Van Dyke Brooke
Van Dyke Brooke, né Stewart McKerrow was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director, whose works include The Reprieve: An Episode in the Life of Abraham Lincoln (1908) and Lights of New York (1916). He worked as a stage actor for many years before going to work in the film industry in 1909. He became an actor, writer and director for Vitagraph where he found fame and financial reward almost from the outset. He wrote and directed many of the screenplays for the films in which he acted. He worked for the studio until 1916 when he was laid off with other ageing actors. He continued to work as an actor until his death in 1921.
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🎬 Movies
The Fortune Hunter
actor
1920
The Helpful (?) Sisterhood
actor
1914
The Helpful (?) Sisterhood
director
1914
The Bachelor's Baby, or How It All Happened
director
1913
Ida's Christmas
director
1912
Ida's Christmas
actor
1912
The Adventure of the Italian Model
director
1912
The Loyalty of Sylvia
director
1912
Captain Barnacle's Legacy
director
1912
Captain Barnacle's Legacy
actor
1912
The Money Kings
director
1912
Lulu's Doctor
director
1912
Lulu's Doctor
actor
1912
Dr. LaFleur's Theory
actor
1912
Dr. LaFleur's Theory
director
1912
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
actor
1912
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
director
1912
For the Honor of the Family
director
1912
For the Honor of the Family
actor
1912
The Child Crusoes
director
1911
A Dixie Mother
director
1910
The Love of Chrysanthemum
director
1910