- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 11, 1882
- Place of Birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- September 15, 1930
Milton Sills
From Wikipedia Milton George Gustavus Sills (January 12, 1882 – September 15, 1930) was an American stage and film actor of the early twentieth century. Sills was born in Chicago, Illinois into a wealthy family. He was the son of William Henry Sills, a successful mineral dealer, and Josephine Antoinette Troost Sills, an heiress from a prosperous banking family. Upon completing high school, Sills was offered a one-year scholarship to the University of Chicago, where he studied psychology and philosophy. After graduating, he was offered a position at the university as a researcher and within several years worked his way up to become a professor at the school. In 1905, stage actor Donald Robertson visited the school to lecture on author and playwright Henrik Ibsen and suggested to Sills that he try his hand at acting. On a whim, Sills agreed and left his prestigious teaching career to e…
Filmography
movieThe Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Sea Wolf
1930 · 'Wolf' Larsen
movieMan Trouble
1930 · Mac
movieLove and the Devil
1929
movieHis Captive Woman
1929
movieThe Crash
1928 · Jim Flannagan
movieThe Barker
1928 · Nifty Miller
movieThe Hawk's Nest
1928 · The Hawk/John Finchley
movieBurning Daylight
1928 · Elam 'Burning Daylight' Harnish
movieThe Circus: Premiere
1928 · Self
movieThe Valley of the Giants
1927 · Bryce Cardigan
Hard-Boiled Haggerty
movieHard-Boiled Haggerty
1927 · Hard-Boiled Haggerty
Framed
movieFramed
1927 · Etienne Hilaire
movieThe Sea Tiger
1927 · Justin Ramos
movieThe Silent Lover
1926 · Count Pierre Tornal
movieParadise
1926 · Tony
movieMen of Steel
1926 · Jan Bokak, Writer
Puppets
moviePuppets
1926 · Nicola Riccobini
movieThe Unguarded Hour
1925 · Andrea
movieA Lover's Oath
1925 · Editor, Writer
movieThe Knockout
1925 · Sandy Donlin
movieThe Making of O'Malley
1925 · O'Malley
movieI Want My Man
1925 · Gulian Eyre
movieAs Man Desires
1925 · Major John Craig
movieMadonna of the Streets
1924 · Reverend John Morton
movieSingle Wives
1924 · Perry Jordan
movieThe Sea Hawk
1924 · Sir Oliver Tressilian
movieFlowing Gold
1924 · Calvin Gray
movieThe Heart Bandit
1924 · John Rand
movieA Lady of Quality
1924 · Gerald Mertoun, Duke of Osmonde
movieFlaming Youth
1923 · Cary Scott
movieAdam's Rib
1923 · Michael Ramsay
movieThe Spoilers
1923 · Roy Glennister
Legally Dead
movieLegally Dead
1923 · Will Campbell / George Brown
movieSouls for Sale
1923 · Self - Celebrity Actor (uncredited)
movieThe Isle of Lost Ships
1923 · Frank Howard
movieWhat a Wife Learned
1923 · Rudolph Martin
movieThe Last Hour
1923 · Steve Cline
movieEnvironment
1922 · Steve MacLaren
movieThe Forgotten Law
1922 · Richard Jarnette
movieSeeing Stars
1922 · Self
movieBurning Sands
1922 · Daniel Lane
movieSkin Deep
1922 · Bud Doyle
movieA Trip to Paramountown
1922 · Self
movieThe Woman Who Walked Alone
1922 · Clement Gaunt
movieOne Clear Call
1922 · Dr. Alan Hamilton
movieMiss Lulu Bett
1921 · Neil Cornish
movieThe Great Moment
1921 · Bayard Delaval
movieAt the End of the World
1921 · Gordon Deane
movieSalvage
1921 · Fred Martin
movieThe Little Fool
1921 · Richard Forrest
movieThe Faith Healer
1921 · Michaelis
movieThe Furnace
1920 · Keene Mordaunt
movieBehold My Wife
1920 · Frank Armour
movieSweet Lavender
1920 · Horace Weatherburn
movieDangerous to Men
1920 · Sandy Verrall
movieThe Inferior Sex
1920 · Knox Randall
movieThe Street Called Straight
1920 · Peter Devenant
movieEyes of Youth
1919 · Louis Anthony
movieWhat Every Woman Learns
1919 · Walter Melrose
movieThe Fear Woman
1919 · Robert Craig
movieThe Woman Thou Gavest Me
1919 · Conrad
movieThe Hushed Hour
1919 · Luke Appleton
movieThe Stronger Vow
1919 · Juan Estudillo
movieSatan Junior
1919 · Paul Worden
movieThe Hell Cat
1918 · Sheriff Jack Webb
movieThe Savage Woman
1918 · Jean Lerier
movieThe Claw
1918 · Major Anthony Kinsella
movieThe Yellow Ticket
1918 · Julian Rolfe
movieMarried in Name Only
1917 · Robert Worthing
Making Monkey Business
movieMaking Monkey Business
1917 · The Flea
movieThe Honor System
1917 · Joseph Stanton
moviePatria
1917 · Capt. Donald Parr
movieThe Rack
1915 · Tom Gordon
The Woman Who Lied
movieThe Woman Who Lied
1915 · Jack Stanley
movieUnder Southern Skies
1915 · Burleigh Mavor
The Taming of Mary
movieThe Taming of Mary
1915 · Harry Benton
The Arrival of Perpetua
movieThe Arrival of Perpetua
1915 · Thaddeus Curzon
The Pit
movieThe Pit
1914 · Corthell