Rupert Julian

Rupert Julian

Hollywood Director and Actor (1879-1943)

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!.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 8 films (1913–1927) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 44 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1927 The Yankee Clipper DeMille Pictures Corporation 11500 16mm B&W silent
1927 Yankee clipper De Mille Pictures ; adaptation, Garrett Fort, Garnett Weston ; story, Denison Clift ; director, Rupert Julian. 75 16mm B&W silent
1924 CHANGING HUSBANDS. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 7 reels B&W
1923 MERRY-GO-ROUND. Universal Pictures Corp. 10 reels B&W
1918 THE TURN OF THE WHEEL. Goldwyn Pictures Corp. 5 reels B&W
1916 THE DUMB GIRL OF PORTICI. Universal Film Mfg. Co. Inc. 10 reels B&W silent
1915 JEWEL. Universal Film Mfg. Co. Inc. 5 reels B&W silent
1913 The merchant of Venice. Eclipse 1151 16mm B&W silent