Cast
D.W. Griffith
Directing
Cast
D.W. Griffith
Known for
Directing
Born
1875-01-22
From
LaGrange, Kentucky, USA
Died
1948-07-23
Also known as David Llewelyn Wark Griffith, David Wark Griffith, David W. Griffith
Biography
David Llewelyn Wark Griffith was a premier pioneering American film director. He is best known as the director of the controversial and groundbreaking 1915 film The Birth of a Nation and the subsequent film Intolerance (1916). Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation made pioneering use of advanced camera and narrative techniques, and its immense popularity set the stage for the dominance of the feature-length film. It also proved extremely controversial at the time and ever since for its negative depiction of Black Americans and their supporters, and its positive portrayal of slavery and the Ku Klux Klan. Griffith responded to his critics with his next film, Intolerance, intended to show the dangers of prejudiced thought and behavior. The film was not the financial success that its predecessor had been, but was received warmly by critics. Several of his later films were also successful, but high production, promotional, and roadshow costs often made his ventures commercial failures. Even so, he is generally considered one of the most important figures of early cinema.
San Francisco
as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
The Tramp and the Dictator
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
as Father
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
as archive footage
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
When Knights Were Bold
Two Daughters of Eve
as At Stage Door
The Fatal Hour
as Policeman
The Man in the Box
as Station Agent
At the Altar
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
as Self (archive footage)
The Invisible Fluid
as Mailman
Enoch Arden
as Mr. Ray
Classmates
as Extra
A Famous Escape
as Prisoner
The King of the Cannibal Islands
as Cannibal in Top Hat
The Politician's Love Story
as Man - First Couple
The Adventures of Billy
as On Bench
Flashback: The First World War
as Self (archive footage)
Professional Jealousy
as Extra on stage
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
as Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
as Himself
The Black Viper
as Rescuer
The Girls and Daddy
as At Black & Tan Ball
Cupid’s Pranks
Balked at the Altar
The Sculptor's Nightmare
The Heart of O Yama
as Footman
Her First Adventure
as Father
The Kentuckian
Deceived Slumming Party
as Reginald O.C. Wittington
The Red Girl
as Man on Footpath
Hulda's Lovers
'Ostler Joe
as Lover
1930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation"
as Self
Falsely Accused!
as Cop in Court
The King's Messenger
as Messenger
At the French Ball
as Husband
At the Crossroads of Life
as Suitor
The Princess in the Vase
as Lover
The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'
as Self (Archive footage)
Caught by Wireless
as Paddy
Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker
as Doctor, Charity Worker
The Stage Rustler
as Phil Bowen
The Music Master
A Calamitous Elopement
as Policeman
Yellow Peril
as Mr. Phlipp