Milton Sills
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Birth Place
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Born
January 12, 1882
Died
September 15, 1930
Cause of Death
Heart Attack
Biography
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Milton Sills was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Sills kickstarted his acting career in various films such as "The Deep Purple" (1916), "The Eyes of Youth" (1919) and "The Furnace" (1920). He also appeared in "Miss Lulu Bett" (1921), "The Great Moment" (1921) and "Borderland" (1922). He kept working in film throughout the twenties, starring in "The Marriage Chance" ...
Filmography
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The Sea Wolf
(1930)
"Wolf" Larsen
Man Trouble
(1930)
Mac
Love and the Devil
(1929)
Lord Dryan
His Captive Woman
(1929)
Officer Thomas McCarthy
The Hawk's Nest
(1928)
The Hawk/John Finchley
The Barker
(1928)
Nifty Miller
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Doris Kenyon
Wife
Actor. Married until his death.
Biography
Milton Sills was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Sills kickstarted his acting career in various films such as "The Deep Purple" (1916), "The Eyes of Youth" (1919) and "The Furnace" (1920). He also appeared in "Miss Lulu Bett" (1921), "The Great Moment" (1921) and "Borderland" (1922). He kept working in film throughout the twenties, starring in "The Marriage Chance" (1922), "Adam's Rib" (1923) and "Flaming Youth" (1923). He also appeared in the Boardman Eleanor drama "Souls For Sale" (1923), "The Last Hour" (1923) and "The Sea Hawk" (1924). In the latter half of his career, he tackled roles in "As Man Desires" (1925), "Paradise" (1926) and "The Sea Tiger" (1927). He also appeared in "The Barker" (1928), "His Captive Woman" (1929) and "Man Trouble" (1930). Sills more recently acted in "The Sea Wolf" (1930). Sills was married to Doris Kenyon. Sills passed away in September 1930 at the age of 48.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
The Sea Wolf
(1930)
"Wolf" Larsen
Man Trouble
(1930)
Mac
Love and the Devil
(1929)
Lord Dryan
His Captive Woman
(1929)
Officer Thomas McCarthy
The Hawk's Nest
(1928)
The Hawk/John Finchley
The Barker
(1928)
Nifty Miller
The Crash
(1928)
Jim Flannagan
Burning Daylight
(1928)
Burning Daylight
The Valley of the Giants
(1927)
Bryce Cardigan
The Sea Tiger
(1927)
Justin Ramos
Framed
(1927)
Étienne Hilaire
Hard-Boiled Haggerty
(1927)
Hard-Boiled Haggerty
The Silent Lover
(1926)
Count Pierre Tornai
Men of Steel
(1926)
Jan Bokak
Puppets
(1926)
Nicki
Paradise
(1926)
Tony
I Want My Man
(1925)
Gulian Eyre
The Making of O'Malley
(1925)
O'Malley
The Unguarded Hour
(1925)
Andrea
As Man Desires
(1925)
Maj. John Craig
The Knockout
(1925)
Sandy Donlin
A Lady of Quality
(1924)
Gerald Mertoun, Duke of Osmonde
Single Wives
(1924)
Perry Jordan
The Heart Bandit
(1924)
John Rand
Madonna of the Streets
(1924)
Rev. John Morton
The Sea Hawk
(1924)
Sir Oliver Tressilian, later Sakr-el-Bahr, The Sea Hawk
Flowing Gold
(1924)
Calvin Gray
Souls for Sale
(1923)
What a Wife Learned
(1923)
Rudolph Martin
Flaming Youth
(1923)
Cary Scott
The Spoilers
(1923)
Roy Glennister
Legally Dead
(1923)
Will Campbell
Why Women Remarry
(1923)
Dan Hannon
The Isle of Lost Ships
(1923)
Frank Howard
The Last Hour
(1923)
Steve Cline
Adam's Rib
(1923)
Michael Ramsay
The Woman Who Walked Alone
(1922)
Clement Gaunt
The Marriage Chance
(1922)
William Bradley
Miss Lulu Bett
(1922)
Neil Cornish
Skin Deep
(1922)
Bud Doyle
Burning Sands
(1922)
Daniel Lane, a philosopher
Borderland
(1922)
James Wayne
The Forgotten Law
(1922)
Richard Jarnette
One Clear Call
(1922)
Dr. Alan Hamilton
Environment
(1922)
Steve MacLaren
At the End of the World
(1921)
Gordon Deane
The Faith Healer
(1921)
Michaelis
The Great Moment
(1921)
Bayard Delavel
Salvage
(1921)
Fred Martin
The Street Called Straight
(1920)
Peter Devenant
Sweet Lavender
(1920)
Horace Weather Burn
The Furnace
(1920)
Keene Mordaunt
Behold My Wife
(1920)
Frank Armour
Dangerous to Men
(1920)
Sandy Verrall
The Week-End
(1920)
Arthur Tavenor
The Inferior Sex
(1920)
Knox Randall
Eyes of Youth
(1919)
A suitor
The Hushed Hour
(1919)
Luke Appleton
The Stronger Vow
(1919)
Juan Estudillo
Shadows
(1919)
Judson Barnes
The Fear Woman
(1919)
Robert Craig
What Every Woman Learns
(1919)
Walter Melrose
Satan Junior
(1919)
Paul Worden
The Woman Thou Gavest Me
(1919)
Martin Conrad
The Mysterious Client
(1918)
Harry Nelson
The Claw
(1918)
Major Anthony Kinsella
The Hell Cat
(1918)
Sheriff Jack Webb
The Other Woman
(1918)
Mr. Harrington
The Reason Why
(1918)
Lord Tancred
The Yellow Ticket
(1918)
Julian Rolfe
The Struggle Everlasting
(1918)
Mind, also known as Bruce
The Savage Woman
(1918)
Jean Lerier
Souls Adrift
(1917)
Micah Steele
The Fringe of Society
(1917)
Martin Drake
Married in Name Only
(1917)
Robert Worthing
Diamonds and Pearls
(1917)
Robert Van Ellstrom
The Honor System
(1917)
Joseph Stanton
Patria
(1917)
The Rack
(1916)
Tom Gordon
Under Southern Skies
(1915)
Burleigh Mavor
The Woman Who Lied
(1915)
Jack Stanley
The Arrival of Perpetua
(1915)
Thaddeus Curzon
The Deep Purple
(1915)
William Lake
The Pit
(1914)
Corthell
Writer (Feature Film)
Men of Steel
(1926)
Scen
Men of Steel
(1926)
Story
Editing (Feature Film)
A Lover's Oath
(1925)
Film Editor
Life Events
Photo Collections
1 Photo
The Sea Hawk (1924) - Lobby Card
Here is a lobby card from The Sea Hawk (1924), starring Milton Sills. Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.
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Doris Kenyon
Wife
Actor. Married until his death.
