Acting
George Nichols
Born 1864-10-27
Rockford, Illinois, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia George Nichols (1864 – September 20, 1927) was an American actor and film director. He appeared in 221 films between 1908 and 1928. He also directed 103 films between 1911 and 1916.
Known For
Prominent works featuring George Nichols
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Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
1919
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A Corner in Wheat
1909
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A Film Johnnie
1914
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The Eagle
1925
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Cruel, Cruel Love
1914
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The Lonedale Operator
1911
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The Star Boarder
1914
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His Favorite Pastime
1914
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The Wedding March
1928
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The Merry Widow
1926
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (212 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | One Foot in Heaven | Prechin' Bill Hardy (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 1941 |
 | The Honeymoon | Fortunat Schweisser, the Industrialist | Movie | 1929 |
 | The Wedding March | The Industrialist | Movie | 1928 |
 | Ritzy | Nathan Brown | Movie | 1927 |
 | White Flannels | Jacob Politz | Movie | 1927 |
 | White Gold | Alec's Father | Movie | 1927 |
 | Finger Prints | S.V. Sweeney | Movie | 1927 |
 | Bachelor Brides | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1926 |
 | Gigolo | Pa Hubbel | Movie | 1926 |
 | The Merry Widow | Doorkeeper (uncredited) | Movie | 1926 |
 | Flames | James Travers | Movie | 1926 |
 | Broken Hearts of Hollywood | Chief of Detectives | Movie | 1926 |
 | Senor Daredevil | 'Tiger' O'Flagherty | Movie | 1926 |
 | Miss Nobody | The Sheriff | Movie | 1926 |
 | Rolling Home | Col. Lowe | Movie | 1926 |
 | Sea Horses | Marx | Movie | 1926 |
 | The Eagle | Judge | Movie | 1925 |
 | His Majesty, Bunker Bean | Jim Breede | Movie | 1925 |
 | Winds of Chance | Vigilante Chairman | Movie | 1925 |
 | The Goose Woman | Detective Lopez | Movie | 1925 |
 | The Light of Western Stars | Billy Stillwell | Movie | 1925 |
 | Proud Flesh | Spanish Uncle | Movie | 1925 |
 | Capital Punishment | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1925 |
| Geared to Go | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1924 | |
 | East of Broadway | Officer Gaffney | Movie | 1924 |
 | The Silent Watcher | Jim Tufts | Movie | 1924 |
| The Beautiful Sinner | Benson | Movie | 1924 | |
 | The Slanderers | Todd Calkins | Movie | 1924 |
 | The Red Lily | Concierge | Movie | 1924 |
 | The Midnight Express | John Oakes | Movie | 1924 |
 | The Silent Stranger | Silas Horton | Movie | 1924 |
 | Secrets | William Marlowe | Movie | 1924 |
 | Daughters of Today | Dirk Vandegrift | Movie | 1924 |
 | Let's Go | Jake Frazer | Movie | 1923 |
 | The Country Kid | Mr. Grimes | Movie | 1923 |
 | The Extra Girl | Zachariah 'Pa' Graham | Movie | 1923 |
 | The Miracle Makers | Captain Joe Mansfield | Movie | 1923 |
 | Don't Marry for Money | Amos Webb | Movie | 1923 |
 | Children of Dust | Terwilliger's Stepfather | Movie | 1923 |
 | The Phantom Fortune | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1923 |
 | Suzanna | Don Fernando Reyes | Movie | 1923 |
 | The Ghost Patrol | Donald Patrick Dorgan | Movie | 1923 |
 | The Flirt | Papa Madison | Movie | 1922 |
 | The Pride of Palomar | Conway | Movie | 1922 |
| Step Forward | The Trolley Inspector | Movie | 1922 | |
 | One Glorious Day | Pat Curran | Movie | 1922 |
 | Don't Get Personal | Silas Wainwright | Movie | 1922 |
 | Molly O' | Tim O'Dair | Movie | 1921 |
 | Shame | Jonathan Fielding | Movie | 1921 |
 | The Fox | Sheriff Mart Fraser | Movie | 1921 |
 | Live and Let Live | Judge Loomis | Movie | 1921 |
| Oliver Twist, Jr. | Schoolmaster | Movie | 1921 | |
 | The Iron Rider | John Lannigan | Movie | 1920 |
| Deep Waters | Captain Joe Bell | Movie | 1920 | |
 | The Joyous Trouble-Makers | Cash Truit | Movie | 1920 |
 | The Orphan | Sheriff Jim Shields | Movie | 1920 |
 | The Family Honor | Mayor Curran | Movie | 1920 |
 | The River's End | Judge Kirkstone | Movie | 1920 |
