Burr McIntosh

Acting

Born August 21, 1862, Wellsville, Ohio, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Burr McIntosh (21 August 1862 – 28 April 1942) had an eclectic career. He was known, at different points in his life, to be a lecturer, photographer, movie studio owner, silent film actor, author, publisher of Burr McIntosh Monthly , reporter and a pioneer in the early movie and radio business. He was born in Wellsville, Ohio, the son of William Ambrose and Minerva McIntosh. His father was the president of a public utility, New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company, and a member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club.  The club's activities were blamed (but the members were not held legally responsible) for the failure of the South Fork Dam, which caused the Johnstown Flood in 1889 that resulted in the loss of over 2,200 lives in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. His sister Nancy McIntosh, an operatic soprano, was the protégée, adopted daughter and heiress to the estate and royalties of W. S. Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan. McIntosh graduated from Lafayette College in 1884, where he became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He began as a stage actor and then moved into silent films. His most enduring role was Squire Bartlett, who banished the character played by Lillian Gish from his home and into the cold Maine winter in D.W. Griffith's classic film, Way Down East (1920). Miss Gish described McIntosh as a gentle giant, "always apologizing for having to treat me so cruelly…". He appeared in 53 films between 1914 and 1934. He died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack. Description above from the Wikipedia article Burr McIntosh , licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 1934The Richest Girl in the World — David Preston
• 1933Hallelujah, I'm a Bum — Dignitary at Laying of Cornerstone
• 1933The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi — Professor
• 1931A Private Scandal — George Wills
• 1931Command Performance — Masoch
• 1929Fancy Baggage — Austin
• 1929Skinner Steps Out
• 1928Across the Atlantic — John Clayton
• 1928Lilac Time — Gen. Blythe
• 1928Me, Gangster — Bill Kane
• 1928Sailors' Wives — Dr. Bobs
• 1928That Certain Thing — A.B. Charles, Sr.
• 1928The Adorable Cheat — Cyrus Dorsey
• 1928The Fourflusher — Ira Wittaker
• 1928The Grip of the Yukon — Chardon (Hotelkeeper)
• 1928The Last Warning — Josiah Bunce
• 1927A One Mama Man — The Father
• 1927Breakfast at Sunrise — General
• 1927Fire and Steel — Sandy McGreagor
• 1927Framed — Magistrate
• 1927Naughty But Nice — Uncle Seth Sumners
• 1927Once and Forever — Governor
• 1927See You in Jail — Judge Hauser
• 1927Silk Stockings — Judge
• 1927Taxi! Taxi! — Grant Zimmerman
• 1927The Golden Stallion — Elmer Kendall
• 1927The Yankee Clipper — Thomas Winslow
• 1926The Buckaroo Kid — Henry Radigan
• 1926Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes — The President
• 1925Camille of the Barbary Coast — Henry Morton
• 1925Pearl of Love — Captain Kittridge
• 1925The Green Archer
• 1924Restless Wives — Pelham Morrison
• 1924The Average Woman — Judge Whipple
• 1924The Spitfire — Joshua Carrington
• 1924Virtuous Liars — Livingston
• 1923Driven — Mr. Tolliver
• 1923On the Banks of the Wabash — 'Cap' Hammond
• 1923The Exciters — Rackham, the lawyer
• 1920Way Down East — Squire Bartlett
• 1915The Lilac Splash — J. Rufus 'Jim' Wallingford
• The Wilderness Woman — The Judge