Person Details
Birthday: 1878-12-08 12:58:01
Death: 1944-03-26 12:58:01
Aliases: Wallace A. Worsley Sr.
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Wappingers Falls, New York, USA
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Movie Involvements: 32
TV Involvements: 0
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wallace A. Worsley Sr. (8 December 1878 in Wappingers Falls, New York, USA – 26 March 1944 in Hollywood, California, USA) was an American stage actor who became a director in the silent film era. Worsley directed 29 films during the years 1918-1928 and acted in 7 films. He directed several films starring Lon Chaney Sr. and his professional relationship with the actor was the best Chaney had second to his partnership with Tod Browning. The The Hunchback of Notre Dame from 1923 is one of his best known works and along with The Penalty(1920), enjoys good exposure on home video and DVD. Worsley's 1922 horror film A Blind Bargain with Chaney is one of the most sought after lost films. Worsley was married to actress Julia M. Taylor with whom he had two sons, Paul Worsley and the film director Wallace Worsley Jr. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wallace Worsley, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1923) DirectorThe Penalty
(1920) DirectorThe Street Called Straight
(1920) DirectorVoices of the City
(1921) DirectorThe Man Who Fights Alone
(1924) DirectorShadow of the Law
(1926) DirectorThe Highest Bidder
(1921) DirectorThe Ace of Hearts
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