Portrait of Julian Eltinge

Julian Eltinge

Acting

Biography

American stage and film actor and female impersonator. One of the greatest drag performers in the history of the American Theatre. First performed in drag at the age of 10 in an annual revue of the Boston Cadets. Subsequently appeared on Broadway in 1904 in a drag role in Mr. Wix of Wickham. Performed in the legitimate theatre and also in a number of films.

Born: May 13, 1881

Filmography

1925
Madame Behave

as Jack Mitchell / 'Madame Behave'

1925
The Fascinating Widow

as Hal Blake/Mrs. Monte

1922
The Isle of Love

as Clifford Townsend / Julie

1920
An Adventuress

as Clifford Townsend / Julie

1918
The Widow's Might

as Dick Tavish

1917
The Clever Mrs. Carfax

as Temple Trask / Mrs. Carfax

1917
The Countess Charming

as Stanley Jordan / Countess Raffelski