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James Kirkwood, Sr. (February 22, 1875, Grand Rapids, Michigan – August 24, 1963, Woodland Hills, California) was an American actor and director.

He debuted on screen in 1909 and was soon playing leads for D.W. Griffith. He started directing in 1912, and became a favorite of Mary Pickford. In 1923 he married actress Lila Lee and had a son James Kirkwood, Jr. who later went on to become a writer.

His directing career fizzled in 1920, but continued acting well into the 1950s.

Following his death at age 88, he was interred at the Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City.

Selected filmography

• At the Altar (1909)
• The Lonely Villa (1909)
• The Hessian Renegades (1909)
• Fools of Fate (1909)
• The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period (1909)
• The Red Man's View (1909)
• In Little Italy (1909)
• To Save Her Soul (1909)
• The Day After (1909)
• The Rocky Road (1910)
• The Left-Handed Man (1913)
• The Green-Eyed Devil (1914)
• Home, Sweet Home (1914)
• Lord Chumley (1914)
• Cinderella (1914)
• The Man from Home (1922)
• Under Two Flags (1922)
• Human Wreckage (1923)
• The Devil's Holiday (1930)
• The Sun Shines Bright (1953)

External links

• James Kirkwood, Sr. at the Internet Movie Database
• James Kirkwood, Sr. at Find a Grave

Persondata
NAME	Kirkwood, James, Sr.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor and Film director
DATE OF BIRTH	February 22, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH	Grand Rapids, Michigan  United States
DATE OF DEATH	August 24, 1963
PLACE OF DEATH	Woodland Hills, California  United States