archytele The Vault

James Cruze

Known For
Directing
Born
March 27, 1884 in Ogden, Utah, USA
Died
August 3, 1942
Active Years
1920–1938 (19 Years)
Total Credits
175 credits in database
Directing Born Mar 27, 1884 Died Aug 3, 1942 Ogden, Utah, USA 175 credits
175
Total Credits
1920–1938
19 Years Career Span
4
Vault Titles
4
Key Co-Stars

Biography

James Cruze works in directing. Born March 27, 1884 in Ogden, Utah, USA. Died August 3, 1942. Archytele tracks 175 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

Advertisement
Advertisement

Ask the Vault

Ask anything about James Cruze.

Known for

Reckless

as Jack Spaulding

LOVEx3

as Lord Trevor
▦ Film

Rejuvenation

as The Millionaire

Ganglands

as Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde

Frequent co-stars

William Russell 1 shared title
Florence La Badie 1 shared title
Marguerite Snow 1 shared title
Joseph Graybill 1 shared title

Career timeline

Come On, Leathernecks! · DirectorGangs of New York · DirectorPrison Nurse · Director
The Wrong Road · Director
Sutter's Gold · Director
Helldorado · DirectorTwo-Fisted · Director
Their Big Moment · DirectorDavid Harum · Director
Mr. Skitch · DirectorI Cover the Waterfront · DirectorRacetrack · DirectorSailor Be Good · Director
If I Had a Million · DirectorWashington Merry-Go-Round · DirectorWashington Merry-Go-Round · Executive Producer
Salvation Nell · DirectorWomen Go on Forever · Producer
The Big Fight · ProducerCock o' the Walk · ProducerThe Costello Case · ProducerShe Got What She Wanted · DirectorShe Got What She Wanted · Writer
A Man's Man · DirectorThe Duke Steps Out · DirectorThe Duke Steps Out · ProducerThe Great Gabbo · DirectorThe Great Gabbo · Producer
Wife Savers · ProducerExcess Baggage · DirectorThe Mating Call · DirectorThe Red Mark · DirectorOn to Reno · Director
We're All Gamblers · DirectorWe're All Gamblers · ProducerThe City Gone Wild · Director
Mannequin · DirectorMannequin · ProducerOld Ironsides · DirectorOld Ironsides · Producer
The Goose Hangs High · DirectorThe Goose Hangs High · ProducerThe End of the World · StoryThe Pony Express · DirectorWaking Up the Town · Director
Merton of the Movies · ProducerMerton of the Movies · DirectorThe Enemy Sex · DirectorThe Fighting Coward · DirectorThe City That Never Sleeps · Director
Hollywood · DirectorRuggles of Red Gap · DirectorRuggles of Red Gap · ProducerThe Covered Wagon · Director
Thirty Days · DirectorIs Matrimony a Failure? · DirectorThe Fast Freight · DirectorThe Dictator · DirectorOne Glorious Day · Director
Gasoline Gus · DirectorThe Charm School · DirectorThe Dollar-a-Year Man · DirectorCrazy to Marry · Director
The Sins of St. Anthony · DirectorWhat Happened to Jones · DirectorA Full House · DirectorTerror Island · DirectorMrs. Temple's Telegram · Director
Alias Mike Moran · DirectorThe Lottery Man · DirectorThe Valley of the Giants · DirectorAn Adventure in Hearts · DirectorHawthorne of the U.S.A. · Director
Too Many Millions · DirectorBelieve Me, XantippeLess Than KinThe City of Dim FacesThe Source
The Call of the EastWhat Money Can't BuyNan of Music MountainThe Slave MartOn the Level
The Snowbird
The Patriot and the SpyThe Heart of the Princess MarsariHis Guardian AutoArmstrong's Wife
Frou FrouZudoraThe Million Dollar MysteryThe Cat's PawThe Mohammedan's Conspiracy
His HeroineWhen the Studio BurnedTannhäuserThe Top of New YorkThe Tiniest of Stars
RejuvenationUndineWhom God Hath JoinedFor Sale -- A LifeThe Thunderbolt
The Last of the MohicansThe Pied Piper of HamelinA Mother's FaithSheDavid Copperfield

