William Austin
Birthday
1884/06/10
Day of death
1975/06/15 (91 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]
Also know as
William Crosby Piercy Austin
Biography
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 fil...Read more
Acting
(1933) Alice in Wonderland
as Gryphon
(1934) The Gay Divorcee
as Cyril Glossop
(1933) The Private Life of Henry VIII
as Duke of Cleves
(1946) Alias Mr. Twilight
as Forbes (uncredited)
(1924) The Garden of Weeds
as Archie
(1927) The World At Her Feet
as Det. Hall
(1925) The Best People
as Arthur Rockmere
(1932) County Hospital
as Ollie's Hospital Roommate
(1947) The Ghost Goes Wild
as Barnaby
(1927) It
as Monty Montgomery
(1931) Corsair
as Richard Bentinck
(1925) Seven Days
as Dal Brown
(1943) Batman
as Alfred
(1937) Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
as Constable Holly
(1923) Ruggles of Red Gap
as Mr. Belknap-Jackson
(1930) Embarrassing Moments
as Jasper Hickson
(1933) Three Men in a Boat
as Harris
(1922) Handle with Care
as Peter Carter
(1929) Sweetie
as Prof. Percy Willow
(1939) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Inquisitive Stranger
(1935) The Goose and the Gander
as Arthur Summers
(1922) The Cowboy King
as Wilbur
(1937) Live, Love and Learn
as Bob's Butler (uncredited)
(1938) Doctor Rhythm
as Mr. Martingale
(1926) What Happened to Jones
as Henry Fuller
(1928) Drums of Love
as Raymond of Boston
(1930) The Flirting Widow
as James Raleigh
(1935) Oil for the Lamps of China
as Clerk in Chase's office
(1926) Fig Leaves
as Andre's Assistant
(1930) Let's Go Native
as Basil Pistol
(1935) $1,000 a Minute
as Salesman
(1927) Duck Soup
as Lord Tarbotham
(1932) Rule 'Em and Weep
as Duke
(1929) The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
as Sylvester Wadsworth
(1920) Common Sense
as Reggie Barrett
(1928) The Fifty-Fifty Girl
as Engineer
(1927) Swim Girl, Swim
as Mr. Spangle PhD.
(1925) Head Winds
as Theodore Van Felt
(1928) Red Hair
as Dr. Eustace Gill
(1925) The Night Club
as Gerly - The Valet
(1943) The Return of the Vampire
as Detective Gannett
(1931) A Tailor-Made Man
as Jellicott
(1932) High Society
as Wilberforce Strangeways
(1945) National Velvet
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1935) Redheads on Parade
as Trelawney Redfern
(1928) Just Married
as Percy Jones
(1929) Illusion
as Mr. Z
(1928) What a Night!
as Percy Penfield
(1924) The Reckless Age
as Lord Allan Harrowby
(1926) The Flaming Forest
as Alfred Wimbledon
(1930) Along Came Youth
as Lord Eustace
(1934) Imitation of Life
as Englishman at Party (uncredited)
(1945) Swingin' on a Rainbow
as Musician (uncredited)
(1941) Charley's Aunt
as Spectator
(1936) The Garden Murder Case
as Sneed, Hammle's Butler (Uncredited)
(1930) The Man from Blankley's
as Mr. Poffley
(1929) The Marriage Playground
as Lord Wrench
(1930) The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
as Sylvester Wadsworth
(1925) Who Cares
as Dr. Harry Oldershaw
(1928) Someone to Love
as Aubrey Weems