D.W. Griffith
Directing
Born January 22, 1875 — Died July 23, 1948
From LaGrange, Kentucky, USA
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 cam...
Filmography
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
Self
20237.0
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
archive footage
20208.0
Flashback: The First World War
Self (archive footage)
20149.0
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Self (archive footage)
20085.0
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (archive footage)
20074.3
The Tramp and the Dictator
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
20027.0
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Self (archive footage)
199810.0
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
19958.0
The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'
Self (Archive footage)
19936.0
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
19617.0
San Francisco
Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
19366.6
1930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation"
Self
19304.5
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
Himself
1921
Enoch Arden
Mr. Ray
19156.3
Two Daughters of Eve
At Stage Door
1912
The Adventures of Billy
On Bench
19115.7
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
19095.2
At the Altar
19094.0
The Politician's Love Story
Man - First Couple
19094.3
The Girls and Daddy
At Black & Tan Ball
19093.0
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The Heart of O Yama
Footman
19081.5
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The Red Girl
Man on Footpath
19083.5
Balked at the Altar
19083.3
The Fatal Hour
Policeman
19082.5
A Calamitous Elopement
Policeman
19084.2
Deceived Slumming Party
Reginald O.C. Wittington
19086.0
The Black Viper
Rescuer
19084.1
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The Stage Rustler
Phil Bowen
19083.5
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The Kentuckian
19081.0
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At the Crossroads of Life
Suitor
19084.0
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At the French Ball
Husband
19084.5
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The Man in the Box
Station Agent
19083.0
The Invisible Fluid
Mailman
19085.0
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'Ostler Joe
Lover
1908
When Knights Were Bold
19083.2
The Sculptor's Nightmare
19084.3
The Music Master
19083.0
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The King's Messenger
Messenger
19081.0
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Hulda's Lovers
Handy Hank
19081.5
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King of the Cannibal Islands
Cannibal in top hat
19082.0
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A Famous Escape
Prisoner
1908
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Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker
Doctor, Charity worker
19082.0
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Caught by Wireless
Policeman
19082.8
Her First Adventure
Father
19084.6
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The Yellow Peril
Mr. Phlipp
19083.0
Cupid’s Pranks
Extra at ball
19083.6
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The Princess in the Vase
Lover
1908
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Classmates
Extra
19083.0
Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
Father
19085.5
Falsely Accused!
Cop in Court
19082.8
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Professional Jealousy
Extra on stage
1908