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Cullen Landis

Acting 79 (deceased) years old Nashville, Tennessee, USA ★ 0.2
Born: July 9, 1896
Died: August 26, 1975

Biography

Cullen Landis (July 9, 1896 – August 26, 1975) was an American motion picture actor and director whose career began in the early ears of the silent film era.

James Cullen Landis was the middle of three siblings (two sons and a daughter) raised by Lulan and Margaret (née Cullen) Landis in Nashville, Tennessee, where his father supported his family as a stock broker. As a boy, James was a train enthusiast and dreamed to be an railroad engineer. Though the ambition eventually faded, his interest in railroads did not, and some years later he helped design for himself a model train set powered by steam. He began working in the fledgling film industry at age 18 around the time his older sister, Margaret Landis, appeared in her first film.

In 1928 Cullen Landis starred in the first ‘all talking’ motion picture, Lights of New York. He once confided in a friend that talkies were perfect for musicals and that he was no "song and dance man". He left Hollywood for Detroit in 1930 to produce and direct industrial films for automobile companies. Landis began as a movie director, only turning to acting after his lead player broke a leg and it was discovered that the actor’s costumes fit him. He went on to become one of the more popular lead actors of the silent era, appearing in some one hundred films over 14 years. During World War II, he served as a captain with US Army Signal Corps producing training films in the South Pacific. By war’s end he was twice decorated and promoted to major. In the post war years he made documentaries for the US State Department that took him to the far corners of the world. James Cullen Landis died on August 28, 1975, aged 79, at a nursing home in Bloomfield, Michigan, three months after the death of his wife, Jane.

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Known For

The Voice That Thrilled the World
The Voice That Thrilled the World Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage) 1943
The Ace of Hearts
The Ace of Hearts Young Man in Restaurant (uncredited) 1921
A Girl of the Limberlost
A Girl of the Limberlost Hart Henderson 1924
Lights of New York
Lights of New York Eddie Morgan 1928
The Fog
The Fog Nathan Forge 1923

Filmography

Acting Credits (72)

The Voice That Thrilled the World
The Voice That Thrilled the World Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage) 1943
Convict's Code
Convict's Code Kenneth Avery 1930
The Little Wild Girl
The Little Wild Girl Jules Barbier 1928
Lights of New York
Lights of New York Eddie Morgan 1928
Out with the Tide
Out with the Tide John Templeton 1928
A Midnight Adventure
A Midnight Adventure Fred Nicholson 1928
The Devil's Skipper
The Devil's Skipper John Dubray 1928
The Broken Mask
The Broken Mask Pertio 1928
On to Reno
On to Reno Bud 1928
Two to One
Two to One George Minafer 1927
Broadway After Midnight
Broadway After Midnight Jimmy Crestmore 1927
Finnegan's Ball
Finnegan's Ball Flannigan Jr. 1927
We're All Gamblers
We're All Gamblers Georgie McCarver 1927
Life in Hollywood No. 5
Life in Hollywood No. 5 1927
The Fighting Failure
The Fighting Failure Denny O'Brien 1926
The Smoke Eaters
The Smoke Eaters Ed 1926
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Sweet Rosie O'Grady Victor McQuade 1926
Frenzied Flames
Frenzied Flames Danny Grovan 1926
Christine of the Big Tops
Christine of the Big Tops Bob Hastings 1926
With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo
With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo Davy Crockett 1926
The Dixie Flyer
The Dixie Flyer 'Sunrise' Smith 1926
My Old Dutch
My Old Dutch Herbert Brown 1926
With Buffalo Bill on the U. P. Trail
With Buffalo Bill on the U. P. Trail Gordon Kent 1926
Perils of the Coast Guard
Perils of the Coast Guard Coast Guard Captain Tom Norris 1926
The Midnight Flyer
The Midnight Flyer David Henderson 1925
Peacock Feathers
Peacock Feathers Jerry Chandler 1925
An Enemy of Men
An Enemy of Men Doctor Phil 1925
Wasted Lives
Wasted Lives John Grayson 1925
A Broadway Butterfly
A Broadway Butterfly Ronald Steel 1925
Pampered Youth
Pampered Youth George Minafer 1925
Cheap Kisses
Cheap Kisses Donald Dillingham 1924
Born Rich
Born Rich Jack Le Moyne 1924
One Law for the Woman
One Law for the Woman Ben Martin 1924
A Girl of the Limberlost
A Girl of the Limberlost Hart Henderson 1924
The Fighting Coward
The Fighting Coward Tom Rumford 1924
The Man Life Passed By
The Man Life Passed By Harold Trevis 1923
The Midnight Alarm
The Midnight Alarm Chaser 1923
Masters of Men
Masters of Men Dick Halpin 1923
Soul of the Beast
Soul of the Beast Paul Nadeau 1923
Pioneer Trails
Pioneer Trails Jack Dale / Jack Plains 1923
Crashin' Thru
Crashin' Thru Cons Saunders 1923
The Famous Mrs. Fair
The Famous Mrs. Fair Alan Fair 1923
Dollar Devils
Dollar Devils Jim Biggers 1923
The Fog
The Fog Nathan Forge 1923
Forsaking All Others
Forsaking All Others Oliver Newell 1922
Love in the Dark
Love in the Dark Tim O'Brien 1922
Youth to Youth
Youth to Youth Page Brookins 1922
Remembrance
Remembrance Seth Smith 1922
Gay and Devilish
Gay and Devilish Peter Armitage 1922
Watch Your Step
Watch Your Step Elmer Slocum 1922
Where's My Wandering Boy Tonight?
Where's My Wandering Boy Tonight? 1922
Man With Two Mothers
Man With Two Mothers 1922
Voices of the City
Voices of the City Jimmy 1921
The Infamous Miss Revell
The Infamous Miss Revell Max Hildreth 1921
The Ace of Hearts
The Ace of Hearts Young Man in Restaurant (uncredited) 1921
The Old Nest
The Old Nest Jim at 22-32 1921
Snowblind
Snowblind Pete Garth 1921
Bunty Pulls the Strings
Bunty Pulls the Strings Rab 1921
It's a Great Life
It's a Great Life Stoddard 1920
Going Some
Going Some J. Wallingford Speed 1920
Pinto
Pinto Bob DeWitt 1920
Jinx
Jinx Slicker Evans 1919
Almost a Husband
Almost a Husband Jerry Wilson 1919
Upstairs
Upstairs Lemuel Stallings 1919
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
The Outcasts of Poker Flat Billy Lanyon / Tommy Oakhurst 1919
Where the West Begins
Where the West Begins Ned Caldwell (as J. Cullen Landis) 1919
Cupid In Quarantine
Cupid In Quarantine The Boyfriend 1918
Her Rustic Romeo
Her Rustic Romeo Jack 1918
Over the Garden Wall
Over the Garden Wall Jack 1918
Somebody's Widow
Somebody's Widow Jack Random 1918
Who Is Number One?
Who Is Number One? Tommy Hale 1917
Sunny Jane
Sunny Jane Thomas 1917

Directing Credits (2)

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