Elmer Clifton
Birthday
1890/03/12
Day of death
1949/10/15 (59 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also know as
Elmer Clifford, Elmer S. Pond, Elmer Pond, Elmer Clifton Forsyth
Biography
Born in Chicago, he was an actor in touring stock companies before making his screen debut in 1912. Joining D.W. Griffith's Fine Arts Studio in 1914, he was cast as Union officer Phil Stoneman in "The Birth of a Nation" (1915) and as The Rhapsodie in the Babylonian story of "Intolerance" (1916). He was also a second-unit director for those films. Promoted to director in 1917, Clifton supervised several successful Fine Arts comedies starring Dorothy Gish while continuing to serve as Griffith's as...Read more
Acting
(1915) The Birth of a Nation
as Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
(1916) Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as The Rhapsode (Babylonian Story)
(1915) The Fox Woman
as Marashida
(2019) I Am Not a Racist
as Phil
(1914) John Barleycorn
as Jack, 3rd period
(1914) The Folly of Anne
as The Sympathtic Publisher
(1915) The Lost House
as Cuthbert
(1915) The Lily and the Rose
as Allison Edwards
(1914) The Sisters
as Frank (Carol's country lover)
(1914) Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska
as Charley Bates
(1914) A Duel for Love
as ---
(1916) The Missing Links
as Horace Gaylord
(1914) Martin Eden
as Cub Reporter
(1915) The Sable Lorcha
as Phillip Clyde - Evelyn's Fiancé
(1917) Nina, the Flower Girl
as Jimmie
(1916) Acquitted
as Ned Fowler
(1914) A Lucky Disappointment
as Jack Holt