Richard Renchaw Neill Jr. (November 12, 1875 – April 8, 1970) was an American actor and screenwriter who worked in both the silent and

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eras. He performed in more than 200 films between 1910 and 1959, and during the early part of his long screen career, he wrote "several scenarios" for productions. Born in

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, he died in California, in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. Somewhere in Sonora lobby card

Partial filmography

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The Lighthouse by the Sea ''The Lighthouse by the Sea'' is a 1924 American silent adventure film produced by and distributed by Warner Bros. The film's star is canine sensation Rin Tin Tin, the most famous animal actor of the 1920s. The film was directed by Malcolm St ...

'' (1911, Short) - The Lighthouse Keeper's Son * ''

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'' (1912) * ''

The Substitute Stenographer ''The Substitute Stenographer'', from Edison Studios, was a 1913 American silent film (short) directed by Walter Edwin The film was the third of three “Kate Kirby's Cases" detective tales produced with Edison in 1913 before actress Laura Saw ...

'' (1913, Short) * ''

Dolly of the Dailies ''Dolly of the Dailies'' (also referred to as ''The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies'') is a 1914 American drama film serial directed by Walter Edwin. The serial was considered to be lost in its entirety, until a copy of the fifth episode wa ...

'' (1914, Serial) - High Officer of the Secret Society

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* ''Fantasma'' (1914) - The Princess' Father * ''Colonel Carter of Cartersville'' (1915) - Robert Gill * ''The Broken Law'' (1915) - Gaspar * ''The Labyrinth'' (1915) - Rev. Herbert Fenton * ''The Man Who Found Himself'' (1915) - Himself, Cameo Appearance (uncredited) * ''

The Fool's Revenge ''The Fool's Revenge'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Will S. Davis and starring William H. Tooker, Richard Neill and Ruth Findlay.Solomon p.232 Cast * William H. Tooker as Anson * Maude Gilbert as Anson's Wife * Ruth Fi ...

'' (1916) - Randall * '' A Modern Thelma'' (1916) * ''God's Half Acre'' (1916) - Perry Westley * '' A Wall Street Tragedy'' (1916) - Ranson * ''

The Ragged Princess ''The Ragged Princess'' is a 1916 American silent comedy drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring June Caprice, Harry Hilliard, and Richard Neill.Solomon p. 236 Cast * June Caprice as Alicia Jones * Harry Hilliard as Harry Deigan ...

'' (1916) - Thomas Deigan * ''The Battle of Life'' (1916) - O'Leary * ''

A Child of the Wild ''A Child of the Wild'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring June Caprice, Frank Morgan and Jane Lee.Solomon p.238 Another film of the same name was released in 1910 by Bison Film Company. Cast * June ...

'' (1917) * ''

Love's Law ''Love's Law'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Tefft Johnson and starring Joan Sawyer, Stuart Holmes and Olga Grey.Solomon p.238 Cast * Joan Sawyer as Innocence, later Moner Moyer * Stuart Holmes as Andre * Olga Grey as Jeal ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Co-Respondent ''The Co-Respondent'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Elaine Hammerstein, Wilfred Lucas and George Anderson.Connelly p.334 It was based on a Broadway play, and was adapted again by Universal Pictures as ' ...

'' (1917) * '' The Woman in White'' (1917) * ''

Her Second Husband ''Her Second Husband'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Dell Henderson and starring stage actress Edna Goodrich. It was produced and released by Mutual Film. Cast *Edna Goodrich as Helen Kirby * William B. Davidson as John Kirby * ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Road to France ''The Road to France'' is a 1918 American silent war drama film directed by Dell Henderson and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Evelyn Greeley and Jack Drumier.Connelly p.404 Cast * Carlyle Blackwell as Tom Whitney * Evelyn Greeley as Helen Bemi ...

'' (1918) * ''

His Wife's Friend ''His Wife's Friend'' is a lost 1919 American silent mystery film directed by Joe De Grasse and written by John Burland Harris-Burland and R. Cecil Smith. The film stars Dorothy Dalton, Warren Cook, Henry Mortimer, Richard Neill, S. Barrett, an ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Plunger ''The Plunger'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Dell Henderson and starring George Walsh, Virginia Valli and Richard Neill.Connelly p.397 Cast * George Walsh as 'Take a Chance' Schuyler * Virginia Valli as Alice Houghton * ...

'' (1920) * ''

Go Get 'Em Hutch ''Go Get 'Em Hutch'' is a 1922 American drama film serial directed by George B. Seitz. The story concerns a crooked lawyer who is the head of a crime syndicate. He seeks to prevent the operation of the ships owned by the heroine, played by Marg ...

'' (1922) * ''

A Clouded Name ''A Clouded Name'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Austin O. Huhn and starring Norma Shearer, Gladden James and Yvonne Logan.Jacobs & Braum p.69 Cast * Norma Shearer as Marjorie Dare * Gladden James as Jim Allen * Yvonne ...

'' (1923) * '' Sinner or Saint'' (1923) * '' Heritage of the Desert'' (1924) * '' The Fighting Coward'' (1924) * '' Wanderer of the Wasteland'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' Born to the West'' (1926) * ''

Satan Town ''Satan Town'' is a 1926 American silent Western film featuring Harry Carey. Prints of the film have survived. Cast * Harry Carey as Bill Scott * Kathleen Collins as Sue * Charles Clary as John Jerome * Trilby Clark as Sheila Jerome * Richa ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Trunk Mystery ''One New York Night'' (also released as ''The Trunk Mystery'') is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Jack Conway and written by Frank Davis. The film stars Franchot Tone, Una Merkel, Conrad Nagel, Harvey Stephens, Steffi Duna and Charles ...

'' (1926) * '' Galloping Thunder'' (1927) * ''

The Fightin' Comeback ''The Fightin' Comeback'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Tenny Wright and starring Buddy Roosevelt, Clara Horton and Sidney M. Goldin. Cast * Buddy Roosevelt as Jim Jones * Clara Horton as Goldie Lamont * Sidney M. Goldin ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Desert of the Lost ''The Desert of the Lost'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Hal Taliaferro, Peggy Montgomery and Edward Cecil. Synopsis Having shot a man in self-defense and fled across the border into Mexico with ...

'' (1927) * '' Bulldog Pluck'' (1927) * ''

Somewhere in Sonora ''Somewhere in Sonora'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Mack V. Wright and starring John Wayne. It is a remake of the 1927 silent film of the same name. The story was based on a 1925 novel named "Somewhere South" by W ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Man Without a Face ''The Man Without a Face'' is a 1993 American Drama (film and television), drama film starring and directed by Mel Gibson, in his directorial debut. The film is based on Isabelle Holland's 1972 novel of the same name. Gibson's direction received ...

'' (1928) * '' Beyond the Sierras'' (1928) * ''

The Law's Lash ''The Law's Lash'' is a 1928 American silent action film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Robert Ellis, Mary Mayberry and LeRoy Mason.Munden p.22 It was designed as a vehicle for Klondike the Dog, an imitator of Rin Tin Tin. Cast * ...

'' (1928) * '' The Bushranger'' (1928) * ''

The King of the Kongo ''The King of the Kongo'' (1929) is a Mascot film serial, and was the first serial to have sound,Where East is East ''Where East Is East'' is a 1929 American silent drama film starring Lon Chaney as an animal trapper in Laos. The motion picture is Chaney's penultimate silent film and the last of his collaborations with director Tod Browning. While this film ...

'' (1929) * '' The Last Frontier'' (1932) * '' Jiggs and Maggie in Court'' (1948)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Neill, Richard 1875 births 1970 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors Male actors from Philadelphia