Person
William Royle
Acting · 1887–1940 · Rochester, New York, USA
Biography
William Royle was born on March 22, 1887 in Rochester, New York. He was an actor, known for Drums of Fu Manchu (1940), The Rains Came (1939) and Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940). He died on August 9, 1940 in Los Angeles, California.
Known for
Drums of Fu Manchu
Sir Dennis Nayland Smith
Let Us Live
Prison Guard (uncredited)
The Rains Came
Raschid Ali Khan
The Man in the Iron Mask
Commandant of Bastille
Drums of Fu Manchu
Sir Dennis Nayland Smith
It Can't Last Forever
Assistant District Attorney
Too Hot to Handle
Second Flyer (uncredited)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Captain Sudan
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Minor Role (uncredited)
Crash Donovan
Patrolman (uncredited)
Filmography
- 1943Drums of Fu ManchuSir Dennis Nayland Smith
- 1943The Cross of LorraineLouis
- 1941ManpowerPoliceman in Raid (uncredited)
- 1940Heroes of the SaddleJ.D. Crone
- 1940Lucky Cisco KidSheriff
- 1940Son of the NavyChief Petty Officer Pat Moote
- 1940Drums of Fu ManchuSir Dennis Nayland Smith
- 1940Flash Gordon Conquers the UniverseCaptain Sudan
- 1940Murder on the YukonGeorge Weathers
- 1940Abe Lincoln in IllinoisMinor Role (uncredited)
- 1939Balalaika(uncredited)
- 1939The Man from MontrealLuther St. Paul
- 1939Mutiny in the Big HouseCaptain of Guards Ed Samson
- 1939The Rains CameRaschid Ali Khan
- 1939Chicken Wagon FamilyChecker
- 1939The Fighting GringoBen Wallace
- 1939Mr. Wong in ChinatownCapt. Jaime
- 1939The Man in the Iron MaskCommandant of Bastille
- 1939Code of the StreetsClub Manager Bert
- 1939Frontier Pony ExpressDan Garrett
- 1939Let Us LivePrison Guard (uncredited)
- 1939Mexicali RoseCarruthers
- 1939Arizona LegionJim Dutton
- 1939Pirates of the Skies
- 1938Red River RangePayne
- 1938Convicts at LargeSteve Moran
- 1938Hawk of the WildernessManuel Solerno
- 1938The Renegade RangerBen Sanderson
- 1938Too Hot to HandleSecond Flyer (uncredited)
- 1938Flaming FrontiersHenchman Jim Crosby
- 1938Tell Your ChildrenProsecuting Attorney (uncredited)
- 1938The Nurse from BrooklynBoylan
- 1938The Secret of Treasure IslandPaul Thorndyke [Ch.1]
- 1938Arsène Lupin ReturnsBurly Detective (uncredited)
- 1938The Jury's SecretPoliceman
- 1937Radio PatrolInspector Clark
- 1937Renfrew of the Royal MountedGeorge Poulis
- 1937Slaves in BondageNewspaper City Editor
- 1937It Can't Last ForeverAssistant District Attorney
- 1937Wild West DaysBraden, member of the Secret 7
- 1937Hollywood CowboyKlinker
- 1937Torture MoneyChief of Police (uncredited)
- 1936RebellionHarris
- 1936The Glory TrailCaptain Fetterman
- 1936Crash DonovanPatrolman (uncredited)
- 1936Special Agent K-7Police Capt. Hall
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