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Chance Ward(1877-1949)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Chance Ward was born on 16 September 1877 in Dayton, Ohio, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The Bat Whispers (1930), Ham the Detective (1915) and Lotta Coin's Gold (1915). He was married to Lucille Ward. He died on 2 September 1949 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
BornSeptember 16, 1877
DiedSeptember 2, 1949(71)
BornSeptember 16, 1877
DiedSeptember 2, 1949(71)
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Known for

Una Merkel and Chester Morris in The Bat Whispers (1930)
The Bat Whispers
6.3
  • Police Lieutenant
  • 1930
Bud Duncan and Lloyd Hamilton in Ham the Detective (1915)
Ham the Detective
Short
  • Director(as Chance E. Ward)
  • 1915
Bud Duncan and Lloyd Hamilton in Lotta Coin's Gold (1915)
Lotta Coin's Gold
Short
  • Director(as Chance E. Ward)
  • 1915
Bud Duncan, Lloyd Hamilton, Ethel Teare, Margaret Keyes, and Bobbie Turnbull in A Flashlight Flivver (1915)
A Flashlight Flivver
Short
  • Director(as Chance E. Ward)
  • 1915

Credits

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Director

  • Lloyd Hamilton in The Hypnotic Monkey (1915)
    The Hypnotic Monkey
    Short
    • Director (as Chance E. Ward)
    • 1915
  • Bud Duncan, Lloyd Hamilton, Merta Sterling, and Ethel Teare in The Spook Raisers (1915)
    The Spook Raisers
    Short
    • Director (as Chance E. Ward)
    • 1915
  • Bud Duncan, Lloyd Hamilton, Ethel Teare, Margaret Keyes, and Bobbie Turnbull in A Flashlight Flivver (1915)
    A Flashlight Flivver
    Short
    • Director (as Chance E. Ward)
    • 1915
  • Bud Duncan, Lloyd Hamilton, Ethel Teare, and George Browins in The Merry Moving Men (1915)
    The Merry Moving Men
    Short
    • Director (as Chance E. Ward)
    • 1915
  • Bud Duncan, Lloyd Hamilton, and Ethel Teare in Ham in High Society (1915)
    Ham in High Society
    Short
    • Director (as Chance E. Ward)
    • 1915
  • Bud Duncan, Lloyd Hamilton, and Merta Sterling in Raskey's Road Show (1915)
    Raskey's Road Show
    6.0
    Short
    • Director (as Chance E. Ward)
    • 1915
  • Bud Duncan, Lloyd Hamilton, and Ethel Teare in Ham at the Fair (1915)
    Ham at the Fair
    Short
    • Director (as Chance E. Ward)
    • 1915
  • Lloyd Hamilton, Martin Kinney, George C. Pearce, and Ethel Teare in Ham in the Nut Factory (1915)
    Ham in the Nut Factory
    Short
    • Director (as Chance E. Ward)
    • 1915
  • Bud Duncan and Lloyd Hamilton in Ham the Detective (1915)
    Ham the Detective
    Short
    • Director (as Chance E. Ward)
    • 1915
  • Bud Duncan and Lloyd Hamilton in The Liberty Party (1915)
    The Liberty Party
    Short
    • Director (as Chance Ward)
    • 1915
  • Bud Duncan and Lloyd Hamilton in Rushing the Lunch Counter (1915)
    Rushing the Lunch Counter
    Short
    • Director (as Chance E. Ward)
    • 1915
  • Lloyd Hamilton, Hylda Hollis, and Agnes Cuppelin in Ham's Easy Eats (1915)
    Ham's Easy Eats
    Short
    • Director (as Chance E. Ward)
    • 1915
  • Bud Duncan and Lloyd Hamilton in The Phoney Cannibal (1915)
    The Phoney Cannibal
    4.0
    Short
    • Director (as Chance E. Ward)
    • 1915
  • Bud Duncan and Lloyd Hamilton in Lotta Coin's Gold (1915)
    Lotta Coin's Gold
    Short
    • Director (as Chance E. Ward)
    • 1915
  • Bud Duncan and Lloyd Hamilton in The 'Pollywogs' Picnic (1915)
    The 'Pollywogs' Picnic
    Short
    • Director (as Chance E. Ward)
    • 1915

Actor

  • Una Merkel and Chester Morris in The Bat Whispers (1930)
    The Bat Whispers
    6.3
    • Police Lieutenant
    • 1930
  • Frères ennemis (1927)
    Frères ennemis
    6.9
    • Coach
    • 1927
  • Sept ans de malheur (1921)
    Sept ans de malheur
    7.0
    • The Railroad Conductor
    • 1921
  • The Star Rover (1920)
    The Star Rover
    7.3
    • Tubbs
    • 1920
  • Gladys Brockwell in The Devil's Riddle (1920)
    The Devil's Riddle
    • Theatrical manager
    • 1920
  • May Allison in L'enlèvement de Miss Maud (1919)
    L'enlèvement de Miss Maud
    • Mr. Gobel
    • 1919
  • Medicine Bend (1916)
    Medicine Bend
    • George McCloud
    • 1916
  • Helen Holmes, Paul Hurst, and J.P. McGowan in Whispering Smith (1916)
    Whispering Smith
    • G. McCloud (Superintendent)
    • 1916
  • The First Quarrel
    Short
    • Tom
    • 1916
  • Jennie Lee, Marin Sais, and Chance Ward in Cooky's Adventure (1915)
    Cooky's Adventure
    Short
    • John Rogers (as Chance E. Ward)
    • 1915
  • A Peach at the Beach
    Short
    • Hothead - a Jealous Husband
    • 1914
  • Ham the Lineman
    Short
    • Detective Johnson (as Chance E. Ward)
    • 1914
  • Sherlock Bonehead
    3.7
    Short
    • Captain Kidd - a Smuggler (as Chance E. Ward)
    • 1914
  • Carlyle Blackwell and Neva Gerber in The Fringe on the Glove (1914)
    The Fringe on the Glove
    Short
    • Hawkins (as Chance E. Ward)
    • 1914
  • The Detective's Sister
    Short
    • Detective Burke - Anne's Father (as Chance E. Ward)
    • 1914

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Twenty-Two
    Short
    • still photographer
    • 2011

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Yancey Smith
  • Born
    • September 16, 1877
    • Dayton, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • September 2, 1949
    • Los Angeles County, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Lucille Ward1920 - ?

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  • Nickname
    • Chance E. Ward

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