
James Neill
Known for Acting · 90 credits
- Born
- 1860-09-29
- Died
- 1931-03-16
- Place of birth
- Savannah, Georgia, USA
- Also known as
- James Neil · James F. 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
Movies (90)

Any Woman
1925
as William Linden

Cameo Kirby
1914
as John Randall

Manslaughter
1922
as Butler

The Ten Commandments
1923
as Aaron - Brother of Moses: Prologue

New Brooms
1925

The King of Kings
1927
as James - Brother of John

The Rose of the Rancho
1914
as Padre Antonio

The Bottle Imp
1917
as A Priest

The Cheat
1915
as Jones

The Thrill Chaser
1923
as Sheik Ussan

We Can't Have Everything
1918
as Detective

The Idle Rich
1929
as Mr. Phil Thayer

What Money Can't Buy
1917
as The cardinal

Joan the Woman
1916
as Laxart

Shooting Straight
1930
as Reverend Powell

Saturday Night
1922
as Tompkins - the Butler

The Little American
1917
as Senator John Moore

Everywoman
1919
as Nobody

The Circus Man
1914
as Richard Jenison

Richelieu
1914
as The King

Thank You
1925
as Doctor Cobb

Only the Brave
1930
as Vance Calhoun

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
1920
as Major Buford

A School for Husbands
1917
as Auto Salesman

The Whispering Chorus
1918
as Channing

The Widow's Might
1918
as Red

The Goose Girl
1915
as Count Von Herbeck

Don't Change Your Husband
1919
as Butler

The Border Patrol
1928
as Lefty Waterman

The World's Applause
1923
as Valet to Elliott

For the Defense
1916
as Mr. Webster

The Ghost House
1917
as Jeremy Foster

The Way of a Man with a Maid
1918
as Elsa's Father

The Girl at Home
1917
as Squire Padgate

To Have and to Hold
1916
as George Yeardley

Ready Money
1914
as Jackson Ives

Too Many Millions
1918
as Mr. Lane

Less Than Kin
1918
as Dr. Nunez

A Double-Dyed Deceiver
1920
as Senor Urique

The Dream Girl
1916
as Benjamin Merton

Her Husband’s Trademark
1922
as Henry Strom
Peg o' My Heart
1919
as Frank O'Connell

Betty to the Rescue
1917
as Henry Sherwin

Dangerous Curve Ahead
1921
as Mr. Mabee

Maria Rosa
1916
as The Priest

The Ragamuffin
1916
as A Broker
A Petticoat Pilot
1918
as Zoeth Hamilton

Fires of Faith
1919
as Booth's Secretary

Where the Trail Divides
1914
as Sam Rowland

Jules of the Strong Heart
1918
as Sommerville
Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo
1915
as Herr Selingman

Say! Young Fellow
1918
as A Kindly Bachelor

Forbidden Paths
1917
as James Thornton

Romance and Arabella
1919
as Dr. Henry

The Paliser Case
1920
as Cara
Tennessee's Pardner
1916
as The Padre

Nobody's Money
1923
as Miller
The Heart of a Cracksman
1913
as Carlton

Our Leading Citizen
1922
as Honorable Cyrus Blagdon

Oliver Twist
1916
as Mr. Brownlow
The Thousand-Dollar Husband
1916
as Stephen Gordon

The Woman
1915
as The Honorable Mark Robertson

A Gutter Magdalene
1916
as Goodwin

A Man's Mate
1924
as Veraign

The Prison Without Walls
1917
as John Havens

Her Kingdom of Dreams
1919
as Purdon

On the Level
1917
as Warner, Mae's Father

The Heart Specialist
1922
as Fernald

The House with the Golden Windows
1916
as James Peabody

The Devil Stone
1917
as Simpson

The Secret Garden
1919
as Ben Weatherstaff

The Lash
1916
as John Du Val

The Black Wolf
1917
as Count Ramirez

The Lonely Road
as Uncle Billy Austin

Love Hungry
1928
as Pa Robinson

Discord and Harmony
1914
as The Symphony Conductor
The Cracksman's Reformation
1913
as The Rich Man

Those Without Sin
1917
as Doctor Wallace

The Warrens of Virginia
1915
as General Warren

A Voice in the Dark
1921
as Edward Small
Cross Purposes
1913
as Father

The Case of Becky
1915
as Dr. Emerson

Men, Women, and Money
1919
as Parker Middleton

Sandy
1918
as Judge Hollis

A Daughter of the Wolf
1919
as Judge Burroughs
Whoso Diggeth a Pit
1914
as The Sweetheart's Father
A Desperate Moment
1926
as Peter Dean

Dusk to Dawn
1922
as John Latham

The Trouble Buster
1917
as Franz Libelt

Women's Weapons
1918
as Peter Gregory
About James Neill
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. With 90 credits spanning from 1913 to 1930, James Neill has appeared in 90 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular James Neill Movies
- Any Woman (1925) — as William Linden
- Cameo Kirby (1914) — as John Randall
- Manslaughter (1922) — as Butler
- The Ten Commandments (1923) — as Aaron - Brother of Moses: Prologue
- New Brooms (1925)
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