Deceased
How Did Rupert Julian Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 64Also known asThomas Percival HayesGenderMaleNationalityNew ZealandBorn23/01/1879Born inWhangaroa, New ZealandDied27/12/1943 (aged 64)Died inHollywoodCausestrokeWikidataQ1369749 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#14473 ↗
Rupert Julian was a New Zealand cinema actor, director, writer and producer. During his career, Julian directed 60 films and acted in over 90 films. He is best remembered for directing Lon Chaney in The Phantom of the Opera (1925). He also directed The Cat Creeps (1930), a sound remake of The Cat and the Canary (1927), which is now considered a lost film, with only two minutes of footage remaining in the 1932 Universal comedy short film Boo!.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Three Faces EastMovie | The Kaiser | 47 |
| 1925 | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristMovie | Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) | 46 |
| 1919 | The Fire FlingersMovie | Richard Hatton / Richard Olwell | 40 |
| 1918 | The Kaiser, the Beast of BerlinMovie | The Kaiser | 39 |
| 1918 | Hands DownMovie | Tom Flynn | 39 |
| 1918 | Hungry EyesMovie | John Silver | 39 |
| 1917 | Mother o' MineMovie | John Standing | 38 |
| 1917 | Alone in the WorldMovie | — | 38 |
| 1917 | The Desire of the MothMovie | John Wesley Pringle | 38 |
| 1916 | The Evil Women DoMovie | — | 37 |
| 1915 | A Cigarette - That's AllMovie | Bara Yami - the Hindoo Yogi | 36 |
| 1914 | The Pursuit of HateMovie | — | 35 |
| 1914 | The Spider and Her WebMovie | — | 35 |
| 1914 | The Merchant of VeniceMovie | — | 35 |