W. Chrystie Miller
W. Chrystie Miller (William Chrystie Miller; August 10, 1843 – September 23, 1922) was an American silent film actor. He appeared in 139 films between 1908 and 1914. Miller frequently appeared in films directed by D.W. Griffith and was known to film audiences as the "Grand Old Man of the Photodrama". [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
A Corner in Wheat
as Farmer's FatherOn a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price...
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Man's Genesis
as GrandfatherAn old man tells his grandchildren about prehistoric man: Caveman Weakhands is unable to court a...
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A Temporary Truce
as The Murdered Indian / Indian on StreetA Mexican is thrown out of a bar by a young prospector and swears to get even. Later, he kidnaps...
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The Day After
as The Old YearMr. and Mrs. Hilton throw a New Year's Eve party. They agree not to drink the punch themselves,...
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Ramona
as The PriestRamona, residing on her wealthy Spanish adoptive mother's rancho in California, falls in love...
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The Primal Call
as The MinisterA young woman who is engaged to a millionaire she doesn't love meets and falls in love with a...
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The Lonedale Operator
as In Station LobbyA young woman takes over her sick father's role as telegraph operator at a railway station, and...
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Her Terrible Ordeal
as ExtraA young secretary is locked in an airtight vault by a robber. Only her boss knows the...
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The Zulu's Heart
as uncreditedA Boer woman and her daughter are captured by Zulu warriors.
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The Thread of Destiny
as PriestThe orphan girl of San Gabriel meets and is attracted by a Spanish stranger. The Spaniard is...
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The Unwelcome Guest
as The Old FatherJust before she dies, an elderly married woman stashes the horde of money she's secretly...
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The Sorrows of the Unfaithful
as The FishermanIn a quaint fishing village Bill and Mary are childhood sweethearts. Ten years roll by, and the...
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The Sunbeam
as Old Man In Tenement HallwaySet in a tenement, a lonely confirmed bachelor occupies a room across the hall from a dour...
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The Adopted Brother
as The FatherA Western action film about two men who escape from prison to take revenge on the person who...
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A Lucky Toothache
as Bessie's FatherBessie, the new school teacher, arrives at the little western village, and on her way to the...
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The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch
as The Goddess's FatherThe Goddess, the prettiest and best-natured girl that ever graced that little mining town, meets...
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Lena and the Geese
as CourtierA first-born baby girl is sent away and placed in the care of Gretchen, a trusted peasant woman,...
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A Sailor’s Heart
as The MinisterA short film directed by Wilfred Lucas for the Biograph Company.
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Under Burning Skies
as uncreditedJoe, "The Bad Man of San Fernand," is one tough customer. He sets his sights on a lovely young...
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The Old Actor
as The Old ActorAn elderly actor who lives with his wife and daughter is dismissed from his acting job because...
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An Indian Summer
as The WidowerA lonely old widower arrives in town and seeks out a pleasant boarding place. The house he...
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His Trust
as Man at FarewellA Confederate officer is called off to war. He leaves his wife and daughter in the care of...
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To Save Her Soul
as Church OrganistAgnes, a singer in a country church, is practicing one day when a vaudeville manager hears her...
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Over Silent Paths
as The FatherIn the heart of the American west, a miner toils day after day at his rocker box while his young...
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The Chief's Blanket
as The FatherWhen the Great Chief's body is placed before the funeral pile by his mourning braves, his sacred...
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A Trap for Santa Claus
as Old Man (uncredited)The children of a household attempt to capture Santa, but they catch something else entirely.
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The Little Tease
as The Little Tease's FatherThe supposition was that she was born a tease, for from her first teeth to the time she was...
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The Renunciation
as uncreditedTwo miners are fighting over a woman, and one is about to murder the other in his sleep. At the...
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What Shall We Do with Our Old?
as The Old CarpenterAn elderly carpenter is told by a doctor that his wife is seriously ill. Soon afterwards, an...
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The Oath and the Man
as A PriestA rich nobleman steals a perfume merchant's wife just prior to the French Revolution, in which...
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Fisher Folks
as At WeddingA crippled girl marries a fisherman, who also has eyes for the town flirt.
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A Plain Song
as Edith's FatherEdith is a salesgirl in a department store who envys her store-mates, as she views them passing...
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A Child of the Ghetto
as The Old ManAfter her mother's death, Ruth struggles to support herself as a seamstress. While Ruth delivers...
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My Baby
as The GrandfatherWhen the double wedding takes two daughters away from the old man at once, the youngest, now the...
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May and December
as DecemberThe quartet comprising this story are of ages as the months are to each other. June, a young...
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The Mender of Nets
as The Little Mender's FatherA young woman who works mending fishermen's nets is engaged to be married. But her fiancé has an...
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The Sands of Dee
as A fishermanA young girl who lives by the sea with her parents, is the object of one fellows affection. One...
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The Lesson
as Reverend HollisterShort drama about the commandment "honour your father and your mother".
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The Informer
as Union SoldierThe young lover leaving home at the opening of the war to join the Confederate Army, tells his...
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A Timely Interception
as The FarmerA farmer has saved all his life to pay for his daughter's wedding, but when his brother is fired...
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His Daughter
as John WhittierWilliam promises to marry his sweetheart, Mary, after completing medical school. William's...
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Sunshine Sue
as Sunshine's FatherA country girl follows a city suitor, but is left alone and must fend for herself.
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That Chink at Golden Gulch
as uncreditedIn China, before leaving for America, Charlie Lee promises that he will never dishonour his...
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Simple Charity
as The Poor HusbandA pretty young woman attempts to help a poor, old couple while attracting the attention of a...
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The Newlyweds
as Old Man in TrainA young man and a young woman, each unlucky in love, determine never to marry. But Cupid (and...
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The Two Brothers
as PriestIn Camarillo, principality of the Spanish dominion, there lived two brothers, Jose and Manuel....
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