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Laurel & Hardy: Year One
2023
William Austin
Also known as: William Crosby Piercy Austin, William Crosby Percy Austin
Acting
Born:June 10, 1884
Died:June 15, 1975(aged 91)
Birthplace:Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]
Nationality:United Kingdom
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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 Austin. He died in Newport Beach, California. Of the numerous silent films Austin appeared in, he is best remembered as the sidekick friend of Clara Bow in Bow's best known film It (1927). Mr. Austin's portrayal in the 1943 Batman serial of Batman's butler Alfred is the iconic portrayal still used in the comics. Previous to being played by Mr. Austin, the character was fat and had no facial hair. Performed by Mr. Austin, the character was thin with a mustache. Shortly after the serial was released, Alfred in the comics was changed to match the look of the serial; this representation of the character has for the most part continued to this day except for the live action films, the Birds of Prey series, and the Deadshot short in Batman: Gotham Knight where he has no moustache. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Austin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography (63 movies)
7.5
7.5
Let's Go Native
1930
as Basil Pistol
7.2
7.2
National Velvet
1945
as Reporter (uncredited)
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7.0
Red Hair
1928
as Dr. Eustace Gill
7.0
7.0
Along Came Youth
1930
as Lord Eustace
7.0
7.0
Imitation of Life
1934
as Englishman at Party (uncredited)
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6.9
It
1927
as Monty Montgomery
6.9
6.9
The Gay Divorcee
1934
as Cyril Glossop
6.9
6.9
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
as Inquisitive Stranger
6.8
6.8
County Hospital
1932
as Ollie's Hospital Roommate
6.4
6.4
Batman
1943
as Alfred
6.4
6.4
The Private Life of Henry VIII
1933
as Duke of Cleves
6.2
6.2
Duck Soup
1927
as Lord Tarbotham
6.1
6.1
The Return of the Vampire
1943
as Detective Gannett
6.0
6.0
Alice in Wonderland
1933
as Gryphon
6.0
6.0
Doctor Rhythm
1938
as Mr. Martingale
6.0
6.0
The Man from Blankley's
1930
as Mr. Poffley
5.8
5.8
Charley's Aunt
1941
as Spectator
5.8
5.8
The Marriage Playground
1929
as Lord Wrench
5.8
5.8
What Happened to Jones?
1926
as Henry Fuller
5.8
5.8
Sweetie
1929
as Prof. Percy Willow
5.8
5.8
$1,000 a Minute
1935
as Salesman
5.8
5.8
Fig Leaves
1926
as Andre's Assistant
5.3
5.3
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
1929
as Sylvester Wadsworth
5.3
5.3
Alias Mr. Twilight
1946
as Forbes (uncredited)
5.2
5.2
The Garden Murder Case
1936
as Sneed, Hammle's Butler (Uncredited)
5.1
5.1
Live, Love and Learn
1937
as Bob's Butler (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
The Reckless Age
1924
as Lord Allan Harrowby
5.0
5.0
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
1930
as Sylvester Wadsworth
5.0
5.0
The Ghost Goes Wild
1947
as Barnaby
5.0
5.0
Three Men in a Boat
1933
as Harris
5.0
5.0
Drums of Love
1928
as Raymond of Boston
5.0
5.0
Head Winds
1925
as Theodore Van Felt
4.2
4.2
Corsair
1931
as Richard Bentinck
4.1
4.1
The Goose and the Gander
1935
as Arthur Summers
4.0
4.0
The Flirting Widow
1930
as James Raleigh
3.5
3.5
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
1937
as Constable Holly
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1.0
The World At Her Feet
1927
as Det. Hall
Common Sense
1920
as Reggie Barrett
A Tailor-Made Man
1931
as Jellicott
The Cowboy King
1922
as Wilbur
Silk Stockings
1927
as George Bagnall
Swingin' on a Rainbow
1945
as Musician (uncredited)
The Night Club
1925
as Gerly - The Valet
What a Night!
1928
as Percy Penfield
Rule 'Em and Weep
1932
as Duke
Who Cares
1925
as Dr. Harry Oldershaw
The Fate of a Flirt
1925
as Riggs
Her Big Night
1926
as Harold Crosby, cub reporter
Swim Girl, Swim
1927
as Mr. Spangle PhD.
The Fifty-Fifty Girl
1928
as Engineer
Ruggles of Red Gap
1923
as Mr. Belknap-Jackson
The Garden of Weeds
1924
as Archie
The Best People
1925
as Arthur Rockmere
Seven Days
1925
as Dal Brown
Embarrassing Moments
1930
as Jasper Hickson
Handle with Care
1922
as Peter Carter
Redheads on Parade
1935
as Trelawney Redfern
Just Married
1928
as Percy Jones
The Flaming Forest
1926
as Alfred Wimbledon
High Society
1932
as Wilberforce Strangeways
Illusion
1929
as Mr. Z
Someone to Love
1928
as Aubrey Weems
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