George Nichols (actor)

George Nichols
Nichols from an ad for The Flirt (1922)
Born October, 1864
Rockford, Illinois, USA
Died September 20, 1927 (aged 62–63)
Hollywood, California, USA
Occupation Actor
Film director
Years active 1908–1927

George Nichols (October 1864 – September 20, 1927) was an American actor and film director.[1][2] He appeared in 221 films between 1908 and 1928. He also directed 103 films between 1911 and 1916. He was born in Rockford, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California. He, along with Henry "Pathe" Lehrman, became an arch-enemy of Charlie Chaplin, who would take direction from nobody while at Keystone Studios. 'Pops', as he was known, was often cast as father to Mabel Normand.

Selected filmography

Actor

Director

References

  1. ↑ "George Nichols: Early Sennett Director". October 3, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  2. ↑ Katchmer, George A. (September 22, 2009). "A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses". McFarland. Retrieved June 22, 2018 – via Google Books.
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