- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 5, 1882
- Place of Birth
- Baker, Oregon, USA
- Died
- January 15, 1949
William Stack
William Stack has been often mistaken as British in the scant bio information available on him - he could imitate many a British accent. He was actually born in Oregon. But like many Americans who wished to become serious stage actors and seeing New York as overly competitive, he went to London as a young man. Not much is known about his career there, but with many theaters (almost fifty) and companies around, the opportunities for a talented young man were there. From the craze for post cards with the subject of photos - and especially those of actors that ensued between about 1890 and 1914, there exist pictures of Stack as Hamlet. So Stack did find initial success, and by 1918 he tried his hand in the budding British silent film industry with not much initial interest - just one film that year and another in 1922, then back to the stage. But by 1930 Stack was back in Amer…
Filmography
movieAmong the Living
1941 · Minister
movieSo Ends Our Night
1941 · Professor Meyer
movieThe Lady in Question
1940 · Mr. Marinier (uncredited)
movieThe Earl of Chicago
1940 · Coroner (uncredited)
movieGone with the Wind
1939 · Minister (uncredited)
movieA Criminal Is Born
1938 · Judge Charles Edwin Marshall (uncredited)
movieFour Men and a Prayer
1938 · Prosecuting Attorney
movieMan-Proof
1938 · Minister
movieCaptains Courageous
1937 · Elliott (uncredited)
movieThe Soldier and the Lady
1937 · Grand Duke
movieHistory Is Made at Night
1937
movieCriminal Lawyer
1937 · District Attorney Hopkins
movieStowaway
1936 · Alfred Kruikshank
moviePennies from Heaven
1936 · Clarence B. Carmichael
movieLibeled Lady
1936 · Editor (uncredited)
movieHis Brother's Wife
1936 · Winters
movieMary of Scotland
1936 · Ruthven
movieThe Last of the Mohicans
1936 · General Montcalm
movieThe Perfect Gentleman
1935 · Sir Percy Phillips (uncredited)
movieMutiny on the Bounty
1935 · Judge Advocate (uncredited)
movieBecky Sharp
1935 · Pitt Crawley
movieCollege Scandal
1935 · Dr. Henri Fresnel
movieI've Been Around
1935 · Doctor
movieThe Winning Ticket
1935 · Jeffries
movieHell in the Heavens
1934 · Capt. Andre De Laage
movieWhat Every Woman Knows
1934 · Tenterden, Sybil's Brother (uncredited)
movieChained
1934 · James (uncredited)
movieThe Fountain
1934 · Commandant
movieManhattan Melodrama
1934 · Judge (uncredited)
movieCharlie Chan's Greatest Case
1933 · James Eagan
moviePenthouse
1933 · Rutherford (uncredited)
movieParachute Jumper
1933 · Maitre D' (uncredited)
moviePayment Deferred
1932 · A Doctor
movieSon of India
1931 · Polo Club President (uncredited)
movieThe Right to Love
1930 · Dr. Fowler
movieRomance
1930 · Gossiping Party Guest (uncredited)
movieSarah and Son
1930 · Cyril Belloc