George Nichols
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Name: George Nichols (sometimes credited as George O. Nicholls).
Birth Date: October 27, 1864 (TMDB) or October 28, 1864 (Wikipedia/IMDb).
Birth Place: Rockford, Illinois, USA.
Death Date: September 20, 1927.
Death Place: Hollywood, California, USA.
Age at death: 62 years old.
Profession: American actor and film director.
Film Credits (Acting): Appeared in 221 films between 1908 and 1928. Known for The Flirt (1922), The Midnight Express (1924), and Jess (1912).
Film Credits (Directing): Directed 103 films between 1911 and 1916.
Workplace: Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios.
Spouse: Viola Alberti.
George Nichols, sometimes credited as George O. Nicholls, was an American actor and film director. He was born in Rockford, Illinois, USA, on October 28, 1864, and died in Hollywood, California, USA, on September 20, 1927. Nichols worked at Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios and is known for his work in films such as The Flirt (1922), The Midnight Express (1924), and Jess (1912). Between 1908 and 1928, he appeared in 221 films. Additionally, he directed 103 films between 1911 and 1916. He was married to Viola Alberti.
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Name: George Nichols (sometimes credited as George O. Nicholls).
Born: October 27, 1864 (TMDB) or October 28, 1864 (Wikipedia/IMDb) in Rockford, Illinois, USA.
Died: September 20, 1927 (62 years old) in Hollywood, California, USA.
Profession: American actor and film director.
Acting Credits/Scope: Appeared in 221 films between 1908 and 1928.
Directing Credits/Scope: Directed 103 films between 1911 and 1916.
Workplace: Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios.
Known for (Acting): The Flirt (1922), The Midnight Express (1924), and Jess (1912).
Personal: Married to Viola Alberti.
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George Nichols was an American actor and film director. Born in Rockford, Illinois, USA, he was sometimes credited in films as George O. Nicholls. His career as an actor included appearances in 221 films between 1908 and 1928. In addition to his acting work, he was a director who helmed 103 films between 1911 and 1916.
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Nichols is perhaps best remembered for his work at Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios. Among his notable film credits are The Flirt (1922), The Midnight Express (1924), and Jess (1912).
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He was married to Viola Alberti. Nichols died on September 20, 1927, in Hollywood, California, USA.
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George Nichols was an American actor and film director. Born in Rockford, Illinois, USA, he was sometimes credited in films as George O. Nicholls. His professional career included appearances in 221 films between 1908 and 1928. Beyond his work as an actor, he also served as a director, completing 103 films between 1911 and 1916.
Nichols is recognized for his work at Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios. His filmography includes credits such as Jess (1912), The Flirt (1922), and The Midnight Express (1924). He was married to Viola Alberti.
Nichols died on September 20, 1927, in Hollywood, California, USA. Depending on the source, his birth date is recorded as either October 27, 1864, or October 28, 1864.
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212 titles- One Foot in Heaven (1941) as Prechin' Bill Hardy (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Honeymoon (1929) as Fortunat Schweisser, the Industrialist
- The Wedding March (1928) as The Industrialist
- White Flannels (1927) as Jacob Politz
- Finger Prints (1927) as S.V. Sweeney
- White Gold (1927) as Alec's Father
- Ritzy (1927) as Nathan Brown
- Broken Hearts of Hollywood (1926) as Chief of Detectives
- Gigolo (1926) as Pa Hubbel
- Sea Horses (1926) as Marx
- Senor Daredevil (1926) as 'Tiger' O'Flagherty
- Flames (1926) as James Travers
- Rolling Home (1926) as Col. Lowe
- Miss Nobody (1926) as The Sheriff
- Bachelor Brides (1926)
- The Eagle (1925) as Judge
- Capital Punishment (1925)
- Proud Flesh (1925) as Spanish Uncle
- The Merry Widow (1925) as Doorkeeper (uncredited)
- His Majesty, Bunker Bean (1925) as Jim Breede
- The Light of Western Stars (1925) as Billy Stillwell
