Tefft Johnson foi un actor, direutor y guionista cinematográficu d'Estaos Xuníos, activu na dómina del cine mudu. A lo llargo de la so carrera actuó nun total de 131 filmes ente 1909 y 1926.
Biografía El so nome completu yera William Tefft Johnson, Jr., y nació en Washington, D.C., siendo los sos padres William Tefft Johnson y Anne Wheeler Johnson."Obituariu." Washington Post. 24 d'ochobre de 1940. Tenía dos hermanes y un hermanu. El so padre, militar y capellán, sirviera nel Exércitu de la Xunión na Guerra de Secesión, resultando mancáu na Batalla de Chancellorsville."Death of William T. Johnson." Washington Post. 16 de xineru de 1898.
Johnson yá yera actor, viaxando a lo llargo de los Estaos Xuníos, a los 15 años d'edá. El so padre finó en 1898, y la so madre en 1926. Ésta había-y desheredáu en gran parte, polo que Johnson presentó en 1927 una demanda pa recibir un terciu del heriedu, anque en 1930 un tribunal de equidad tornó la mesma."Son Petitions Court to Take Over Ta." Washington Post. November 11, 1927; "Plea for Property Denied to Brother." Washington Post. May 10, 1930.
Tres una llarga carrera teatral, Johnson entró na compañía cinematográfica Edison Studios, pasando en 1911 a Vitagraph Studios.Slide, Anthony and Gevinson, Alan. The Big V: A History of the Vitagraph Company. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1987, p. 143. Esi mesmu añu rodó una versión de Vanity Fair colos actores John Bunny, Leo Delaney, Rose Tapley y Helen Gardner. En 1912 actuó nel filme Henry VIII, encarnando al Cardenal Thomas Wolsey, actuando xunto a Clara Kimball Young, Julia Swayne Gordon y Hal Reid.Rothwell, Kenneth S. and Winograd, Annabelle. Shakespeare on Screen: An International Filmography and Videography. New York: Neal-Schuman, 1990, p. 2. Tando en Vitagraph, Johnson aportó a direutor, rodando más de 50 películes, ente elles munches de les comedies de la serie "Sonny Jim", relatives a les andances d'un neñu traviesu. Amás, Johnson escribió otros trés filmes.
En 1932 posó como George Washington en dos causes. La primera d'elles foi un posáu pa l'artista Hattie Elizabeth Burdette, llevando Jonson un mandil masón y la mesma xoya qu'utilizara Washington. La siella qu'apaecía na pintura tamién perteneciera a Washington, y el pedestal y ropaje de fondu a la Loxa Alexandria-Washington (a la cual Washington perteneciera). La pintura foi utilizada con motivu del Bicentenariu de Washington en 1932.Brown, William Adrian. History of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial, 1922-1974: Half Century of Construction. Washington, D.C.: George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association, 1980, p. 27. Na segunda ocasión, el 17 de setiembre de 1932, encarnó a Washington mientres una reconstrucción del Presidente nel Capitoliu de los Estaos Xuníos, siendo la mesma filmada pola comisión del Bicentenariu de Washington."Parade of Masons to Preciede Capitol Stone Rites Today." Washington Post. 17 de setiembre de 1932.
Tefft Johnson finó en 1956.
Filmografía Actor
1909 : Ethel's Luncheon 1909 : The Little Sister 1910 : Twelfth Night 1910 : Saved by the Flag 1911 : A Tale of Two Cities 1911 : For His Sake; or, The Winning of the Stepchildren 1911 : Hungry Hearts; or, The Children of Social Favorites 1911 : The Welcome of the Unwelcome 1911 : Prejudice of Pierre Marie 1911 : A Quaker Mother 1911 : Courage of Sorts 1911 : The Sky Pilot 1911 : The One Hundred Dollar Bill 1911 : Billy the Kid 1911 : In the Arctic Night 1911 : Man to Man 1911 : My Old Dutch 1911 : Foraging 1911 : The Child Crusoes 1911 : Beyond the Law 1911 : His Sister's Children 1911 : The Ninety and Nine 1911 : The Mate of the 'John M' 1911 : The Missing Will 1911 : Captain Barnacle, Diplomat 1911 : Madge of the Mountains 1911 : Auld Lang Syne 1911 : Arbutus 1911 : Wisteria Memories 1911 : A Slight Mistake 1911 : Vanity Fair 1911 : Fires of Driftwood 1911 : The Younger Brother 1911 : Testing His Courage 1911 : A Doubly Desired Orphan 1912 : A Romance of Wall Street 1912 : How Tommy Saved His Father 1912 : Willie's Sister 1912 : Father and Son 1912 : Love Finds the Way 1912 : The Chocolate Revolver 1912 : Cardinal Wolsey
