
Ralph Ince
Biography
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Ralph Ince (January 16, 1887 – April 10, 1937) was an American pioneer film actor, director and screenwriter whose career began near the dawn of the silent film era. Ralph Ince was the brother of John Ince and Thomas H. Ince. Ralph Waldo Ince was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the younger of three sons and a daughter raised by English immigrants, John and Emma Ince. Sometime after his birth Ince moved to Manhattan where his entire family was engaged in theater work; his father as a musical agent and mother, sister Bertha and brothers, John and Thomas as actors. Ralph Ince studied art with cartoonist Dan McCarthy and for a while worked as a newspaper cartoonist for the New York World and later magazine illustrator for the New York Mirror and The Evening Telegram. At times over his acting and directing career Ince would continue to contribute cartoons to popular magazines of the day. Early on in his career Ince, who had done some stage acting as a child, was a member of Richard Mansfield's stock company playing parts in The College Widow and Ben Hur.
Around 1906 Ince became an animator in the fledgling film industry working for Winsor McCay, but soon turned to acting and joined Vitagraph Studios where he became known for his portrayals of Abraham Lincoln in a series of one reel films. Ince began directing at Vitagraph around 1910 and was officially advanced to the director’s chair in 1912, though he still continued to act in many of his films and throughout his career. Ince would go on to direct some 171 films between 1910 and 1937 and appear in approximately 110 films over nearly the same time period.
Acting (41 movies)

A Regiment of Two
1913

Little Caesar
1931

Out of the Snows
1920

The Big Gamble
1931

Channing of the Northwest
1922

Jean the Match-Maker
1910

The Star Witness
1931

The Seventh Son
1912

Troublesome Secretaries
1911

The Lost Squadron
1932

Law and Order
1932

The Mouthpiece
1932

Men of Chance
1931

Numbered Men
1930

Gentleman's Fate
1931

The Pride of the Legion
1932

A Tale of Two Cities
1911

Havana Widows
1933

Girl of the Rio
1932

Men Of America
1932

The Big Fight
1930

State's Attorney
1932

Guilty as Hell
1932

The Sea Wolf
1926

Yellow Fingers
1926

The Bond of Music
1912

The Tenderfoot
1932

Love at Second Sight
1934

Wall Street
1929

So You Won't Talk
1935

Chicago After Midnight
1928

The Last Door
1921

The Big Shot
1931

Law of the Sea
1931

The Battle Hymn of the Republic
1911

The Highest Law
1921

Gorilla Ship
1932

Hell Bound
1931

The County Fair
1932

Bigger Than Barnum's
1926

Not for Publication
1927
Directing (92 movies)
Song Bird of the North
1913
The Serpents
1912

The Chorus Lady
1924

Crime Unlimited
1935

Murder at Monte Carlo
1935

Lucky Devils
1933
Song of the Shell
1912

Tropical Love
1921

Troublesome Secretaries
1911
The Godmother
1912

Men Of America
1932

The Goddess
1915

He Never Knew
1914

The Web
1913
The Swan Girl
1913
Shadows of the Past
1914
The Painted World
1914

A Million Bid
1914

Bigger Than Barnum's
1926

Hurricane
1929

The Sea Wolf
1926
Jury's Evidence
1936

Reckless Youth
1922

Sealed Hearts
1919
Twelve Good Men
1936

Virtuous Men
1919

Our Mrs. McChesney
1918

Lady Robinhood
1925
The Cave Man
1912

How Fatty Made Good
1913

The Combat
1916

Playing with Souls
1925

Out Yonder
1919

The Uninvited Guest
1924

Hardboiled
1929

The Lone Wolf Returns
1926

The Classmate's Frolic
1913

The Strength of Men
1913

Brother Bill
1913

The Mills of the Gods
1912
Una of the Sierras
1912
The Black Mask
1935
Blue Smoke
1935
Face of Desire
1930

A Regiment of Two
1913

The Argyle Case
1917
His Phantom Sweetheart
1915
Rolling Home
1935

The Juggernaut
1915

Channing of the Northwest
1922

Flaming Gold
1932

The Panther Woman
1918

Chicago After Midnight
1928

Danger Street
1928

Coney Island
1928

Success
1923
No Escape
1934
Mr. What's-His-Name?
1935
A Glimpse of Paradise
1935
What’s in a Name?
1935
The Vulture
1937
It’s Not Cricket
1937
Side Street Angel
1937
Fair Exchange
1936
Hail and Farewell
1936
The Man Who Made Diamonds
1937
Gaol Break
1936

The Co-respondent
1917

Her Man
1918

Moulders of Men
1927

To-Day
1917

Out of the Snows
1920

The Highest Law
1921

Homeward Bound
1923
Uncle Bill
1914

Dynamite Smith
1924

A Man's Home
1921

South Sea Love
1927

The Perfect Lover
1919

After Midnight
1921

Red Foam
1920

His Wife's Money
1920

Shadows of the Past
1919

The Painted World
1919

Two Women
1919

My Lady's Slipper
1916
Count 'Em
1915

The Destroyers
1916
The Conflict
1916

The House of Youth
1924
Her Choice
1912

Not for Publication
1927
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Her Choice | 1912 | Writer | 
| Song of the Shell | 1912 | Writer | 
| How Fatty Made Good | 1913 | Writer | 
| The Classmate's Frolic | 1913 | Writer | 
| Song Bird of the North | 1913 | Writer | 
| The Swan Girl | 1913 | Writer | 
| A Million Bid | 1914 | Writer | 
| The Juggernaut | 1915 | Writer | 
| Count 'Em | 1915 | Writer | 
| The Argyle Case | 1917 | Writer | 
| To-Day | 1917 | Writer | 
| Not for Publication | 1927 | Producer |