FILM DIRECTOR

Rupert Julian

1879 - 1943

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Rupert Julian (born Thomas Percival Hayes; 25 January 1879 – 27 December 1943) was a New Zealand cinema actor, director, writer and producer. During his career, Julian directed 60 films and acted in over 90 films. He is best remembered for directing Lon Chaney in The Phantom of the Opera (1925). He also directed The Cat Creeps (1930), a sound remake of The Cat and the Canary (1927), which is now considered a lost film, with only two minutes of footage remaining in the 1932 Universal comedy short film Boo!. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rupert Julian is the 1,155th most popular film director (down from 1,082nd in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 57th in 2019) and the 6th most popular New Zealander Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Rupert Julian ranks 1,155 out of 2,041. Before him are David Ayer, Pete Docter, Benjamin Glazer, Lorenza Mazzetti, Bill Condon, and Tomas Alfredson. After him are Armand Gatti, Sergei Solovyov, Lone Scherfig, Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Eldar Shengelaia, and José Luis Garci.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Rupert Julian ranks 215. Before him are Annie Kenney, Lois Weber, Alexandros Othonaios, Alfrēds Kalniņš, Isidro Ayora, and Otto Fickeisen. After him are Axel Nordlander, Royal Harwood Frost, Perikles Kakousis, Herman Teirlinck, Frank Kugler, and Bagha Jatin. Among people deceased in 1943, Rupert Julian ranks 197. Before him are Alice Tegnér, Wilhelm Geiger, Oswald Teichmüller, Robert W. Paul, Edward Bagnall Poulton, and Betty Nansen. After him are Oskar Messter, George Underwood, Georges Tainturier, Ladislav Vácha, Lorenz Hart, and Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Rupert Julian ranks 69 out of 303. Before him are Howden Ganley (1941), Silvia Cartwright (1943), Fran Walsh (1959), Kevin Smith (1963), Joe Earl (1952), and Jean Batten (1909). After him are Martin Henderson (1974), Wallace Fard Muhammad (1893), Winston Reid (1988), Jacinda Ardern (1980), Hugh Walpole (1884), and Walter Buller (1838).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In New Zealand

Among film directors born in New Zealand, Rupert Julian ranks 6. Before him are Peter Jackson (1961), Jane Campion (1954), Martin Campbell (1943), Andrew Niccol (1964), and Fran Walsh (1959). After him are Lee Tamahori (1950), Andrew Adamson (1966), Geoff Murphy (1938), Niki Caro (1967), and Andrew Dominik (1967).

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