Portrait of Milton Sills

Acting

Milton Sills

Career

Active from 1914 to 1930, busiest in 1923 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
64
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk
GoodWatch score70/100

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Melodrama 6
  • Silent Film 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Early Cinema 4
  • Period Piece 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Classic Cinema 4
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Social Injustice 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

73
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

2 titles
Man Trouble
Man Trouble (1930)

as Mac

The Sea Wolf
The Sea Wolf (1930)

as 'Wolf' Larsen

1920s

50 titles · average score 67
The Barker
The Barker (1928)

as Nifty Miller

Burning Daylight
Burning Daylight (1928)

as Elam 'Burning Daylight' Harnish

The Valley of the Giants
The Valley of the Giants (1927)

as Bryce Cardigan

The Silent Lover
The Silent Lover (1926)

as Count Pierre Tornal

A Lover's Oath
A Lover's Oath (1925)

Writer, Editor

The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk (1924)
GoodWatch score 70

as Sir Oliver Tressilian

Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib (1923)

as Michael Ramsay

Flaming Youth
Flaming Youth (1923)

as Cary Scott

The Isle of Lost Ships
The Isle of Lost Ships (1923)

as Frank Howard

One Clear Call
One Clear Call (1922)

as Dr. Alan Hamilton

Miss Lulu Bett
Miss Lulu Bett (1921)
GoodWatch score 65

as Neil Cornish

The Great Moment
The Great Moment (1921)

as Bayard Delaval

1910s

21 titles · average score 58
The Fear Woman
The Fear Woman (1919)

as Robert Craig

The Woman Thou Gavest Me
The Woman Thou Gavest Me (1919)

as Conrad

Satan Junior
Satan Junior (1919)

as Paul Worden

What Every Woman Learns
What Every Woman Learns (1919)

as Walter Melrose

The Stronger Vow
The Stronger Vow (1919)

as Juan Estudillo

Eyes of Youth
Eyes of Youth (1919)
GoodWatch score 58

as Louis Anthony

The Savage Woman
The Savage Woman (1918)

as Jean Lerier

The Yellow Ticket
The Yellow Ticket (1918)

as Julian Rolfe

Patria
Patria (1917)

as Capt. Donald Parr

The Honor System
The Honor System (1917)

as Joseph Stanton

The Arrival of Perpetua
The Arrival of Perpetua (1915)

as Thaddeus Curzon

The Pit
The Pit (1914)

as Corthell