Acting
Community Rating
6.0
TMDB estimate
Born
August 21, 1862
Died
April 28, 1942 (age 79)
Born in
Wellsville, Ohio, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Burr McIntosh (21 August 1862 – 28 April 1942) had an eclectic career. He was known, at different points in his life, to be a lecturer, photographer, movie studio owner, silent film actor, author, publisher of Burr McIntosh Monthly , reporter and a pioneer in the early movie and radio business. He was born in Wellsville, Ohio, the son of William Ambrose and Minerva McIntosh. His father was the president of a public utility, New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company, and a member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club. The club's activities were blamed (but the members were not held legally responsible) for the failure of the South Fork Dam, which caused the Johnstown Flood in 1889 that resulted in the loss of over 2,200 lives in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. His sister Nancy McIntosh, an operatic soprano, was the protégée, adopted daughter and heiress to the estate and royalties of W. S. Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan. McIntosh graduated from Lafayette College in 1884, where he became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He began as a stage actor and then moved into silent films. His most enduring role was Squire Bartlett, who banished the character played by Lillian Gish from his home and into the cold Maine winter in D.W. Griffith's classic film, Way Down East (1920). Miss Gish described McIntosh as a gentle giant, "always apologizing for having to treat me so cruelly…". He appeared in 53 films between 1914 and 1934. He died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack. Description above from the Wikipedia article Burr McIntosh , licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

The Wilderness Woman
as The Judge
TBA

The Richest Girl in the World
as David Preston
1934

The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
as Professor
1933

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
as Dignitary at Laying of Cornerstone
1933

A Private Scandal
as George Wills
1931

Command Performance
as Masoch
1931
Skinner Steps Out
1929

Fancy Baggage
as Austin
1929

The Last Warning
as Josiah Bunce
1928

Me, Gangster
as Bill Kane
1928

Lilac Time
as Gen. Blythe
1928

The Adorable Cheat
as Cyrus Dorsey
1928

Sailors' Wives
as Dr. Bobs
1928

Across the Atlantic
as John Clayton
1928
The Fourflusher
as Ira Wittaker
1928

That Certain Thing
as A.B. Charles, Sr.
1928

Breakfast at Sunrise
as General
1927
Once and Forever
as Governor
1927

Silk Stockings
as Judge
1927

Fire and Steel
as Sandy McGreagor
1927