Full Filmography

175 titles
  • Come On, Leathernecks! (1938) Director
  • Gangs of New York (1938) Director
  • Prison Nurse (1938) Director
  • The Wrong Road (1937) Director
  • Sutter's Gold (1936) Director
  • Helldorado (1935) Director
  • Two-Fisted (1935) Director
  • Their Big Moment (1934) Director
  • Advertisement
  • David Harum (1934) Director
  • Mr. Skitch (1933) Director
  • I Cover the Waterfront (1933) Director
  • Racetrack (1933) Director
  • Sailor Be Good (1933) Director
  • If I Had a Million (1932) Director
  • Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932) Director
  • Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932) Executive Producer
  • Salvation Nell (1931) Director
  • Women Go on Forever (1931) Producer
  • The Big Fight (1930) Producer
  • Cock o' the Walk (1930) Producer
  • The Costello Case (1930) Producer
  • She Got What She Wanted (1930) Director
  • She Got What She Wanted (1930) Writer
  • Once a Gentleman (1930) Director
  • Once a Gentleman (1930) Producer
  • A Man's Man (1929) Director
  • The Duke Steps Out (1929) Director
  • The Duke Steps Out (1929) Producer
  • The Great Gabbo (1929) Director
  • The Great Gabbo (1929) Producer
  • Wife Savers (1928) Producer
  • Excess Baggage (1928) Director
  • The Mating Call (1928) Director
  • The Red Mark (1928) Director
  • On to Reno (1928) Director
  • We're All Gamblers (1927) Director
  • We're All Gamblers (1927) Producer
  • The City Gone Wild (1927) Director
  • Mannequin (1926) Director
  • Mannequin (1926) Producer
  • Old Ironsides (1926) Director
  • Old Ironsides (1926) Producer
  • The Goose Hangs High (1925) Director
  • The Goose Hangs High (1925) Producer
  • The End of the World (1925) Story
  • The Pony Express (1925) Director
  • Waking Up the Town (1925) Director
  • Waking Up the Town (1925) Story
  • Beggar on Horseback (1925) Director
  • The End of the World (1925) Story
  • Welcome Home (1925) Director
  • Welcome Home (1925) Producer
  • Merton of the Movies (1924) Producer
  • Merton of the Movies (1924) Director
  • The Enemy Sex (1924) Director
  • The Fighting Coward (1924) Director
  • The City That Never Sleeps (1924) Director
  • To the Ladies (1924) Director
  • The Garden of Weeds (1924) Director
  • Leap Year (1924) Director
  • Hollywood (1923) Director
  • Ruggles of Red Gap (1923) Director
  • Ruggles of Red Gap (1923) Producer
  • The Covered Wagon (1923) Director
  • Thirty Days (1922) Director
  • Is Matrimony a Failure? (1922) Director
  • The Fast Freight (1922) Director
  • The Dictator (1922) Director
  • One Glorious Day (1922) Director
  • The Old Homestead (1922) Director
  • Gasoline Gus (1921) Director
  • The Charm School (1921) Director
  • The Dollar-a-Year Man (1921) Director
  • Crazy to Marry (1921) Director
  • The Sins of St. Anthony (1920) Director
  • What Happened to Jones (1920) Director
  • A Full House (1920) Director
  • Terror Island (1920) Director
  • Mrs. Temple's Telegram (1920) Director
  • Always Audacious (1920) Director
  • Food for Scandal (1920) Director
  • Alias Mike Moran (1919) Director
  • The Lottery Man (1919) Director
  • The Valley of the Giants (1919) Director
  • An Adventure in Hearts (1919) Director
  • Hawthorne of the U.S.A. (1919) Director
  • Johnny Get Your Gun (1919) as The Duke of Bullconia
  • You're Fired (1919) Director
  • The Dub (1919) Director
  • Photoplay Magazine Screen Supplement #6 (1919) as Himself
  • Under the Top (1919) as 'Foxy' Stillmore
  • The Love Burglar (1919) Director
  • The Roaring Road (1919) Director
  • Too Many Millions (1918) Director
  • Believe Me, Xantippe (1918) as Simp Calloway
  • Less Than Kin (1918) as Jinx
  • The City of Dim Faces (1918) as Wing Lung
  • The Source (1918) as Langlois
  • Hidden Pearls (1918) as Koro Leon
  • The Call of the East (1917) as Janzo
  • What Money Can't Buy (1917) as Ferdinand Vaslof
  • Nan of Music Mountain (1917) as Gale Morgan
  • The Slave Mart (1917) as Jack Spaulding
  • On the Level (1917) as Ozmun
  • The Web of Life (1917) as Tom Wilson
