Deceased
How Did D.W. Griffith Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 73Also known asDavid Llewelyn Wark Griffith, David Wark Griffith, David W. Griffith, Lawrence Griffith, Captain Victor Marier, Capt. Victor Marier, Victor Marier, Granville Hicks, Irene Sinclair, Roy SinclairGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn22/01/1875Born inLaGrange, Kentucky, USADied23/07/1948 (aged 73)Died inHollywoodCausecerebral hemorrhageWikidataQ51123 ↗Buried atMount Tabor Methodist Church GraveyardTMDb#100036 ↗
David Wark Griffith was an American film director. Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture, he pioneered many aspects of film editing and expanded the art of the narrative film.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hollywood BlackSeries | Self (archive footage) | 149 |
| 2020 | Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of LibertyMovie | archive footage | 145 |
| 2008 | Mary Pickford: The Muse of the MoviesMovie | Self (archive footage) | 133 |
| 2002 | The Tramp and the DictatorMovie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 127 |
| 1998 | Star Power: The Creation Of United ArtistsMovie | Self (archive footage) | 123 |
| 1995 | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesMovie | Self (archive footage) | 120 |
| 1993 | The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'Movie | Self (Archive footage) | 118 |
| 1988 | American ExperienceSeries | Self | 113 |
| 1980 | HollywoodSeries | Self (archive footage) | 105 |
| 1975 | D.W. Griffith: An American GeniusMovie | Self (archive) | 100 |
| 1961 | The Legend of Rudolph ValentinoMovie | Self (archive footage) | 86 |
| 1936 | San FranciscoMovie | Orchestra Conductor (uncredited) | 61 |
| 1915 | Enoch ArdenMovie | Mr. Ray | 40 |
| 1912 | Two Daughters of EveMovie | At Stage Door | 37 |
| 1911 | The Adventures of BillyMovie | On Bench | 36 |
| 1909 | 1776, or The Hessian RenegadesMovie | — | 34 |
| 1908 | Her First AdventureMovie | Father | 33 |
| 1908 | Cupid’s PranksMovie | Extra at ball | 33 |
| 1908 | The Black ViperMovie | Rescuer | 33 |
| 1908 | Rescued from an Eagle's NestMovie | Father | 33 |
| 1908 | The Invisible FluidMovie | Mailman | 33 |