John Ince

Biography

Career Overview

John Ince has 154 screen credits in a career dating back to 1913. Their work spans 6 cinematic universes — most prominently Chandu Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle, Fate, The Crowning Glory. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Acting
Gender: male
Known Credits: 154
Birth Date: 1878-08-29 00:00:00
Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 6 universes

Chandu Collection (2 titles)
Down to Earth (1 titles)
Billy the Kid (Bob Steele) Collection (1 titles)
Wild Bill Saunders Collection (1 titles)
Edison Collection (1 titles)
Jones Family (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Frankie Mann (3 collaborations)
Rex Lease (1 collaborations)
Percy Winter (1 collaborations)
William W. Cohill (1 collaborations)
Betty Brice (1 collaborations)
Douglas Sibole (1 collaborations)
Jean Armour (1 collaborations)
Charles Kelly (1 collaborations)
Blanche West (1 collaborations)
Robert Drouet (1 collaborations)

Credits

actors (128 credits)
- Gun Cargo
  Frederick Winthrop Sr.
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1949
- Yankee Fakir
  Man on Wagon
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1947
- Last Frontier Uprising
  Sam Chisholm
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1947
- The Best Years of Our Lives
  Ryan - Bank Guard (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1946
- Crack-Up
  Man (Uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1946
- Bedlam
  Judge (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1946
- Mr. Noisy
  Doctor (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1946
- Girls of the Big House
  Pompous Man
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1945
- The Lost Trail
  Bailey (Stable Owner)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1945
- Wilson
  Senator Watson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1944
- Voodoo Man
  S.K. - the Producer (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1944
- What a Man!
  Dr. Williams
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1944
- The More the Merrier
  Shaving Gag (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1943
- Man of Courage
  Tom Haines
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1943
- The Pride of the Yankees
  Man in Box Seat (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1942
- Gallant Lady
  Judge Stevens
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1942
- Kid Glove Killer
  Card Player in Montage (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1942
- The Panther's Claw
  Police Captain Mike Flynn
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1942
- Broadway Big Shot
  Judge Scott
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1942
- Code of the Outlaw
  Ed Stoddard
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1942
- Freckles Comes Home
  Hiram Potter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1942
- The Miracle Kid
  Commissioner (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1941
- Dangerous Lady
  Police Capt. Newton
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1941
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan
  Bill Collector (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1941
- Gangs Inc.
  2nd Judge (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1941
- Billy the Kid's Range War
  Hawkins
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1941
- Third Finger, Left Hand
  Man at Railroad Station
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1940
- The Return of Wild Bill
  Sam Griffin
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1940
- Forty Little Mothers
  Bailiff
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1940
- Terry and the Pirates
  High Priest
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1940
- Young Tom Edison
  Man at Station
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1940
- The Heckler
  Doctor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1940
- Legion of the Lawless
  Vigilante at Meeting (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1940
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
  Senator Fernwick (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1939
- Hollywood Cavalcade
  Actor as Court Officer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1939
- Flight at Midnight
  (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1939
- Stand Up and Fight
  Man at Auction
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1939
- Three Little Sew and Sews
  Butler (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1939
- A Man to Remember
  Man at Hospital Dedication (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1938
- You Can't Take It with You
  Neighbor (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1938
- What Do You Think? Tupapaoo
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1938
- Go Chase Yourself
  John Weatherby, Trailer Occupant (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1938
- Tassels in the Air
  Butler (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1938
- Hot Water
  Seconder (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1937
- The Big Squirt
  Police Commissioner Jim
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1937
- The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning
  Mr. Hackenbush
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1937
- Cash and Carry
  Vault Chief (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1937
- White Bondage
  Judge
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1937
- The Wrong Miss Wright
  Party Guest
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1937
- You Can't Buy Luck
  Jury Foreman (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1937
- The Man Who Found Himself
  Train Wreck Survivor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1937
- Laughing at Trouble
  Foreman of Jury
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1936
- A Tenderfoot Goes West
  The Sheriff
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1936
- The President's Mystery
  Gorman (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1936
- Don't Turn 'em Loose
  Parole Board Member
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1936
- The Peppery Salt
  Mr. Grant
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1936
- The Speed Reporter
  Publisher Madison
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1936
- Silly Billies
  Bit
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1936
- Grand Slam Opera
  Colonel Crowe
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1936
- Night Cargo
  Boat Captain
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1936
- Three on a Limb
  Molly's father
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1936
- In Old Kentucky
  Sheriff
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- Lawless Range
  Clem (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- The New Frontier
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- The Rainmakers
  Townsman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- Texas Terror
  Blacksmith Bob
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- Confidential
  One of Keaton's Lieutenants
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- She Couldn't Take It
  Prison Official
