Personal Info
Birth date
1868-04-15 (157 Years)
Day of death
1933-02-26
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Also known as
Frank Spottiswoode Aitken
Spottiswood Aitken
Spottswood Aitken
Spottiswoode Aitkin
Spottiswood Aitkin
Spottiswoode Aitken
Biography
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Filmography
The Birth of a Nation
6.008
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Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
7.082
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The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.The Eagle
6.24
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Vladimir Dubrouvsky, a lieutenant in the Russian army, catches the eye of Czarina Catherine II. He spurns her advances and flees, and she puts out a warrant for his arrest, dead or alive. Vladimir learns that his father's lands have been taken by the evil Kyrilla Troekouroff, and his father dies. He dons a black mask, and becomes the outlaw The Black Eagle. He enters the Troekouroff household disguised as a French instructor for Kyrilla's daughter Mascha. He is after vengeance, but instead falls in love with Mascha.The Avenging Conscience
6.097
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Thwarted by his despotic uncle from continuing his love affair, a young man's thoughts turn dark as he dwells on ways to deal with his uncle. Becoming convinced that murder is merely a natural part of life, he kills his uncle and hides the body. However, the man's conscience awakens; paranoia sets in and nightmarish visions begin to haunt him.The Americano
5.8
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Doug is an American mining engineer. Pres. Valdez of Paragonia wants him to reopen the country's mines. Doug is not interested ... until he sees the President's beautiful daughter, Juana. Valdez returns to Paragonia, but is deposed by Generals Sanchez and Garcia and locked in San Mateo Prison. The Americano arrives...Merry-Go-Round
6
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A nobleman, posing as a necktie salesman, falls in love with the daughter of a circus puppeteer, even though he is already married to the daughter of his country's war minister.Nomads of the North
5.5
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A Canadian Mountie allows an innocent fugitive to escape with the women he loves.I Am Not a Racist
NYR
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A parody of D. W. Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation", "I Am Not a Racist" rearranges the scenes of the classic movie and recreates its dialogues to criticize the racism in it and also in the world today. Freemenville is a little city somewhere in the USA. A city ashamed because of its past of slavery, but proud of being the first in the country to end it. There is an annual ball to celebrate this fact. And this year's ball may be the biggest ever, because of the possible presence of a big celebrity, who is coming to town to see the premiere of a play. However, the play happens to be D. W. Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation", a racist work that starts a series of events exposing the racism that still exists in the city, culminating in the recreation of the KKK.Home, Sweet Home
5.3
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John Howard Payne leaves home and begins a career in the theater. Despite encouragement from his mother and his sweetheart, Payne begins to lead a life of dissolute habits, and this soon leads to ruin and misery. In deep despair, he thinks of better days, and writes a song that later provides inspiration to several others in their own times of need.Monte Cristo
6.4
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A film adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmond of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of...The Battle
4.8
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Union soldiers march off to battle amid cheering crowds. After the battle turns against the Union Army, one soldier runs away, hiding in his girlfriend's house. Ashamed of his cowardice, he finds his courage and crosses enemy lines to bring help to his trapped comrades.The Wicked Darling
5.2
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A slum girl is forced to steal for a living. After she swipes a rich society's matron's necklace, she hides out at the home of a man who turns out to be the socialite's former fiance.Six Days
NYR
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Laline, a pretty young woman, falls in love with Dion, a young sculptor, but her mother wants her to marry a wealthy Englishman. Laline and Dion are visiting the gravesite of Laline's brother with a priest, and a cave-in traps the three in some long-abandoned underground barracks.The Trap
5.2
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A miner's happiness is destroyed when a rival steals his mine. He becomes obsessed with revenge, and plans a trap for the man who took his mine.Macbeth
NYR
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Shakespeare's tragedy of the Scots nobleman whose ambition leads him to betrayal, murder, and damnation.Manslaughter
5.4
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Society-girl thrillseeker Lydia's fun comes to an end when she accidentally causes the death of motorcycle policeman.Her Kingdom of Dreams
NYR
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A young girl living a secluded and unsophisticated life is suddenly thrust into a great wealth and a frightening social whirl.The Two-Gun Man
NYR
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Dean Randall is a hero of the Great War who comes home to his horse and his father's ranch. When back he saves a family in a wagon train -- a father, daughter Grace, and three orphan children.The Young Rajah
6.5
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A young man raised in the American South discovers he is an Indian prince whose throne was taken by usurpers.The Coast Patrol
5
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Coast Patrol was a threadbare silent 5-reeler starring Kenneth MacDonald as an officer in the titular patrol. Nothing much happens really, except for a few misunderstandings, fistfights and boat chases.The Angel of Contention
NYR
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Nettie is beloved by all the boys in the mining camp. Magoon, a big, jovial miner, loves her most of all, however, and asks her to become his wife. Nettie is in love with Colter, a young Easterner, and though it pains her to do so, tells Magoon of the fact. Magoon leaves town to become sheriff of the adjoining county. A murder is committed in the mining camp, and Colter is unjustly accused. Nettie rescues him from jail and sends him to Magoon. The sheriff with admirable self-sacrifice hides his rival, and, when the posse arrives, points out what Nettie has done for the boys of the mining camp. Colter is released, and all the boys escort him back to Nettie.In Judgment of...
