
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 fil…
Known For
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Inquisitive Stranger
National Velvet
Reporter (uncredited)
The Gay Divorcee
Cyril Glossop
Imitation of Life
Englishman at Party (uncredited)
Batman
Alfred
County Hospital
Ollie's Hospital Roommate
It
Monty Montgomery
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Duke of Cleves
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Filmography
Acting (73)
Movies (73)
The Ghost Goes Wild
1947as Barnaby
Alias Mr. Twilight
1946as Forbes (uncredited)
National Velvet
1945as Reporter (uncredited)
Swingin' on a Rainbow
1945as Musician (uncredited)
Batman
1943as Alfred
The Return of the Vampire
1943as Detective Gannett
Charley's Aunt
1941as Spectator
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939as Inquisitive Stranger
Doctor Rhythm
1938as Mr. Martingale
Live, Love and Learn
1937as Bob's Butler (uncredited)
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
1937as Constable Holly
The Garden Murder Case
1936as Sneed, Hammle's Butler (Uncredited)
The Goose and the Gander
1935as Arthur Summers
$1,000 a Minute
1935as Salesman
Redheads on Parade
1935as Trelawney Redfern
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935as Clerk in Chase's office
The Gay Divorcee
1934as Cyril Glossop
Imitation of Life
1934as Englishman at Party (uncredited)
Once to Every Bachelor
1934as Mathews
Alice in Wonderland
1933as Gryphon
The Private Life of Henry VIII
1933as Duke of Cleves
Three Men in a Boat
1933as Harris
High Society
1932as Wilberforce Strangeways
County Hospital
1932as Ollie's Hospital Roommate
Rule 'Em and Weep
1932as Duke
A Tailor-Made Man
1931as Jellicott
Corsair
1931as Richard Bentinck
The Flirting Widow
1930as James Raleigh
Let's Go Native
1930as Basil Pistol
Along Came Youth
1930as Lord Eustace
Embarrassing Moments
1930as Jasper Hickson
Paramount on Parade
1930as Partygoer ('Impulses') (uncredited)
The Man from Blankley's
1930as Mr. Poffley
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
1930as Sylvester Wadsworth
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
1929as Sylvester Wadsworth
Illusion
1929as Mr. Z
Sweetie
1929as Prof. Percy Willow
The Marriage Playground
1929as Lord Wrench
Someone to Love
1928as Aubrey Weems
Red Hair
1928as Dr. Eustace Gill
Just Married
1928as Percy Jones
Drums of Love
1928as Raymond of Boston
The Fifty-Fifty Girl
1928as Engineer
What a Night!
1928as Percy Penfield
It
1927as Monty Montgomery
Duck Soup
1927as Lord Tarbotham
Silk Stockings
1927as George Bagnall
Swim Girl, Swim
1927as Mr. Spangle PhD.
The World At Her Feet
1927as Det. Hall
One Hour of Love
1927as Louis Carruthers
Honeymoon Hate
1927as Banning-Green
Ritzy
1927as Algy
Fig Leaves
1926as Andre's Assistant
The Flaming Forest
1926as Alfred Wimbledon
The Far Cry
1926as Eric Lancefield
What Happened to Jones?
1926as Henry Fuller
West of Broadway
1926as Mortimer Allison
Her Big Night
1926as Harold Crosby, cub reporter
The Night Club
1925as Gerly - The Valet
Seven Days
1925as Dal Brown
Who Cares
1925as Dr. Harry Oldershaw
Head Winds
1925as Theodore Van Felt
The Fate of a Flirt
1925as Riggs
The Best People
1925as Arthur Rockmere
The Enemy Sex
1924as Joe's Friend (uncredited)
The Reckless Age
1924as Lord Allan Harrowby
In Love with Love
1924as George Sears
The Garden of Weeds
1924as Archie
Ruggles of Red Gap
1923as Mr. Belknap-Jackson
Rich Men's Wives
1922as Reggie
The Cowboy King
1922as Wilbur
Handle with Care
1922as Peter Carter
Common Sense
1920as Reggie Barrett
Crew (1)
Movies (1)
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