Johnny Hines (July 25, 1895 â€" October 24, 1970), born John F. Hines,
was an American actor active primarily during the silent era, who did
not transition well into talking pictures. During the course of his
career he appeared in over 50 films, and numerous film shorts.Born in
Golden, Colorado on June 25, 1895, he was the brother to film director
Charles Hines, and to Samuel E. Hines, who was a bit-part actor during
the early years of sound film. In the early 1910s, Hines attended the
City College of New York (CCNY), although it is unclear whether he
obtained his degree. Hines made his film debut in 1914, when he
appeared in several shorts and three films. He was first seen in a
featured role in The Man of the Hour, starring Robert Warwick. During
the remaining years of silent pictures, he appeared in almost 50
films, many of them in starring roles. His first starring role was in
1915's The Cub, directed by Maurice Tourneur Some of his more notable
films included Little Johnny Jones, the first film version of the
George M. Cohan musical of the same name, in which he had the title
role, and the film version of Leo Tolstoy's Zhivoy trup (The Living
Corpse), entitled The Weakness of Man.During the silent era, Hines
also co-directed two of the films in which he starred: Burn 'Em Up
Barnes in 1921 and 1923's Little Johnny Jones. Hines wrote the script
for 1924's Conductor 1492, in which he also starred, and his brother,
Charles, directed.
was an American actor active primarily during the silent era, who did
not transition well into talking pictures. During the course of his
career he appeared in over 50 films, and numerous film shorts.Born in
Golden, Colorado on June 25, 1895, he was the brother to film director
Charles Hines, and to Samuel E. Hines, who was a bit-part actor during
the early years of sound film. In the early 1910s, Hines attended the
City College of New York (CCNY), although it is unclear whether he
obtained his degree. Hines made his film debut in 1914, when he
appeared in several shorts and three films. He was first seen in a
featured role in The Man of the Hour, starring Robert Warwick. During
the remaining years of silent pictures, he appeared in almost 50
films, many of them in starring roles. His first starring role was in
1915's The Cub, directed by Maurice Tourneur Some of his more notable
films included Little Johnny Jones, the first film version of the
George M. Cohan musical of the same name, in which he had the title
role, and the film version of Leo Tolstoy's Zhivoy trup (The Living
Corpse), entitled The Weakness of Man.During the silent era, Hines
also co-directed two of the films in which he starred: Burn 'Em Up
Barnes in 1921 and 1923's Little Johnny Jones. Hines wrote the script
for 1924's Conductor 1492, in which he also starred, and his brother,
Charles, directed.
Share this
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
Join us for free and get valuable content delivered right through your inbox.