NYR
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Debutante Mary Manners has inherited the power of mind-reading from her gypsy ancestors.Fighting Through
NYR
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Maryland Warren is kidnapped by a group of Yaqui Indians, and taken across the border to Mexico. In rescuing her, Robert Carr proves both his bravery and his loyalty to the United States.Souls Triumphant
NYR
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Lillian Vale is the naïve and unworldly daughter of minister Josiah Vale. Swept off her feet by handsome Robert Powers, Lillian marries him, unaware that he is constitutionally incapable of fidelity. Led astray by vampish Hattie Lee, Powers follows his new paramour to the Big City -- the first of several bad decisions which culminate in disaster for the errant hero.The Flying Torpedo
NYR
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In the future (1921), an alliance of several foreign countries plot to attack the US. American officials, coming to the realisation that the country is basically defenceless, offer $1,000,000 to anyone who can come up with a weapon to defeat the invaders. Winthrop Clavering, a writer and inventor, hears of the reward and tells his friend Bartholomew Thompson, a scientist and inventor who has been working on developing flying torpedo. However, enemy agents have also heard about Thompson's project, and set out to kill him and steal his plans. This film is now considered lost.Captain Kidd, Jr.
NYR
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An old man wills a map to his grandson, with instructions showing a buried treasure, but it is accidentally sold to a book store. The owner and her granddaughter Mary discover it. Mary and her boyfriend an aspiring author, meet the desperate grandson and agree to share the treasure.The Power of the Press
6.227
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The naive newspaper cub Clem lands a scoop when he's sent out to cover a murder. In his enthusiasm he writes that the main suspect is Jane. When she confronts Clem, she convinces him to help her prove her innocence.Evangeline
NYR
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In the Canadian province of Acadia, young Evangeline is betrothed to Gabriel. But before their wedding can take place, the British imprison the men and send them into exile with their lands forfeit to the Crown Evangeline follows the exiled men in hopes of finding her beloved, but even after he and the other Acadians are released in Louisiana, she cannot find him, always arriving at some locale just after he has departed. But she dedicates her life to searching the continent for the man she loves.The White Heather
NYR
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Lord Angus Cameron's marriage to a woman of his titled Scottish class is thwarted by his secret marriage years before to Marion Hume, the housekeeper of the castle. Cameron attempts to repudiate the marriage, the only record of which is a certificate in the sunken wreck of a yacht, The White Heather. Marion goes to court to prove her claim and secure the rights of her son by Cameron, but is defeated. Alec McClintock, who is in love with Marion, and Cameron both want to recover the record, so they don diving suits and descend to the wreck. An underwater struggle ensues and Cameron severs his own air tube and drowns while attempting to cut off his rival's air supply. Alec then recovers the marriage record and wins Marion. —AFIActing
2019I Am Not a Racist as the father
1928The Power of the Press as Sports Writer
1926The Two-Gun Man as Dad Randall
1925Accused as Eagle Eye
1925The Eagle as Dubrovsky's Father (uncredited)
1925The Coast Patrol as Capt. Slocum
1924Pioneer's Gold as Bob Hartley (as Spottswood Aitken)
1924Those Who Dare as Thorne Wtherell
1924The Fire Patrol as Captain John Ferguson
1923Six Days as Pere Jerome
1923Merry-Go-Round as Minister of War / Gisella's Father
1923Around the World in 18 Days as Piggott
1922A Dangerous Game as Unknown
1922The Young Rajah as Caleb
1922Manslaughter as Member of the Jury (uncredited)
1922Monte Cristo as Abbé Faria
1922The Trap as The Factor
1922The Man of Courage as Stephen Gregory
1921Beyond as Rufus Southerne
1921At the End of the World as Terence O'Day
1921The Unknown Wife as Henry Wilburton
1920Dangerous Love as The Father
1920Nomads of the North as Old Roland
1920The White Circle as Bernard Huddlestone
1919The Wicked Darling as Fadem
1919A Woman of Pleasure as Wilberforce Pace
1919The Thunderbolt as Allan Pomeroy
1919Her Kingdom of Dreams as David Rutledge
1919Rough-Riding Romance as The King
1919Evangeline as Benedict Bellefontaine
1919The White Heather as James Hume
1919Hay Foot, Straw Foot as Thaddeus Briggs
1919Captain Kidd, Jr. as Augus MacTavish
1919Fighting Through as Col. DuBrey Carter
1919Who Cares? as Mr. Ludlow
1919The Secret Garden as Archibald Craven
1918In Judgment of... as Mr. Manners
1918How Could You, Jean? as Rufus Bonner
1918Beauty and the Rogue as Benjamin Wilson
1917Her Country's Call as Dr. Downie
1917Souls Triumphant as Josiah Vale
1917Cheerful Givers as Rev. John Deady
1917A Woman's Awakening as Judge Cotter
1917Stage Struck as The Judge
1916The Americano as Presidente de Castalar
1916Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages as Brown Eyes' Father (French Story)
1916An Innocent Magdalene as Col. Raleigh
1916Macbeth as Duncan
1916The Flying Torpedo as Bartholomew Thompson
1916Pathways of Life as Daddy Wisdom
1915The Birth of a Nation as Dr. Cameron
1914The Availing Prayer as William Rock
1914The Avenging Conscience as The Uncle
1914The Angel of Contention as Nettie's Father
1914Home, Sweet Home as James Smith - Mary's Father
1914Liberty Belles as Jasper Pennyfeather
1914The Green-Eyed Devil as Unknown
1912Fixing a Flirt as Headwaiter
1911The Battle as (uncredited)
1911Her Humble Ministry as The Father