| George Melford | |
|---|---|
 Siapa Saja di Dunia Film, 1914 | |
| Lahir | George Henry Knauff 19 Februari 1877 Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Meninggal | 25 April 1961 (umur 84) Hollywood, California, AS |
| Nama lain | G.W. Melford |
| Pekerjaan | Aktor, sutradara, penulis naskah, produser |
| Tahun aktif | 1909–1960 |
| Suami/istri | Louise Marsland (1904–1924) Diana Miller |
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George H. Melford (lahir George Henry Knauff, February 19, 1877 – April 25, 1961) adalah seorang pemeran serta sutradara panggung dan film asal Amerika Serikat. Meskipun saat ini sering dianggap sebagai sutradara, nama Melford pada tahun 1920-an, mirip dengan Cecil B. DeMille, yang sering muncul dalam huruf besar dan tebal di atas judul film-film yang ia sutradarai.[1]
Tahun-tahun awal
suntingGeorge H. Melford lahir di Rochester, New York, pada tahun 1877, meskipun beberapa sumber yang lebih tua mencatat tahun kelahirannya sebagai 1888. Ia adalah putra dari Henrietta Knauff, seorang imigran Jerman. Melford memiliki empat saudara perempuan, yaitu Mary Knauff yang menikah dengan Godfrey Willis Wainwright, Henrietta Knauff, dan Alice Irene Knauff yang menikah dengan Edmond Francois Bernoudy, serta saudara perempuannya yang menikah dengan Frederick Kells/Keith, semuanya tinggal di Los Angeles kecuali yang terakhir yang tinggal di Ottawa, Kanada. Melford menyelesaikan pendidikannya di Universitas McGill yang terletak di Montreal, Quebec, Kanada.[butuh rujukan]
Kehidupan Pribadi
suntingGeorge H. Melford menikah dengan Louise Leroy pada tanggal 9 Mei 1904. Namun, ia mengajukan gugatan cerai pada tanggal 28 September 1923 dengan alasan bahwa Louise meninggalkannya pada 15 September 1922.[2] Perceraian mereka dikabulkan pada tanggal 10 Januari 1924.[3] Selain itu, Melford juga diketahui menikah dengan pemeran Diana Miller.[4]
Filmografi
suntingPemeran
sunting- The Wayward Daughter (1909)
- A Colonial Belle (1910, Film pendek)
- The Touch of a Child's Hand (1910, Film pendek) – Mr. Livingston – a Widower
- When Two Hearts Are Won (1911, Film pendek)
- The Bugler of Battery B (1912)
- Perils of the Sea (1913, Film pendek) – Second Officer Bradford
- The Barrier of Ignorance (1914, Film pendek) – Calvin Freeman – a Young Surgeon
- Ambush (1939) – Bank President Wales
- The Family Next Door (1939) – Bank Manager (tidak dikreditkan)
- The Lady's from Kentucky (1939) – Veterinarian (tidak dikreditkan)
- Unmarried (1939) – Trainer (tidak dikreditkan)
- 6,000 Enemies (1939) – Bailiff (tidak dikreditkan)
- Frontier Marshal (1939) – (tidak dikreditkan)
- Island of Lost Men (1939) – Merchant (tidak dikreditkan)
- Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939) – Hobo (tidak dikreditkan)
- Rulers of the Sea (1939) – Landlord (tidak dikreditkan)
- Too Busy to Work (1939) – Dugan
- The Light That Failed (1939) – Second Man (voice, tidak dikreditkan)
- Remember the Night (1940) – Brian – the Bailiff (tidak dikreditkan)
- The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940) – Juror (tidak dikreditkan)
- My Little Chickadee (1940) – Greasewood Sheriff-Elect on Train (tidak dikreditkan)
- Buck Benny Rides Again (1940) – Bartender (tidak dikreditkan)
- Safari (1940) – Trader
- The Great McGinty (1940) – Senior Senator (tidak dikreditkan)
- Brigham Young (1940) – John Taylor
- Life with Henry (1940) – Minor Role (tidak dikreditkan)
- Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941) – Ex-Governor John Logan (tidak dikreditkan)
- Virginia (1941) – Guest (tidak dikreditkan)
- Golden Hoofs (1941) – Eldridge (tidak dikreditkan)
- The Lady Eve (1941) – Party Guest (tidak dikreditkan)
- Meet John Doe (1941) – Chamber of Commerce Member (tidak dikreditkan)
- Robbers of the Range (1941) – Colonel Lodge
- Wild Geese Calling (1941) – Foreman (tidak dikreditkan)
- Belle Starr (1941) – Preacher (tidak dikreditkan)
- Flying Cadets (1941) – Train Conductor
- Pacific Blackout (1941) – Banker in Park (tidak dikreditkan)
- Blue, White and Perfect (1942) – Ship's Doctor (tidak dikreditkan)
- Valley of the Sun (1942) – Dr. Thomas (tidak dikreditkan)
- Reap the Wild Wind (1942) – Devereaux Banker (tidak dikreditkan)
- The Lone Star Ranger (1942) – Hardin
- My Gal Sal (1942) – Conductor (tidak dikreditkan)
- Army Surgeon (1942) – Doctor (tidak dikreditkan)
- The Navy Comes Through (1942) – Chief Engineer (tidak dikreditkan)
- That Other Woman (1942) – Zineschwich
- Quiet Please, Murder (1942) – Guard in Library (tidak dikreditkan)
- Time to Kill (1942) – Minor Role (tidak dikreditkan)
- Dixie Dugan (1943) – Mr. Sloan
- Gangway for Tomorrow (1943) – Judge (tidak dikreditkan)
- Government Girl (1943) – Irate Man (tidak dikreditkan)
- The Dancing Masters (1943) – Gateman (tidak dikreditkan)
- The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943) – U.S. Marshal (tidak dikreditkan)
- The Great Moment (1944) – Dr. Hayden (tidak dikreditkan)
- Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) – Sheriff (tidak dikreditkan)
- The Big Noise (1944) – Mugridge the Butler (tidak dikreditkan)
- Practically Yours (1944) – Senate Vice-President (tidak dikreditkan)
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) – Mr. Spencer (tidak dikreditkan)
- Circumstantial Evidence (1945) – Prison Board Member (tidak dikreditkan)
- Diamond Horseshoe (1945) – Pop – Stage Doorman (tidak dikreditkan)
- Doll Face (1945) – Stage Doorman (tidak dikreditkan)
- Johnny Comes Flying Home (1946) – Bit Role (tidak dikreditkan)
- The Bride Wore Boots (1946) – Judge #3 (tidak dikreditkan)
- Strange Triangle (1946) – Judge
- Two Years Before the Mast (1946) – Ship Owner (tidak dikreditkan)
- The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947) – Minor Role (tidak dikreditkan)
- California (1947) – Delegate (tidak dikreditkan)
- Thunder in the Valley (1947) – Judge (tidak dikreditkan)
- Call Northside 777 (1948) – Parole Board Member (tidak dikreditkan)
- The Walls of Jericho (1948) – Minor Role (tidak dikreditkan)
- The Luck of the Irish (1948) – Nightclub Doorman (tidak dikreditkan)
- Cry of the City (1948) – Barber (tidak dikreditkan)
- Unfaithfully Yours (1948) – Concert Attendee (tidak dikreditkan)
- When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948) – Conductor (tidak dikreditkan)
- Command Decision (1948) – Correspondent (tidak dikreditkan)
- The Stratton Story (1949) – Person in Theatre (tidak dikreditkan)
- The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949) – Deputy (tidak dikreditkan)
- Sand (1949) – Conductor (tidak dikreditkan)
- A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950) – Stationmaster (tidak dikreditkan)
- The Brigand (1952) – Majordomo (tidak dikreditkan)
- Cripple Creek (1952) – McKee (tidak dikreditkan)
- Carrie (1952) – Patron at Slawson's (tidak dikreditkan)
- The President's Lady (1953) – Minister (tidak dikreditkan)
