Wallace Worsley

from Wappingers Falls, New York, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wallace A. Worsley Sr. (8 December 1878 in Wappingers Falls, New York, USA – 26 March 1944 in Hollywood, California, USA) was an American stage actor who became a director in the silent film era. Worsley directed 29 films during the years 1918-1928 and acted in 7 films. He directed several films starring Lon Chaney Sr. and his professional relationship with the actor was the best Chaney had second to his partnership with Tod Browning. The The Hunchback of Notre Dame from 1923 is one of his best known works and along with The Penalty(1920), enjoys good exposure on home video and DVD. Worsley's 1922 horror film A Blind Bargain with Chaney is one of the most sought after lost films. Worsley was married to actress Julia M. Taylor with whom he had two sons, Paul Worsley and the film director Wallace Worsley Jr.

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Timeline

1928Aged 50

  • Poster for The Power of Silence

    Director

1926Aged 48

  • Poster for Shadow of the Law

    Director

1924Aged 46

  • Poster for The Man Who Fights Alone

    Director

1923Aged 45

  • Poster for Nobody's Money

    Director

  • Poster for Is Divorce a Failure?

    Director

  • Poster for The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    Director

1922Aged 44

  • Poster for Grand Larceny

    Director

  • Poster for When Husbands Deceive

    Director

  • Poster for Rags to Riches

    Director

  • Poster for Enter Madame

    Director

  • Poster for A Blind Bargain

    Director

1921Aged 43

  • Poster for The Highest Bidder

    Director

  • Poster for Don't Neglect Your Wife

    Director

  • Poster for The Ace of Hearts

    Director

  • Poster for Voices of the City

    Director

  • Poster for The Beautiful Liar

    Director

1920Aged 42

  • Poster for The Street Called Straight

    Director

  • Poster for The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come

    Director

  • Poster for The Penalty

    Director

1919Aged 41

  • Poster for Adele

    Director

  • Poster for Diane of the Green Van

    Director

  • Poster for Playthings of Passion

    Director

  • Poster for A Woman of Pleasure

    Director

1918Aged 40

  • Poster for The Turn of a Card

    John Hays Cotton

  • Poster for An Alien Enemy

    Director

  • Poster for Social Ambition

    Director

  • Poster for Honor's Cross

    Director

  • Poster for Wedlock

    Director

  • Poster for A Law Unto Herself

    Director

  • Poster for The Goddess of Lost Lake

    Director

1917Aged 39