Charles Villiers was an Australian actor and occasional director who appeared in many silent films. According to a contemporary report, "there is probably no actor in Australia that has done more consistent picture work than Mr. Villiers, both as heavy lead, and director."[1] He was particularly well known for playing villains.[2]
Biography edit
In 1912 Villiers managed Lytton's Picture Stadium in Orange.[1][3]
Villiers started working in films for the Australian Photoplay Company for whom he was one of their main actors. He then made a series of films for the Fraser Film Release and Photographic Company.
In 1914 he toured for 12 months with the Oliver Dramatic Company.[4]
Beaumont Smith later estimated Villiers appeared in more than 60 silent films.[5]
His wife was also an actor.[6]
Select filmography edit
- Moora Neya, or The Message of the Spear (1911)
- The Lady Outlaw (1911)
- Way Outback (1911)
- What Women Suffer (1911)
- The Cup Winner (1911)
- Caloola, or The Adventures of a Jackeroo (1911)
- King of the Coiners (1912)
- Do Men Love Women? (1912)
- The Sin of a Woman (1912)
- The Crime and the Criminal (1912)
- Cooee and the Echo (1912)
- The Love Tyrant (1912)
- The Cheat (1912)
- Whose Was the Hand? (1912)
- The Moira, or Mystery of the Bush (1912)
- 'Neath Austral Skies (1913)
- Sea Dogs of Australia (1913)
- The Silence of Dean Maitland (1914)
- The Sunny South or The Whirlwind of Fate (1915)
- The Loyal Rebel (1915)
- For Australia (1915)
- Hypocrites (1915)
- The Martyrdom of Nurse Cavell (1916)
- In the Last Stride (1916)
- The Mutiny of the Bounty (1916)
- The Murder of Captain Fryatt (1917)
- Australia's Peril (1917)
- His Convict Bride (1918)
- A Coo-ee from Home (1918)
- Satan in Sydney (1918)
- The Face at the Window (1919) – also directed
- The Man from Kangaroo (1920)
- While the Billy Boils (1921)
- Possum Paddock (1921) – co-directed
- The Lust for Gold (1922)
- A Daughter of Australia (1922)
- When the Kellys Were Out (1923)
- Daughter of the East (1924)
- Sunrise (1926)[7]
Select theatre credits edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Personal". The Leader. Orange, NSW. 28 April 1919. p. 1. Retrieved 15 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "MOVIE "HEAVY" CHATS LIGHTLY". Winner (Melbourne, Vic. : 1914–1917). Melbourne. 22 December 1915. p. 12. Retrieved 15 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Orange Town Band". The National Advocate. Bathurst, NSW. 22 November 1912. p. 1. Retrieved 15 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "OFF TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA". The Leader. Orange, NSW. 16 June 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 15 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Who's Who in the Movies". Table Talk. Melbourne. 18 October 1928. p. 24. Retrieved 15 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Personal". The Leader. Orange, NSW. 12 January 1917. p. 5. Retrieved 15 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "PERSONALITIES OF TORONTO MURDER TRIAL". The Evening News. Sydney. 30 June 1925. p. 16. Retrieved 15 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. 26 July 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 15 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "AMUSEMENTS". The Register. Adelaide. 19 April 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 15 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""THE CORSICAN BROTHERS."". The Sunday Times. Sydney. 12 December 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 15 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
External links edit
- Charles Villiers at IMDb
- Charles Villiers[permanent dead link] at the National Film and Sound Archive
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