--- name: "Ralph Ince" canonical: "https://film.one/person/ralph-ince" fi1m_id: "ralph-ince" imdb_id: "nm0408433" tmdb_id: 115370 wikidata_id: "Q3418267" roles: ["Actor"] born: "14 January 1887" died: "10 April 1937" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-25T00:21:49.142178+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Ralph Ince ## Identity Ralph Ince - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ralph-ince - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** ralph-ince - **IMDb ID:** nm0408433 - **TMDB ID:** 115370 - **Wikidata ID:** Q3418267 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Ince, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3418267, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0408433/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/115370 Actor. Born 14 January 1887 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Died 10 April 1937. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 14 January 1887, Boston, Massachusetts, USA - **Died:** 10 April 1937 - **Also known as:** Ralph W. Ince, Ralph Waldo Ince, Ральф Инс - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Ince, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3418267, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0408433/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/115370 ## Biography Ralph Ince (1887–1937) was an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 100 films and directed around 170 between 1910 and 1937. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Ince began working in the film industry around 1906. He joined Vitagraph Studios, where he acted in and later directed films, including a series of one-reel pictures in which he portrayed Abraham Lincoln. With the advent of sound he took supporting roles while continuing to direct. Ince is credited as Pete Montana in *Little Caesar* (1931). He was the brother of filmmakers Thomas H. Ince and John Ince. He died in London following a road accident. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org, catalog.afi.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Little Caesar* (1931), Fi1m 74, as Pete Montana — [page](https://film.one/film/little-caesar.md) ## Complete filmography (148) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Man Who Made Diamonds* (1937), Director - *Side Street Angel* (1937), Director - *The Vulture* (1937), Director - *It’s Not Cricket* (1937), Director - *Hail and Farewell* (1936), Director - *Fair Exchange* (1936), Director - *Gaol Break* (1936), as Jim Oakley · Director - *Twelve Good Men* (1936), Director - *Jury's Evidence* (1936), Director - *Rolling Home* (1935), as Wally · Director - *The Black Mask* (1935), Director - *Blue Smoke* (1935), as Al Dempson · Director - *Mr. What's-His-Name?* (1935), Director - *Crime Unlimited* (1935), Director - *What’s in a Name?* (1935), Director - *A Glimpse of Paradise* (1935), Director - *So You Won't Talk* (1935), as Ralph Younger - *Murder at Monte Carlo* (1935), Director - *No Escape* (1934), as Lucky · Director - *Love at Second Sight* (1934), Actor - *Havana Widows* (1933), as G.W. 'Butch' O'Neill - *Lucky Devils* (1933), Director - *Men Of America* (1932), as Cicero · Director - *Malay Nights* (1932), as Jack Sheldon - *The Pride of the Legion* (1932), as Klafki - *Flaming Gold* (1932), Director - *Guilty as Hell* (1932), as Jack Reed - *Gorilla Ship* (1932), as Capt. 'Gorilla' Larsen - *The Tenderfoot* (1932), as Dolan - *State's Attorney* (1932), as Second Trial Defense Attorney - *Extra! Extra!* (1932), as Callahan - *The County Fair* (1932), as Diamond Barnett - *The Mouthpiece* (1932), as J.B. Roscoe - *The Lost Squadron* (1932), as Jettick - *Law and Order* (1932), as Poe Northrup - *Running Hollywood* (1932), as Scratchface Henchman - *Girl of the Rio* (1932), as O'Grady - *The Big Shot* (1931), as Butch - *Men of Chance* (1931), as Farley - *Law of the Sea* (1931), as Marty Drake - *The Big Gamble* (1931), as Webb - *The Star Witness* (1931), as "Maxey" Campo - *Hell Bound* (1931), as Dorgan - *Gentleman's Fate* (1931), as Dante - *Little Caesar* (1931), as Pete Montana — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/little-caesar.md) - *Face of Desire* (1930), Director - *Numbered Men* (1930), as 'King' Callahan, #12254 - *The Big Fight* (1930), as Chuck - *Wall Street* (1929), as Roller McCray - *Hurricane* (1929), Director - *Hardboiled* (1929), Director - *The Singapore Mutiny* (1928), as Kelsey · Director, Writer - *Danger Street* (1928), Director - *Hit of the Show* (1928), Director - *Chicago After Midnight* (1928), as Jim Boyd · Director - *Coney Island* (1928), Director - *South Sea Love* (1927), Director - *Not for Publication* (1927), as 'Big Dick' Wellman · Director, Producer - *Moulders of Men* (1927), Director - *Wandering Girls* (1927), Director - *The Better Way* (1926), as Billy · Director - *The Lone Wolf Returns* (1926), Director - *Bigger Than Barnum's* (1926), as Carl