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John Ince

Acting Born Aug 29, 1878 Died Apr 10, 1947 New York City, New York, USA 157 credits
157
Total Credits
1920–1949
30 Years Career Span
7
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

John Ince was an American actor born on August 29, 1878, in New York City, New York. Throughout his career in the film and television industry, he was credited with 152 acting roles. In addition to his primary professional name, he was also known as John Ed. Ince maintained a long career in the entertainment field until his death on April 10, 1947, at the age of 68. As a performer, he is recognized in archival records for his extensive body of work within the industry. His professional legacy is documented through his significant number of known credits, which reflect his active participation in various productions during his lifetime.

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Career

Career overview

John Ince was an American actor born in New York City on August 29, 1878. Throughout his professional career, he was credited for his work in the entertainment industry under the name John Ince, though he was also known as John Ed. His career in film and television spanned a significant period, resulting in a total of 152 known credits.

Ince maintained a consistent presence in the industry until his death on April 10, 1947, at the age of 68. As a performer, he is recognized for his contributions to acting, a field in which he accumulated his extensive list of credits. His legacy as a performer is documented through these records, which highlight his long-standing involvement in the medium.

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Career timeline

Gun Cargo
Last Frontier UprisingYankee Fakir
The Best Years of Our LivesBedlamCrack-UpMr. Noisy
Girls of the Big HouseThe Lost Trail
Voodoo ManWilsonWhat a Man!
The More the MerrierMan of Courage
The Pride of the YankeesGallant LadyKid Glove KillerCode of the OutlawThe Panther's Claw
Here Comes Mr. JordanBilly the Kid's Range WarGangs Inc.Dangerous LadyThe Miracle Kid
Young Tom EdisonThird Finger, Left HandForty Little MothersLegion of the LawlessTerry and the Pirates
Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonStand Up and FightThree Little Sew and SewsHollywood CavalcadeFlight at Midnight
You Can't Take It with YouA Man to RememberTassels in the AirWhat Do You Think? TupapaooGo Chase Yourself
The Man Who Found HimselfYou Can't Buy LuckThe Wrong Miss WrightHot WaterThe Boss Didn't Say Good Morning
The President's MysteryDon't Turn 'em LooseThree on a LimbA Tenderfoot Goes WestSilly Billies
Les MisérablesChina SeasShe Couldn't Take ItLife Begins at FortyChandu on the Magic Island
The Cat's-PawCheating CheatersThe Return of ChanduWe Live AgainGambling Lady
Picture SnatcherBlondie JohnsonI Loved a WomanJustice Takes a HolidayShip of Wanted Men
Afraid to TalkThe Match KingThe Thirteenth GuestThe Honor of the PressTemptation's Workshop
Sheer LuckMounted FuryIs There Justice?Wild West WhoopeeAir Eagles
Moby DickHot CurvesAlias French Gertie
Wages of ConscienceWages of Conscience · Director
Hour of ReckoningHour of Reckoning · DirectorHer Big Adventure · Director
Episodes in the Life of a Gin BottleThat Old Gang of Mine · ProducerThe Girl of Gold · Director
Cheap Kisses · Director
The Love Trap · Director
HateThe Ropin' Fool
FateThe Hole in the WallPassion Fruit · Director
Someone in the House · DirectorHeld in Trust · DirectorOld Lady 31 · Director
A Favor to a Friend · DirectorShould a Woman Tell? · DirectorBlackie's Redemption · DirectorPlease Get Married · Director
Her Man · DirectorHer Man · Scenario WriterSecret Strings · Director
The Planter · Director