  • The Snowbird (1916) as Bruce Mitchell
  • The Patriot and the Spy (1915) as Pietro
  • The Heart of the Princess Marsari (1915) as The Indian Prince
  • His Guardian Auto (1915) as Billy Budd - Auto Owner
  • Armstrong's Wife (1915) as Harvey Arnold
  • Frou Frou (1914) as Comte Paul de Valreas
  • Zudora (1914) as Hassam Ali / Jim Baird, Reporter
  • The Million Dollar Mystery (1914) as Jim Norton - Newspaper Reporter
  • The Cat's Paw (1914) as Lord Trevor
  • The Mohammedan's Conspiracy (1914) as Lord Trevor
  • A Dog of Flanders (1914)
  • A Debut in the Secret Service (1914) as Lord Trevor
  • From Wash to Washington (1914) as Diana's Sweetheart
  • From Wash to Washington (1914) Director
  • Joseph in the Land of Egypt (1914) as Joseph
  • The Woman Pays (1914) as James Dacres
  • His Heroine (1913)
  • When the Studio Burned (1913) as Self
  • Tannhäuser (1913) as Tannhauser
  • The Top of New York (1913) as The Sergeant
  • The Tiniest of Stars (1913) as The Musician
  • For Her Boy's Sake (1913) as The Wife
  • Her Neighbor (1913)
  • The Dog in the Baggage Car (1913) as The Actor
  • When Ghost Meets Ghost (1913) as Ghost in Armor
  • The Idol of the Hour (1913) as The Young Artist
  • Napoleon's Luck Stone (1913) as The Clerk
  • Good Morning, Judge (1913) as A Young Clubman
  • The Woman Who Did Not Care (1913) as The Scarecrow / The Nobleman
  • The Legend of Provence (1913) as Sir Henry
  • The Dove in the Eagle's Nest (1913) as The Eagle
  • Little Dorrit (1913) as Little Dorrit's Father
  • The Caged Bird (1913) as The King
  • Cymbeline (1913) as Leonatus
  • The Marble Heart (1913) as Raphael
  • Rejuvenation (1912) as The Millionaire
  • Undine (1912) as Huldbrand, the Knight
  • Whom God Hath Joined (1912) as The Husband
  • For Sale -- A Life (1912) as The Wealthy Young Clubman
  • The Thunderbolt (1912) as The Dishonest Broker
  • Into the Desert (1912) as The Arab
  • Love's Miracle (1912) as The Convict / Lover
  • Pa's Medicine (1912) as The Doctor
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912) as Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde
  • Letters of a Lifetime (1912) as A Dying Bachelor
  • The Cry of the Children (1912) as The working father
  • But the Greatest of These Is Charity (1912) as The Rich Father
  • In a Garden (1912) as Jack as an adult
  • Baby Hands (1912) as The Husband
  • The Ring of a Spanish Grandee (1912)
  • The Russian Mute (1912) as The Father
  • Lucile (1912) as Lord Alfred
  • The Woman in White (1912) as Sir Percival Glyde
  • A Militant Suffragette (1912) as John Strong, Mary's Fiancé
  • Put Yourself in His Place (1912) as Edith's Husband
  • The Girl of the Grove (1912)
  • The Other Half (1912) as The Father
  • East Lynne (1912) as Archibald Carlyle
  • The Forest Rose (1912) as Albert as an Older Man, Rose's Lover
  • Jess (1912) as Captain John Neil
  • Star of Bethlehem (1912) as Micah / Joseph
  • Cross Your Heart (1912) as The Little Boy Grown Up
  • Flying to Fortune (1912) as The Daughter's Sweetheart
  • The Last of the Mohicans (1911) as Uncas
  • The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1911)
  • A Mother's Faith (1911) as The Errant Son
  • She (1911) as Leo Vincey / Kallikrates
  • David Copperfield (1911) as Steerforth
  • Back to Nature (1911) as Joe Jackson
  • Beneath the Veil (1911) as The Artist

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is James Cruze best known for?

James Cruze is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Reckless (2025), LOVEx3 (2026), Rejuvenation (1912), Ganglands (2021).

When and where was James Cruze born?

James Cruze was born on March 27, 1884 in Ogden, Utah, USA. They passed away on August 3, 1942.

How many credits does James Cruze have?

James Cruze has accumulated over 175 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1920 to 1938.

James Cruze by the numbers

175credits
175films
0TV series
1911–1938active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (175) Born on March 27 In memoriam 1942

What viewers say

No comments yet. Be the first to share your take on James Cruze.