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]

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

1934

The Gay Divorcee

as Cyril Glossop

1933

1946

Alias Mr. Twilight

as Forbes (uncredited)

1924

1927

1925

The Best People

as Arthur Rockmere

1932

County Hospital

as Ollie's Hospital Roommate

1947

1927

It

as Monty Montgomery

1931

Corsair

as Richard Bentinck

1925

Seven Days

as Dal Brown

1943

Batman

as Alfred

1937

1923

Ruggles of Red Gap

as Mr. Belknap-Jackson

1930

Embarrassing Moments

as Jasper Hickson

1933

1922

Handle with Care

as Peter Carter

1929

Sweetie

as Prof. Percy Willow

1935

The Goose and the Gander

as Arthur Summers

1939

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

as Inquisitive Stranger

1937

Live, Love and Learn

as Bob's Butler (uncredited)

1935

Oil for the Lamps of China

as Clerk in Chase's office

1930

Let's Go Native

as Basil Pistol

1928

Drums of Love

as Raymond of Boston

1927

Duck Soup

as Lord Tarbotham

1938

Doctor Rhythm

as Mr. Martingale

1930

The Flirting Widow

as James Raleigh

1926

Fig Leaves

as Andre's Assistant

1926

What Happened to Jones

as Henry Fuller

1922

1935

$1,000 a Minute

as Salesman

1929

The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu

as Sylvester Wadsworth

1920

Common Sense

as Reggie Barrett

1927

Swim Girl, Swim

as Mr. Spangle PhD.

1928

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

1929

1930

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu

as Sylvester Wadsworth

1925

Who Cares

as Dr. Harry Oldershaw

1928

Someone to Love

as Aubrey Weems

1926

Her Big Night

as Harold Crosby, cub reporter

Production

1948

Campus Sleuth

as Editor

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