Howell Hansel

{{Infobox person

| name = Howell Hansel

| birth_date = 1860

| birth_place = Indiana, USA

| death_date = November 5, {{death year and age|1917|1860}}

| death_place = Manhattan, New York, USA

| occupation = Actor, film director

}}

Howell Hansel (1860 – 1917), was an American film director. He directed 26 films between 1913 and 1917.

Biography

Hansel was born in Indiana, and began his career as a stage actor on the East Coast. Eventually he gave up his acting career{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/431141021/?terms=%22howell+hansel%22|title=25 Mar 1917, 41 - The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com|website=Newspapers.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-03}} to join Thanhauser as a film director; he'd also direct films for Famous Players–Lasky.{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/88281546/?terms=%22howell+hansel%22|title=6 Nov 1917, Page 7 - The Sun at Newspapers.com|website=Newspapers.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-03}}

His output slowed toward the end of his life as he struggled with a prolonged illness. He died in Manhattan in 1917, leaving behind a wife and a daughter.

Selected filmography

The Long Trail (1917)
The Deemster (1917)
The Goad of Jealousy (1916) (short)
Weighed in the Balance (1916) (short)
The Lost Paradise (1916) (short)
A Trial of Souls (1916) (short)
Beyond Recall (1916) (short)
Truth Crushed to Earth (1916) (short)
Sold Out (1916) (short)
The Tight Rein (1916) (short)
Tillie's Tomato Surprise (1916)
Horrible Hyde (1915) (short)
Colonel Carter of Cartersville (1915)
The Road o' Strife (1915)
A Man of Iron (1915) (short)
A Hatful of Trouble (1914) (short)
Zudora (1914)
The Million Dollar Mystery (1914)
A Dog of Flanders (1914)
A Woman's Loyalty (1914)
Ben Bolt (1913)

References

External links

{{IMDb name|id=0360617|name=Howell Hansel}}

Category:1860 births

Category:1917 deaths

Category:American silent film directors

Category:Film directors from Indiana