William Burr McIntosh (21 August, 1862 – 28 April, 1942), was an American silent film actor. He appeared in 53 films between 1914 and 1934.

He was born in Wellsville, Ohio, the son of William Ambrose and Minerva McIntosh. His father, William, became a Pittsburgh industrialist and a member of the elite South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club of Johnstown Flood fame.

McIntosh graduated from Lafayette College in 1884, where he became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

His most enduring role was Squire Bartlett, who banished Lillian Gish from his home and into the cold Maine winter in D.W. Griffith's classic film, ?Way Down East? (1920). Miss Gish described McIntosh as a gentle giant, "always apologizing for having to treat me so cruelly?"

He died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack.

McIntosh?s sister Nancy McIntosh, an accomplished soprano, was the protégée, adopted daughter and heiress to the fortune and royalties of W. S. Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan.

Selected filmography

• The Golden Stallion (1927)
• Restless Wives (1924)
• The Green Archer (1925)
• The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford (1915)

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