- A Blueprint for Murder (1953) – Bailiff (tidak dikreditkan)
- City of Bad Men (1953) – Old-Timer Outside Saloon (tidak dikreditkan)
- The Robe (1953) – (tidak dikreditkan)
- The Egyptian (1953) – Priest (tidak dikreditkan)
- Woman's World (1954) – Auto Plant Worker (tidak dikreditkan)
- There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) – Kelly (tidak dikreditkan)
- Prince of Players (1955) – Stage Doorman (tidak dikreditkan)
- The Ten Commandments (1956) – Hebrew at Golden Calf / Nobleman
- Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons (1960)
Sutradara
sunting- Arizona Bill (1911)
- The Mexican Joan of Arc (1911)
- The Soldier Brothers of Susanna (1912)
- The Battle of Bloody Ford (1913)
- The Boer War (1914)
- The Potter and the Clay (1914)
- Young Romance (1915)
- The Immigrant (1915)
- The Unknown (1915)
- To Have and to Hold (1916)
- The House with the Golden Windows (1916)
- The Evil Eye (1917)
- The Crystal Gazer (1917)
- The Sunset Trail (1917)
- Nan of Music Mountain (1917)
- Sandy (1918)
- Wild Youth (1918)
- A Sporting Chance (1919)
- Told in the Hills (1919)
- The Sea Wolf (1920)
- The Round-Up (1920)
- Behold My Wife! (1920)
- The Jucklins (1921)
- A Wise Fool (1921)
- The Sheik (1921)
- Moran of the Lady Letty (1922)
- Burning Sands (1922)
- Ebb Tide (1922)
- Java Head (1923)
- You Can't Fool Your Wife (1923)
- The Light That Failed (1923)
- Big Timber (1924)
- The Dawn of a Tomorrow (1924)
- Simon the Jester (1925)
- Friendly Enemies (1925)
- Without Mercy (1925)
- The Flame of the Yukon (1926)
- Going Crooked (1926)
- A Man's Past (1927)
- Freedom of the Press (1928)
- Sinners in Love (1928)
- Lingerie (1928)
- Love in the Desert (1929)
- Sea Fury (1929)
- The Woman I Love (1929)
- The Poor Millionaire (1930)
- La Voluntad del muerto (1930) Versi bahasa Spanyol dari The Cat and the Canary dan The Cat Creeps
- Drácula (1931) Versi bahasa Spanyol dari Dracula
- The Viking (1931)
- East of Borneo (1931)
- The Homicide Squad (1931)
- The Penal Code (1932)
- A Scarlet Week-End (1932)
- The Boiling Point (1932)
- Hired Wife (1934)
- Jungle Menace (serial) (1937)
- Jungle Terror (1946) Versi film layar lebar berdurasi 70 menit dari serial Jungle Menace
Produser
sunting- Behold My Wife (1920)
- Moran of the Lady Letty (1922)
- East of Borneo (1931)
Penulis
sunting- Arizona Bill (1911)
- Prisoners of War (1913)
- The Wartime Siren (Scenario, 1913)
- The Fire-Fighting Zouaves (Scenario, 1913)
- Big Timber (1924)
- Sea Fury (1929)
- Jungle Menace (Story, 1937)
Catatan
suntingReferensi
sunting- ^ Kramer, Fritzi (December 30, 2013). "Lost Film Files #23: Burning Sands (1922)". MOVIES SILENTLY Celebrate Silent Film. Diakses tanggal August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Melford is named in complaint". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. September 29, 1923. hlm. 5. Diakses tanggal September 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blames pretty actress for trouble". The Buffalo Enquirer. New York, Buffalo. International News Service. January 11, 1924. hlm. 8. Diakses tanggal September 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Katchmer, George A. (2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses (dalam bahasa Inggris). McFarland. hlm. 258. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8. Diakses tanggal September 17, 2019.
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