Ralph Ince
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Ralph Ince (January 16, 1887 – April 10, 1937) was an American pioneer film actor, director and screenwriter whose career began near the dawn of the silent film era. Ralph Ince was the brother of John Ince and Thomas H. Ince. Ralph Waldo Ince was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the younger of three sons and a daughter raised by English immigrants, John and Emma Ince. Sometime after his birth Ince moved to Manhattan where his entire family was engaged in theater work; his father as a musical agent and mother, sister Bertha and brothers, John and Thomas as actors. Ralph Ince studied art with cartoonist Dan McCarthy and for a while worked as a newspaper cartoonist for the New York World and later magazine illustrator for the New York Mirror and The Evening Telegram. At times over his acting and directing career Ince would continue to contribute cartoons to popular magazines of the day. Early on in his career Ince, who had done some stage acting as a child, was a member of Richard Mansfield's stock company playing parts in The College Widow and Ben Hur.
Around 1906 Ince became an animator in the fledgling film industry working for Winsor McCay, but soon turned to acting and joined Vitagraph Studios where he became known for his portrayals of Abraham Lincoln in a series of one reel films. Ince began directing at Vitagraph around 1910 and was officially advanced to the director’s chair in 1912, though he still continued to act in many of his films and throughout his career. Ince would go on to direct some 171 films between 1910 and 1937 and appear in approximately 110 films over nearly the same time period.
Acted in
Gaol Break
1936
as Jim Oakley
Rolling Home
1935
as Wally
Blue Smoke
1935
as Al Dempson
So You Won't Talk
1935
as Ralph Younger
No Escape
1934
as Lucky
Love at Second Sight
1934
Havana Widows
1933
as G.W. 'Butch' O'Neill
Men Of America
1932
as Cicero
Malay Nights
1932
as Jack Sheldon
The Pride of the Legion
1932
as Klafki
Guilty as Hell
1932
as Jack Reed
Gorilla Ship
1932
as Capt. 'Gorilla' Larsen
The Tenderfoot
1932
as Dolan
State's Attorney
1932
as Second Trial Defense Attorney
Extra! Extra!
1932
The County Fair
1932
as Diamond Barnett
The Mouthpiece
1932
as J.B. Roscoe
The Lost Squadron
1932
as Jettick
Law and Order
1932
as Poe Northrup
Running Hollywood
1932
as Scratchface Henchman
Girl of the Rio
1932
as O'Grady
The Big Shot
1931
as Butch
Men of Chance
1931
as Farley
Law of the Sea
1931
as Marty Drake
The Big Gamble
1931
as Webb
The Star Witness
1931
as "Maxey" Campo
Hell Bound
1931
as Dorgan
Gentleman's Fate
1931
as Dante
Little Caesar
1931
as Pete Montana
Numbered Men
1930
as 33410
The Big Fight
1930
as Chuck
Wall Street
1929
as Roller McCray
Chicago After Midnight
1928
as Jim Boyd
The Sea Wolf
1926
as 'Wolf' Larsen
Yellow Fingers
1926
as Brute Shane
Channing of the Northwest
1922
The Last Door
1921
The Highest Law
1921
as Abraham Lincoln
Out of the Snows
1920
as Robert Holliday
The Swan Girl
1913
Song Bird of the North
1913
as President Lincoln
A Regiment of Two
1913
as Dudley
The Higher Mercy
1912
as Abraham Lincoln
The Bond of Music
1912
as A German General
The Heart of Esmeralda
1912
as Ben Holt
The Money Kings
1912
as The Aviator
Yellow Bird
1912
as The Hunter
Love in the Ghetto
1912
as Barish - the Father
The Serpents
1912
as Eric
The Cave Man
1912
as Eric
The Seventh Son
1912
as Abraham Lincoln
The Freshet
1911
as Tom Ennis - the Young Blacksmith
One Flag at Last
1911
as Abraham Lincoln
The Child Crusoes
1911
How Betty Won the School
1911
as The Burglar
Troublesome Secretaries, or How Betty Outwitted Her Father
1911
as Ralph - The Successful Suitor
The Lure of Vanity
1911
The Geranium
1911
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
1911
as Abraham Lincoln
A Tale of Two Cities
1911
Jean the Match-Maker
1910
The Land of Opportunity
as Abraham Lincoln