Burr McIntosh
Known For
Acting
Born
1862-08-21 in Wellsville, Ohio, USA
Died
1942-04-28
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Burr McIntosh (21 August 1862 – 28 April 1942) had an eclectic career. He was known, at different points in his life, to be a lecturer, photographer, movie studio owner, silent film actor, author, publisher of Burr McIntosh Monthly , reporter and a pioneer in the early movie and radio business. He was born in Wellsville, Ohio, the son of William Ambrose and Minerva McIntosh. His father was the president of a public utility, New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company, and a member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club. The club's activities were blamed (but the members were not held legally responsible) for the failure of the South Fork Dam, which caused the Johnstown Flood in 1889 that resulted in the loss of over 2,200 lives in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. His sister Nancy McIntosh, an operatic soprano, was the protégée, adopted daughter and heiress to the estate and royalties of W. S. Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan. McIntosh graduated from Lafayette College in 1884, where he became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He began as a stage actor and then moved into silent films. His most enduring role was Squire Bartlett, who banished the character played by Lillian Gish from his home and into the cold Maine winter in D.W. Griffith's classic film, Way Down East (1920). Miss Gish described McIntosh as a gentle giant, "always apologizing for having to treat me so cruelly…". He appeared in 53 films between 1914 and 1934. He died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack. Description above from the Wikipedia article Burr McIntosh , licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Me, Gangster
as Bill Kane
Silk Stockings
as Judge
Virtuous Liars
as Livingston
Way Down East
as Squire Bartlett
Lilac Time
as Gen. Blythe
Naughty But Nice
as Uncle Seth Sumners
The Last Warning
as Josiah Bunce
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
as Dignitary at Laying of Cornerstone
A One Mama Man
as The Father
Command Performance
as Masoch
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
as Professor
The Richest Girl in the World
as David Preston
The Fourflusher
as Ira Wittaker
The Yankee Clipper
as Thomas Winslow
Taxi! Taxi!
as Grant Zimmerman
Breakfast at Sunrise
as General
Sailors' Wives
as Dr. Bobs
The Exciters
as Rackham, the lawyer
The Lilac Splash
as J. Rufus 'Jim' Wallingford
The Buckaroo Kid
as Henry Radigan