Joe King (actor)

Joe King ((1883-02-09)February 9, 1883 – April 11, 1951(1951-04-11)) was an American actor of silent films and talkies as well as a director and writer.

He was born in Austin, Texas as Joseph Sayer King and acted in 211 films from 1912 to 1946. He appeared in his later years mainly in minor, uncredited roles. He directed two films, both in 1916 and wrote one script in 1915. Joe King was married to actress Hazel Buckham and he died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.

Partial filmography

• The Battle of Gettysburg (1913)
• Her Bounty (1914)
• The Pipes o' Pan (1914)
• Big Timber (1917)
• The Rose of Blood (1917)
• Madame Du Barry (1917)
• Everywoman's Husband (1918)
• Shifting Sands (1918)
• The Secret Code (1918)
• Love's Prisoner (1919)
• The Broadway Bubble (1920)
• Man and Woman (1920)
• Salvation Nell (1921)
• The Face in the Fog (1922)
• The Daring Years (1923)
• Unguarded Women (1924)
• Tin Gods (1926)
• the Laughing Lady (1929)
• Broadway Hostess (1935)
• Moonlight on the Prairie (1935)
• The Walking Dead (1936)
• Fly-Away Baby (1937)
• White Bondage (1937)
• You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939, credited as Joseph King)
• Destry Rides Again (1939)
• Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940)
• The Big Shot (1942)
• Magnificent Doll (1946, uncredited)