Elmer Clifton

Personal Info

Birthday

March 12, 1890

Day of Death

1949-10-15

(59 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As

Elmer Clifford

Elmer S. Pond

Elmer Pond

Elmer Clifton Forsyth

Elmer Clifton

Biography

Born in Chicago, he was an actor in touring stock companies before making his screen debut in 1912. Joining D.

W. Griffith's Fine Arts Studio in 1914, he was cast as Union officer Phil Stoneman in "The Birth of a Nation" (1915) and as The Rhapsodie in the Babylonian story of "Intolerance" (1916). He was also a second-unit director for those films.

Known For

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

The Birth of a Nation

I Am Not a Racist

Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska

The Lost House

The Fox Woman

The Sisters

John Barleycorn

Filmography

2019
I Am Not a Racist
as Phil
1917
Nina, the Flower Girl
as Jimmie
1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as The Rhapsode (Babylonian Story)
The Little School Ma'am
as Wilbur Howard
Acquitted
as Ned Fowler
The Missing Links
as Horace Gaylord
1915
The Sable Lorcha
as Phillip Clyde - Evelyn's Fiancé
The Lily and the Rose
as Allison Edwards
The Fox Woman
as Marashida
The Lost House
as Cuthbert
The Birth of a Nation
as Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
1914
A Lucky Disappointment
as Jack Holt
The Sisters
as Frank (Carol's country lover)
The Folly of Anne
as The Sympathtic Publisher
Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska
as Charley Bates
Martin Eden
as Cub Reporter
John Barleycorn
as Jack, 3rd period