Joseph W. Smiley

{{short description|American actor}} {{more citations needed|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Joseph W. Smiley | image = Joseph Smiley (Free Library of Philadelphia).jpg | caption = Smiley, ca. 1913 | image_size = | birth_name = | other_names = | birth_date = {{birth date|1870|6|18|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts, US | death_date = {{Death date and age|1945|12|2|1870|6|18}} | death_place = New York, New York | occupation = Actor and director | years_active = 1911–1931 | spouse = Lila Leslie (1914-?) | children = }}

'''Joseph W. Smiley''' (born June 18, 1870, in Boston, Massachusetts) was an actor and director in the United States. His films include ''The Gray Horror'' (1915), ''The Other Sister'' (1915) and ''The Living Fear'' (1914), as well as many other films.<ref>{{cite book|last=Soister|first=John T.|year=2012|title=American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929|publisher=McFarland|page=325|isbn=9780786487905}}</ref> He was married to the Scottish actress Lila Leslie. He died on December 2, 1945, in New York City, New York, USA.

His brother was actor Charles H. Smiley (1864-1925).

==Partial filmography== *''The Scarlet Letter'' (1911) (directed) *''Threads of Destiny'' (1914) *''Life Without Soul'' (1915) (directed) *''Energetic Eva'' (1916) (directed)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/562396/energetic-eva#overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718060936/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/562396/energetic-eva#overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2021|title=Energetic Eva}}</ref> *''Broadway Jones'' (1917) *''Sleeping Fires'' (1917) *''Public Be Damned'' (1917) *''The Lesson'' (1917) *''Double Crossed'' (1917) *''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' (1917) *''Joan of Plattsburg'' (1918) *''Her Final Reckoning'' (1918) *''The Heart of a Girl'' (1918) *''The Face in the Dark'' (1918) *''The Road to France'' (1918) *''Heart of the Wilds'' (1918) *''Hitting the Trail'' (1918) *''Never Say Quit'' (1919) *''The Isle of Conquest'' (1919) *''As a Man Thinks'' (1919) *''A Daughter of Two Worlds'' (1920) *''The Law of the Yukon'' (1920) *''The Wild Goose'' (1921) *''The Woman God Changed'' (1921) *''The Scarab Ring'' (1921) *''Experience'' (1921) *''The Face in the Fog'' (1922) *''The Blonde Vampire'' (1922) *''Old Home Week'' (1925) *''The Police Patrol'' (1925) *''Wild, Wild Susan'' (1925) *''The Untamed Lady'' (1926) *''Aloma of the South Seas'' (1926) *''The Show-Off'' (1926) *''The Potters'' (1927)

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==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{IMDb name|0806961}}

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