Personal Info
Known Credits
60
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1884-06-10 (141 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]
Also Known For
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 fil ...
Known For
Acting
1947 --
The Ghost Goes Wild
| Barnaby
1946 --
Alias Mr. Twilight
| Forbes (uncredited)
1945 --
Swingin' on a Rainbow
| Musician (uncredited)
1945 --
National Velvet
| Reporter (uncredited)
1943 --
The Return of the Vampire
| Detective Gannett
1943 --
Batman
| Alfred
1941 --
Charley's Aunt
| Spectator
1939 --
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
| Inquisitive Stranger
1938 --
Doctor Rhythm
| Mr. Martingale
1937 --
Live, Love and Learn
| Bob's Butler (uncredited)
1937 --
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
| Constable Holly
1936 --
The Garden Murder Case
| Sneed, Hammle's Butler (Uncredited)
1935 --
$1,000 a Minute
| Salesman
1935 --
The Goose and the Gander
| Arthur Summers
1935 --
Redheads on Parade
| Trelawney Redfern
1935 --
Oil for the Lamps of China
| Clerk in Chase's office
1934 --
Imitation of Life
| Englishman at Party (uncredited)
1934 --
The Gay Divorcee
| Cyril Glossop
1933 --
Alice in Wonderland
| Gryphon
1933 --
The Private Life of Henry VIII
| Duke of Cleves
1933 --
Three Men in a Boat
| Harris
1932 --
High Society
| Wilberforce Strangeways
1932 --
County Hospital
| Ollie's Hospital Roommate
1932 --
Rule 'Em and Weep
| Duke
1931 --
Corsair
| Richard Bentinck
1931 --
A Tailor-Made Man
| Jellicott
1930 --
Along Came Youth
| Lord Eustace
1930 --
Let's Go Native
| Basil Pistol
1930 --
The Flirting Widow
| James Raleigh
1930 --
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
| Sylvester Wadsworth
1930 --
The Man from Blankley's
| Mr. Poffley
1930 --
Embarrassing Moments
| Jasper Hickson
1929 --
The Marriage Playground
| Lord Wrench
1929 --
Sweetie
| Prof. Percy Willow
1929 --
Illusion
| Mr. Z
1929 --
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
| Sylvester Wadsworth
1928 --
What a Night!
| Percy Penfield
1928 --
Someone to Love
| Aubrey Weems
1928 --
Just Married
| Percy Jones
1928 --
The Fifty-Fifty Girl
| Engineer
1928 --
Red Hair
| Dr. Eustace Gill
1928 --
Drums of Love
| Raymond of Boston
1927 --
Swim Girl, Swim
| Mr. Spangle PhD.
1927 --
The World At Her Feet
| Det. Hall
1927 --
Duck Soup
| Lord Tarbotham
1927 --
It
| Monty Montgomery
1926 --
The Flaming Forest
| Alfred Wimbledon
1926 --
Fig Leaves
| Andre's Assistant
1926 --
What Happened to Jones
| Henry Fuller
1925 --
The Best People
| Arthur Rockmere
1925 --
Seven Days
| Dal Brown
1925 --
The Night Club
| Gerly - The Valet
1925 --
Head Winds
| Theodore Van Felt
1925 --
Who Cares
| Dr. Harry Oldershaw
1924 --
The Garden of Weeds
| Archie
1924 --
The Reckless Age
| Lord Allan Harrowby
1923 --
Ruggles of Red Gap
| Mr. Belknap-Jackson
1922 --
The Cowboy King
| Wilbur
1922 --
Handle with Care
| Peter Carter
1920 --
Common Sense
| Reggie Barrett