Person

William Burress

Acting · 1867–1948 · Newcomerstown, Ohio, USA

Known for

Filmography

1939Never Say DieMan with Dog
1937Hot WaterClerk (uncredited)
1937Wild MoneySpreckett (as William Burress)
1937Shall We DanceJustice of the Peace (uncredited)
1937Racketeers in ExileThornton
1937We Who Are About to DieCharlie Gaunt (uncredited)
1935Dr. SocratesGeorge S. Harris - Grocery Proprietor
1935Life Begins at FortyAbercrombie's Friend
1935The Little ColonelDr. Scott
1935Grand Old GirlButts
1934Opened by MistakeBanker, Patsy's Boss
1934The Richest Girl in the WorldHaley's Editor (uncredited)
1934Jane EyreMinister
1934One Night of LoveMr. Barrett - Mary's Father
1934Fashions of 1934Feldman
1934BedsideOscar Bernstein - Music Critic
1933Convention CityCustomer (as William Burress)
1933The World ChangesMr. Krauss, a Banker
1933Broadway Thru a KeyholeThomas Barnum
1933Pilgrimage
1933Lost in Limehouse or Lady Esmerelda's PredicamentHop Tup
1932You Said a MouthfulRoger Colby (uncredited)
1932The Famous Ferguson CaseDad Sipes
1931Local Boy Makes GoodColonel Small
1931Blonde CrazyColonel Bellock
1927Fluttering HeartsFather
1922The Girl Who Ran WildJohnny Cake
1921The Great ImpersonationDr. Hugo Schmidt
1919Paid in AdvanceRegan (as William Burress)
1919Lord and Lady AlgyBrabazon Tudway
1919The Forbidden RoomLawyer
1918The Rainbow TrailWaggoner
1918The Talk of the Town
1918KulturThe Kaiser
1917A Soul for SaleHale Faxon
1917The Scarlet PimpernelChauvelin
1917The Soul of SatanAlden Lee
1917The SpyFreiheer Von Wittzchaeft
1916Fires of ConscienceRandolf Sneed
1916The Man from Bitter RootsToy
1916The Battle of HeartsCaptain Sprague
1914The School for ScandalRowley

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