 | Pinto | Pop Audrey | Movie | 1920 |
 | Victory | Capt. Davidson | Movie | 1919 |
 | The Wolf | Andrew MacTavish | Movie | 1919 |
 | Bill Apperson's Boy | Zeke Yarton (as George Nicholls) | Movie | 1919 |
 | When Doctors Disagree | David Martin | Movie | 1919 |
 | Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl | Police Constable (uncredited) | Movie | 1919 |
 | The Coming of the Law | Big Bill Dunlavey (as George Nicholls) | Movie | 1919 |
 | The Turn in the Road | Hamilton Perry | Movie | 1919 |
 | The Light of Victory | Otto Schmidt | Movie | 1919 |
 | Children of Banishment | Hill | Movie | 1919 |
 | A Romance of Happy Valley | Jennie's father | Movie | 1919 |
 | Borrowed Clothes | Mary's Father | Movie | 1918 |
 | Fame and Fortune | 'Big' Dave Dawley (as George Nicholls) | Movie | 1918 |
 | Battling Jane | Dr. Sheldon | Movie | 1918 |
 | Mickey | Joe Meadows | Movie | 1918 |
 | Hearts of the World | A German Sergeant | Movie | 1918 |
 | The Keys of the Righteous | Peter Manning | Movie | 1918 |
 | The Silent Man | Preachin' Bill Hardy | Movie | 1917 |
 | The Son of His Father | Silas Mallinsbee | Movie | 1917 |
 | The Man with the Iron Heart | Director | Movie | 1915 |
 | Ghosts | Director | Movie | 1915 |
 | Man's Prerogative | Director | Movie | 1915 |
| A Fatal Flirtation | Director | Movie | 1914 | |
 | The Star Boarder | Director | Movie | 1914 |
 | Cruel, Cruel Love | Director | Movie | 1914 |
 | His Favorite Pastime | Director | Movie | 1914 |
 | A Film Johnnie | Older Actor on Screen (uncredited) | Movie | 1914 |
| A Film Johnnie | Director | Movie | 1914 |
 | Twixt Love and Fire | Director | Movie | 1914 |
| A Robust Romeo | Director | Movie | 1914 | |
| Mabel’s Bear Escape | Director | Movie | 1914 | |
| Rebecca's Wedding Day | Director | Movie | 1914 | |
 | In the Clutches of the Gang | The Detective | Movie | 1914 |
| In the Clutches of the Gang | Director | Movie | 1914 |
 | A Flirt's Mistake | 2nd Flirt in Park | Movie | 1914 |
| A Flirt's Mistake | Director | Movie | 1914 |
| The Under-Sheriff | The Sheriff | Movie | 1914 | |
| The Under-Sheriff | Director | Movie | 1914 | |
 | He Would a Hunting Go | Director | Movie | 1913 |
 | Some Nerve | The Dinner Guest | Movie | 1913 |
| Fatty's Flirtation | Director | Movie | 1913 | |
| His Sister's Kids | Director | Movie | 1913 | |
 | A Ride for a Bride | Director | Movie | 1913 |
 | Fatty Joins the Force | Police Commissioner | Movie | 1913 |
| Fatty Joins the Force | Director | Movie | 1913 |
| Wine | Director | Movie | 1913 | |
| A Small Time Act | Director | Movie | 1913 | |
 | Fatty at San Diego | Director | Movie | 1913 |
 | A Little Hero | Director | Movie | 1913 |
| Foiling Fickle Father | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1913 | |
| Gentleman Joe | Director | Movie | 1912 | |
| Pa's Medicine | Director | Movie | 1912 | |
 | Under Two Flags | Director | Movie | 1912 |
 | Whom God Hath Joined | Director | Movie | 1912 |
 | The Ring of a Spanish Grandee | Director | Movie | 1912 |
 | Jess | Director | Movie | 1912 |
 | Love's Miracle | Director | Movie | 1912 |
 | The Saleslady | Director | Movie | 1912 |
 | The Cry of the Children | Director | Movie | 1912 |
 | Dora Thorne | Director | Movie | 1912 |
| Rejuvenation | Director | Movie | 1912 | |
| Into the Desert | The American Girl's Father | Movie | 1912 | |
| Into the Desert | Director | Movie | 1912 | |
 | The Girl of the Grove | Director | Movie | 1912 |
| For Sale -- A Life | Director | Movie | 1912 | |
 | Nicholas Nickleby | Director | Movie | 1912 |
 | Flying to Fortune | The Lawyer | Movie | 1912 |
| Flying to Fortune | Director | Movie | 1912 |
| As It Was in the Beginning | Director | Movie | 1912 | |
 | She | Director | Movie | 1911 |
 | Cinderella | Director | Movie | 1911 |
 | Fighting Blood | The Old Soldier | Movie | 1911 |
 | The Primal Call | On Ship | Movie | 1911 |
 | Enoch Arden | Ship's Captain | Movie | 1911 |
 | Enoch Arden: Part II | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1911 |
 | Enoch Arden: Part I | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1911 |
| A Knight of the Road | The Rancher | Movie | 1911 | |
| The Broken Cross | The Postman | Movie | 1911 | |
| The Spanish Gypsy | Gypsy | Movie | 1911 | |
 | The Lonedale Operator | The Lonedale Operator | Movie | 1911 |
 | His Daughter | Father | Movie | 1911 |
