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William H. Strauss

Actor

William H. Strauss

Born June 13, 1885 in New York City, New York, USADied August 5, 194331 films

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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang posterFirst watchI Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang19327.8as Pawnbroker (uncredited)A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to…View film

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The Public Enemy poster7.2The Public Enemy1931

Filmography

31 films as actor
  1. 1939Golden BoyMr. Carp
  2. 1936The Texas RangersJuror (uncredited)
  3. 1936The Reckless WayCarl Blatz
  4. 1935One More SpringJewish Man
  5. 1934BelovedJewish Father
  6. 1933The Mayor of HellMr. Horowitz (uncredited)
  7. 1933Picture SnatcherTailor (uncredited)
  8. 1933Hard to HandleMr. Abe Goldstein (uncredited)
  9. 1932I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangPawnbroker (uncredited)
  10. 1932Love in High GearZiegman
  11. 1931Five Star Final
  12. 1931The Public EnemyPawnbroker (uncredited)
  13. 1930The Jazz CinderellaFineman (as William Strauss)
  14. 1929Smiling Irish EyesMoe Levi
  15. 1929Lucky Boy
  16. 1928So This Is LoveMaison Katz
  17. 1928The Rawhide KidSimon Silverberg
  18. 1927Sally in Our AlleyAbraham Lapidowitz
  19. 1927RagtimeMax Ginsberg
  20. 1927Ladies at EaseAbe Ginsburg
  21. 1927The Shamrock and the RoseAbe Cohen
  22. 1927Ankles PreferredMr. Goldberg
  23. 1927The Show GirlMoe Kenner
  24. 1926Private Izzy MurphyJacob Goldberg
  25. 1926MillionairesHelper in Meyer's Tailor Shop
  26. 1926Roaring RoadSol Rosenburg
  27. 1926Skinner's Dress SuitTailor
  28. 1926The Law of the Snow CountryFather Fajans
  29. 1922Other Women's ClothesJoe Feinberg
  30. 1921The Magic CupAbe Timberg
  31. 1920The North Wind's MaliceAbe Guth