- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- January 6, 1874
- Place of Birth
- York, Nebraska, USA
- Died
- November 11, 1948
Fred Niblo
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fred Niblo (January 6, 1874 – November 11, 1948) was an American pioneer film actor, director and producer. Niblo was born Frederick Liedtke (several sources give "Frederico Nobile", apparently erroneously) in York, Nebraska, to a French mother and a father who had served as a captain in the American Civil War and was wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg. Using the stage name, Fred Niblo, Liedtke began his show business career performing in vaudeville and in live theater. After more than twenty years doing live performing as a monologist, during which he traveled extensively around the globe, he worked in Australia from 1912 through 1915, where he turned to the burgeoning motion picture industry and made his first two films. As a Hollywood director, he is most remembered for several notable films beginning with his 1920 work The Mark of Zorro which…
Filmography
movieCrazy House
1943 · Studio Executive
movieOnce Upon a Honeymoon
1942 · Ship's Captain (uncredited)
movieLife with Henry
1941 · Mr.Sam Aldrich
movieEllery Queen, Master Detective
1940 · John Braun
movieI'm Still Alive
1940 · Fred, Third Director
movieDiamond Cut Diamond
1932 · Director
movieTwo White Arms
1932 · Director
movieThe Big Gamble
1931 · Director
movieYoung Donovan's Kid
1931 · Director
movieWay Out West
1930 · Director
movieEstrellados
1930 · Self (Guest Appearance)
movieRedemption
1930 · Director
movieFree and Easy
1930 · Himself
movieA Man's Man
1929 · Fred Niblo (uncredited)
movieDream of Love
1928 · Director
movieThe Mysterious Lady
1928 · Director
movieTwo Lovers
1928 · Director
movieThe Enemy
1927 · Director, Producer
movieThe Devil Dancer
1927 · Director
movieCamille
1927 · Director
Demon Thistle
movieDemon Thistle
1927 · Story
movieThe Temptress
1926 · Director
movieBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925 · Director
movie1925 Studio Tour
1925 · Self
Hello, 'Frisco
movieHello, 'Frisco
1924 · Fred Niblo
movieThe Red Lily
1924 · Director, Producer, Original Story
movieThy Name Is Woman
1924 · Director
movieStrangers of the Night
1923 · Producer, Director
movieSouls for Sale
1923 · Self - Celebrity Director
movieThe Famous Mrs. Fair
1923 · Director
Scandalous Tongues
movieScandalous Tongues
1922 · Reverend Charles Alden
movieThe Bootlegger's Daughter
1922 · Reverend Charles Alden
movieBlood and Sand
1922 · Producer, Director
movieRose o' the Sea
1922 · Director
The Woman He Married
movieThe Woman He Married
1922 · Director
movieThe Three Musketeers
1921 · Director
movieGreater Than Love
1921 · Director
movieMother o' Mine
1921 · Director
movieSilk Hosiery
1920 · Director
movieThe Mark of Zorro
1920 · Director
Her Husband's Friend
movieHer Husband's Friend
1920 · Director
movieScreen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 7)
1920 · self
Hairpins
movieHairpins
1920 · Director
movieThe False Road
1920 · Director
movieSex
1920 · Director
movieThe Woman in the Suitcase
1920 · Director
movieDangerous Hours
1919 · Director
movieThe Haunted Bedroom
1919 · Director
movieWhat Every Woman Learns
1919 · Director
movieStepping Out
1919 · Director
movieThe Virtuous Thief
1919 · Director
movieThe Law of Men
1919 · Director
moviePartners Three
1919 · Director
movieHappy Though Married
1919 · Director
movieFuss and Feathers
1918 · Director
movieWhen Do We Eat?
1918 · Director
Coals of Fire
movieCoals of Fire
1918 · Rev. Charles Alden
movieThe Marriage Ring
1918 · Director
movieThe Gangsters
1913 · Writer
Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford
movieGet-Rich-Quick Wallingford
— · J. Rufus Wallingford, Writer, Director