Joseph T. "Jode" Mullally (November 19, 1886–December 29, 1918) was an early American
silent film actor born in
. He appeared in several productions by
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil Blount DeMille (; August 12, 1881January 21, 1959) was an American film director, producer and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 features, both silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of the American cine ...
and
Oscar Apfel
Oscar C. Apfel (January 17, 1878 – March 21, 1938) was an American film actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1913 and 1939, and also directed 94 films between 1911 and 1927.
Biography
Apf ...
. Upon America's entry into
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
, Mullally joined the
Navy
A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval warfare, naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral zone, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and ...
and reached the rank of Quartermaster. A rising favorite with director DeMille his career was shortened when he died of the
Spanish flu
The 1918–1920 influenza pandemic, commonly known by the misnomer Spanish flu or as the Great Influenza epidemic, was an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 influenza A virus. The earliest documented case was ...
in December 1918.
[''Silent Film Necrology'', p.383 2nd Edition c.2001 by Eugene Michael Vazzana..]
Selected filmography
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The Call of the North'' (1914)
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Ready Money'' (1914)
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The Man from Home'' (1914)
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The Circus Man
''The Circus Man'' is a 1914 silent film produced by Jesse Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Oscar Apfel and written by Cecil B. DeMille from a story based on the novel ''The Rose in the Ring'' by George Barr McCutcheo ...
'' (1914)
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The Ghost Breaker'' (1914)
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Cameo Kirby'' (1914)
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After Five
''After Five'' is a 1915 American silent thriller comedy film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and Oscar Apfel. Based on the play of the same name by DeMille and his brother William, the film stars Edward Abeles.
Plot
Ted Ewing (Edward Abeles) in ...
'' (1915)
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Snobs'' (1915)
*''The Eye of Envy'' (1917)
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The Blood of His Fathers'' (1917)
References
External links
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''Who's Who in the Film''page 86(1914)
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1886 births
1918 deaths
American male silent film actors
20th-century American male actors
Burials at Metairie Cemetery
Deaths from Spanish flu
Infectious disease deaths in Pennsylvania
Male actors from New Orleans
United States Navy personnel of World War I
United States Navy non-commissioned officers