- The Goose Woman (1925) as Detective Lopez
- Winds of Chance (1925) as Vigilante Chairman
- East of Broadway (1924) as Officer Gaffney
- The Silent Stranger (1924) as Silas Horton
- The Midnight Express (1924) as John Oakes
- The Red Lily (1924) as Concierge
- The Beautiful Sinner (1924) as Benson
- The Silent Watcher (1924) as Jim Tufts
- Secrets (1924) as William Marlowe
- Geared to Go (1924)
- Daughters of Today (1924) as Dirk Vandegrift
- The Slanderers (1924) as Todd Calkins
- The Extra Girl (1923) as Zachariah 'Pa' Graham
- The Miracle Makers (1923) as Captain Joe Mansfield
- The Ghost Patrol (1923) as Donald Patrick Dorgan
- Don't Marry for Money (1923) as Amos Webb
- Suzanna (1923) as Don Fernando Reyes
- Let's Go (1923) as Jake Frazer
- The Country Kid (1923) as Mr. Grimes
- Children of Dust (1923) as Terwilliger's Stepfather
- The Phantom Fortune (1923)
- Don't Get Personal (1922) as Silas Wainwright
- The Pride of Palomar (1922) as Conway
- The Flirt (1922) as Papa Madison
- One Glorious Day (1922) as Pat Curran
- Step Forward (1922) as The Trolley Inspector
- Live and Let Live (1921) as Judge Loomis
- Oliver Twist, Jr. (1921) as Schoolmaster
- The Fox (1921) as Sheriff Mart Fraser
- Molly O' (1921) as Tim O'Dair
- Shame (1921) as Jonathan Fielding
- Deep Waters (1920) as Captain Joe Bell
- The Joyous Trouble-Makers (1920) as Cash Truit
- The River's End (1920) as Judge Kirkstone
- The Family Honor (1920) as Mayor Curran
- The Orphan (1920) as Sheriff Jim Shields
- The Iron Rider (1920) as John Lannigan
- Pinto (1920) as Pop Audrey
- Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919) as Police Constable (uncredited)
- Victory (1919) as Capt. Davidson
- The Turn in the Road (1919) as Hamilton Perry
- A Romance of Happy Valley (1919) as Jennie's father
- The Wolf (1919) as Andrew MacTavish
- Bill Apperson's Boy (1919) as Zeke Yarton (as George Nicholls)
- The Light of Victory (1919) as Otto Schmidt
- Children of Banishment (1919) as Hill
- The Coming of the Law (1919) as Big Bill Dunlavey (as George Nicholls)
- When Doctors Disagree (1919) as David Martin
- Hearts of the World (1918) as A German Sergeant
- The Keys of the Righteous (1918) as Peter Manning
- Battling Jane (1918) as Dr. Sheldon
- Mickey (1918) as Joe Meadows
- Fame and Fortune (1918) as 'Big' Dave Dawley (as George Nicholls)
- Borrowed Clothes (1918) as Mary's Father
- The Son of His Father (1917) as Silas Mallinsbee
- The Silent Man (1917) as Preachin' Bill Hardy
- Man's Prerogative (1915) Director
- The Man with the Iron Heart (1915) Director
- Ghosts (1915) Director
- A Flirt's Mistake (1914) as 2nd Flirt in Park
- A Flirt's Mistake (1914) Director
- Cruel, Cruel Love (1914) Director
- The Under-Sheriff (1914) as The Sheriff
- The Under-Sheriff (1914) Director
- A Film Johnnie (1914) as Older Actor on Screen (uncredited)
- A Film Johnnie (1914) Director
- The Star Boarder (1914) Director
- In the Clutches of the Gang (1914) as The Detective
- In the Clutches of the Gang (1914) Director
- His Favorite Pastime (1914) Director
- Twixt Love and Fire (1914) Director
- A Robust Romeo (1914) Director
- Rebecca's Wedding Day (1914) Director
- Mabel’s Bear Escape (1914) Director
- A Fatal Flirtation (1914) Director
- His Sister's Kids (1913) Director
- Wine (1913) Director
- Fatty at San Diego (1913) Director
- A Small Time Act (1913) Director
- Fatty Joins the Force (1913) as Police Commissioner
- Fatty Joins the Force (1913) Director
- Fatty's Flirtation (1913) Director
- He Would a Hunting Go (1913) Director
- Foiling Fickle Father (1913)
- A Ride for a Bride (1913) Director
- A Little Hero (1913) Director
- Some Nerve (1913) as The Dinner Guest
- Nicholas Nickleby (1912) Director
- Gentleman Joe (1912) Director
- Dora Thorne (1912) Director
- Rejuvenation (1912) Director
- For Sale -- A Life (1912) Director
- The Cry of the Children (1912) Director
- The Girl of the Grove (1912) Director
- Whom God Hath Joined (1912) Director
- As It Was in the Beginning (1912) Director
- The Ring of a Spanish Grandee (1912) Director
- Under Two Flags (1912) Director
- Into the Desert (1912) as The American Girl's Father
- Into the Desert (1912) Director
- Pa's Medicine (1912) Director
- Love's Miracle (1912) Director
- Jess (1912) Director
- Flying to Fortune (1912) as The Lawyer
- Flying to Fortune (1912) Director
- The Saleslady (1912) Director
- A Knight of the Road (1911) as The Rancher
- Enoch Arden: Part II (1911)
