William Desmond Taylor

William Desmond Taylor

Irish-American film director and actor (1872-1922)

William Desmond Taylor was an Anglo-Irish-American film director and actor. A popular figure in the growing Hollywood motion picture colony of the 1910s and early 1920s, Taylor directed fifty-nine silent films between 1914 and 1922 and acted in twenty-seven between 1913 and 1915.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 32 films (1914–1922) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1922 THE GREEN TEMPTATION. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 6 reels B&W
1922 THE TOP OF NEW YORK. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 5 reels B&W
1921 MORALS. Realart Pictures Corp. 5 reels B&W
1921 SACRED AND PROFANE LOVE. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 6 reels B&W
1921 WEALTH. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 5 reels B&W
1920 Huckleberry Finn William Desmond Taylor 70 min B&W
1920 JENNY BE GOOD. Realart Pictures Corp. 6 reels B&W
1920 Judy of Rogue's Harbor William Desmond Taylor 60 min B&W
1919 Anne of Green Gables William Desmond Taylor 60 min B&W
1918 CAPTAIN KIDD, JR. Pickford Film Corp. 5 reels B&W
1918 HOW COULD YOU JEAN?. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 5 reels B&W
1918 Huck and Tom William Desmond Taylor B&W
1918 Johanna enlists. Pickford Film Corp. 5 reels 16mm B&W silent
1918 MILE-A-MINUTE KENDALL. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 5 reels B&W
1918 UP THE ROAD WITH SALLIE. Select Pictures Corp. 1 reel B&W
1917 JACK AND JILL. Oliver Morosco Photoplay Co. 5 reels B&W
1917 OUT OF THE WRECK. Oliver Morosco Photoplay Co. 5 reels B&W
1917 THE VARMINT. Oliver Morosco Photoplay Co. 5 reels B&W
1917 THE WORLD APART. Oliver Morosco Photoplay Co. 5 reels B&W
1917 Tom Sawyer. Oliver Morosco Photoplay Co. 5 reels 16mm B&W sound
1916 BEN BLAIR. J. C. Ivers 5 reels B&W silent
1916 DAVY CROCKETT. J. C. Ivers 5 reels B&W silent
1916 HE FELL IN LOVE WITH HIS WIFE. J. C. Ivers 5 reels B&W silent
1916 HER FATHER'S SON. Oliver Morosco Photoplay Co. 5 reels B&W silent
1916 REDEEMING LOVE. Oliver Morosco Photoplay Co. 5 reels B&W silent
1916 THE AMERICAN BEAUTY. J. C. Ivers 5 reels B&W silent
1916 THE HEART OF PAULA. J. C. Ivers 5 reels B&W silent
1916 THE HOUSE OF LIES. Oliver Morosco Photoplay Co. 5 reels B&W silent
1916 THE PARSON OF PANAMINT. Pallas (Julia C. Ivers) 5 reels B&W silent
1915 THE DIAMOND FROM THE SKY. American Film Mfg. Co. B&W silent
1914 An eye for an eye. Pathé Frères 3:40 16mm B&W sound
1914 CAPTAIN ALVAREZ. Vitagraph Co Of America 6 reels B&W