Born in Chicago, Illinois,[1] Willis began his career as a child actor in the 1910s.[2] He made his screen debut for Vitagraph Studios at the age of twelve in the title role of the 1913 drama-short Little Kaintuck.[3] He would go on to play a variety of juvenile roles, often opposite child actress Mildred Harris. One notable film starring Willis was the 1914 Edward Dillon-directed comedy-short Bill Goes in Business for Himself which also starred actor and future successful film director Tod Browning. In 1917 Willis appeared opposite the popular onscreen duo Harold Lockwood and May Allison in the romantic drama The Promise.
paul, willis, actor, paul, willis, april, 1901, november, 1960, american, actor, silent, film, paul, willismae, marsh, paul, willis, nobody, 1921, bornapril, 1901chicago, illinoisdiednovember, 1960, aged, angeles, california, contents, biography, partial, film. Paul Willis April 9 1901 November 3 1960 was an American actor of the silent film era Paul WillisMae Marsh and Paul Willis in Nobody s Kid 1921 BornApril 9 1901Chicago IllinoisDiedNovember 3 1960 aged 59 Los Angeles California Contents 1 Biography 2 Partial filmography 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksBiography editBorn in Chicago Illinois 1 Willis began his career as a child actor in the 1910s 2 He made his screen debut for Vitagraph Studios at the age of twelve in the title role of the 1913 drama short Little Kaintuck 3 He would go on to play a variety of juvenile roles often opposite child actress Mildred Harris One notable film starring Willis was the 1914 Edward Dillon directed comedy short Bill Goes in Business for Himself which also starred actor and future successful film director Tod Browning In 1917 Willis appeared opposite the popular onscreen duo Harold Lockwood and May Allison in the romantic drama The Promise Through the 1910s and into the 1920s Paul Willis would appear opposite such actors as Carmel Myers Lester Cuneo Broncho Billy Anderson and Mae Marsh Willis is possibly best recalled for his portrayal of Dickon Sowerby in the 1919 Gustav von Seyffertitz directed film adaptation of the Frances Hodgson Burnett novel The Secret Garden for the Famous Players Lasky Corporation in which he appeared opposite actors Lila Lee Richard Rosson and Spottiswoode Aitken 2 The film is now considered lost Willis retired from acting at age 22 His final film appearance was in the 1923 Tom Forman directed drama Money Money Money opposite Katherine MacDonald and Carl Stockdale Willis died at the age of 59 in Los Angeles California in 1960 1 Partial filmography editLittle Kaintuck 1913 Short Little Kaintuck The Brute 1914 Short Ted Barton Black s Son Johanna the Barbarian 1914 Short George Johanna s Son The Poor Folks Boy 1914 Short Benny Benson The Milkfed Boy 1914 Short The Widow s Milkfed Boy Bill Goes in Business for Himself 1914 Short Bill s Other Friend The Little Matchmaker 1915 Short Paul A Man for All That 1915 Short The Young Boy The Little Soldier Man 1915 Short Paul A Rightful Theft 1915 Short Paul Brown the Widow s Son The Old Batch 1915 Short Johnny the Adopted Son The Little Lumberjack 1915 Short Paul the Little Lumberjack The Indian Trapper s Vindication 1915 Short Arnold King their Son Could a Man Do More 1915 Short Richard Sherwood The Fall of a Nation 1916 Billy The Promise 1917 Charlie Manton The Haunted Pajamas 1917 Francis Billings The Trouble Buster 1917 Blackie Moyle Shootin Mad 1918 The Secret Garden 1919 Dickon Sowerby The Son of a Gun 1919 Buddy Brown The Cry of the Weak 1919 Budd Nobody s Kid 1921 John Maxwell Thunderclap 1921 Tommy Money Money Money 1923 Lennie Hobbs final film role References edit a b Movie Kids a b The New York Times Movies Special Collections Belk Library Appalachian State University Southern Mountaineers Filmography Archived August 4 2012 at archive todayBibliography editJohn Holmstrom The Moving Picture Boy An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995 Norwich Michael Russell 1996 p 19 External links editPaul Willis at IMDb nbsp This article about a United States film and television actor born in the 1900s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Willis actor amp oldid 1161626984, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
