Name
William Austin
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1884-06-10
Deathday
1975-06-15 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
William Austin (12 June 1884 – 15 June 1975) was a British character actor who was born on a sugar plantation in Georgetown in British Guiana (now Guyana). On the death of his father he was brought to England to complete his education. He later filled a business post in Shanghai and on being sent to San Francisco by the company he worked for, he decided to stay in America and take up acting on the stage and later in films. He appeared in many American films and serials between the 1920s and the 1940s, though the vast majority of his roles were small and uncredited. He was the brother of actor Albert Austin. He died in Newport Beach, California.
Of the numerous silent films Austin appeared in, he is best remembered as the sidekick friend of Clara Bow in Bow's best known film It (1927).
Mr. Austin's portrayal in the 1943 Batman serial of Batman's butler Alfred is the iconic portrayal still used in the comics. Previous to being played by Mr. Austin, the character was fat and had no facial hair. Performed by Mr. Austin, the character was thin with a mustache. Shortly after the serial was released, Alfred in the comics was changed to match the look of the serial; this representation of the character has for the most part continued to this day except for the live action films, the Birds of Prey series, and the Deadshot short in Batman: Gotham Knight where he has no moustache.
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- 1933 Alice in Wonderland as Gryphon
- 1934 The Gay Divorcee as Cyril Glossop
- 1933 The Private Life of Henry VIII as Duke of Cleves
- 1946 Alias Mr. Twilight as Forbes (uncredited)
- 1924 The Garden of Weeds as Archie
- 1927 The World At Her Feet as Det. Hall
- 1925 The Best People as Arthur Rockmere
- 1932 County Hospital as Ollie's Hospital Roommate
- 1947 The Ghost Goes Wild as Barnaby
- 1927 It as Monty Montgomery
- 1931 Corsair as Richard Bentinck
- 1925 Seven Days as Dal Brown
- 1943 Batman as Alfred
- 1937 Renfrew of the Royal Mounted as Constable Holly
- 1923 Ruggles of Red Gap as Mr. Belknap-Jackson
- 1930 Embarrassing Moments as Jasper Hickson
- 1933 Three Men in a Boat as Harris
- 1922 Handle with Care as Peter Carter
- 1929 Sweetie as Prof. Percy Willow
- 1935 The Goose and the Gander as Arthur Summers
- 1939 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes as Inquisitive Stranger
- 1937 Live, Love and Learn as Bob's Butler (uncredited)
- 1935 Oil for the Lamps of China as Clerk in Chase's office
- 1930 Let's Go Native as Basil Pistol
- 1928 Drums of Love as Raymond of Boston
- 1927 Duck Soup as Lord Tarbotham
- 1938 Doctor Rhythm as Mr. Martingale
- 1930 The Flirting Widow as James Raleigh
- 1926 Fig Leaves as Andre's Assistant
- 1926 What Happened to Jones? as Henry Fuller
- 1922 The Cowboy King as Wilbur
- 1935 $1,000 a Minute as Salesman
- 1932 Rule 'Em and Weep as Duke
- 1929 The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu as Sylvester Wadsworth
- 1920 Common Sense as Reggie Barrett
- 1927 Swim Girl, Swim as Mr. Spangle PhD.
- 1928 The Fifty-Fifty Girl as Engineer
- 1925 Head Winds as Theodore Van Felt
- 1928 Red Hair as Dr. Eustace Gill
- 1925 The Night Club as Gerly - The Valet
- 1943 The Return of the Vampire as Detective Gannett
- 1931 A Tailor-Made Man as Jellicott
- 1932 High Society as Wilberforce Strangeways
- 1945 National Velvet as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1935 Redheads on Parade as Trelawney Redfern
- 1928 Just Married as Percy Jones
- 1929 Illusion as Mr. Z
- 1928 What a Night! as Percy Penfield
- 1924 The Reckless Age as Lord Allan Harrowby
- 1926 The Flaming Forest as Alfred Wimbledon
- 1930 Along Came Youth as Lord Eustace
- 1934 Imitation of Life as Englishman at Party (uncredited)
- 1945 Swingin' on a Rainbow as Musician (uncredited)
- 1941 Charley's Aunt as Spectator
- 1936 The Garden Murder Case as Sneed, Hammle's Butler (Uncredited)
- 1930 The Man from Blankley's as Mr. Poffley
- 1929 The Marriage Playground as Lord Wrench
- 1930 The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu as Sylvester Wadsworth
- 1925 Who Cares as Dr. Harry Oldershaw
- 1928 Someone to Love as Aubrey Weems
- 1926 Her Big Night as Harold Crosby, cub reporter
- 1925 The Fate of a Flirt as Riggs
- 1930 Paramount on Parade as Partygoer ('Impulses') (uncredited)
- 1927 Silk Stockings as George Bagnall
- 1927 One Hour of Love as Louis Carruthers
- 1927 Ritzy as Algy
- 1922 Rich Men's Wives as Reggie
- 1924 In Love with Love as George Sears
- 1926 The Far Cry as Eric Lancefield
- 1924 The Enemy Sex as Joe's Friend (uncredited)
- 1927 Honeymoon Hate as Banning-Green
- 1926 West of Broadway as Mortimer Allison
- 1934 Once to Every Bachelor as Mathews
