Director
D.W. Griffith
53 movies as actor · 467 as director
Born Jan 22, 1875 – Jul 23, 1948 (aged 73)From LaGrange, Kentucky, USAAlso known as David Llewelyn Wark Griffith, David Wark Griffith, David W. Griffith
David Llewelyn Wark Griffith was a premier pioneering American film director. He is best known as the director of the controversial and groundbreaking 1915 film The Birth of a Nation and the subsequent film Intolerance (1916). Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation made pioneering use of advanced camera and narrative techniques, and its immense popularity set the stage for the dominance of the feature-length film. It also proved extremely controversial at the time and ever since for its negative depiction of Black Americans and their supporters, and its positive portrayal of slavery and the Ku Klux Klan. Griffith responded to his critics with his next film, Intolerance, intended to show the dangers of prejudiced thought and behavior. The film was not the financial success that its predecessor had been, but was received warmly by critics. Several of his later films were also successful, but high production, promotional, and roadshow costs often made his ventures commercial failures. Even so, he is generally considered one of the most important figures of early cinema.
Known for
The Birth of a Nation
1915 · Drama, History
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916 · Drama, History
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
1919 · Drama, Romance
Way Down East
1920 · Drama, Romance
A Corner in Wheat
1909 · Drama
Orphans of the Storm
1921 · Drama, History
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
1912 · Crime, Drama
San Francisco
1936 · Drama, Romance
The Lonely Villa
1909 · Thriller, Drama
Those Awful Hats
1909 · Comedy
True Heart Susie
1919 · Drama, Romance
The Lonedale Operator
1911 · Thriller, Drama
Movies directed by D.W. Griffith
Biograph Shorts Special Edition: 1909-1913
Upcoming
A Griffith Biograph Collection Featuring Mary Pickford: Volume One
Upcoming
Footlight Varieties
1951
The Struggle
1931
Abraham Lincoln
1930
1930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation"
1930
Lady of the Pavements
1929
The Battle of the Sexes
1928
Drums of Love
1928
The Sorrows of Satan
1926
That Royle Girl
1925
Sally of the Sawdust
1925
Isn't Life Wonderful
1924
America
1924
The White Rose
1923
One Exciting Night
1922
Orphans of the Storm
1921
Dream Street
1921
Way Down East
1920
The Love Flower
1920
Remodeling Her Husband
1920
The Idol Dancer
1920
The Greatest Question
1919
Scarlet Days
1919
The Mother and the Law
1919
The Fall of Babylon
1919
True Heart Susie
1919
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
1919
The Girl Who Stayed at Home
1919
A Romance of Happy Valley
1919
The Greatest Thing in Life
1918
Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal
1918
The Great Love
1918
Hearts of the World
1918
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
The Birth of a Nation
1915
The Avenging Conscience
1914
The Escape
1914
Home, Sweet Home
1914
Brute Force
1914
The Battle of the Sexes
1914
Judith of Bethulia
1914
Waifs
Waifs
1914
The Conscience of Hassan Bey
The Conscience of Hassan Bey
1913
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
1913
Madonna of the Storm
Madonna of the Storm
1913
The Adopted Brother
1913
Two Men of the Desert
1913
A Misappropriated Turkey
A Misappropriated Turkey
1913
The Mistake
The Mistake
1913
The Reformers
1913
Her Mother's Oath
Her Mother's Oath
1913
The Mothering Heart
1913
Death's Marathon
1913
The Enemy's Baby
The Enemy's Baby
1913
A Timely Interception
1913
The Sorrowful Shore
The Sorrowful Shore
1913
The Ranchero's Revenge
The Ranchero's Revenge
1913
His Mother's Son
His Mother's Son
1913
His Mother's Son
His Mother's Son
1913
Just Gold
Just Gold
1913
The Yaqui Cur
1913
The Stolen Loaf
The Stolen Loaf
1913
The House of Darkness
1913
The Wanderer
1913
If We Only Knew
1913
The Lady and the Mouse
1913
The Left-Handed Man
The Left-Handed Man
1913
A Misunderstood Boy
A Misunderstood Boy
1913
The Little Tease
1913
The Perfidy of Mary
The Perfidy of Mary
1913
The Hero of Little Italy
The Hero of Little Italy
1913
The Sheriff's Baby
1913
Fate
1913
Near To Earth
1913
The Unwelcome Guest
1913
Broken Ways
1913
Love in an Apartment Hotel
Love in an Apartment Hotel
1913
A Chance Deception
A Chance Deception
1913
Oil and Water
1913
Brothers
Brothers
1913
The Tender Hearted Boy
The Tender Hearted Boy
1913