Ravelle · Director - *The Sea Wolf* (1926), as 'Wolf' Larsen · Director - *Yellow Fingers* (1926), as Brute Shane - *Lady Robinhood* (1925), Director - *Smooth as Satin* (1925), Director - *Playing with Souls* (1925), Director - *The Chorus Lady* (1924), Director - *The House of Youth* (1924), Director - *Dynamite Smith* (1924), Director - *The Uninvited Guest* (1924), Director - *Homeward Bound* (1923), Director - *Success* (1923), Director - *Channing of the Northwest* (1922), Director - *Reckless Youth* (1922), Director - *A Wide Open Town* (1922), Director - *A Man's Home* (1921), Director - *Tropical Love* (1921), Director - *After Midnight* (1921), Director - *The Last Door* (1921), Story - *The Highest Law* (1921), as Abraham Lincoln · Director - *Red Foam* (1920), Director - *Out of the Snows* (1920), as Robert Holliday · Director - *His Wife's Money* (1920), Director - *Out Yonder* (1919), Director - *Sealed Hearts* (1919), Director - *The Perfect Lover* (1919), Director - *Shadows of the Past* (1919), Director - *Too Many Crooks* (1919), Director - *The Painted World* (1919), Director - *A Stitch in Time* (1919), Director - *Two Women* (1919), Director - *Virtuous Men* (1919), Director - *The Panther Woman* (1918), Director - *Our Mrs. McChesney* (1918), Director - *Her Man* (1918), Director - *Tempered Steel* (1918), Director - *The Co-respondent* (1917), Director - *To-Day* (1917), Director, Writer - *The Argyle Case* (1917), Director, Writer - *The Combat* (1916), Director - *The Conflict* (1916), Director - *The Destroyers* (1916), Director - *My Lady's Slipper* (1916), Director - *Count 'Em* (1915), Director, Writer - *The Goddess* (1915), Director - *The Juggernaut* (1915), Director, Writer - *His Phantom Sweetheart* (1915), Director - *The Painted World* (1914), Director - *Uncle Bill* (1914), Director - *Shadows of the Past* (1914), Director - *He Never Knew* (1914), Director - *A Million Bid* (1914), Writer, Director - *The Swan Girl* (1913), Director, Writer - *Song Bird of the North* (1913), as President Lincoln · Director, Writer - *A Regiment of Two* (1913), as Dudley · Director - *The Web* (1913), Director, Scenario Writer - *Brother Bill* (1913), Director - *The Strength of Men* (1913), Director - *The Classmate's Frolic* (1913), Writer, Director - *How Fatty Made Good* (1913), Director, Writer - *Song of the Shell* (1912), Director, Writer - *The Mills of the Gods* (1912), Director - *Una of the Sierras* (1912), Director - *The Godmother* (1912), Director - *Her Choice* (1912), Director, Writer - *The Higher Mercy* (1912), as Abraham Lincoln - *The Bond of Music* (1912), as A German General - *The Heart of Esmeralda* (1912), as Ben Holt - *The Money Kings* (1912), as The Aviator - *Yellow Bird* (1912), as The Hunter - *Love in the Ghetto* (1912), as Barish - the Father - *The Serpents* (1912), as Eric · Director, Scenario Writer - *The Cave Man* (1912), as Eric · Director - *The Seventh Son* (1912), as Abraham Lincoln - *The Freshet* (1911), as Tom Ennis - the Young Blacksmith - *One Flag at Last* (1911), as Abraham Lincoln - *The Child Crusoes* (1911), Actor - *How Betty Won the School* (1911), as The Burglar - *Troublesome Secretaries* (1911), as Ralph - The Successful Suitor · Director - *The Lure of Vanity* (1911), Actor - *The Geranium* (1911), Actor - *The Battle Hymn of the Republic* (1911), as Abraham Lincoln - *A Tale of Two Cities* (1911), Actor - *Jean the Match-Maker* (1910), as The Boy - *The Land of Opportunity*, as Abraham Lincoln - *Breed of the Sea*, as Tod Pembroke, aka Captain Blaze Devine • Tom Pembroke · Director ## Gallery - ![Ralph Ince, film actor Subjects: actors (1923)](https://film.one/media/person/3851384/gallery-4cb58a25d0ed.jpg) Ralph Ince, film actor Subjects: actors (1923) — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Ralph_Ince%2C_film_actor_%28SAYRE_4477%29.jpg/1280px-Ralph_Ince%2C_film_actor_%28SAYRE_4477%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Director Ralph Ince, on page 119 of the December 24, 1921 Exhibitors Herald.](https://film.one/media/person/3851384/gallery-d081ae78044b.jpg) Director Ralph Ince, on page 119 of the December 24, 1921 Exhibitors Herald. — Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Ralph_Ince_-_Dec_1921_EH.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Actor Ralph Ince as Abraham Lincoln (1916)](https://film.one/media/person/3851384/gallery-c5c099ccd724.jpg) Actor Ralph Ince as Abraham Lincoln (1916) — Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Ralph_Ince_as_Abraham_Lincoln_-_Motion_Picture_Classic_1916.jpg/1280px-Ralph_Ince_as_Abraham_Lincoln_-_Motion_Picture_Classic_1916.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Ralph Ince](https://film.one/media/person/3851384/gallery-a0395bd67260.jpg) Ralph Ince — Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Ralph_Ince_-_1919_MPW.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - 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