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William Pawley

Actor

William Pawley

Born July 21, 1905 in Kansas City, Missouri, USADied June 15, 195263 films

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The Grapes of Wrath posterFirst watchThe Grapes of Wrath19407.8as BillTom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang poster7.8I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang1932The Roaring Twenties poster7.5The Roaring Twenties1939You Only Live Once poster7.1You Only Live Once1937The Return of Frank James poster6.4The Return of Frank James1940Union Pacific poster6.7Union Pacific1939Red-Headed Woman poster6.6Red-Headed Woman1932Bullets or Ballots poster6.6Bullets or Ballots1936

Filmography

63 films as actor
  1. 1963Decision at Midnight
  2. 1942Time to KillHensch
  3. 1940East of the RiverDave Carter (uncredited)
  4. 1940West of AbileneChris Matson
  5. 1940Public Deb No. 1Legionnaire
  6. 1940The Great ProfileElectrician
  7. 1940The Return of Frank JamesActor
  8. 1940Sky BanditsMorgan
  9. 1940Gambling on the High SeasFrank
  10. 1940Johnny ApolloPaul
  11. 1940The Grapes of WrathBill
  12. 1940Double AlibiDan Kraley
  13. 1940Cafe HostessRed Connolly
  14. 1940Yukon FlightYuke Gradeau
  15. 1939Mercy PlaneJames J. 'Big Jim' Gordon
  16. 1939The Roaring TwentiesCabdriver (uncredited)
  17. 1939Disputed PassageMr. Merkle
  18. 1939Chicken Wagon FamilyEnsor
  19. 1939Frontier MarshalBuck Newton
  20. 1939Panama LadyBartender
  21. 1939Union PacificDinty (uncredited)
  22. 1939Rough Riders' Round-upArizona Jack Moray
  23. 1938Prairie MoonJim Legs Barton
  24. 1938Crime Takes a HolidaySpike
  25. 1938White BannersJoe Ellis
  26. 1938International CrimeHonest John
  27. 1937Trapped by G-MenHarry Grady
  28. 1937Born RecklessMac
  29. 1937San QuentinConvict
  30. 1937They Gave Him a GunGangster in Court (uncredited)
  31. 1937You Only Live OnceMr. Williams (uncredited)
  32. 1936The Public PaysKelly (uncredited)
  33. 1936Women Are TroubleMechanic
  34. 1936Public Enemy's WifeCorrelli
  35. 1936The Big NoiseDutch Schmidt (uncredited)
  36. 1936Bullets or BallotsCrail - Ex Con (uncredited)
  37. 1936Fatal LadyDetective (uncredited)
  38. 1936Boulder DamWilson - Garage Boss
  39. 1935Mary Burns, FugitiveMike
  40. 1935The Affair of SusanPoliceman
  41. 1935The Daring Young ManMuggs
  42. 1935Stolen HarmonyTurk Connors (uncredited)
  43. 1934FlirtationGangster
  44. 1934Kentucky KernelsJohn Wakefield
  45. 1934Keep 'Em RollingMan Benny Fights in Beer Garden
  46. 1933Gabriel Over the White HouseBorell
  47. 1932Robbers' RoostHank Hays
  48. 1932Central ParkGangster Hymie (uncredited)
  49. 1932I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangDoggy (uncredited)
  50. 1932Speak EasilyGriffo
  51. 1932Red-Headed WomanAl (uncredited)
  52. 1932The Trial of Vivienne WareJoseph Gilk
  53. 1932Letty LyntonHennessey
  54. 1932Young AmericaBandit (Uncredited)
  55. 1932Amateur Daddy2nd Fred Smith
  56. 1932Careless LadyPolice Captain
  57. 1932After TomorrowMalcolm Jarvis
  58. 1931SurrenderGourrut
  59. 1931Over the HillBen Adams, Susan's Husband
  60. 1931The Yellow TicketTrain Porter
  61. 1931WickedCop
  62. 1931The Spider
  63. 1931Bad GirlJim Haley