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
1913
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
1913
Three Friends
1913
The Coming of Angelo
1913
The God Within
The God Within
1912
A Cry for Help
1912
The Massacre
1912
The Burglar’s Dilemma
1912
My Hero
My Hero
1912
The New York Hat
1912
Brutality
1912
The Informer
1912
My Baby
1912
Gold and Glitter
1912
Heredity
1912
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
1912
The Painted Lady
1912
The One She Loved
The One She Loved
1912
In the Aisles of the Wild
1912
The Chief's Blanket
1912
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills
1912
So Near, Yet So Far
1912
Friends
1912
Two Daughters of Eve
1912
Blind Love
1912
An Unseen Enemy
1912
A Pueblo Legend
1912
The Inner Circle
1912
The Narrow Road
1912
Man's Genesis
1912
An Indian Summer
1912
The School Teacher and the Waif
1912
Lena and the Geese
1912
A Temporary Truce
1912
Home Folks
1912
A Beast at Bay
1912
When Kings Were the Law
When Kings Were the Law
1912
A Lodging for the Night
1912
The Old Actor
1912
His Lesson
His Lesson
1912
The Lesser Evil
1912
One Is Business, the Other Crime
1912
Just Like a Woman
Just Like a Woman
1912
The Female of the Species
1912
A Siren of Impulse
A Siren of Impulse
1912
Fate's Interception
1912
The Girl and Her Trust
1912
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch
1912
The Root of Evil
1912
Iola's Promise
1912
A String of Pearls
1912
The Sunbeam
1912
Under Burning Skies
1912
The Sands of Dee
1912
The Mender of Nets
1912
Billy's Stratagem
1912
The Transformation of Mike
1912
For His Son
1912
The Eternal Mother
1912
The Baby and the Stork
1912
The Voice of the Child
1911
A Terrible Discovery
1911
Saved from Himself
1911
The Failure
1911
A Woman Scorned
1911
The Miser's Heart
1911
Through Darkening Vales
1911
The Trail of Books
1911
The Battle
1911
Love in the Hills
Love in the Hills
1911
The Long Road
1911
The Adventures of Billy
1911
The Unveiling
The Unveiling
1911
Italian Blood
Italian Blood
1911
The Making of a Man
1911
Her Awakening
1911
The Revenue Man and His Girl
1911
The Squaw's Love
1911
Swords and Hearts
1911
The Rose of Kentucky
1911
The Blind Princess and the Poet
The Blind Princess and the Poet
1911
The Sorrowful Example
The Sorrowful Example
1911
The Last Drop of Water
1911
A Country Cupid
1911
The Indian Brothers
1911
Bobby the Coward
1911
The Thief and the Girl
The Thief and the Girl
1911
Fighting Blood
1911
Her Sacrifice
Her Sacrifice
1911
The Primal Call
1911
Enoch Arden: Part II
1911
Enoch Arden
1911
Enoch Arden: Part I
1911
The New Dress
The New Dress
1911
How She Triumphed
How She Triumphed
1911
A Knight of the Road
A Knight of the Road
1911
Madame Rex
1911
The Broken Cross
The Broken Cross
1911
The Spanish Gypsy
The Spanish Gypsy
1911
The Lonedale Operator
1911
Teaching Dad to Like Her
Teaching Dad to Like Her
1911
Conscience
Conscience
1911
A Decree of Destiny
1911
The Lily of the Tenements
The Lily of the Tenements
1911
His Daughter
1911
The Diamond Star
The Diamond Star
1911
Fisher Folks
1911
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
1911
Heart Beats of Long Ago
Heart Beats of Long Ago
1911
Three Sisters
Three Sisters
1911
A Wreath of Orange Blossoms
A Wreath of Orange Blossoms
1911
Fate's Turning
1911
His Trust Fulfilled
1911
His Trust
1911
The Italian Barber
1911
When a Man Loves
1911
The Two Paths
1911
Winning Back His Love
1910
The Refuge
The Refuge
1910
The Lesson
The Lesson
1910
His Sister-In-Law
His Sister-In-Law
1910
The Golden Supper
1910
A Plain Song
1910
The Song of the Wildwood Flute
1910
Sunshine Sue
1910
Simple Charity
1910
The Fugitive
1910
Waiter No. 5
1910
Two Little Waifs
Two Little Waifs
1910
The Message of the Violin
The Message of the Violin
1910
The Banker's Daughters
The Banker's Daughters
1910
The Broken Doll
The Broken Doll
1910
That Chink at Golden Gulch
1910
A Child's Stratagem
A Child's Stratagem
1910
The Iconoclast
The Iconoclast
1910
Examination Day at School
Examination Day at School
1910
Rose o' Salem Town
1910
The Oath and the Man
1910
In Life's Cycle
1910
A Mohawk's Way
A Mohawk's Way
1910
Little Angels of Luck
Little Angels of Luck
1910
A Summer Idyll
A Summer Idyll
1910
The Modern Prodigal
1910
Wilful Peggy
1910
The Sorrows of the Unfaithful
1910
The Usurer
1910
A Salutary Lesson
A Salutary Lesson
1910
The House with Closed Shutters
1910
Her Father's Pride
Her Father's Pride
1910
An Arcadian Maid
1910
Unexpected Help
1910
The Call to Arms
1910
As the Bells Rang Out!
