Jack Pickford
Acting
Biography
Jack Pickford (born John Charles Smith) was an actor of some popularity in American Silent films. He was Silent screen star Mary Pickford's younger brother.
Born: August 17, 1896
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Hollywood
Angela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa. She leaves an Aunt, a brother, Grandma, and her longtime boyfriend back in Centerville. Despite seeing major movie stars around every corner, and knocking on every casting office door in town, at the end of her first day she is still unemployed. To her horror, when she arrives back at their hotel, she finds that Grandpa has been cast in a movie by William DeMille and quickly becomes a star during the ensuing weeks. Her family, worried that Angela and Grandpa are getting into trouble, come to Hollywood to drag them back home. In short order Aunt, Grandma, brother, boyfriend and even the parrot become superstars, but Angela is still unemployed...
Exit Smiling
The travails of a third-rate traveling theatre company and its wardrobe lady / maid who dreams of stepping in as their melodramatic production's (Flaming Women) female lead.
Fanchon, the Cricket
A young wild girl, Fanchon, lives in a forest with her eccentric grandmother who is suspected by the villagers of being a witch. The unkempt Fanchon suffers from her grandmother's sorceress reputation. One day the girl rescues a boy from drowning and they fall in love, but Fanchon won't agree to marry him unless his father asks her. A year later the boy has fallen very ill and it is only the presence of the enchanting Fanchon that helps to restore his health.
American Experience
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
The Bat
A masked criminal who dresses like a giant bat terrorizes the guests at an old house rented by a mystery writer.
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
A man recognizes the thief who had previously robbed him as one of the men involved in an unrelated mob shootout.
Gang War
Saxophone player Clyde meets a woman named Flowers, and teaches her to dance. He later discovers that gangster boss "Blackjack" is also in love with her. "Blackjack" is also battling gang boss Mike Luego in a violent turf war.
The Massacre
The story of the massacre of an Indian village, and the ensuing retaliation.
The Goose Woman
A famous opera singer lost her voice when her son was born, and has drowned her sorrows in drink. When a murder is committed near her house, she invents a story in order to get herself back in front of the public again. However, the story she comes up with results in her son being arrested for the murder.
The Man Who Had Everything
Harry Bullway is a careless young man, always after a good time. He nearly runs over a blind beggar with his car, but he shows no remorse. In response to his heartlessness, the beggar curses him, saying, "May you always have everything that you want."
Filmography
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Clyde Baxter
as Jimmy Marsh
as Jim Doolittle
as Brooks Bailey
as Gerald Holmes
as Tony
as Jack Joyce
as Jack Joyce
as Jed
as Jack Pickford
as Billy Garrison
as Ed Swinger
as Harry Bullway
as The Llano Kid
as Johnny Spivins
as Jack Robin
as Buddy Apperson
as Sandy Kilday
as Kendall
as Bunker Bean
as Tom Sawyer
as Davy Glidden
as Tom Sawyer
as Jack Ranney
as Ted Rawson
as John Humperdink Stover
as Dick Hale
as Freckles
as Jimmie Dexter
as Barney Cook
as Pip
as William Sylvanus Baxter
as Beppo
as John Stuart
as Jose
as Young Bully (uncredited)
as The Commandant's Orderly
as Billy Ball
as Stable boy
as Jockey Jones
as Bud Haskins
as A Young Clansman
as The Mother's Son
as The Mother's Half-Wit Son
as One of the Children
as The Young Boy
as Youth Outside Church
as At Theatre
as Negro Boy
as The Son of the White Renegade Father and Indian Mother
as Rival Gang Member / At Dance
as Beau at Ice Cream Festival
as An Indian
as A Brother
as The Young Brave
as The Messenger
as Jenks' Son
as The Speed Demon's Son
as Extra
as Mexican Boy
as Money Thief at School
as An Indian (uncredited)
as Young Earl Jackson
as The Chief of Police's Son (as a boy)
as The Messenger
as Mabel's Brother
as The Sheriff's Son
as A Boy
as A Boy
as At Station Reception
as Stagehand
as One of the Boys
as One of the Children on the Street