- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 10, 1884
- Place of Birth
- Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]
- Died
- June 15, 1975
William Austin
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 vast majority of his roles were small and uncredited. He was the brother of actor Albert Austin. He died in Newport Beach, California. Of the numerous silent films Austin appeared in, he is best remembered as the sidekick friend of Clara Bow in Bow's best known film It (1927). Mr. Austin's portrayal in the 1943 Batman serial of Batman's …
Filmography
movieCampus Sleuth
1948 · Editor
movieThe Ghost Goes Wild
1947 · Barnaby
movieAlias Mr. Twilight
1946 · Forbes (uncredited)
movieSwingin' on a Rainbow
1945 · Musician (uncredited)
movieNational Velvet
1945 · Reporter (uncredited)
movieThe Return of the Vampire
1943 · Detective Gannett
movieBatman
1943 · Alfred
movieCharley's Aunt
1941 · Spectator
movieThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939 · Inquisitive Stranger
movieDoctor Rhythm
1938 · Mr. Martingale
movieLive, Love and Learn
1937 · Bob's Butler (uncredited)
movieRenfrew of the Royal Mounted
1937 · Constable Holly
movieThe Garden Murder Case
1936 · Sneed, Hammle's Butler (Uncredited)
movie$1,000 a Minute
1935 · Salesman
movieThe Goose and the Gander
1935 · Arthur Summers
movieRedheads on Parade
1935 · Trelawney Redfern
movieOil for the Lamps of China
1935 · Clerk in Chase's office
movieImitation of Life
1934 · Englishman at Party (uncredited)
movieThe Gay Divorcee
1934 · Cyril Glossop
Once to Every Bachelor
1934 · Mathews
movieAlice in Wonderland
1933 · Gryphon
movieThe Private Life of Henry VIII
1933 · Duke of Cleves
movieThree Men in a Boat
1933 · Harris
High Society
1932 · Wilberforce Strangeways
movieCounty Hospital
1932 · Ollie's Hospital Roommate
movieRule 'Em and Weep
1932 · Duke
movieCorsair
1931 · Richard Bentinck
movieA Tailor-Made Man
1931 · Jellicott
movieAlong Came Youth
1930 · Lord Eustace
movieLet's Go Native
1930 · Basil Pistol
movieThe Flirting Widow
1930 · James Raleigh
movieThe Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
1930 · Sylvester Wadsworth
movieParamount on Parade
1930 · Partygoer ('Impulses') (uncredited)
movieThe Man from Blankley's
1930 · Mr. Poffley
movieEmbarrassing Moments
1930 · Jasper Hickson
movieThe Marriage Playground
1929 · Lord Wrench
movieSweetie
1929 · Prof. Percy Willow
movieIllusion
1929 · Mr. Z
movieThe Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
1929 · Sylvester Wadsworth
movieWhat a Night!
1928 · Percy Penfield
movieSomeone to Love
1928 · Aubrey Weems
movieJust Married
1928 · Percy Jones
movieThe Fifty-Fifty Girl
1928 · Engineer
movieRed Hair
1928 · Dr. Eustace Gill
movieDrums of Love
1928 · Raymond of Boston
movieHoneymoon Hate
1927 · Banning-Green
movieSilk Stockings
1927 · George Bagnall
movieSwim Girl, Swim
1927 · Mr. Spangle PhD.
movieThe World At Her Feet
1927 · Det. Hall
movieRitzy
1927 · Algy
movieDuck Soup
1927 · Lord Tarbotham
movieIt
1927 · Monty Montgomery
movieOne Hour of Love
1927 · Louis Carruthers
movieThe Flaming Forest
1926 · Alfred Wimbledon
movieWest of Broadway
1926 · Mortimer Allison
movieHer Big Night
1926 · Harold Crosby, cub reporter
movieFig Leaves
1926 · Andre's Assistant
movieThe Far Cry
1926 · Eric Lancefield
movieWhat Happened to Jones?
1926 · Henry Fuller
movieThe Fate of a Flirt
1925 · Riggs
movieThe Best People
1925 · Arthur Rockmere
Seven Days
1925 · Dal Brown
movieThe Night Club
1925 · Gerly - The Valet
movieHead Winds
1925 · Theodore Van Felt
movieWho Cares
1925 · Dr. Harry Oldershaw
movieIn Love with Love
1924 · George Sears
movieThe Garden of Weeds
1924 · Archie
movieThe Enemy Sex
1924 · Joe's Friend (uncredited)
movieThe Reckless Age
1924 · Lord Allan Harrowby
movieRuggles of Red Gap
1923 · Mr. Belknap-Jackson
movieRich Men's Wives
1922 · Reggie
movieThe Cowboy King
1922 · Wilbur
movieHandle with Care
1922 · Peter Carter
movieCommon Sense
1920 · Reggie Barrett