William Austin
Born in Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana] — Jun 10 1884• Died Jun 15 1975
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Austin (12 June 1884 – 15 June 1975) was a British character actor who was born on a sugar plantation in Georgetown in British Guiana (now Guyana). On the death of his father he was brought to England to complete his education. He later filled a business post in Shanghai and on being sent to San Francisco by the company he worked for, he decided to stay in America and take up acting on the stage and later in films. He appeared in many American films and serials between the 1920s and the 1940s, though the v…
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Batman
Alfred
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Inquisitive Stranger
Imitation of Life
Englishman at Party (uncredited)
The Gay Divorcee
Cyril Glossop
National Velvet
Reporter (uncredited)
Paramount on Parade
Partygoer ('Impulses') (uncredited)
Alice in Wonderland
Gryphon
Live, Love and Learn
Bob's Butler (uncredited)
Illusion
Mr. Z
Oil for the Lamps of China
Clerk in Chase's office
The Ghost Goes Wild
Barnaby
The Garden Murder Case
Sneed, Hammle's Butler (Uncredited)
Red Hair
Dr. Eustace Gill
Just Married
Percy Jones
Swingin' on a Rainbow
Musician (uncredited)
What a Night!
Percy Penfield
$1,000 a Minute
Salesman
County Hospital
Ollie's Hospital Roommate
Let's Go Native
Basil Pistol
Campus Sleuth
Editing
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Duke of Cleves
Ruggles of Red Gap
Mr. Belknap-Jackson
The Return of the Vampire
Detective Gannett
The Goose and the Gander
Arthur Summers
It
Monty Montgomery
Someone to Love
Aubrey Weems
Corsair
Richard Bentinck
Seven Days
Dal Brown
Fig Leaves
Andre's Assistant
Her Big Night
Harold Crosby, cub reporter
The Marriage Playground
Lord Wrench
The Best People
Arthur Rockmere
Who Cares
Dr. Harry Oldershaw
Charley's Aunt
Spectator
Alias Mr. Twilight
Forbes (uncredited)
In Love with Love
George Sears
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
Sylvester Wadsworth
The Far Cry
Eric Lancefield
Doctor Rhythm
Mr. Martingale
A Tailor-Made Man
Jellicott
Redheads on Parade
Trelawney Redfern
Along Came Youth
Lord Eustace
The Garden of Weeds
Archie
Ritzy
Algy
The Enemy Sex
Joe's Friend (uncredited)
Drums of Love
Raymond of Boston
Sweetie
Prof. Percy Willow
The Fifty-Fifty Girl
Engineer
The Night Club
Gerly - The Valet
The Reckless Age
Lord Allan Harrowby
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
Constable Holly
Rule 'Em and Weep
Duke
The Flaming Forest
Alfred Wimbledon
Common Sense
Reggie Barrett
West of Broadway
Mortimer Allison
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
Sylvester Wadsworth
One Hour of Love
Louis Carruthers
Three Men in a Boat
Harris
Embarrassing Moments
Jasper Hickson
The Man from Blankley's
Mr. Poffley
The World At Her Feet
Det. Hall
The Flirting Widow
James Raleigh
Swim Girl, Swim
Mr. Spangle PhD.
Duck Soup
Lord Tarbotham
Rich Men's Wives
Reggie
The Cowboy King
Wilbur
What Happened to Jones?
Henry Fuller
Silk Stockings
George Bagnall
The Fate of a Flirt
Riggs
High Society
Wilberforce Strangeways
Handle with Care
Peter Carter
Head Winds
Theodore Van Felt
Honeymoon Hate
Banning-Green
Once to Every Bachelor
Mathews