Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 21, 1862
Died
Apr 28, 1942
Place of Birth
Wellsville, Ohio, USA
Credits
41 titles
Burr McIntosh
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Richest Girl in the World
David Preston
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
Professor
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Dignitary at Laying of Cornerstone
A Private Scandal
George Wills
Command Performance
Masoch
Skinner Steps Out
Fancy Baggage
Austin
The Last Warning
Josiah Bunce
Me, Gangster
Bill Kane
Lilac Time
Gen. Blythe
The Adorable Cheat
Cyrus Dorsey
The Grip of the Yukon
Chardon (Hotelkeeper)
Sailors' Wives
Dr. Bobs
Across the Atlantic
John Clayton
The Fourflusher
Ira Wittaker
That Certain Thing
A.B. Charles, Sr.
Breakfast at Sunrise
General
Once and Forever
Governor
Silk Stockings
Judge
Fire and Steel
Sandy McGreagor
Naughty But Nice
Uncle Seth Sumners
The Yankee Clipper
Thomas Winslow
Taxi! Taxi!
Grant Zimmerman
See You in Jail
Judge Hauser
A One Mama Man
The Father
The Golden Stallion
Elmer Kendall
The Buckaroo Kid
Henry Radigan
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
The President
The Green Archer
Pearl of Love
Captain Kittridge
Camille of the Barbary Coast
Henry Morton
Virtuous Liars
Livingston
The Spitfire
Joshua Carrington
The Average Woman
Judge Whipple
Restless Wives
Pelham Morrison
On the Banks of the Wabash
'Cap' Hammond
The Exciters
Rackham, the lawyer
Driven
Mr. Tolliver
Way Down East
Squire Bartlett
The Lilac Splash
J. Rufus 'Jim' Wallingford
The Wilderness Woman
The Judge