As the Bells Rang Out!
1910
Serious Sixteen
Serious Sixteen
1910
A Flash of Light
1910
A Child's Faith
A Child's Faith
1910
What the Daisy Said
1910
A Midnight Cupid
A Midnight Cupid
1910
The Purgation
The Purgation
1910
Muggsy's First Sweetheart
1910
A Child's Impulse
1910
The Marked Time-Table
The Marked Time-Table
1910
The Face at the Window
The Face at the Window
1910
In the Border States
1910
A Victim of Jealousy
1910
A Child of the Ghetto
1910
In the Season of Buds
In the Season of Buds
1910
The Impalement
The Impalement
1910
Bill Sharkey's Last Game
Bill Sharkey's Last Game
1910
Ramona
1910
Over Silent Paths
1910
The Two Brothers
1910
Love Among the Roses
1910
The Unchanging Sea
1910
The Gold Seekers
The Gold Seekers
1910
The Way of the World
The Way of the World
1910
Thou Shalt Not
1910
A Romance of the Western Hills
1910
A Rich Revenge
A Rich Revenge
1910
As It Is in Life
As It Is in Life
1910
His Last Dollar
His Last Dollar
1910
Gold Is Not All
Gold Is Not All
1910
The Twisted Trail
The Twisted Trail
1910
Faithful
1910
The Converts
The Converts
1910
In Old California
1910
The Thread of Destiny
1910
The Newlyweds
1910
The Final Settlement
The Final Settlement
1910
Taming a Husband
1910
His Last Burglary
His Last Burglary
1910
The Englishman and the Girl
The Englishman and the Girl
1910
The Duke’s Plan
The Duke’s Plan
1910
The Man
The Man
1910
The Woman from Mellon's
The Woman from Mellon's
1910
The Cloister’s Touch
The Cloister’s Touch
1910
The Last Deal
The Last Deal
1910
The Honor of His Family
The Honor of His Family
1910
The Call
The Call
1910
On the Reef
On the Reef
1910
Her Terrible Ordeal
1910
The Rocky Road
1910
The Heart of an Outlaw
The Heart of an Outlaw
1909
The Day After
1909
To Save Her Soul
1909
In Little Italy
In Little Italy
1909
A Trap for Santa Claus
1909
The Test
The Test
1909
A Corner in Wheat
1909
The Redman's View
1909
Through the Breakers
1909
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwelli
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
1909
The Trick that Failed
The Trick that Failed
1909
In the Window Recess
In the Window Recess
1909
The Mountaineer's Honor
1909
A Midnight Adventure
A Midnight Adventure
1909
Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge
1909
The Light That Came
1909
The Restoration
1909
Nursing a Viper
1909
The Gibson Goddess
1909
What's Your Hurry?
