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Elmer Clifton

Directing Born Mar 12, 1890 Died Oct 15, 1949 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 171 credits
171
Total Credits
2019
100 Years Career Span
6
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Elmer Clifton works in directing. Born March 12, 1890 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Died October 15, 1949. Archytele lists 171 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.

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Known for

Tower of Babel

1998
Film

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

as The Rhapsode (Babylonian Story)
Film

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916
Film

The Birth of a Nation

as Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
Film

The Birth of a Nation

1915

Naughty Business

as Allison Edwards

Frequent co-stars

Lillian Gish 1 shared title
Mae Marsh 1 shared title
Robert Harron 1 shared title
F.A. Turner 1 shared title
Sam De Grasse 1 shared title
Vera Lewis 1 shared title
Lillian Langdon 1 shared title
Olga Grey 1 shared title
Erich von Ritzau 1 shared title
Bessie Love 1 shared title

Career timeline

I Am Not a Racist
Outcasts of Black Mesa · StoryThe Silver Bandit · DirectorThe Silver Bandit · ScreenplayThe Silver Bandit · StoryThe Kid from Gower Gulch · Screenplay
Not Wanted · DirectorThe Judge · DirectorThe Judge · ScreenplayRed Rock Outlaw · DirectorRed Rock Outlaw · Screenplay
Quick on the Trigger · ScreenplaySunset Carson Rides Again · Writer
Rainbow Over the Rockies · ScreenplayWest to Glory · Screenplay
Lightning Raiders · Original StoryLightning Raiders · ScreenplaySong of the Sierras · ScreenplayOutlaws of the Plains · StorySwing, Cowboy, Swing · Director
Three in the Saddle · ScreenplayFrontier Fugitives · ScreenplayMarked for Murder · DirectorMarked for Murder · Screenplay
Captain America · DirectorTeen Age · ScreenplayTeen Age · StoryGangsters of the Frontier · DirectorGangsters of the Frontier · Screenplay
Bad Men of Thunder Gap · WriterThe Return of the Rangers · DirectorThe Return of the Rangers · StoryThe Return of the Rangers · ScreenplayDays of Old Cheyenne · Director
Deep in the Heart of Texas · DirectorThe Old Chisholm Trail · DirectorThe Old Chisholm Trail · ScreenplayThe Sundown Kid · DirectorThe Rangers Take Over · Writer
Hard Guy · DirectorSwamp Woman · DirectorCity of Missing Girls · DirectorThe Trail of the Silver Spurs · StoryI'll Sell My Life · Director
Isle Of Destiny · DirectorWest of Pinto Basin · Story
Crashing Thru · Director
Assassin of Youth · DirectorAssassin of Youth · StoryAssassin of Youth · ScreenplayLaw of the Texan · DirectorThe Stranger from Arizona · Director
Slaves in Bondage · DirectorMile a Minute Love · Director
Pilot X · DirectorCuster's Last Stand · DirectorGambling with Souls · DirectorWolves of the Sea · DirectorWolves of the Sea · Story
Rough Riding Ranger · DirectorRough Riding Ranger · ScreenplayCyclone of the Saddle · WriterCyclone of the Saddle · DirectorSkull and Crown · Director
Maid to Order · DirectorThe Fallen Empire · Director
The Devil's Apple Tree · DirectorLight of India · Director
Virgin Lips · DirectorThe Bride of the Colorado · DirectorBeautiful But Dumb · DirectorLet 'Er Go Gallegher · DirectorTropical Nights · Director
The Wreck of the Hesperus · Director
The Warrens of Virginia · DirectorDaughters of the Night · Director
Six Cylinder Love · Director
Down to the Sea in Ships · DirectorDown to the Sea in Ships · Producer
Mary Ellen Comes to Town · Director
Nugget Nell · DirectorPeppy Polly · DirectorNobody Home · DirectorBoots · DirectorI'll Get Him Yet · Director
Battling Jane · DirectorSmashing Through · DirectorThe Guilt of Silence · DirectorWinner Takes All · DirectorThe Two-Soul Woman · Director
High Speed · DirectorThe Man Trap · DirectorFlirting with Death · DirectorA Stormy Knight · DirectorThe Flame of Youth · Director
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesIntolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages · First Assistant DirectorThe Old Folks at HomeAcquittedThe Little School Ma'am
The Birth of a NationThe Birth of a Nation · Assistant DirectorThe Sable LorchaThe Lily and the RoseThe Lost House