Full Filmography

157 titles
  • Gun Cargo (1949) as Frederick Winthrop Sr.
  • Last Frontier Uprising (1947) as Sam Chisholm
  • Yankee Fakir (1947) as Man on Wagon
  • The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) as Ryan - Bank Guard (uncredited)
  • Bedlam (1946) as Judge (uncredited)
  • Crack-Up (1946) as Man (Uncredited)
  • Mr. Noisy (1946) as Doctor (uncredited)
  • Girls of the Big House (1945) as Pompous Man
  • Advertisement
  • The Lost Trail (1945) as Bailey (Stable Owner)
  • Voodoo Man (1944) as S.K. - the Producer (uncredited)
  • Wilson (1944) as Senator Watson
  • What a Man! (1944) as Dr. Williams
  • The More the Merrier (1943) as Shaving Gag (uncredited)
  • Man of Courage (1943) as Tom Haines
  • The Pride of the Yankees (1942) as Man in Box Seat (uncredited)
  • Gallant Lady (1942) as Judge Stevens
  • Kid Glove Killer (1942) as Card Player in Montage (uncredited)
  • Code of the Outlaw (1942) as Ed Stoddard
  • The Panther's Claw (1942) as Police Captain Mike Flynn
  • Freckles Comes Home (1942) as Hiram Potter
  • Broadway Big Shot (1942) as Judge Scott
  • Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) as Bill Collector (uncredited)
  • Billy the Kid's Range War (1941) as Hawkins
  • Gangs Inc. (1941) as 2nd Judge (uncredited)
  • Dangerous Lady (1941) as Police Capt. Newton
  • The Miracle Kid (1941) as Commissioner (uncredited)
  • Young Tom Edison (1940) as Man at Station
  • Third Finger, Left Hand (1940) as Man at Railroad Station
  • Forty Little Mothers (1940) as Bailiff
  • Legion of the Lawless (1940) as Vigilante at Meeting (uncredited)
  • Terry and the Pirates (1940) as High Priest
  • The Return of Wild Bill (1940) as Sam Griffin
  • The Heckler (1940) as Doctor
  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) as Senator Fernwick (uncredited)
  • Stand Up and Fight (1939) as Man at Auction
  • Three Little Sew and Sews (1939) as Butler (uncredited)
  • Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) as Actor as Court Officer
  • Flight at Midnight (1939) as (uncredited)
  • You Can't Take It with You (1938) as Neighbor (uncredited)
  • A Man to Remember (1938) as Man at Hospital Dedication (uncredited)
  • Tassels in the Air (1938) as Butler (uncredited)
  • What Do You Think? Tupapaoo (1938)
  • Go Chase Yourself (1938) as John Weatherby, Trailer Occupant (uncredited)
  • The Man Who Found Himself (1937) as Train Wreck Survivor
  • You Can't Buy Luck (1937) as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
  • The Wrong Miss Wright (1937) as Party Guest
  • Hot Water (1937) as Seconder (uncredited)
  • The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning (1937) as Mr. Hackenbush
  • The Big Squirt (1937) as Police Commissioner Jim
  • Cash and Carry (1937) as Vault Chief (uncredited)
  • White Bondage (1937) as Judge
  • The President's Mystery (1936) as Gorman (uncredited)
  • Don't Turn 'em Loose (1936) as Parole Board Member
  • Three on a Limb (1936) as Molly's father
  • A Tenderfoot Goes West (1936) as The Sheriff
  • Silly Billies (1936) as Bit
  • The Speed Reporter (1936) as Publisher Madison
  • Grand Slam Opera (1936) as Colonel Crowe
  • Night Cargo (1936) as Boat Captain
  • Laughing at Trouble (1936) as Foreman of Jury
  • The Peppery Salt (1936) as Mr. Grant
  • Les Misérables (1935) as Third Judge in Arras
  • China Seas (1935) as Ship's Pilot (uncredited)
  • She Couldn't Take It (1935) as Prison Official
  • Life Begins at Forty (1935) as Storekeeper
  • Chandu on the Magic Island (1935) as Suvanese Police Commandant
  • Men of Action (1935) as Mr. Morgan
  • A Scream in the Night (1935) as Joe Bentley
  • Circus Shadows (1935)
  • The New Frontier (1935)
  • Waterfront Lady (1935) as Craps Shooter
  • The Rainmakers (1935) as Townsman
  • In Old Kentucky (1935) as Sheriff
  • Circle of Death (1935) as Bill Carr
  • Lawless Range (1935) as Clem (uncredited)
  • Texas Terror (1935) as Blacksmith Bob
  • Confidential (1935) as One of Keaton's Lieutenants
  • Whispering Smith Speaks (1935) as Conductor (uncredited)
  • Million Dollar Haul (1935) as Amos Boswell
  • Rainbow's End (1935) as Rodeo Judge
  • Born to Gamble (1935) as Town and Country Club Member (uncredited)
  • The Cat's-Paw (1934) as Burke (uncredited)
  • Cheating Cheaters (1934) as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