1912 : The Seventh Son 1912 : Captain Jenks' Diplomacy 1912 : The Cave Man 1912 : The Victoria Cross 1912 : Old Love Letters 1912 : The Serpents 1912 : The Lady of the Lake 1912 : On Her Wedding Day 1912 : Yellow Bird 1912 : The Light That Failed 1912 : Lincoln's Gettysburg Address 1912 : Fate's Awful Jest 1912 : The Light of St. Bernard 1912 : The Miracle 1912 : The Heart of Esmeralda 1912 : Written in the Sand 1912 : Coronets and Hearts 1912 : The Hindoo Curse 1912 : As You Like It 1912 : The Mills of the Gods 1912 : His Official Appointment 1912 : Una of the Sierres 1912 : Darktown Duel 1912 : Wild Pat 1912 : A Leap Year Proposal 1912 : A Marriage of Convenience 1913 : The Adventures of the Counterfeit Bills 1913 : The Little Minister 1913 : When Bobby Forgot 1913 : The Old Guard 1913 : A Heart of the Forest 1913 : Put Yourself in Their Place 1913 : The Strength of Men 1913 : The Midget's Romance 1913 : Captain Mary Brown 1913 : Vampire of the Desert 1913 : The Still Voice 1913 : Cutey Tries Reporting 1913 : Does Advertising Pay? 1913 : The Coming of Gretchen 1913 : The Lion's Bride 1913 : Roughing the Cub 1913 : The Line-Up
1913 : Playing the Pipers 1913 : The Tiger 1913 : The Lost Millionaire 1913 : The Race 1913 : Luella's Love Story 1913 : The Sale of a Heart 1913 : A Christmas Story 1913 : The Spirit of Christmas 1914 : Sonny Jim in Search of a Mother 1914 : The Idler 1914 : The Hall-Room Rivals 1914 : 'Fraid Cat 1914 : An Easter Lily 1914 : Sonny Jim at the North Pole 1914 : His Last Call 1914 : Buddy's First Call 1914 : The Bear Facts 1914 : The Circus and the Boy 1914 : The Little Captain 1914 : The House On the Hill 1914 : The Reward of Thrift 1914 : The Heart of Sunny Jim 1914 : The Cave Dwellers 1914 : A Cause for Thanksgiving 1914 : The Knight Before Christmas 1915 : Chiefly Concerning Males 1915 : Sonny Jim and the Valentine 1915 : When a Feller's Nose Is Out of Joint 1915 : Sonny Jim at the Mardi Gras 1915 : The Battle Cry of Peace 1915 : Sonny Jim and the Amusement Company, Ltd. 1915 : Sonny Jim and the Great American Game 1915 : Sonny Jim and the Family Party 1915 : One Plus One Equals One 1915 : Sonny Jim's First Love Affair 1915 : The Faith of Sonny Jim 1916 : Betty, the Boy and the Bird 1918 : The Panther Woman 1919 : The Love Defender 1926 : The New Klondike 1926 : Striving for Fortune
Direutor
1911 : For His Sake; or, The Winning of the Stepchildren 1912 : Love Finds the Way 1913 : A Christmas Story 1913 : The Spirit of Christmas 1914 : Buddy's Downfall 1914 : Marrying Sue 1914 : Sonny Jim in Search of a Mother 1914 : The Drudge 1914 : The Idler 1914 : The Hall-Room Rivals 1914 : 'Fraid Cat 1914 : An Easter Lily 1914 : Sonny Jim at the North Pole 1914 : His Last Call 1914 : Buddy's First Call 1914 : The Bear Facts 1914 : The Circus and the Boy 1914 : The Little Captain
1914 : The House On the Hill 1914 : The Reward of Thrift 1914 : The Heart of Sunny Jim 1914 : The Cave Dwellers 1914 : A Cause for Thanksgiving 1914 : The Locked Door 1914 : C.O.D. 1914 : The Knight Before Christmas 1915 : The Park Honeymooners 1915 : Chiefly Concerning Males 1915 : Sonny Jim and the Valentine 1915 : When a Feller's Nose Is Out of Joint 1915 : Sonny Jim at the Mardi Gras 1915 : The White and Black Snowball 1915 : Sonny Jim and the Amusement Company, Ltd. 1915 : The Turn of the Road 1915 : Sonny Jim and the Great American Game
1915 : Sonny Jim and the Family Party 1915 : One Plus One Equals One 1915 : Sonny Jim's First Love Affair 1915 : The Faith of Sonny Jim 1916 : She Left Without Her Trunks 1916 : Who Killed Joe Merrion? 1916 : Betty, the Boy and the Bird 1916 : The Writing on the Wall 1917 : Love's Law 1918 : The Love Nest 1919 : The Love Defender 1919 : Love and the Woman 1919 : Home Wanted 1921 : Wanted, a Girl!
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