Full Filmography

171 titles
  • I Am Not a Racist (2019) as Phil (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Outcasts of Black Mesa (1950) Story
  • The Silver Bandit (1950) Director
  • The Silver Bandit (1950) Screenplay
  • The Silver Bandit (1950) Story
  • The Kid from Gower Gulch (1950) Screenplay
  • Not Wanted (1949) Director
  • The Judge (1949) Director
  • The Judge (1949) Screenplay
  • Red Rock Outlaw (1949) Director
  • Red Rock Outlaw (1949) Screenplay
  • Quick on the Trigger (1948) Screenplay
  • Sunset Carson Rides Again (1948) Writer
  • Rainbow Over the Rockies (1947) Screenplay
  • West to Glory (1947) Screenplay
  • Lightning Raiders (1946) Original Story
  • Lightning Raiders (1946) Screenplay
  • Song of the Sierras (1946) Screenplay
  • Outlaws of the Plains (1946) Story
  • Swing, Cowboy, Swing (1946) Director
  • Swing, Cowboy, Swing (1946) Writer
  • Three in the Saddle (1945) Screenplay
  • Frontier Fugitives (1945) Screenplay
  • Marked for Murder (1945) Director
  • Marked for Murder (1945) Screenplay
  • Captain America (1944) Director
  • Teen Age (1944) Screenplay
  • Teen Age (1944) Story
  • Gangsters of the Frontier (1944) Director
  • Gangsters of the Frontier (1944) Screenplay
  • Dead or Alive (1944) Director
  • The Pinto Bandit (1944) Director
  • The Pinto Bandit (1944) Screenplay
  • The Pinto Bandit (1944) Story
  • Guns of the Law (1944) Director
  • Guns of the Law (1944) Screenplay
  • Brand of the Devil (1944) Screenplay
  • The Whispering Skull (1944) Director
  • Seven Doors to Death (1944) Director
  • Seven Doors to Death (1944) Screenplay
  • Spook Town (1944) Director
  • Spook Town (1944) Screenplay
  • Gunsmoke Mesa (1944) Screenplay
  • Outlaw Roundup (1944) Screenplay
  • Youth Aflame (1944) Director
  • Youth Aflame (1944) Screenplay
  • Bad Men of Thunder Gap (1943) Writer
  • The Return of the Rangers (1943) Director
  • The Return of the Rangers (1943) Story
  • The Return of the Rangers (1943) Screenplay
  • Days of Old Cheyenne (1943) Director
  • Cheyenne Roundup (1943) Screenplay
  • Cheyenne Roundup (1943) Story
  • Raiders of San Joaquin (1943) Screenplay
  • Boss of Rawhide (1943) Director
  • Boss of Rawhide (1943) Story
  • Boss of Rawhide (1943) Screenplay
  • The Blocked Trail (1943) Director
  • Frontier Law (1943) Director
  • Frontier Law (1943) Screenplay
  • Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942) Director
  • The Old Chisholm Trail (1942) Director
  • The Old Chisholm Trail (1942) Screenplay
  • The Sundown Kid (1942) Director
  • The Rangers Take Over (1942) Writer
  • Hard Guy (1941) Director
  • Swamp Woman (1941) Director
  • City of Missing Girls (1941) Director
  • The Trail of the Silver Spurs (1941) Story
  • I'll Sell My Life (1941) Director
  • I'll Sell My Life (1941) Screenplay
  • Isle Of Destiny (1940) Director
  • West of Pinto Basin (1940) Story
  • Crashing Thru (1939) Director
  • Assassin of Youth (1938) Director
  • Assassin of Youth (1938) Story
  • Assassin of Youth (1938) Screenplay
  • Law of the Texan (1938) Director
  • The Stranger from Arizona (1938) Director
  • The Secret of Treasure Island (1938) Director
  • The Secret of Treasure Island (1938) Screenplay
  • California Frontier (1938) Director
  • Paroled from the Big House (1938) Director
  • Slaves in Bondage (1937) Director
  • Mile a Minute Love (1937) Director
  • Pilot X (1936) Director
  • Custer's Last Stand (1936) Director
  • Gambling with Souls (1936) Director
  • Wolves of the Sea (1936) Director
  • Wolves of the Sea (1936) Story
  • Wildcat Trooper (1936) Director
  • Custer's Last Stand (1936) Director
  • Ten Laps to Go (1936) Director
  • Rough Riding Ranger (1935) Director
  • Rough Riding Ranger (1935) Screenplay
  • Cyclone of the Saddle (1935) Writer
  • Cyclone of the Saddle (1935) Director
  • Skull and Crown (1935) Director
  • Captured in Chinatown (1935) Director
  • Captured in Chinatown (1935) Writer
