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Rupert Julian (born Thomas Percival Hayes; 25 January 1879 – 27 December 1943) was a New Zealand cinema actor, director, writer and producer. During his career, Julian directed 60 films and acted in over 90 films. He is best remembered for directing Lon Chaney in The Phantom of the Opera (1925).
Rupert Julian. Actor: The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin. Coming to the US at the age of 34, New Zealand-born Rupert Julian started his career as a stage and screen actor touring Australia and New Zealand.
Born Thomas Percival Hayes in Whangaroa on 25 January 1879, he had moved with his family to Whangarei and then Auckland while growing up, but left his studies at the Marist Brothers school, became a barber on Karangahape Road, and started performing in concerts around the area.
Rupert Julian (25 January 1879 – 27 December 1943) was the first New Zealand cinema actor, director, writer and producer. Born Thomas Percival Hayes in Whangaroa, New Zealand, Son of John Daly Hayes (JNR)and Eliza Harriet Hayes.
About Rupert Julian: The Man And His Art. The cover of Rupert Julian: The Man And His Art (c. 1921) Truth be told, I had no idea this book even existed, before I stumbled across a copy in an online shop in Vermont in late 2020, and was able to purchase it and have it sent to me here in Sydney.
I became fascinated with Rupert Julian in 2002, when I first heard about him on Scott MacQueen's commentary track on the (1943!) Phantom Of The Opera DVD. He made a passing remark about the original Phantom being directed by 'the son of a New Zealand sheep farmer', and I had to pause the film to see if I could find out what he was talking about.
Rupert Julian. Actor: The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin. Coming to the US at the age of 34, New Zealand-born Rupert Julian started his career as a stage and screen actor touring Australia and New Zealand.
