Elmer Clifton
Directing
19
Acting Credits
90
Directed
Biography
Born in Chicago, he was an actor in touring stock companies before making his screen debut in 1912. Joining D.W. Griffith's Fine Arts Studio in 1914, he was cast as Union officer Phil Stoneman in "The Birth of a Nation" (1915) and as The Rhapsodie in the Babylonian story of "Intolerance" (1916). He was also a second-unit director for those films. Promoted to director in 1917, Clifton supervised several successful Fine Arts comedies starring Dorothy Gish while continuing to serve as Griffith's as...
Known For
Filmography
I Am Not a Racist
2019
as Phil (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nina, the Flower Girl
1917
as Jimmie
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
as The Rhapsode (Babylonian Story)
The Missing Links
1916
as Horace Gaylord
Acquitted
1916
as Ned Fowler
The Little School Ma'am
1916
as Wilbur Howard
The Old Folks at Home
1916
as Steve Coburn
The Birth of a Nation
1915
as Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
The Fox Woman
1915
as Marashida
The Lost House
1915
as Cuthbert
The Lily and the Rose
1915
as Allison Edwards
The Sable Lorcha
1915
as Phillip Clyde - Evelyn's Fiancé
John Barleycorn
1914
as Jack, 3rd period
The Folly of Anne
1914
as The Sympathtic Publisher
The Sisters
1914
as Frank (Carol's country lover)
Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska
1914
as Charley Bates
A Duel for Love
1914
Martin Eden
1914
as Cub Reporter
A Lucky Disappointment
1914
as Jack Holt