1909
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909
In the Watches of the Night
In the Watches of the Night
1909
The Expiation
The Expiation
1909
His Lost Love
1909
A Change of Heart
1909
The Little Teacher
The Little Teacher
1909
Fools of Fate
1909
Pippa Passes
1909
Wanted, a Child
Wanted, a Child
1909
The Awakening
1909
Leather Stocking
Leather Stocking
1909
In Old Kentucky
1909
The Broken Locket
1909
Getting Even
1909
The Children's Friend
The Children's Friend
1909
Comata, the Sioux
1909
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1909
The Sealed Room
1909
The Little Darling
1909
Pranks
1909
The Mills of the Gods
The Mills of the Gods
1909
The Seventh Day
1909
Oh, Uncle!
1909
The Indian Runner's Romance
1909
His Wife's Visitor
1909
Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hat
Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hat
1909
They Would Elope
1909
Mr. Jones' Burglar
1909
The Mended Lute
1909
A Strange Meeting
1909
The Slave
1909
Sweet and Twenty
1909
Jealousy and the Man
Jealousy and the Man
1909
The Renunciation
1909
Tender Hearts
1909
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909
The Country Doctor
1909
The Necklace
1909
The Way of Man
1909
The Peachbasket Hat
1909
The Mexican Sweethearts
The Mexican Sweethearts
1909
Her First Biscuits
1909
The Faded Lilies
1909
The Son's Return
1909
The Lonely Villa
1909
A New Trick
A New Trick
1909
The Violin Maker of Cremona
1909
His Duty
1909
Eradicating Aunty
1909
What Drink Did
1909
The Cricket on the Hearth
1909
Two Memories
1909
Eloping with Auntie
Eloping with Auntie
1909
Resurrection
1909
The Jilt
The Jilt
1909
A Baby's Shoe
A Baby's Shoe
1909
Jones and the Lady Book Agent
Jones and the Lady Book Agent
1909
The French Duel
1909
The Note in the Shoe
The Note in the Shoe
1909
The Suicide Club
1909
The Eavesdropper
The Eavesdropper
1909
Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good
Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good
1909
Lucky Jim
1909
Twin Brothers
Twin Brothers
1909
Drive for a Life
Drive for a Life
1909
Lady Helen's Escapade
1909
A Troublesome Satchel
A Troublesome Satchel
1909
Confidence
1909
The Winning Coat
The Winning Coat
1909
Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade
Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade
1909
A Rude Hostess
A Rude Hostess
1909
Trying to Get Arrested
Trying to Get Arrested
1909
The Road to the Heart
The Road to the Heart
1909
A Drunkard's Reformation
1909
Jones and His New Neighbors
1909
The Medicine Bottle
1909
A Burglar’s Mistake
A Burglar’s Mistake
1909
The Deception
The Deception
1909
And a Little Child Shall Lead Them
And a Little Child Shall Lead Them
1909
The Voice of the Violin
1909
I Did It, Mamma
1909
The Lure of the Gown
1909
The Salvation Army Lass
1909
The Roue’s Heart
1909
The Wooden Leg
The Wooden Leg
1909
A Fool's Revenge
1909
The Prussian Spy
1909
His Wife's Mother
1909
At the Altar
1909
The Golden Louis
1909
The Politician's Love Story
1909
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
1909
The Hindoo Dagger
The Hindoo Dagger
1909
The Curtain Pole
1909
His Ward's Love
His Ward's Love
1909
Tragic Love
Tragic Love
1909
Edgar Allen Poe
1909
A Wreath in Time
A Wreath in Time
1909
The Brahma Diamond
The Brahma Diamond
1909
The Girls and Daddy
1909
The Cord of Life
1909
Those Awful Hats
1909
The Welcome Burglar
The Welcome Burglar
1909
The Fascinating Mrs. Francis
The Fascinating Mrs. Francis
1909
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
1909
The Criminal Hypnotist
The Criminal Hypnotist
1909
Those Boys!
Those Boys!
