Fred Niblo

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fred Niblo (January 6, 1874 – November 11, 1948) was an American pioneer film actor, director and producer. Niblo was born Frederick Liedtke (several sources give "Frederico Nobile", apparently erroneously) in York, Nebraska, to a French mother and a father who had served as a captain in the American Civil War and was wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg. Using the stage name, Fred Niblo, Liedtke began his show business career performing in vaudeville and in live theater. After more than twenty years doing live performing as a monologist, during which he traveled extensively around the globe, he worked in Australia from 1912 through 1915, where he turned to the burgeoning motion picture industry and made his first two films. As a Hollywood director, he is most remembered for several notable films beginning with his 1920 work The Mark of Zorro which starred Douglas Fairbanks. The following year he teamed up with Fairbanks again in The Three Musketeers and then directed Rudolph Valentino in Blood and Sand. In 1924, Niblo directed the film Thy Name Is Woman. In 1925, Niblo was the principal director of the epic Ben-Hur that was one of the most …

Directed

1. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) — Director
2. The Mark of Zorro (1920) — Director
3. The Mysterious Lady (1928) — Director
4. The Three Musketeers (1921) — Director
5. Blood and Sand (1922) — Director
6. Sex (1920) — Director
7. The Temptress (1926) — Director
8. The Red Lily (1924) — Director
9. The Big Gamble (1931) — Director
10. Way Out West (1930) — Director
11. The Woman in the Suitcase (1920) — Director
12. The False Road (1920) — Director
13. Camille (1927) — Director
14. The Devil Dancer (1927) — Director
15. Redemption (1930) — Director
16. Dream of Love (1928) — Director
17. Dangerous Hours (1919) — Director
18. The Enemy (1927) — Director
19. Her Husband's Friend (1920) — Director
20. Silk Hosiery (1920) — Director
21. Greater Than Love (1921) — Director
22. The Haunted Bedroom (1919) — Director
23. Two Lovers (1928) — Director
24. Partners Three (1919) — Director
25. The Famous Mrs. Fair (1923) — Director
26. Hairpins (1920) — Director
27. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford — Director
28. The Woman He Married (1922) — Director
29. Strangers of the Night (1923) — Director
30. Diamond Cut Diamond (1932) — Director
31. Two White Arms (1932) — Director
32. Young Donovan's Kid (1931) — Director
33. Thy Name Is Woman (1924) — Director
34. Rose o' the Sea (1922) — Director
35. What Every Woman Learns (1919) — Director
36. Stepping Out (1919) — Director
37. The Law of Men (1919) — Director
38. The Virtuous Thief (1919) — Director
39. Mother o' Mine (1921) — Director
40. The Marriage Ring (1918) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942) — Ship's Captain (uncredited)
2. Souls for Sale (1923) — Self - Celebrity Director
3. 1925 Studio Tour (1925) — Self
4. Free and Easy (1930) — Himself
5. Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940) — John Braun
6. Crazy House (1943) — Studio Executive
7. Life with Henry (1941) — Mr.Sam Aldrich
8. I'm Still Alive (1940) — Fred, Third Director
9. Hello, 'Frisco (1924) — Fred Niblo
10. Estrellados (1930) — Self (Guest Appearance)
11. A Man's Man (1929) — Fred Niblo (uncredited)
12. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford — J. Rufus Wallingford
13. Coals of Fire (1918) — Rev. Charles Alden
14. Scandalous Tongues (1922) — Reverend Charles Alden
15. The Bootlegger's Daughter (1922) — Reverend Charles Alden
16. Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 7) (1920) — self