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William Burress

Actor

William Burress

Born August 19, 1867 in Newcomerstown, Ohio, USADied October 30, 194842 films

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Shall We Dance posterFirst watchShall We Dance19377.3as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)Ballet star Petrov arranges to cross the Atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer and musical star he's fallen for but barely knows.View film

Filmography

42 films as actor
  1. 1939Never Say DieMan with Dog
  2. 1937Hot WaterClerk (uncredited)
  3. 1937Wild MoneySpreckett (as William Burress)
  4. 1937Shall We DanceJustice of the Peace (uncredited)
  5. 1937Racketeers in ExileThornton
  6. 1937We Who Are About to DieCharlie Gaunt (uncredited)
  7. 1935Dr. SocratesGeorge S. Harris - Grocery Proprietor
  8. 1935Life Begins at FortyAbercrombie's Friend
  9. 1935The Little ColonelDr. Scott
  10. 1935Grand Old GirlButts
  11. 1934Opened by MistakeBanker, Patsy's Boss
  12. 1934The Richest Girl in the WorldHaley's Editor (uncredited)
  13. 1934Jane EyreMinister
  14. 1934One Night of LoveMr. Barrett - Mary's Father
  15. 1934Fashions of 1934Feldman
  16. 1934BedsideOscar Bernstein - Music Critic
  17. 1933Convention CityCustomer (as William Burress)
  18. 1933The World ChangesMr. Krauss, a Banker
  19. 1933Broadway Thru a KeyholeThomas Barnum
  20. 1933Pilgrimage
  21. 1933Lost in Limehouse or Lady Esmerelda's PredicamentHop Tup
  22. 1932You Said a MouthfulRoger Colby (uncredited)
  23. 1932The Famous Ferguson CaseDad Sipes
  24. 1931Local Boy Makes GoodColonel Small
  25. 1931Blonde CrazyColonel Bellock
  26. 1927Fluttering HeartsFather
  27. 1922The Girl Who Ran WildJohnny Cake
  28. 1921The Great ImpersonationDr. Hugo Schmidt
  29. 1919Paid in AdvanceRegan (as William Burress)
  30. 1919Lord and Lady AlgyBrabazon Tudway
  31. 1919The Forbidden RoomLawyer
  32. 1918The Rainbow TrailWaggoner
  33. 1918The Talk of the Town
  34. 1918KulturThe Kaiser
  35. 1917A Soul for SaleHale Faxon
  36. 1917The Scarlet PimpernelChauvelin
  37. 1917The Soul of SatanAlden Lee
  38. 1917The SpyFreiheer Von Wittzchaeft
  39. 1916Fires of ConscienceRandolf Sneed
  40. 1916The Man from Bitter RootsToy
  41. 1916The Battle of HeartsCaptain Sprague
  42. 1914The School for ScandalRowley