William Austin
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1884-06-10 (91 years old)
Deathday
1975-06-15
Place of Birth
Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]
Also known As
William Crosby Piercy Austin
William 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 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 Au...
Acting
1933
as Gryphon
1934
as Cyril Glossop
1933
as Duke of Cleves
1946
as Forbes (uncredited)
1924
as Archie
1927
as Det. Hall
1925
as Arthur Rockmere
1932
as Ollie's Hospital Roommate
1947
as Barnaby
1927
as Monty Montgomery
1931
as Richard Bentinck
1925
as Dal Brown
1943
as Alfred
1937
as Constable Holly
1923
as Mr. Belknap-Jackson
1930
as Jasper Hickson
1933
as Harris
1922
as Peter Carter
1929
as Prof. Percy Willow
1935
as Arthur Summers
1939
as Inquisitive Stranger
1937
as Bob's Butler (uncredited)
1935
as Clerk in Chase's office
1930
as Basil Pistol
1928
as Raymond of Boston
1927
as Lord Tarbotham
1938
as Mr. Martingale
1930
as James Raleigh
1926
as Andre's Assistant
1926
as Henry Fuller
1922
as Wilbur
1935
as Salesman
1932
as Duke
1929
as Sylvester Wadsworth
1920
as Reggie Barrett
1927
as Mr. Spangle PhD.
1928
as Engineer
1925
as Theodore Van Felt
1928
as Dr. Eustace Gill
1925
as Gerly - The Valet
1943
as Detective Gannett
1931
as Jellicott
1932
as Wilberforce Strangeways
1945
as Reporter (uncredited)
1935
as Trelawney Redfern
1928
as Percy Jones
1929
as Mr. Z
1928
as Percy Penfield
1924
as Lord Allan Harrowby
1926
as Alfred Wimbledon
1930
as Lord Eustace
1934
as Englishman at Party (uncredited)
1945
as Musician (uncredited)
1941
as Spectator
1936
as Sneed, Hammle's Butler (Uncredited)
1930
as Mr. Poffley
1929
as Lord Wrench
1930
as Sylvester Wadsworth
1925
as Dr. Harry Oldershaw
1928
as Aubrey Weems
1926
as Harold Crosby, cub reporter
Production
1948
as Editor
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