John S. Robertson(1878-1964)

Director
Actor
Producer

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John S. Robertson was born on 14 June 1878 in London, Ontario, Canada. He was a director and actor, known for The Girl of Today (1918), The Fighting Blade (1923) and Le Docteur Jekyll et M. Hyde (1920). He was married to Josephine Lovett. He died on 5 November 1964 in Escondido, California, USA.

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Known for

Corinne Griffith in The Girl of Today (1918)

The Girl of Today

Director

1918

Richard Barthelmess in The Fighting Blade (1923)

The Fighting Blade

5.8

Director

1923

Le Docteur Jekyll et M. Hyde (1920)

Le Docteur Jekyll et M. Hyde

6.9

Director

1920

Mary Nolan in Shanghai Lady (1929)

Director

1929

Credits

Director

The Passion of Jekyll & Hyde
- Director
- 2019
Our Little Girl
6.3
- Director (as John Robertson)
- 1935
Captain Hurricane
5.5
- Director (as John Robertson)
- 1935
Grande dame
5.4
- Director (as John Robertson)
- 1935
Le foyer qui s'éteint
5.9
- Director (as John Robertson)
- 1934
Suprême enjeu
6.1
- Director (as John Robertson)
- 1934
The Crime Doctor
7.4
- Director
- 1934
One Man's Journey
6.7
- Director (as John Robertson)
- 1933
Little Orphan Annie
6.5
- Director (as John Robertson)
- 1932
The Phantom of Paris
6.5
- Director
- 1931
Beyond Victory
5.9
- Director (as John Robertson)
- 1931
Madonna of the Streets
6.7
- Director
- 1930
La Marseillaise
6.8
- Director
- 1930
Reportage nocturne
6.6
- Director
- 1930
Shanghai Lady
- Director
- 1929

Actor

The Maelstrom
- Undetermined Role (as John Robertson)
- 1917
Her Right to Live
- Daniel Hoadley
- 1917
An Enemy to the King
6.2
- Claude Le Chastre (as John Robertson)
- 1916
The Scarlet Runner
8.0
- Paul Western
- 1916
The Combat
- Philip Lewis
- 1916
His Wife's Good Name
- Dr. Cameron (as John Robertson)
- 1916
The Conflict
- Fred Weyburn (as John Robertson)
- 1916
The Destroyers
- Lawlor (as John Robertson)
- 1916
The Supreme Temptation
- Monsignor Picard
- 1916

Producer

Personal details

Alternative names
- J.S. Robertson
Height
- 1.83 m
Born
- June 14, 1878
- London, Ontario, Canada
Died
- November 5, 1964
- Escondido, California, USA(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Josephine Lovett? - September 17, 1958 (her death)
Other works
Stage: Appeared in "The Reckoning" on Broadway. Drama (revival).
Publicity listings
- 9 Articles

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Trivia
The Byrds' 1967 song "John Robertson" was inspired by him. As a child, bassist Chris Hillman was bewildered by the sight of this silent-film throwback who wore a handle-bar mustache. His wife "Jo" is also mentioned in the song. The song was released as a single, then redone for the "Notorious Byrd Brothers" LP.

Quotes
[on May McAvoy In all the years that I have been on the stage and worked as a director of pictures I have never known a girl so eager to learn and so eager to work to satisfy that eagerness.

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