Augustus Phillips

Known for

Acting

Born

August 1, 1874

Birthplace

Rensselaer, Indiana, USA

Died

September 16, 1952 (aged 78)

Biography

Augustus Phillips was an American silent screen actor. In 1910 he starred as Victor Frankenstein in the first-ever film adaptation of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein.

Best known work

Frankenstein

1910

A Christmas Accident

1912

The Grim Game

1919

Blue Jeans

1917

An Unsullied Shield

1913

A Serenade by Proxy

1913

The Title Cure

1913

The Haunted Bedroom

1913

The Bells

1913

The Innocence of Ruth

1916

Filmography

1921
The Unknown Wife
as John Mayberry
1920
One Hour Before Dawn
as Bob Manning
1920
A World of Folly
as Steven McClure
1920
The Butterfly Man
as Mr. Trend
1919
Toby's Bow
as Paige
1919
The Grim Game
as Clifton Allison
1919
The Lion's Den
as Mr. Jones
1919
Peggy Does Her Darndest
as 'Lonesome Larry' Doyle
1918
The Brass Check
as Wellington Dix
1918
Daybreak
as Dr. David Brett
1917
Blue Jeans
as Jack Bascom
1917
Miss Robinson Crusoe
as Bertini
1917
Aladdin's Other Lamp
as Jehaunarana, a genie
1917
Lady Barnacle
as Maharajah Bhartari-Hari Pal Singh
1917
God's Law and Man's
as Jack Aston
1917
The Mortal Sin
as Emmet Standish
1917
Threads of Fate
as Tom Wentworth
1916
Ignorance
as Mr. Hawley
1916
The Gates of Eden
as Joseph
1916
Thrown to the Lions
as District Attorney Bryce
1916
The Innocence of Ruth
as Mortimer Reynolds
1915
The Truth About Helen
as Raoul Kent
1913
The Haunted Bedroom
1913
How They Outwitted Father
as George Deal
1913
The Bells
as Donald Waters