William V. Mong

William V. Mong (June 25, 1875 – December 10, 1940)^[1] was an American film actor, screenwriter and director. He appeared in almost 200 films between 1910 and 1939.^{[citation needed]} His directing (1911–1918) and screenwriting (1911–1922) were mostly for short films.

He was born June 25, 1875, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania,^[2] and married Esme Warde.^[3] He started out as a vaudeville and stage actor, appearing in plays in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City. He made his film debut in the 1910 film A Connecticut Yankee.^[3]

Mong fell ill in 1938 and stopped acting. He lingered two years,^[

Selected filmography (acting)

• The Connecticut Yankee (1910)
• The Way of the Eskimo (1911)
• Lost in the Arctic (1911)
• Two Men of Sandy Bar (1916)
• Shoes (1916) - "Cabaret" Charlie
• Eleanor's Catch (1916)
• The Iron Hand (1916)
• The Prince of Graustark (1916)
• The Girl and the Crisis (1917)
• Fanatics (1917)
• The Spender (1919)
• After His Own Heart (1919)
• The Follies Girl (1919)
• The Master Man (1919)
• The Amateur Adventuress (1919)
• Love's Prisoner (1919) - Jonathan Twist
• The Delicious Little Devil (1919) - Larry McKean
• Fools and Their Money (1919) - Martin Tompkins
• The Luck of Geraldine Laird (1920)
• Number 99 (1920)
• The Chorus Girl's Romance (1920)
• The Dwelling Place of Light (1920)
• The Turning Point (1920)
• The Coast of Opportunity (1920)
• Burning Daylight (1920) - Necessity
• Merlin
• Sowing the Wind (1921)
• Shame (1921)
• Pilgrims of the Night (1921)
• The Ten Dollar Raise (1921)
• Ladies Must Live (1921) - Max Bleeker
• Shattered Idols (1922)
• The Woman He Loved
  (1922)
• The Winding Trail (1922)
• Monte Cristo (1922)
• The Woman He Loved
  (1922)
• Lost and Found on a South Sea Island (1923) - Skinner
• Drifting (1923) - Dr. Li
• Wandering Daughters (1923)
• Thy Name Is Woman (1924) - Pedro the Fox (Garita's husband)
• Why Men Leave Home (1924)
• What Shall I Do? (1924)
• Flapper Wives (1924)
• Welcome Stranger (1924)
• Excuse Me (1925)
• Oh Doctor! (1925) - Mr. McIntosh
• Alias Mary Flynn (1925) - John Reagan
• Fine Clothes (1925)
• Steel Preferred (1925)
• The People vs. Nancy Preston (1925)
• Barriers Burned Away (1925)
• Speed (1925)
• Under the Rouge (1925)
• Off the Highway (1925)
• The Shadow on the Wall (1925)
• The Unwritten Law (1925)
• Shadow of the Law (1926)
• Crazy Like a Fox
  (1926)
• The Silent Lover (1926)
• Brooding Eyes (1926)
• Fifth Avenue (1926)
• The Old Soak (1926) - Cousin Webster
• What Price Glory? (1926)
• Taxi! Taxi! (1927) - Nosey Ricketts
• The Magic Garden (1927)
• Alias the Lone Wolf (1927)
• Too Many Crooks (1927)
• The Clown (1927) - Albert Wells
• No Babies Wanted (1928) - Michael O'Day
• Code of the Air (1928) - Professor Ross
• Ransom (1928) - Wu Fang
• Noah's Ark (1928)
• The Broken Mask (1928)
• Should a Girl Marry? (1928)
• The Haunted House (1928)
• House of Horror
  (1929)
• Dark Skies (1929)
• Murder on the Roof (1930)
• In Gay Madrid (1930)
• The Girl Said No (1930)
• Gun Smoke (1931)
• A Dangerous Affair (1931)
• The Fighting Fool (1932)
• Dynamite Denny (1932)
• The Arm of the Law (1932)
• Love Bound (1932)
• War Correspondent (1932)
• The Widow in Scarlet (1932)
• Women Won't Tell (1932)
• A Strange Adventure (1932)
• The Sign of the Cross (1932) - Licinius / Old Man Carrying Child
• Silent Men (1933)
• I Loved a Woman (1933)
• Her Forgotten Past (1933)
• Dark Hazard (1934)
• Treasure Island (1934)
• The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
• The Dark Hour (1936)
• Stand-In (1937)
• Painted Desert (1938)

References

1. ^ "William V. Mong profile". silenthollywood. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
2. ^
   ISBN 9780786409839
   .
3. ^ ^{a b} "Funeral of Actor Held at Chapel". The Los Angeles Times. December 14, 1940. p. A17.
4. ^ "William V. Mong". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 14, 1940. p. 17. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

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