Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1860-09-29

Deathday

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

6.6%

The Ten Commandments

Nov 23, 1923

6.0%

The Cheat

Dec 13, 1915

6.5%

The King of Kings

Apr 19, 1927

5.6%

Joan the Woman

Dec 25, 1916

6.3%

The Little American

Jul 12, 1917

6.7%

Don't Change Your Husband

Jan 26, 1919

6.3%

The Whispering Chorus

Mar 28, 1918

5.4%

Manslaughter

Sep 24, 1922

5.7%

The Idle Rich

Jun 15, 1929

6.0%

Shooting Straight

Jul 20, 1930

5.8%

Saturday Night

Jan 29, 1922

4.0%

Thank You

Oct 5, 1925

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Acting

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The Lonely Road as Uncle Billy Austin

1930		Shooting Straight as Reverend Powell
1930		Only the Brave as Vance Calhoun

1929

The Idle Rich as Mr. Phil Thayer

1928		The Border Patrol as Lefty Waterman
1928		Love Hungry as Pa Robinson

1927

The King of Kings as James - Brother of John

1925		New Brooms
1925		Thank You as Doctor Cobb
1925		Any Woman as William Linden

1924

A Man's Mate as Veraign

1923		The Thrill Chaser as Sheik Ussan
1923		The Ten Commandments as Aaron - Brother of Moses: Prologue
1923		The World's Applause as Valet to Elliott
1923		Nobody's Money as Miller

1922		Manslaughter as Butler
1922		Our Leading Citizen as Honorable Cyrus Blagdon
1922		The Heart Specialist as Fernald
1922		Her Husband’s Trademark as Henry Strom
1922		Saturday Night as Tompkins - the Butler

1921		Dangerous Curve Ahead as Mr. Mabee
1921		A Voice in the Dark as Edward Small

1920		A Double-Dyed Deceiver as Senor Urique
1920		The Paliser Case as Cara
1920		The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come as Major Buford

1919		Everywoman as Nobody
1919		Her Kingdom of Dreams as Purdon
1919		Fires of Faith as Booth's Secretary
1919		Romance and Arabella as Dr. Henry
1919		Don't Change Your Husband as Butler
1919		The Secret Garden as Ben Weatherstaff

1918		Too Many Millions as Mr. Lane
1918		Women's Weapons as Peter Gregory
1918		Less Than Kin as Dr. Nunez
1918		We Can't Have Everything as Detective
1918		Say! Young Fellow as A Kindly Bachelor
1918		The Whispering Chorus as Channing
1918		The Widow's Might as Red

1917		The Devil Stone as Simpson
1917		On the Level as Warner, Mae's Father
1917		What Money Can't Buy as The cardinal
1917		The Little American as Senator John Moore
1917		Forbidden Paths as James Thornton
1917		The Girl at Home as Squire Padgate
1917		A School for Husbands as Auto Salesman
1917		The Bottle Imp as A Priest
1917		The Prison Without Walls as John Havens
1917		Those Without Sin as Doctor Wallace
1917		The Black Wolf as Count Ramirez
1917		Betty to the Rescue as Henry Sherwin

1916		Joan the Woman as Laxart
1916		Oliver Twist as Mr. Brownlow
1916		The Lash as John Du Val
1916		The House with the Golden Windows as James Peabody
1916		The Dream Girl as Benjamin Merton
1916		A Gutter Magdalene as Goodwin
1916		The Thousand-Dollar Husband as Stephen Gordon
1916		Maria Rosa as The Priest
1916		For the Defense as Mr. Webster
1916		To Have and to Hold as George Yeardley
1916		Tennessee's Pardner as The Padre
1916		The Ragamuffin as A Broker

1915		The Cheat as Jones
1915		Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo as Herr Selingman
1915		The Case of Becky as Dr. Emerson
1915		The Woman as The Honorable Mark Robertson
1915		The Warrens of Virginia as General Warren
1915		The Goose Girl as Count Von Herbeck

1914		Cameo Kirby as John Randall
1914		The Circus Man as Richard Jenison
1914		The Rose of the Rancho as Padre Antonio
1914		Ready Money as Jackson Ives
1914		Where the Trail Divides as Sam Rowland
1914		Richelieu as The King
1914		Discord and Harmony as The Symphony Conductor
1914		Whoso Diggeth a Pit as The Sweetheart's Father

1913		Cross Purposes as Father
1913		The Cracksman's Reformation as The Rich Man
1913		The Heart of a Cracksman as Carlton

Directing

1915

The Clue as Director

1914

Where the Trail Divides as Director