Wallace Worsley

Biography

Wallace Ashley Worsley (8 December 1878 – 26 March 1944) was an American stage actor who became a film director in the silent era. Worsley directed 29 films during the years 1918-1928 and acted in 7 films. He directed several films 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 best known works and, along with "The Penalty" (1920), enjoys good exposure on home video and DVD. Worsley's 1922 horror film "A Blind Bargain" with Chaney is one of the most sought-after lost films. Worsley was married to actress Julia Marie Taylor with whom he had two sons, Paul Brackenride Worsley and Wallace Worsley Jr., the latter a production manager and assistant director.

Directed

1. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) — Director
2. The Penalty (1920) — Director
3. The Ace of Hearts (1921) — Director
4. Enter Madame (1922) — Director
5. A Blind Bargain (1922) — Director
6. Rags to Riches (1922) — Director
7. Don't Neglect Your Wife (1921) — Director
8. Playthings of Passion (1919) — Director
9. Social Ambition (1918) — Director
10. Honor's Cross (1918) — Director
11. An Alien Enemy (1918) — Director
12. A Law Unto Herself (1918) — Director
13. Diane of the Green Van (1919) — Director
14. A Woman of Pleasure (1919) — Director
15. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1920) — Director
16. The Street Called Straight (1920) — Director
17. The Highest Bidder (1921) — Director
18. Is Divorce a Failure? (1923) — Director
19. Shadow of the Law (1926) — Director
20. The Beautiful Liar (1921) — Director
21. Grand Larceny (1922) — Director
22. Voices of the City (1921) — Director
23. The Power of Silence (1928) — Director
24. The Man Who Fights Alone (1924) — Director
25. When Husbands Deceive (1922) — Director
26. Nobody's Money (1923) — Director
27. Adele (1919) — Director
28. Wedlock (1918) — Director
29. The Goddess of Lost Lake (1918) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Borrowed Plumage (1917) — Sir Charles Broome
2. Paws of the Bear (1917) — Curt Schrieber
3. Alimony (1917) — John Flint
4. The Turn of a Card (1918) — John Hays Cotton
5. A Man's Man (1917) — Henry Jenks