1909
The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice
1909
A Rural Elopement
A Rural Elopement
1909
Love Finds a Way
Love Finds a Way
1909
The Honor of Thieves
The Honor of Thieves
1909
Mrs. Jones Entertains
Mrs. Jones Entertains
1909
The Maniac Cook
The Maniac Cook
1909
One Touch of Nature
One Touch of Nature
1909
The Helping Hand
The Helping Hand
1908
Mr. Jones at the Ball
1908
The Christmas Burglars
The Christmas Burglars
1908
An Awful Moment
1908
The Test of Friendship
The Test of Friendship
1908
The Reckoning
The Reckoning
1908
The Feud and the Turkey
The Feud and the Turkey
1908
Money Mad
1908
The Valet's Wife
The Valet's Wife
1908
The Clubman and the Tramp
The Clubman and the Tramp
1908
A Woman's Way
A Woman's Way
1908
The Ingrate
The Ingrate
1908
The Song of the Shirt
1908
The Guerrilla
The Guerrilla
1908
The Taming of the Shrew
1908
The Pirate's Gold
The Pirate's Gold
1908
After Many Years
After Many Years
1908
Concealing a Burglar
Concealing a Burglar
1908
The Call of the Wild
1908
Romance of a Jewess
1908
The Planter's Wife
1908
The Vaquero's Vow
The Vaquero's Vow
1908
Ingomar, the Barbarian
1908
Father Gets in the Game
1908
The Zulu's Heart
1908
The Devil
1908
The Stolen Jewels
The Stolen Jewels
1908
A Smoked Husband
1908
Where the Breakers Roar
1908
The Heart of O Yama
The Heart of O Yama
1908
The Red Girl
The Red Girl
1908
Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold
Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters
1908
The Girl and the Outlaw
1908
Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police
Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court
1908
Betrayed by a Handprint
1908
For a Wife's Honor
For a Wife's Honor
1908
Balked at the Altar
1908
For Love of Gold
1908
The Fatal Hour
1908
The Man and the Woman
The Man and the Woman
1908
The Greaser's Gauntlet
1908
A Calamitous Elopement
1908
The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of
The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora
1908
Deceived Slumming Party
1908
The Redman and the Child
The Redman and the Child
1908
The Tavern Keeper’s Daughter
The Tavern Keeper’s Daughter
1908
The Black Viper
1908
The Fight for Freedom
The Fight for Freedom
1908
The Adventures of Dollie
1908
D.W. Griffith as actor
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
2023 · Self
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020 · archive footage
Flashback: The First World War
2014 · Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2008 · Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007 · Self (archive footage)
The Tramp and the Dictator
2002 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998 · Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'
1993 · Self (Archive footage)
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
1988 · Self (archive footage)
D.W. Griffith: An American Genius
1975 · Self (archive)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961 · Self (archive footage)
San Francisco
1936 · Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
1930 Prelude to "The Birth of a Nation"
1930 · Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
1921 · Himself
Enoch Arden
1915 · Mr. Ray
Two Daughters of Eve
1912 · At Stage Door
The Adventures of Billy
1911 · On Bench
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1909
At the Altar
1909
The Politician's Love Story
1909 · Man - First Couple
The Girls and Daddy
1909 · At Black & Tan Ball
The Heart of O Yama
The Heart of O Yama
1908 · Footman
The Red Girl
The Red Girl
1908 · Man on Footpath
Balked at the Altar
1908
The Fatal Hour
1908 · Policeman
A Calamitous Elopement
1908 · Policeman
Deceived Slumming Party
1908 · Reginald O.C. Wittington
The Black Viper
1908 · Rescuer
The Stage Rustler
The Stage Rustler
1908 · Phil Bowen
The Kentuckian
The Kentuckian
1908
At the Crossroads of Life
At the Crossroads of Life
1908 · Suitor
At the French Ball
At the French Ball
1908 · Husband
The Man in the Box
The Man in the Box
1908 · Station Agent
The Invisible Fluid
1908 · Mailman
'Ostler Joe
'Ostler Joe
1908 · Lover
When Knights Were Bold
1908
The Sculptor's Nightmare
1908
The Music Master
1908
The King's Messenger
The King's Messenger
1908 · Messenger
Hulda's Lovers
Hulda's Lovers
1908 · Handy Hank
King of the Cannibal Islands
King of the Cannibal Islands
1908 · Cannibal in top hat
A Famous Escape
A Famous Escape
1908 · Prisoner
Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker
Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker
1908 · Doctor, Charity worker
Caught by Wireless
Caught by Wireless
1908 · Policeman
Her First Adventure
1908 · Father
The Yellow Peril
The Yellow Peril
1908 · Mr. Phlipp
Cupid’s Pranks
1908 · Extra at ball
The Princess in the Vase
The Princess in the Vase
1908 · Lover
Classmates
Classmates
1908 · Extra
Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
1908 · Father
Falsely Accused!
1908 · Cop in Court
Professional Jealousy
Professional Jealousy
1908 · Extra on stage
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