  • The Return of Chandu (1934) as Mr. James
  • We Live Again (1934) as Official
  • Gambling Lady (1934) as Detective (uncredited)
  • The Lucky Texan (1934) as Townsman (uncredited)
  • Fighting to Live (1934) as Jake - Prosecuting Attorney
  • Picture Snatcher (1933) as Police Captain (uncredited)
  • Blondie Johnson (1933) as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
  • I Loved a Woman (1933) as Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
  • Justice Takes a Holiday (1933) as Prison Warden
  • Ship of Wanted Men (1933) as Elderly Man
  • The Bowery (1933) as Crony (uncredited)
  • King of the Arena (1933) as Man with Governor
  • Golden Harvest (1933) as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
  • The Thrill Hunter (1933) as Mayor Thomas Hewitt
  • Alimony Madness (1933) as Judge Greer
  • Afraid to Talk (1932) as Bill (detective)
  • The Match King (1932) as Match Company Executive (uncredited)
  • The Thirteenth Guest (1932) as John Morgan (uncredited)
  • The Honor of the Press (1932) as Police Commissioner Drake
  • Temptation's Workshop (1932) as John Lawton
  • Guns for Hire (1932) as Matt Thornton
  • The Penal Code (1932) as Warden
  • Passport to Paradise (1932) as Ship's Captain
  • Human Targets (1932) as Doctor
  • Sheer Luck (1931) as Hiram Carver
  • Mounted Fury (1931) as Big McGraw
  • Is There Justice? (1931) as Dr. Gibbs
  • Wild West Whoopee (1931)
  • Air Eagles (1931) as Doctor
  • Headin' for Trouble (1931) as Poker Slade
  • Dragnet Patrol (1931) as Judge
  • Moby Dick (1930) as Rev. Mapple
  • Hot Curves (1930) as Baseball-Team Manager McGrew
  • Alias French Gertie (1930) as William Matson
  • Wages of Conscience (1927) as Frank Knowles
  • Wages of Conscience (1927) Director
  • Hour of Reckoning (1926) as Winton Crane
  • Hour of Reckoning (1926) Director
  • Her Big Adventure (1926) Director
  • Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle (1925) as Man
  • That Old Gang of Mine (1925) Producer
  • The Girl of Gold (1925) Director
  • Cheap Kisses (1924) Director
  • The Love Trap (1923) Director
  • Hate (1922) as Inspector Garth
  • The Ropin' Fool (1922) as The Stranger
  • Fate (1921) as Jacob Harmon
  • The Hole in the Wall (1921) as Inspector of Police
  • Passion Fruit (1921) Director
  • Someone in the House (1920) Director
  • Held in Trust (1920) Director
  • Old Lady 31 (1920) Director
  • A Favor to a Friend (1919) Director
  • Should a Woman Tell? (1919) Director
  • Blackie's Redemption (1919) Director
  • Please Get Married (1919) Director
  • Her Man (1918) Director
  • Her Man (1918) Scenario Writer
  • Secret Strings (1918) Director
  • The Planter (1917) Director
  • The Crucial Test (1916) Director
  • Her Maternal Right (1916) Director
  • The House of Fear (1915) Director
  • The Road o' Strife (1915)
  • The Road o' Strife (1915) Director
  • The Unmarried Husband (1915) Director
  • The Only Way Out (1915) as Detective Reed
  • Winning Winsome Winnie (1915) Director
  • Officer Jim (1914) as Officer Jim
  • Officer Jim (1914) Director
  • The Crowning Glory (1914) as Jason Sharrock
  • The Battle of Shiloh (1913) as Frank Carey
  • The Exile (1913)
  • The Transgressor (1913)

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is John Ince best known for?

John Ince is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), The Pride of the Yankees (1942), Code of the Outlaw (1942), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939).

When and where was John Ince born?

John Ince was born on August 29, 1878 in New York City, New York, USA. They passed away on April 10, 1947.

How many credits does John Ince have?

John Ince has accumulated over 157 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1920 to 1949.

What is John Ince's background in cinema and television?

John Ince was an American actor born on August 29, 1878, in New York City, New York. Throughout his career in the film and television industry, he was credited with 152 acting roles. In addition to his primary professional name, he was also known as John Ed. Ince maintained a long career in the entertainment field unti...

John Ince by the numbers

157credits
157films
0TV series
1913–1949active years

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