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Robert Ellis

Robert Ellis

Writing·1892–1974·150 films

As Writer

As Actor

American Madness
American Madness (1932)Dude Finlay (uncredited)
Call Her Savage
Call Her Savage (1932)Hotel Manager (Uncredited)
The Sphinx
The Sphinx (1933)Inspector James Riley
Broadway
Broadway (1929)Steve Crandall
The Devil Plays
The Devil Plays (1931)Gordon Stiles
Murder at Midnight
Murder at Midnight (1931)Duncan Channing
Behind Stone Walls
Behind Stone Walls (1932)Jack Keene - Man-about-Town
The Love Trap
The Love Trap (1929)Guy Emory
I've Got Your Number
I've Got Your Number (1934)Turk Garrison
The Phantom Express
The Phantom Express (1932)Reynolds
Broadway to Cheyenne
Broadway to Cheyenne (1932)Butch Owens
Night Parade
Night Parade (1929)Mr. John W. Zelli
Slightly Married
Slightly Married (1932)Brandon
The Constant Woman
The Constant Woman (1933)Leading Man
Officer Thirteen
Officer Thirteen (1932)Jack Blake
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934)Casino Manager
The Good Bad Girl
The Good Bad Girl (1931)Dapper Dan Tyler
The Thrill Hunter
The Thrill Hunter (1933)Al Blake
What Men Want
What Men Want (1930)Howard LeMoyne
The Penal Code
The Penal Code (1932)James Forrester
One Man Law
One Man Law (1931)Jonathan P. Streeter
Notorious But Nice
Notorious But Nice (1933)Prosecuting Attorney
Reform Girl
Reform Girl (1933)Kellar
A Girl of the Limberlost
A Girl of the Limberlost (1934)Frank Comstock
A Very Honorable Guy
A Very Honorable Guy (1934)Gangster
Speed Demon
Speed Demon (1932)Langard
Undertow
Undertow (1930)Jim Paine
Treason
Treason (1933)Colonel Jedcott
The Important Witness
The Important Witness (1933)Jack (Duke) Farnham
Madame Spy
Madame Spy (1934)Sulkin
Ladies of Leisure
Ladies of Leisure (1926)Jack Forrest
The Lifted Veil
The Lifted Veil (1917)Leslie Palliser
The Squealer
The Squealer (1930)Valleti
Women Won't Tell
Women Won't Tell (1932)District Attorney
A Man's Land
A Man's Land (1932)John Thomas (as Bob Ellis)
Tonight at Twelve
Tonight at Twelve (1929)Jack Keith
Dancing Man
Dancing Man (1934)Cavendish
S.O.S. Perils of the Sea
S.O.S. Perils of the Sea (1925)
The Infidel
The Infidel (1922)Cyrus Flint
The Girl from Montmartre
The Girl from Montmartre (1926)Jack Ewing
The Flame of Life
The Flame of Life (1923)Fergus Derrick
Love's Masquerade
Love's Masquerade (1922)Herbert Norwood
The Deadline
The Deadline (1931)Ira Coleman
The Fighting Sheriff
The Fighting Sheriff (1931)Flash Halloway
Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1928)Marc Antony
Is There Justice?
Is There Justice? (1931)Dan Lawrence
The Wild Party
The Wild Party (1923)Basil Wingate / Stuart Furth
The Last Parade
The Last Parade (1931)A.C. Marino
Restless Youth
Restless Youth (1928)Robert Haines
The Cabaret Singer
The Cabaret Singer (1915)Lloyd Denton - Randall's Chum
Ladies Must Live
Ladies Must Live (1921)Anthony Mulvain
Aloha
Aloha (1931)Larry Leavitt
The Wanters
The Wanters (1923)Elliot Worthington
The Third Kiss
The Third Kiss (1919)Rupert Bawlf
Wild Honey
Wild Honey (1922)Kerry Burgess
The Last Man
The Last Man (1932)English Charlie
Silk Stocking Sal
Silk Stocking Sal (1924)Bob Cooper
The Spite Bride
The Spite Bride (1919)Billy Swayne
Come on Danger!
Come on Danger! (1932)Frank Sanderson
Police Call
Police Call (1933)Police Chief Crown
Hurricane's Gal
Hurricane's Gal (1922)Steele O'Connor
White Eagle
White Eagle (1932)Jim Gregory
Lovers' Lane
Lovers' Lane (1924)Dr. Tom Singletoon
The Daughter Pays
The Daughter Pays (1920)Gerald Roseborough
Devil’s Dice
Devil’s Dice (1926)
Whispering Canyon
Whispering Canyon (1926)Bob Cameron
Soldiers of the Storm
Soldiers of the Storm (1933)Moran
The Law Forbids
The Law Forbids (1924)Paul Remsen
Lady Robinhood
Lady Robinhood (1925)Hugh Winthrop
Freedom of the Press
Freedom of the Press (1928)Cyrus Hazlett
Daring Danger
Daring Danger (1932)Hugo DuSang
Varsity
Varsity (1928)Rod Luke
The Part-time Wife
The Part-time Wife (1925)Kenneth Scott
The Law and the Man
The Law and the Man (1928)Ernest Vane
The Northern Code
The Northern Code (1925)Louis Le Blanc
Forbidden Cargo
Forbidden Cargo (1925)Jerry Burke
In for Thirty Days
In for Thirty Days (1919)Brett Page
Caught Cheating
Caught Cheating (1931)Joe Cabrone
Peggy Does Her Darndest
Peggy Does Her Darndest (1919)Honorable Hugh Wentworth
Upstairs and Down
Upstairs and Down (1919)Terrence O'Keefe
A Modern Jekyll and Hyde
A Modern Jekyll and Hyde (1913)Roger Master - Nora's Sweetheart
The Menace
The Menace (1916)Luigi Verra
Ragtime
Ragtime (1927)Steve Martin, aka 'Slick'
The Woman Who Fooled Herself
The Woman Who Fooled Herself (1922)Fernando Pennington
The Secret Room
The Secret Room (1915)Buford
Brown of Harvard
Brown of Harvard (1918)'Bud' Hall

As Director