- What Shall We Do with Our Old? (1911) as The Judge
- The Spanish Gypsy (1911) as Gypsy
- When a Man Loves (1911) as Tessie's Father
- She (1911) Director
- The Broken Cross (1911) as The Postman
- Enoch Arden: Part I (1911)
- Fighting Blood (1911) as The Old Soldier
- Heart Beats of Long Ago (1911) as The Father
- Enoch Arden (1911) as Ship's Captain
- The Primal Call (1911) as On Ship
- His Daughter (1911) as Father
- The Lonedale Operator (1911) as The Lonedale Operator
- Cinderella (1911) Director
- Muggsy's First Sweetheart (1910) as Mabel's Dad
- The Two Brothers (1910)
- What the Daisy Said (1910) as (uncredited)
- The Oath and the Man (1910)
- The Message of the Violin (1910) as Carl's Father
- As It Is in Life (1910) as George Forrester
- Little Angels of Luck (1910)
- The Way of the World (1910)
- The Thread of Destiny (1910)
- A Flash of Light (1910) as A Doctor
- The Marked Time-Table (1910)
- The Englishman and the Girl (1910) as Mr. Thayer
- A Mohawk's Way (1910)
- A Child's Impulse (1910) as On Farm
- Rose o' Salem Town (1910) as The Puritan
- A Child's Faith (1910) as Mr. Paulton
- The Honor of His Family (1910) as Officer
- A Child of the Ghetto (1910) as Officer Quinn
- His Last Burglary (1910) as Minister
- Winning Back His Love (1910) as At Stage Door
- An Arcadian Maid (1910) as The Man of the House
- The Woman from Mellon's (1910) as James Petersby
- The Last Deal (1910) as The Employer
- As the Bells Rang Out! (1910)
- Sunshine Sue (1910) as Head of the Employment Agency
- The Usurer (1910) as The Usurer
- In Life's Cycle (1910) as James Mullen
- The Modern Prodigal (1910) as The Sheriff
- The Rocky Road (1910) as The Farmer
- Waiter No. 5 (1910) as The Chief of Police
- The Twisted Trail (1910) as Mr. Hendricks
- Unexpected Help (1910)
- Her Terrible Ordeal (1910) as Mr. Curtis
- The Lesson (1910) as Policeman
- A Midnight Cupid (1910) as The Country Father
- The Newlyweds (1910) as A Parent
- 1776, or The Hessian Renegades (1909) as Hessian
- A Corner in Wheat (1909)
- To Save Her Soul (1909) as The Manager
- Leather Stocking (1909) as The Colonel
- In the Window Recess (1909) as Officer Wallace
- In the Watches of the Night (1909) as John Whitney
- The Cricket on the Hearth (1909) as Mr. Fielding
- The Light That Came (1909) as The Older Doctor
- A Baby's Shoe (1909) as The Priest
- The Redman's View (1909) as Conqueror
- The Little Darling (1909) as In Store
- Lines of White on a Sullen Sea (1909) as Joe
- The Mountaineer's Honor (1909) as The Mountain Girl's Father
- Wanted, a Child (1909) as The Father
- A Change of Heart (1909) as The Country Girl's Father
- The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period (1909) as The Catholic
- The Voice of the Violin (1909)
- What's Your Hurry? (1909) as Mary's Father
- The Broken Locket (1909) as Doctor / Outside Company Office
- In Little Italy (1909) as Tony Guilletto
- The Day After (1909) as A Friend
- What Drink Did (1909) as Workman
- Nursing a Viper (1909) as In Mob
- Pippa Passes (1909) as Pippa's Husband
- Getting Even (1909) as Miner
- Through the Breakers (1909) as The Doctor
- His Lost Love (1909) as Mary's Father
- The Awakening (1909) as A Priest
- Her First Biscuits (1909) as Policeman
- The Gibson Goddess (1909) as Manager of Beach House
- The Restoration (1909) as The Doctor
- Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters (1908) as The Doctor
- The Heart of O Yama (1908) as Grand Daimio (unconfirmed)
- A Smoked Husband (1908)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is George Nichols best known for?
George Nichols is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including A Taste Gathering (2023), Sugar Sugar Rune (2005), A Romance of Happy Valley (1919), Hearts of the World (1918).
When and where was George Nichols born?
George Nichols was born on October 27, 1864 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. They passed away on September 20, 1927.
How many credits does George Nichols have?
George Nichols has accumulated over 212 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1920 to 1941.
What is George Nichols's background in cinema and television?
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Age in their best-rated roles
- A Romance of Happy Valley (1919) as Jennie's father — aged about 54
- Hearts of the World (1918) as A German Sergeant — aged about 53
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