Spottiswoode Aitken
Acting
Biography
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Born: April 15, 1868
Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Known For
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
The Young Rajah
A young man raised in the American South discovers he is an Indian prince whose throne was taken by usurpers.
The Eagle
Vladimir Dubrouvsky, a lieutenant in the Russian army, catches the eye of Czarina Catherine II. He spurns her advances and flees, and she puts out a warrant for his arrest, dead or alive. Vladimir learns that his father's lands have been taken by the evil Kyrilla Troekouroff, and his father dies. He dons a black mask, and becomes the outlaw The Black Eagle. He enters the Troekouroff household disguised as a French instructor for Kyrilla's daughter Mascha. He is after vengeance, but instead falls in love with Mascha.
Monte Cristo
A film adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmond of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of...
The Power of the Press
The naive newspaper cub Clem lands a scoop when he's sent out to cover a murder. In his enthusiasm he writes that the main suspect is Jane. When she confronts Clem, she convinces him to help her prove her innocence.
Merry-Go-Round
A nobleman, posing as a necktie salesman, falls in love with the daughter of a circus puppeteer, even though he is already married to the daughter of his country's war minister.
The Birth of a Nation
Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.
The Avenging Conscience
Thwarted by his despotic uncle from continuing his love affair, a young man's thoughts turn dark as he dwells on ways to deal with his uncle. Becoming convinced that murder is merely a natural part of life, he kills his uncle and hides the body. However, the man's conscience awakens; paranoia sets in and nightmarish visions begin to haunt him.
The Americano
Doug is an American mining engineer. Pres. Valdez of Paragonia wants him to reopen the country's mines. Doug is not interested ... until he sees the President's beautiful daughter, Juana. Valdez returns to Paragonia, but is deposed by Generals Sanchez and Garcia and locked in San Mateo Prison. The Americano arrives...
Nomads of the North
A Canadian Mountie allows an innocent fugitive to escape with the women he loves.
Filmography
as the father
as Sports Writer
as Dad Randall
as Eagle Eye
as Dubrovsky's Father (uncredited)
as Capt. Slocum
as Bob Hartley (as Spottswood Aitken)
as Thorne Wtherell
as Ephraim Brewster
as Captain John Ferguson
as Cyrus Revere
as Pere Jerome
as Minister of War / Gisella's Father
as Piggott
as Caleb
as Member of the Jury (uncredited)
as Abbé Faria
as The Factor
as Stephen Gregory
as Rufus Southerne
as Terence O'Day
as Karl
as Henry Wilburton
as Old Roland
as Bernard Huddlestone
as Fadem
as Wilberforce Pace
as Jeremiah Wishart
as Allan Pomeroy
as David Rutledge
as Mr. Banard
as The King
as Benedict Bellefontaine
as James Hume
as Thaddeus Briggs
as Meekton
as Augus MacTavish
as Col. DuBrey Carter
as Mr. Ludlow
as Archibald Craven
as David Lyman
as Simon Quarle
as Rufus Bonner
as Benjamin Wilson
as Dr. Downie
as Lucius Garrett
as Jethro Stark
as Josiah Vale
as Rev. John Deady
as Judge Cotter
as Presidente de Castalar
as Judge
as Brown Eyes' Father (French Story)
as Col. Raleigh
as Duncan
as Bartholomew Thompson
as Dr. Cameron
as The Uncle
as Nettie's Father
as James Smith - Mary's Father
as Headwaiter
as (uncredited)