Dorothy Davenport

Dorothy Davenport

WriterProducerActorDirector Mar 13 (died age 82) Boston, Massachusetts, USA 1910–1955 (45 year career)
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Biography

Dorothy Davenport (March 13, 1895 – October 12, 1977) was an American actress, screenwriter, film director, and producer who appeared in silent film for Biograph Studios under the direction of D.W. Griffith. While filming on location in Oregon for The Valley of the Giants (1919), Wallace Reid was injured in a train wreck. As a remedy for the pain from this injury, studio doctors administered large doses of morphine to Reid to which he became addicted. Reid's health slowly grew worse over the ne…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (68)

Movies (68)

The Road to Ruin

The Road to Ruin

1934

as Mrs. Merrill (uncredited)

4.0
Man Hunt

Man Hunt

1933

as Mrs. Scott

Hellship Bronson

Hellship Bronson

1928

as Mrs. Bronson

The Satin Woman

The Satin Woman

1927

as Mrs. Jean Taylor (as Mrs. Wallace Reid)

The Red Kimona

The Red Kimona

1925

as Woman Telling the Story (uncredited)

5.7
Broken Laws

Broken Laws

1924

as Joan Allen

Human Wreckage

Human Wreckage

1923

as Ethel MacFarland

The Fighting Chance

The Fighting Chance

1920

as Leila Mortimer

His Extra Bit

His Extra Bit

1918

as The Wife

The Girl and the Crisis

The Girl and the Crisis

1917

as Ellen Wilmot

Mothers of Men

Mothers of Men

1917

as Clara Madison

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The Scarlet Crystal

The Scarlet Crystal

1917

as Marie Delys

Treason

Treason

1917

as Luella Brysk

The Squaw Man's Son

The Squaw Man's Son

1917

as Edith, Lady Effington

The Way of the World

The Way of the World

1916

as Beatrice Farley

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The Devil's Bondwoman

The Devil's Bondwoman

1916

as Beverly Hope

Barriers of Society

Barriers of Society

1916

as Martha Gorham

The Wrong Heart

The Wrong Heart

1916
Doctor Neighbor

Doctor Neighbor

1916

as Hazel Rogers

A Yoke of Gold

A Yoke of Gold

1916

as Carner

Black Friday

Black Friday

1916

as Elionor Rossitor

The Unattainable

The Unattainable

1916

as Bessie Gale

In Humble Guise

In Humble Guise

1915

as Grace Hunt

The Unknown

The Unknown

1915

as Nancy Preston

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Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo

Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo

1915

as Grand Duchess Feodora

The Voice of the Viola

The Voice of the Viola

1914

as Dorothy

The Heart of the Hills

The Heart of the Hills

1914

as The Government Detective

The Spider and Her Web

The Spider and Her Web

1914
'Cross the Mexican Line

'Cross the Mexican Line

1914

as Dorothy West

A Wife on a Wager

A Wife on a Wager

1914
Breed o' the Mountains

Breed o' the Mountains

1914

as Sue Jarvis

The Greater Devotion

The Greater Devotion

1914
Passing of the Beast

Passing of the Beast

1914

as The Mountie's Wife

Women and Roses

Women and Roses

1914

as Wallace's Mistress

The Countess Betty's Mine

The Countess Betty's Mine

1914

as Countess Betty Ardmore

Fires of Conscience

Fires of Conscience

1914

as Ethel

The Fruit of Evil

The Fruit of Evil

1914
The Siren

The Siren

1914

as Renee

Cupid Incognito

Cupid Incognito

1914

as Angela Graham

The Mountaineer

The Mountaineer

1914

as Dorothy - Jim's Sweetheart

The Quack

The Quack

1914

as Mary Rohan

The Intruder

The Intruder

1914

as The Woodsman's Sweetheart

The Test

The Test

1914

as The Poor Man's Wife

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The Skeleton

The Skeleton

1914

as Jack's Wife

The Wheel of Life

The Wheel of Life

1914

as The Prospector's Wife

Love's Western Flight

Love's Western Flight

1914

as Dorothy

A Gypsy Romance

A Gypsy Romance

1914

as Queen of the Gypsies

A Flash in the Dark

A Flash in the Dark

1914

as Mrs. Randall

The Test of Manhood

The Test of Manhood

1914

as Ethel Crandall

The Way of a Woman

The Way of a Woman

1914

as Dorothy

The Den of Thieves

The Den of Thieves

1914

as Dorothy

The Man Within

The Man Within

1914
The Fires of Fate

The Fires of Fate

1913

as Dot - Wally's Sweetheart

The Cracksman's Reformation

The Cracksman's Reformation

1913

as Dorothy

A Cracksman Santa Claus

A Cracksman Santa Claus

1913

as Dot

The Lightning Bolt

The Lightning Bolt

1913

as Dot

The Revelation

The Revelation

1913

as Mrs. Burns

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A Hopi Legend

A Hopi Legend

1913
The Spark of Manhood

The Spark of Manhood

1913

as Maud Brewster

Pierre of the North

Pierre of the North

1913

as Mary McKenzie - the Factor's Daughter

Retribution

Retribution

1913

as Dorothy

His Only Son

His Only Son

1912

as Jessie Carter

Her Indian Hero

Her Indian Hero

1912

as Veda Mead

4.7
A Brave Little Woman

A Brave Little Woman

1912

as Clara Lyttell

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A Gold Necklace

A Gold Necklace

1910

as A Friend

5.5
The Golden Supper

The Golden Supper

1910

as Flower Girl

4.5
The Oath and the Man

The Oath and the Man

1910

as Aristocrat

4.5
The Troublesome Baby

The Troublesome Baby

1910
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