James Neill

Personal Info

Birthday

September 29, 1860

Day of Death

1931-03-16

(70 years old)

Place of Birth

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Also Known As

James Neil

James F. Neill

James Neill

Biography

James Neill (September 29, 1860 – March 16, 1931) was an American stage actor and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 113 films between 1913 and 1930. His wife, and frequent costar on stage and screen, was Edythe Chapman.

Known For

The Ten Commandments

The King of Kings

Manslaughter

Any Woman

Richelieu

For the Defense

The Little American

The Cheat

Filmography

1930
Shooting Straight
as Reverend Powell
Only the Brave
as Vance Calhoun
1929
The Idle Rich
as Mr. Phil Thayer
1928
The Border Patrol
as Lefty Waterman
Love Hungry
as Pa Robinson
1927
The King of Kings
as James - Brother of John
1926
A Desperate Moment
as Peter Dean
1925
Thank You
as Doctor Cobb
Any Woman
as William Linden
1924
A Man's Mate
as Veraign
1923
The Thrill Chaser
as Sheik Ussan
The Ten Commandments
as Aaron - Brother of Moses: Prologue
The World's Applause
as Valet to Elliott
Nobody's Money
as Miller
1922
Manslaughter
as Butler
Our Leading Citizen
as Honorable Cyrus Blagdon
The Heart Specialist
as Fernald
Her Husband’s Trademark
as Henry Strom
Saturday Night
as Tompkins - the Butler
1921
Dangerous Curve Ahead
as Mr. Mabee
A Voice in the Dark
as Edward Small
1920
A Double-Dyed Deceiver
as Senor Urique
The Paliser Case
as Cara
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
as Major Buford
1919
Everywoman
as Nobody
Her Kingdom of Dreams
as Purdon
Fires of Faith
as Booth's Secretary
Men, Women, and Money
as Parker Middleton
Romance and Arabella
as Dr. Henry
Don't Change Your Husband
as Butler
The Secret Garden
as Ben Weatherstaff
Peg o' My Heart
as Frank O'Connell
1918
The Way of a Man with a Maid
as Elsa's Father
Too Many Millions
as Mr. Lane
Women's Weapons
as Peter Gregory
Less Than Kin
as Dr. Nunez
We Can't Have Everything
as Detective
Say! Young Fellow
as A Kindly Bachelor
The Whispering Chorus
as Channing
The Widow's Might
as Red
1917
The Devil Stone
as Simpson
On the Level
as Warner, Mae's Father
What Money Can't Buy
as The cardinal
The Little American
as Senator John Moore
Forbidden Paths
as James Thornton
The Girl at Home
as Squire Padgate
A School for Husbands
as Auto Salesman
The Bottle Imp
as A Priest
The Prison Without Walls
as John Havens
Those Without Sin
as Doctor Wallace
The Black Wolf
as Count Ramirez
Betty to the Rescue
as Henry Sherwin
1916
Joan the Woman
as Laxart
Oliver Twist
as Mr. Brownlow
The Lash
as John Du Val
The House with the Golden Windows
as James Peabody
The Dream Girl
as Benjamin Merton
A Gutter Magdalene
as Goodwin
The Thousand-Dollar Husband
as Stephen Gordon
Maria Rosa
as The Priest
For the Defense
as Mr. Webster
To Have and to Hold
as George Yeardley
Tennessee's Pardner
as The Padre
The Ragamuffin
as A Broker
1915
The Cheat
as Jones
Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo
as Herr Selingman
The Case of Becky
as Dr. Emerson
The Woman
as The Honorable Mark Robertson
The Warrens of Virginia
as General Warren
The Goose Girl
as Count Von Herbeck
1914
Cameo Kirby
as John Randall
The Circus Man
as Richard Jenison
The Rose of the Rancho
as Padre Antonio
Ready Money
as Jackson Ives
Where the Trail Divides
as Sam Rowland
Richelieu
as The King
Discord and Harmony
as The Symphony Conductor
Whoso Diggeth a Pit
as The Sweetheart's Father
1913
Cross Purposes
as Father
The Cracksman's Reformation
as The Rich Man
The Heart of a Cracksman
as Carlton