  • Fighting Caballero (1935) Director
  • Fighting Caballero (1935) Writer
  • Pals of the Range (1935) Director
  • Pals of the Range (1935) Writer
  • Rip Roaring Riley (1935) Director
  • Maid to Order (1931) Director
  • The Fallen Empire (1931) Director
  • The Devil's Apple Tree (1929) Director
  • Light of India (1929) Director
  • Virgin Lips (1928) Director
  • The Bride of the Colorado (1928) Director
  • Beautiful But Dumb (1928) Director
  • Let 'Er Go Gallegher (1928) Director
  • Tropical Nights (1928) Director
  • The Wreck of the Hesperus (1927) Director
  • The Warrens of Virginia (1924) Director
  • Daughters of the Night (1924) Director
  • Six Cylinder Love (1923) Director
  • Down to the Sea in Ships (1922) Director
  • Down to the Sea in Ships (1922) Producer
  • Mary Ellen Comes to Town (1920) Director
  • Nugget Nell (1919) Director
  • Peppy Polly (1919) Director
  • Nobody Home (1919) Director
  • Boots (1919) Director
  • I'll Get Him Yet (1919) Director
  • Turning the Tables (1919) Director
  • Battling Jane (1918) Director
  • Smashing Through (1918) Director
  • The Guilt of Silence (1918) Director
  • Winner Takes All (1918) Director
  • The Two-Soul Woman (1918) Director
  • The Two-Soul Woman (1918) Writer
  • The Eagle (1918) Director
  • The Hope Chest (1918) Director
  • The Flash of Fate (1918) Director
  • Kiss or Kill (1918) Writer
  • Kiss or Kill (1918) Director
  • Brace Up (1918) Director
  • Brace Up (1918) Story
  • High Speed (1917) Director
  • The Man Trap (1917) Director
  • Flirting with Death (1917) Director
  • A Stormy Knight (1917) Director
  • The Flame of Youth (1917) Director
  • Her Official Fathers (1917) Director
  • Nina, the Flower Girl (1917) as Jimmie
  • The Midnight Man (1917) Director
  • The High Sign (1917) Director
  • Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) as The Rhapsode (Babylonian Story)
  • Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) First Assistant Director
  • The Old Folks at Home (1916) as Steve Coburn
  • Acquitted (1916) as Ned Fowler
  • The Little School Ma'am (1916) as Wilbur Howard
  • The Missing Links (1916) as Horace Gaylord
  • The Birth of a Nation (1915) as Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
  • The Birth of a Nation (1915) Assistant Director
  • The Sable Lorcha (1915) as Phillip Clyde - Evelyn's Fiancé
  • The Lily and the Rose (1915) as Allison Edwards
  • The Lost House (1915) as Cuthbert
  • The Fox Woman (1915) as Marashida
  • Martin Eden (1914) as Cub Reporter
  • The Sisters (1914) as Frank (Carol's country lover)
  • The Folly of Anne (1914) as The Sympathtic Publisher
  • A Lucky Disappointment (1914) as Jack Holt
  • A Duel for Love (1914)
  • Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska (1914) as Charley Bates
  • John Barleycorn (1914) as Jack, 3rd period
  • Wives at Auction Director
  • The Truth About Men Director
  • The Virgin Wife Director

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Elmer Clifton best known for?

Elmer Clifton is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Tower of Babel (1998), Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916), Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916), The Birth of a Nation (1915).

When and where was Elmer Clifton born?

Elmer Clifton was born on March 12, 1890 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They passed away on October 15, 1949.

How many credits does Elmer Clifton have?

Elmer Clifton has accumulated over 171 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1920 to 2019.

What is Elmer Clifton's background in cinema and television?

Born in Chicago, he was an actor in touring stock companies before making his screen debut in 1912. Joining D.W. Griffith's Fine Arts Studio in 1914, he was cast as Union officer Phil Stoneman in "The Birth of a Nation" (1915) and as The Rhapsodie in the Babylonian story of "Intolerance" (1916). He was also a second-un...