About

Known credits:
71
Birthday:
1879-01-23
Place of birth:
Whangaroa, New Zealand
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Rupert Julian

Overview

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Rupert Julian (25 January 1879 – 27 December 1943) was the first New Zealand cinema actor, director, writer and producer.

Born Thomas Percival Hayes in Whangaroa, New Zealand, Son of John Daly Hayes (JNR)and Eliza Harriet Hayes. Rupert Julian performed on stage and in film both in his native country and Australia before emigrating to the United States in 1911, where he started his career as an actor in Universal silent movies. He turned to directing in 1915, often directing his wife Elsie Jane Wilson, but his work was merely routine until he was assigned to complete Merry-Go-Round in 1923 when director Erich von Stroheim was fired from it. In 1924, he directed Lon Chaney in the first cut of The Phantom of the Opera, which was largely revisited at the request of the production. He soon fell into a professional decline after the advent of sound, and after directing The Cat Creeps and Love Comes Along (both in 1930), his career faded.

Rupert Julian died in Hollywood, California at the age of 64 and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

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Known for

Acting
1928 Walking Back Actor Undetermined Appearance 59
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1926 Three Faces East Actor The Kaiser N/A
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1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Actor Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) 61
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1919 The Fire Flingers Actor Richard Hatton / Richard Olwell N/A
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1918 Hungry Eyes Actor John Silver N/A
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1918 Hands Down Actor Tom Flynn N/A
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1918 The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin Actor The Kaiser N/A
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1917 The Desire of the Moth Actor John Wesley Pringle N/A
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1917 The Mysterious Mr. Tiller Actor Prentice Tiller N/A
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1917 Mother o' Mine Actor John Standing N/A
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1917 A Kentucky Cinderella Actor John Silverwood N/A
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1917 The Gift Girl Actor Malec N/A
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1917 Alone in the World Actor N/A
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1916 The Right to Be Happy Actor Ebenezer Scrooge N/A
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1916 The Bugler of Algiers Actor Pierre N/A
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1916 The Evil Women Do Actor N/A
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1916 Bettina Loved a Soldier Actor Jean Reynaud N/A
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1916 Naked Hearts Actor Cecil N/A
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1916 The Desperado Actor The Desperado N/A
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1916 The Dumb Girl of Portici Actor Masaniello 59
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1915 Jewel Actor Mr. Evringham N/A
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1915 A Cigarette - That's All Actor Bara Yami - the Hindoo Yogi N/A
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1915 Scandal Actor Robert Gordon N/A
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1915 The Pretty Sister of Jose Actor Sebastiano - the Toreador N/A
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1914 The Pursuit of Hate Actor N/A
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1914 The Spider and Her Web Actor N/A
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1914 The Merchant of Venice Actor N/A
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Directing
1930 The Cat Creeps Directing Director 59
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1930 Love Comes Along Directing Director 59
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1929 The Phantom of the Opera Directing Director 59
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1928 Walking Back Directing Director 59
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1928 The Leopard Lady Directing Director N/A
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1927 The Country Doctor Directing Director 58
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1927 The Yankee Clipper Directing Director 59
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1926 Silence Directing Director 59
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1926 Three Faces East Directing Director N/A
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1925 Hell's Highroad Directing Director N/A
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1925 The Phantom of the Opera Directing Director 63
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1924 Love and Glory Directing Director N/A
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1923 Merry-Go-Round Directing Director 59
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1922 The Girl Who Ran Wild Directing Director N/A
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1919 The Sleeping Lion Directing Director N/A
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1919 The Fire Flingers Directing Director N/A
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1919 Creaking Stairs Directing Director N/A
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1919 The Millionaire Pirate Directing Director N/A
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1918 Fires of Youth Directing Director 58
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1918 Midnight Madness Directing Director N/A
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1918 Hungry Eyes Directing Director N/A
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1918 Hands Down Directing Director N/A
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1918 The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Door Between Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Savage Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Desire of the Moth Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Mysterious Mr. Tiller Directing Director N/A
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1917 Mother o' Mine Directing Director N/A
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1917 A Kentucky Cinderella Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Circus of Life Directing Director 58
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1917 The Gift Girl Directing Director N/A
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1916 The Right to Be Happy Directing Director N/A
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1916 The Bugler of Algiers Directing Director N/A
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1916 The Evil Women Do Directing Director N/A
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1916 Bettina Loved a Soldier Directing Director N/A
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1916 Naked Hearts Directing Director N/A
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1916 The Desperado Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1922 The Girl Who Ran Wild Writing Writer N/A
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1919 Creaking Stairs Writing Story N/A
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1918 Fires of Youth Writing Story 58
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1917 My Little Boy Writing Story N/A
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1917 Mother o' Mine Writing Story N/A
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1916 Naked Hearts Writing Story N/A
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Editing
1928 Walking Back Editing Editor 59
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