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William Dyer

Actor

William Dyer

Born March 9, 1881 in Atlanta, Georgia, USADied December 22, 193358 films

William Dyer was an American film actor in the silent era.

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Frankenstein posterFirst watchFrankenstein19317.5as Gravedigger (uncredited)Henry Frankenstein pieces together body parts in the hope of bringing a human-like creature to life. The mad scientist’s dreams are shattered by his monstrous creation awakening with rage…View film

Filmography

58 films as actor
  1. 1933Sagebrush TrailBlind Pete
  2. 1933FugitiveBlind Pete
  3. 1933Gun JusticeRed Hogan
  4. 1932Texas BuddiesSheriff
  5. 1932Honor of the MountedU.S. Marshal Hatton
  6. 1931FrankensteinGravedigger (uncredited)
  7. 1930The Code of HonorSheriff Asa Smyth (as Wm. Dyer)
  8. 1929Overland BoundBoss Wheeler
  9. 1928Thunder RidersLon Seeright
  10. 1927The Desert of the LostSteve Wolfe
  11. 1927Gun GospelSheriff
  12. 1927Spurs and SaddlesBud Bailey (as Bill Dyer)
  13. 1927The Fighting ThreeTimothy
  14. 1927Hands OffJudge Emory
  15. 1926The Trouble Chaser
  16. 1926Lone Hand SaundersSheriff
  17. 1926The Man in the SaddleSheriff
  18. 1926Looking for TroubleSheriff Tom Plump
  19. 1926Hard Boiled YeggsDave
  20. 1925The Pony ExpressBartender (uncredited)
  21. 1925Perils of the WildBlack John
  22. 1924Crushed
  23. 1924Trigger FingersSheriff Mackhart
  24. 1924Women FirstSheriff
  25. 1924The Measure of a ManBilly the Beast
  26. 1924Singer Jim MckeeHamlin Glass
  27. 1924Marry in HasteChampion
  28. 1923Wild Bill HickokCol. Horatio Higginbotham
  29. 1923QuicksandsRing Member
  30. 1922The Crow's NestTimberline
  31. 1922Gun-Shy
  32. 1922Don't ShootBoss McGinnis
  33. 1922The Cowboy KingHadley
  34. 1921Fightin' MadObadiah Brennan (as William J. Dyer)
  35. 1921The Silent CallAsh Brent
  36. 1921Cyclone BlissSlim
  37. 1920The Branded FourLawyer
  38. 1920The Courage of Marge O'DooneHauck
  39. 1920The Screaming ShadowJake Williams
  40. 1919The Trail of the OctopusSandy MacNab
  41. 1919The Four-Bit Man
  42. 1919Man's DesireSlim Dorgan
  43. 1919The Mayor of FilbertMike McCarthy
  44. 1919Whom the Gods Would Destroy
  45. 1919The Red Glove
  46. 1919The Little White SavageLarkey
  47. 1919Who Will Marry Me?Karl Kremer
  48. 1918All NightBradford
  49. 1918Madame SphinxGuissert
  50. 1918The Shoes That DancedHogan
  51. 1917'49 – '17J. Gordon Castle
  52. 1917Anything OnceJethro Quall
  53. 1917TriumphDavid Montieth (as William J. Dyer)
  54. 1917Come ThroughMcGinnis (as Bill Dyer)
  55. 1917The Reward of the FaithlessPeter Vlasoff
  56. 1917Black OrchidsProprietor of L'Hibour Blanc
  57. 1916Broken Fetters
  58. 1916The Great Problem