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- Waterfront Lady
  Craps Shooter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- China Seas
  Ship's Pilot (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- A Scream in the Night
  Joe Bentley
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- Rainbow's End
  Rodeo Judge
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- Men of Action
  Mr. Morgan
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- Born to Gamble
  Town and Country Club Member (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- Whispering Smith Speaks
  Conductor (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- Circus Shadows
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- Circle of Death
  Bill Carr
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- Les Misérables
  Third Judge in Arras
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- Million Dollar Haul
  Amos Boswell
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- Chandu on the Magic Island
  Suvanese Police Commandant
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- Cheating Cheaters
  Ship's Officer (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- We Live Again
  Official
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- The Return of Chandu
  Mr. James
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- Fighting to Live
  Jake - Prosecuting Attorney
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- Gambling Lady
  Detective (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- The Lucky Texan
  Townsman (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- The Bowery
  Crony (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1933
- I Loved a Woman
  Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1933
- Golden Harvest
  Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1933
- Ship of Wanted Men
  Elderly Man
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1933
- King of the Arena
  Man with Governor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1933
- Picture Snatcher
  Police Captain (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1933
- The Thrill Hunter
  Mayor Thomas Hewitt
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1933
- Justice Takes a Holiday
  Prison Warden
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1933
- Alimony Madness
  Judge Greer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1933
- Blondie Johnson
  Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1933
- The Match King
  Match Company Executive (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1932
- The Penal Code
  Warden
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1932
- Afraid to Talk
  Bill (detective)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1932
- The Thirteenth Guest
  John Morgan (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1932
- The Honor of the Press
  Police Commissioner Drake
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1932
- Passport to Paradise
  Ship's Captain
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1932
- Temptation's Workshop
  John Lawton
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1932
- Human Targets
  Doctor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1932
- Air Eagles
  Doctor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1931
- Dragnet Patrol
  Judge
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1931
- Mounted Fury
  Big McGraw
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1931
- Is There Justice?
  Dr. Gibbs
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1931
- Headin' for Trouble
  Poker Slade
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1931
- Wild West Whoopee
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1931
- Sheer Luck
  Hiram Carver
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1931
- Moby Dick
  Rev. Mapple
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1930
- Hot Curves
  Baseball-Team Manager McGrew
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1930
- Alias French Gertie
  William Matson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1930
- Wages of Conscience
  Frank Knowles
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1927
- Hour of Reckoning
  Winton Crane
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1926
- Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle
  Man
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1925
- The Ropin' Fool
  The Stranger
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1922
- Hate
  Inspector Garth
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1922
- The Hole in the Wall
  Inspector of Police
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1921
- Fate
  Jacob Harmon
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1921
- The Road o' Strife
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1915
- The Only Way Out
  Detective Reed
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1915
- The Crowning Glory
  Jason Sharrock
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1914
- Officer Jim
  Officer Jim
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1914
- The Battle of Shiloh
  Frank Carey
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1913
- The Exile
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1913
- The Transgressor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1913
directing (24 credits)
- Wages of Conscience
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1927
- Hour of Reckoning
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1926
- Her Big Adventure
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1926
- The Girl of Gold
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1925
- Cheap Kisses
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1924
- The Love Trap
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1923
- Passion Fruit
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1921
- Someone in the House
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1920
- Held in Trust
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1920
- Old Lady 31
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1920
- Should a Woman Tell?
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1919
- Please Get Married
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1919
- A Favor to a Friend
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1919
- Blackie's Redemption
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1919
- Secret Strings
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1918
- Her Man
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1918
- The Planter
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1917
- The Crucial Test
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1916
- Her Maternal Right
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1916
- The House of Fear
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1915
- The Road o' Strife
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1915
- The Unmarried Husband
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1915
- Winning Winsome Winnie
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1915
- Officer Jim
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1914
production (1 credits)
- That Old Gang of Mine
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1925
writing (1 credits)
- Her Man
  
  scenario writer
  
  writing
  
  1918