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William Vedder

Born September 9, 1876 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USADied March 3, 196120 films

William Vedder was born on 9 September 1873 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for The Wild One (1953), The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947) and You Never Can Tell (1951). He died on 3 March 1961 in Hollywood, California, USA.

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The Big Heat posterFirst watchThe Big Heat19537.7as Janitor (uncredited)After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.View film

Essential films

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The Gunfighter poster7.4The Gunfighter1950The Wild One poster6.5The Wild One1953Friendly Persuasion poster6.6Friendly Persuasion1956World Without End poster5.7World Without End1956

Filmography

20 films as actor
  1. 1956Friendly PersuasionFarmer (uncredited)
  2. 1956World Without EndJames (uncredited)
  3. 1955Not as a StrangerCarlisle Emmons
  4. 1955Phantom TrailsPops Garroway
  5. 1955Cult of the Cobra
  6. 1953The Wild OneJimmy
  7. 1953The Big HeatJanitor (uncredited)
  8. 1952O. Henry's Full HouseJudge (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
  9. 1951Painting the Clouds with SunshineUncle Cadwalder (uncredited)
  10. 1951You Never Can TellNicholas
  11. 1951Hollywood StorySan Juan Capistrano Sexton (uncredited)
  12. 1950ConvictedWhitey - 2nd Convict (uncredited)
  13. 1950The Next Voice You Hear...Man in Church (uncredited)
  14. 1950The GunfighterMinister (uncredited)
  15. 1949Once More, My DarlingAlfred, the Butler
  16. 1949Mr. Soft TouchGardner (Uncredited)
  17. 1949One Last FlingMr. Horace Meeks
  18. 1949Leave It to HenryJeweler
  19. 1949The Undercover ManDruggist
  20. 1947The Senator Was IndiscreetBook Dealer