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Name
D.W. Griffith

Known For
Directing

Birthday
1875-01-22

Deathday
1948-07-23 (73 years old)

Place of Birth
LaGrange, Kentucky, USA

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.

Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

1961 The Legend of Rudolph Valentino as Self (archive footage)
1912 Two Daughters of Eve as At Stage Door
1908 At the French Ball as Husband
1908 At the Crossroads of Life as Suitor
1908 The Black Viper as Rescuer
1908 The Sculptor's Nightmare
1908 The Fatal Hour as Policeman
1908 Balked at the Altar
1908 King of the Cannibal Islands as Cannibal in top hat
1908 Her First Adventure as Father
1909 At the Altar
1908 Rescued from an Eagle's Nest as Father
1908 Cupid’s Pranks as Extra at ball
2014 Flashback: The First World War as Self (archive footage)
1908 The King's Messenger as Messenger
1908 Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker as Doctor, Charity worker
1908 The Man in the Box as Station Agent
1908 Deceived Slumming Party as Reginald O.C. Wittington
1908 The Kentuckian
1908 The Invisible Fluid as Mailman
1908 The Stage Rustler as Phil Bowen
1908 The Heart of O Yama as Footman
1908 The Red Girl as Man on Footpath
2023 Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse as Self
2008 Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies as Self (archive footage)
1930 1930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation" as Self
1908 The Music Master
1908 Classmates as Extra
1936 San Francisco as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
1921 Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20) as Himself
1909 1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1911 The Adventures of Billy as On Bench
1908 Caught by Wireless as Policeman
1908 The Yellow Peril as Mr. Phlipp
1915 Enoch Arden as Mr. Ray
1998 Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists as Self (archive footage)
2002 The Tramp and the Dictator as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1908 Hulda's Lovers as Handy Hank
2007 Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema as Self (archive footage)
1908 Falsely Accused! as Cop in Court
1909 The Politician's Love Story as Man - First Couple
1908 A Calamitous Elopement as Policeman
1908 When Knights Were Bold
1909 The Girls and Daddy as At Black & Tan Ball
1908 The Princess in the Vase as Lover
1908 Professional Jealousy as Extra on stage
1908 A Famous Escape as Prisoner
1908 'Ostler Joe as Lover
2020 Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty as archive footage
1993 The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation' as Self (Archive footage)
1995 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self (archive footage)
1975 D.W. Griffith: An American Genius as Self (archive)
1988 Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me as Self (archive footage)

1988 American Experience ( 1 episode ) as Self
2024 Hollywood Black ( 4 episodes ) as Self (archive footage)
1980 Hollywood ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
1980 Hollywood ( 2 episodes ) as Self (archive footage, uncredited)

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