Wallace Worsley | |
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Born | Wallace Ashley Worsley December 8, 1878 Wappingers Falls, New York |
Died | March 26, 1944 Hollywood, California | (aged 65)
Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale |
Occupation(s) | Stage actor, film actor, film director |
Years active | 1901–1928 |
Spouse | Julia Marie Taylor (1878–1976) |
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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]