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Joseph J. Dowling is a Actor American born on 3 september 1850 at Pittsburgh (USA)

Joseph J. Dowling

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Birth name Joseph Johnson Dowling
Nationality USA
Birth 3 september 1850 at Pittsburgh (USA)
Death 8 july 1928 (at 77 years) at Hollywood (USA)

Joseph Johnson Dowling (September 4, 1850 – July 8, 1928) was an American stage and silent film actor.

Biography

Dowling was married twice. His first marriage was to actress Sarah J. "Sadie" Hassen (neé Berry) born on May 29, 1853. The couple performed together in the play Nobody's Claim, which was written specifically for them by Edwin A. Locke. The play was a hit and the two traveled around the United States performing it. They eventually settled in Mount Clemens, Michigan in 1886. They had a son, Joseph F., in September 1890, and divorced in 1893. He later married actress Myra L. Davis to whom he remained married until his death.

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Joseph J. Dowling (42 films)

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Why Girls Go Back Home
Why Girls Go Back Home (1926)
, 1h
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Patsy Ruth Miller, Clive Brook, Jane Winton, Myrna Loy, George O'Hara, Joseph J. Dowling
Roles Joe Downey

Marie Downey (Patsy Ruth Miller), a trusting country girl falls in love with a touring stage-actor, Clifford Dudley (Clive Brook) as his touring troupe takes up residence in the hotel run by Marie's father. Both lovestruck and stagestruck, Marie follows Clifford to old Broadway, where she ends up getting a job as a chorus girl. She tries desperately to get in touch with Clifford, but he acts as if he does not even know she's alive as he becomes a matinée idol on Broadway. Thanks to a lucky break, Marie becomes the star of the show in which she is appearing, whereupon Clifford finally acknowledges her existence. This time, however, she gives Clifford the cold shoulder then turns her back on New York and heads home (hence the title). Clifford follows her on the train, setting the stage for a tender reconciliation.
The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker (1926)
, 50minutes
Directed by Clarence G. Badger
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors William Collier Jr., Georgia Hale, Ernest Torrence, Brandon Hurst, Joseph J. Dowling, Tom Wilson
Roles Father Murphy (as Joseph Dowling)
Rating65% 3.2939753.2939753.2939753.2939753.293975
Lord Jim
Lord Jim (1925)
, 1h10
Directed by Victor Fleming
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Percy Marmont, Shirley Mason, Noah Beery Sr., Raymond Hatton, Joseph J. Dowling, George Magrill
Roles Stein
Rating55% 2.757672.757672.757672.757672.75767
Ayant déserté son navire lors d'un naufrage, un marin, incapable de retrouver du travail, se lie à un propriétaire qui fait le commerce des esclaves. Il tombe amoureux de la fille de ce dernier et gravit peu à peu les marches jusqu'à devenir chef du village local…
Confessions of a Queen
Confessions of a Queen (1925)
, 1h4
Directed by Victor Sjöström
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Alice Terry, Lewis Stone, John Bowers, Joseph J. Dowling, Eugenie Besserer, George Beranger
Roles Duke of Rosen
Rating65% 3.2678053.2678053.2678053.2678053.267805
The King of Illyris (Lewis Stone) marries a neighboring princess (Alice Terry), who finds out he has a mistress, Sephora (Helena D'Algy). Revolted, she turns to Prince Alexei (John Bowers) for friendship. Turmoil increases as a revolution demands the abdication of the King and the Queen opposes this decision.
Her Night of Romance
Her Night of Romance (1924)

Directed by Sidney Franklin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Constance Talmadge, Ronald Colman, Jean Hersholt, Albert Gran, Sidney Bracey, Joseph J. Dowling
Roles Professor Gregg (as Joseph Dowling)
Rating67% 3.3806053.3806053.3806053.3806053.380605
American millionaire Samuel C. Adams brings his daughter Dorothy to England to see a specialist about her heart trouble. So that she will not be hounded by the press and fortune hunters, Dorothy makes herself up to look extremely plain. Impoverished Lord Paul Menford spies her without the hideous disguise and falls in love with her immediately. When he is mistaken for his uncle, the heart specialist Adams seeks, he goes along in order to meet her. Meanwhile, his agent sells the Menford family estate to Adams. When Menford finally admits the ruse, Dorothy sends him away.
One Night in Rome
One Night in Rome (1924)
, 1h10
Directed by Clarence G. Badger
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Laurette Taylor, Warner Oland, Alan Hale, Tom Moore, William Humphrey, Joseph J. Dowling
Roles Prince Danieli
Rating53% 2.6985252.6985252.6985252.6985252.698525
Madame L'Enigme (Laurette Taylor) is a fortune-teller whose client Mario (Warner Oland) recognises her as a woman who disappeared in a cloud of scandal after her husband's suicide.
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1924)
, 1h20
Directed by Marshall Neilan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Blanche Sweet, Conrad Nagel, Stuart Holmes, George Fawcett, Victory Bateman, Courtenay Foote
Roles The Parson
Rating63% 3.195743.195743.195743.195743.19574
A young servant girl is seduced and raped by an older middle class man in Victorian England when employed in his household. After moving on with her path, she gets married. All is well until her husband discovers her past. This fact prompts her on a life of wandering, murder, and execution.
The Gaiety Girl
The Gaiety Girl (1924)

Directed by King Baggot
Origin USA
Genres Romance
Actors Mary Philbin, William Haines, Joseph J. Dowling, Freeman Wood, DeWitt Jennings, James O. Barrows
Roles William Tudor

William Tudor has a huge debt and is forced to give up his family castle. He sells it to war millionaire John Kershaw and goes to London to visit his granddaughter Irene. Meanwhile, Tudor's nephew and Irene's sweetheart Owen travels to South Africa to oversee his father's mines. Irene becomes a chorus girl at the Gaiety Theatre. Here, John's son Christopher Kershaw falls in love with her. She doesn't want to have anything to do with him, but becomes desperate after her father gets ill. She gets the message Owen has been killed in the war and agrees to marry Christopher. Right after the marriage, an alive Owen shows up at the castle. Meanwhile, a huge chandelier crashes down on Christopher's head. He is now killed, which makes Irene and Owen able to reunite. Owen buys the castle back from John and Irene's grandfather comes back to his home.
The Christian
The Christian (1923)
, 2h
Directed by Maurice Tourneur
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Richard Dix, Mae Busch, Gareth Hughes, Phyllis Haver, Cyril Chadwick, Mahlon Hamilton
Roles Father Lampleigh
Rating26% 1.316841.316841.316841.316841.31684
Glory Quayle et John Storm s'aiment depuis l'enfance. Mais Glory quitte l'île de Man pour sortir de la pauvreté et devenir une nurse à Londres. John, qui était entré dans les ordres, renonce à ses vœux car il ne peut oublier son ancien amour et va lui aussi à Londres pour la retrouver. Découvrant qu'elle est devenue une vedette de théâtre, John veut tuer Glory pour sauver son âme, mais elle réussit à le convaincre de son amour. Alors qu'il erre dans les rues ne sachant que croire, il est pris à partie par une foule dont la colère a été attisée par Lord Ure. Battu à mort, il est retrouvé par Glory, qui se marie avec lui juste avant qu'il ne meure dans ses bras.