David Kirkland (November 26, 1878 – October 27, 1964) was an American actor and film director of the silent and early sound eras.[1][2]
David Kirkland | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 26, 1878 |
| Died | October 27, 1964 (aged 85) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Actor |
| Years active | 1911-1943 (film) |
He was cast as Dr. Dopem in the Snakeville comedy series and directed several Keystone Studios comedy films.[3] He was a pallbearer at Virginia Rappe's funeral.[4] Kirkland's 1920 film The Perfect Woman was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2017.[5]
Partial filmography
edit- The Crippled Hand (1916)
- A Temperamental Wife (1919)
- A Virtuous Vamp (1919)
- In Search of a Sinner (1920)
- The Love Expert (1920)
- Nothing But the Truth (1920)
- The Perfect Woman (1920)
- The Rowdy (1921)
- The Ladder Jinx (1922)
- The Veiled Woman (1922)
- The Barefoot Boy (1923)
- For Another Woman (1924)
- The Tomboy (1924)
- Who Cares (1925)
- All Around Frying Pan (1925)
- The Tough Guy (1926)
- The Two-Gun Man (1926)
- A Regular Scout (1926)
- Hands Across the Border (1926)
- The Gingham Girl (1927)
- Yours to Command (1927)
- Uneasy Payments (1927)
- The Candy Kid (1928)
- Riders of the Cactus (1931)
- Flying Lariats (1931)
- So This Is Arizona (1931)
References
edit- ^ Munden p. 39
- ^ Vazzana, Eugene Michael (2001). Silent Film Necrology. ISBN 9780786410590.
- ^ Walker, Brent E. (2013-04-25). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. ISBN 9780786477111.
- ^ Merritt, Greg (September 2013). Room 1219: The Life of Fatty Arbuckle, the Mysterious Death of Virginia Rappe, and the Scandal That Changed Hol. ISBN 9781613747957.
- ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
Bibliography
edit- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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