Spottiswoode Aitken
Frank Spottiswoode Aitken ( born April 16, 1868 in Edinburgh, † February 26, 1933 in Los Angeles ) was a British- American actor.
Life
Aitken was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and had made his stage debut at the age of 13 years as an actor. Almost 20 years he toured with traveling theaters across the United States. During a production of Pocahontas he met in 1907 know the actor and later director David Wark Griffith.
Aitken made his debut in films in 1911. As a freelance actor, he worked for several film companies. He has performed with the ensemble of the Biograph Company, as in The Battle (1911) and Home, Sweet Home (1914 ). His most famous role today is that of Dr. Cameron Griffiths The Birth of a Nation (1915 ). Aitken also played in the St. Bartholomew's Day episode in Intolerance (1916). In 1920, he starred opposite Lon Chaney and Lewis Stone into Nomads of the North.
After more than 100 film appearances, he moved in 1928 back from the film business.