
Known for
Directing
Born
January 23, 1879
Birthplace
Whangaroa, New Zealand
Died
December 27, 1943 (aged 64)
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Rupert Julian (25 January 1879 – 27 December 1943) was the first New Zealand cinema actor, director, writer and producer.
Born Thomas Percival Hayes in Whangaroa, New Zealand, Son of John Daly Hayes (JNR)and Eliza Harriet Hayes. Rupert Julian performed on stage and in film both in his native country and Australia before emigrating to the United States in 1911, where he started his career as an actor in Universal silent movies. He turned to directing in 1915, often directing his wife Elsie Jane Wilson, but his work was merely routine until he was assigned to complete Merry-Go-Round in 1923 when director Erich von Stroheim was fired from it. In 1924, he...
1930
Director
1930
Director
1929
Director
1928
as Undetermined Appearance, Director, Editor
1928
Director
1927
Director
1927
Director
1926
Director
1926
as The Kaiser, Director
1925
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
1925
Director
1925
Director
1924
Director
1923
Director
1922
Director, Writer
1920
Director, Scenario Writer
1919
Director
1919
as Richard Hatton / Richard Olwell, Director
1919
Director
1919
Director, Story
1918
Director, Story
1918
Director
1918
as John Silver, Director
1918
as Tom Flynn, Director
1918
as The Kaiser, Director