 | What Shall We Do with Our Old? | The Judge | Movie | 1911 |
| Heart Beats of Long Ago | The Father | Movie | 1911 | |
 | When a Man Loves | Tessie's Father | Movie | 1911 |
 | Winning Back His Love | At Stage Door | Movie | 1910 |
| The Lesson | Policeman | Movie | 1910 | |
 | Sunshine Sue | Head of the Employment Agency | Movie | 1910 |
 | Waiter No. 5 | The Chief of Police | Movie | 1910 |
| The Message of the Violin | Carl's Father | Movie | 1910 | |
 | Rose o' Salem Town | The Puritan | Movie | 1910 |
 | The Oath and the Man | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1910 |
 | In Life's Cycle | James Mullen | Movie | 1910 |
| A Mohawk's Way | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1910 | |
| Little Angels of Luck | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1910 | |
 | The Modern Prodigal | The Sheriff | Movie | 1910 |
 | The Usurer | The Usurer | Movie | 1910 |
 | An Arcadian Maid | The Man of the House | Movie | 1910 |
 | Unexpected Help | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1910 |
 | A Flash of Light | A Doctor | Movie | 1910 |
 | What the Daisy Said | (uncredited) | Movie | 1910 |
 | Muggsy's First Sweetheart | Mabel's Dad | Movie | 1910 |
 | A Child's Impulse | On Farm | Movie | 1910 |
| As the Bells Rang Out! | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1910 | |
| A Child's Faith | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1910 | |
 | A Child of the Ghetto | Officer Quinn | Movie | 1910 |
| A Midnight Cupid | The Country Farmer | Movie | 1910 | |
| The Marked Time-Table | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1910 | |
 | The Two Brothers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1910 |
| The Way of the World | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1910 | |
| As It Is in Life | George Forrester | Movie | 1910 | |
| The Twisted Trail | Mr. Hendricks | Movie | 1910 | |
 | The Thread of Destiny | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1910 |
 | The Newlyweds | A Parent | Movie | 1910 |
| His Last Burglary | Minister | Movie | 1910 | |
| The Englishman and the Girl | Mr. Thayer | Movie | 1910 | |
| The Woman from Mellon's | James Petersby | Movie | 1910 | |
| The Last Deal | The Employer | Movie | 1910 | |
| The Honor of His Family | Officer | Movie | 1910 | |
 | Her Terrible Ordeal | Mr. Curtis | Movie | 1910 |
 | The Rocky Road | The Farmer | Movie | 1910 |
 | The Day After | A Friend | Movie | 1909 |
 | To Save Her Soul | The Manager | Movie | 1909 |
| In Little Italy | Tony Guilletto | Movie | 1909 | |
 | A Corner in Wheat | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1909 |
 | The Redman's View | Conqueror | Movie | 1909 |
 | Through the Breakers | The Doctor | Movie | 1909 |
| The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period | The Catholic | Movie | 1909 | |
| In the Window Recess | Officer Wallace | Movie | 1909 | |
 | The Mountaineer's Honor | The Mountain Girl's Father | Movie | 1909 |
 | The Light That Came | The Older Doctor | Movie | 1909 |
 | The Restoration | The Doctor | Movie | 1909 |
 | Nursing a Viper | In Mob | Movie | 1909 |
 | What's Your Hurry? | Mary's Father | Movie | 1909 |
 | The Gibson Goddess | Manager of Beach House | Movie | 1909 |
 | Lines of White on a Sullen Sea | Joe | Movie | 1909 |
| In the Watches of the Night | John Whitney | Movie | 1909 | |
 | His Lost Love | Mary's Father | Movie | 1909 |
 | A Change of Heart | The Country Girl's Father | Movie | 1909 |
 | Pippa Passes | Pippa's Husband | Movie | 1909 |
| Wanted, a Child | The Father | Movie | 1909 | |
 | The Awakening | A Priest | Movie | 1909 |
| Leather Stocking | The Colonel | Movie | 1909 | |
 | The Broken Locket | Doctor / Outside Company Office | Movie | 1909 |
 | Getting Even | Miner | Movie | 1909 |
 | 1776, or The Hessian Renegades | Hessian | Movie | 1909 |
 | The Little Darling | In Store | Movie | 1909 |
 | Her First Biscuits | Policeman | Movie | 1909 |
 | What Drink Did | Workman | Movie | 1909 |
 | The Cricket on the Hearth | Mr. Fielding | Movie | 1909 |
| A Baby's Shoe | The Priest | Movie | 1909 | |
 | The Voice of the Violin | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1909 |
 | A Smoked Husband | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1908 |
| The Heart of O Yama | Grand Daimio (unconfirmed) | Movie | 1908 | |
| Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters | The Doctor | Movie | 1908 |