Wallace Worsley

Wallace Worsley
Jack Holt, Wallace Worsley, and Charles Schoenbaum on the set of Nobody's Money (1923)
Born
Wallace Ashley Worsley

(1878-12-08)December 8, 1878
DiedMarch 26, 1944(1944-03-26) (aged 65)
Hollywood, California
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
Occupation(s)Stage actor, film actor, film director
Years active1901–1928
SpouseJulia Marie Taylor (1878–1976)
Children
Worsley and cameraman Robert Newhard during making of The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Wallace Ashley Worsley (December 8, 1878 – March 26, 1944) was an American stage actor who became a film actor and film director during the silent era. Over the course of his career, Worsley directed 29 films and acted in 7. He directed several movies starring Lon Chaney Sr., and his professional relationship with the actor was the best Chaney had, second to his partnership with Tod Browning.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) is one of his better-known works, along with The Penalty (1920). Worsley's 1922 horror film A Blind Bargain with Chaney is one of the more sought after lost films.[1]