (1912) -
Actor
![Tempted But True]( "Tempted But True")
Tempted But True Mr. Dayton - Mary's Father (1912)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
Father of actress Betty Welsh.
Star Sign
Aquarius
Personal Details
Born
William Joseph Welsh
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
(age 76)
Los Angeles, California, USA
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