Ralph Ince
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1887-01-14
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Ralph Ince
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Also Known For
A Regiment of Two
Jun 11, 1913
Little Caesar
Jan 25, 1931
Out of the Snows
Aug 23, 1920
The Big Gamble
Sep 04, 1931
Channing of the Northwest
Apr 10, 1922
Jean the Match-Maker
Sep 19, 1910
Extra! Extra!
Apr 04, 1932
The Star Witness
Aug 22, 1931
The Seventh Son
Apr 03, 1912
Song Bird of the North
Jul 02, 1913
Troublesome Secretaries, or How Betty Outwitted Her Father
Aug 20, 1911
The Lure of Vanity
Jul 18, 1911
The Freshet
Nov 28, 1911
The Serpents
May 08, 1912
The Heart of Esmeralda
Aug 13, 1912
Yellow Bird
Jun 12, 1912
The Lost Squadron
Mar 12, 1932
Law and Order
Feb 09, 1932
The Mouthpiece
Mar 21, 1932
Men of Chance
Dec 26, 1931
Numbered Men
Jun 07, 1930
Gentleman's Fate
Mar 07, 1931
The Child Crusoes
Sep 13, 1911
The Geranium
Jul 15, 1911
Malay Nights
Nov 03, 1932
The Pride of the Legion
Oct 17, 1932
The Money Kings
Jul 15, 1912
A Tale of Two Cities
Feb 20, 1911
The Higher Mercy
Sep 10, 1912
Havana Widows
Nov 18, 1933
Love in the Ghetto
May 13, 1912
The Swan Girl
Dec 04, 1913
Girl of the Rio
Jan 15, 1932
Running Hollywood
Jan 27, 1932
Men Of America
Nov 25, 1932
The Big Fight
May 11, 1930
Guilty as Hell
Aug 05, 1932
State's Attorney
May 20, 1932
The Sea Wolf
Jul 26, 1926
Yellow Fingers
Mar 21, 1926
The Bond of Music
Aug 30, 1912
The Tenderfoot
May 23, 1932
The Cave Man
Apr 15, 1912
Love at Second Sight
Jul 13, 1934
Blue Smoke
Dec 01, 1935
No Escape
Nov 26, 1934
Gaol Break
Aug 31, 1936
The Land of Opportunity
Rolling Home
Dec 09, 1935
Wall Street
Dec 01, 1929
So You Won't Talk
Mar 01, 1935
Chicago After Midnight
Mar 04, 1928
The Last Door
May 10, 1921
The Big Shot
Dec 31, 1931
Law of the Sea
Dec 15, 1931
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Jun 30, 1911
One Flag at Last
Sep 18, 1911
The Highest Law
Feb 05, 1921
Gorilla Ship
Jul 19, 1932
Hell Bound
May 01, 1931
The County Fair
Mar 31, 1932
How Betty Won the School
Aug 22, 1911
