About

Known credits:
60
Birthday:
1858-01-01
Place of birth:
New York, New York
Website:
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Wallace McCutcheon Sr.

Overview

Wallace McCutcheon Sr., referred to affectionately as "Old Man McCutcheon" by members of the Biograph stock company, was, by 1907, indeed one of the senior figures in American film production. Little is known of his background, but he had apparently moved into the early film industry from stage direction. Under the encouragement of his friend Frank Marion, McCutcheon began working as a supervisor and director for American Mutoscope in 1897, continuing with them after their reorganization as American Mutoscope & Biograph in 1899. McCutcheon Sr.'s wealth of credits are often mixed up with the small handful of films directed by his son, Wallace McCutcheon Jr. (1884–1928). Sources indicate he also went by the name of George McCutcheon.

Known for

Directing
1908 Deceived Slumming Party Directing Director 58
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1908 The Stage Rustler Directing Director N/A
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1908 The Kentuckian Directing Director N/A
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1908 At the French Ball Directing Director 59
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1908 The Man in the Box Directing Director N/A
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1908 The Invisible Fluid Directing Director 59
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1908 Mixed Babies Directing Director 58
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1908 Thompson's Night Out Directing Director N/A
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1908 When Knights Were Bold Directing Director 58
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1908 The Sculptor's Nightmare Directing Director 58
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1908 The King's Messenger Directing Director N/A
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1908 Hulda's Lovers Directing Director N/A
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1908 King of the Cannibal Islands Directing Director N/A
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1908 Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker Directing Director N/A
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1908 Caught by Wireless Directing Director 58
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1908 Her First Adventure Directing Director 58
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1908 The Boy Detective, or The Abductors Foiled Directing Director 58
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1908 Yellow Peril Directing Director N/A
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1908 Classmates Directing Director 58
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1908 Falsely Accused! Directing Director 58
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1907 Cohen’s Fire Sale Directing Director 58
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1907 The 'Teddy' Bears Directing Director 58
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1906 Getting Evidence Directing Director 58
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1906 Kathleen Mavourneen Directing Director 58
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1906 From Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the Rockies Directing Director 58
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1906 Holdup of the Rocky Mountain Express Directing Director 59
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1906 Three American Beauties Directing Director 59
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1906 The Terrible Kids Directing Director 58
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1906 A Winter Straw Ride Directing Director 58
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1906 The Black Hand Directing Director 59
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1906 Dream of a Rarebit Fiend Directing Director 59
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1905 Police Chasing Scorching Auto Directing Director 58
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1905 The Life of an American Policeman Directing Director 59
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1905 The Train Wreckers Directing Director 58
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1905 Airy Fairy Lillian Tries on Her New Corsets Directing Director 58
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1905 The Miller’s Daughter Directing Director 58
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1905 The Watermelon Patch Directing Director 58
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1905 The White Caps Directing Director 58
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1905 Panorama from Times Building, New York Directing Director 59
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1905 The Nihilists Directing Director 58
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1904 The Chicken Thief Directing Director N/A
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1904 Personal Directing Director 59
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1904 The Lost Child Directing Director 58
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1904 The Moonshiner Directing Director 58
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1904 Photographing a Female Crook Directing Director 58
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1904 Troubles of a Manager of a Burlesque Show Directing Director 58
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1904 The Escaped Lunatic Directing Director 58
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1904 The Story the Biograph Told Directing Director 58
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1904 The Widow and the Only Man Directing Director 58
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1903 Discovery of Bodies Directing Director 58
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1903 A Total Accident Directing Director N/A
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1903 The Dude and the Burglars Directing Director 59
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1902 Grandpa's Reading Glass Directing Director 58
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1900 How They Rob Men in Chicago Directing Director 58
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Bobby's Kodak Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1905 Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son Writing Writer 58
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1904 The Suburbanite Writing Writer 58
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Production
1906 Dream of a Rarebit Fiend Production Producer 59
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Camera
1905 Panorama from Times Building, New York Camera Director of Photography 59
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Crew
1903 In My Lady's Boudoir Crew Cinematography N/A
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