William Austin
Acting
Born: 1884-06-10 · Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]
Died: 1975-06-15
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 fil
🎬 Movies (30)
Campus Sleuth
1948
Editor
The Ghost Goes Wild
1947
Barnaby
Alias Mr. Twilight
1946
Forbes (uncredited)
National Velvet
1945
Reporter (uncredited)
Swingin' on a Rainbow
1945
Musician (uncredited)
Batman
1943
Alfred
The Return of the Vampire
1943
Detective Gannett
Charley's Aunt
1941
Spectator
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
Inquisitive Stranger
Doctor Rhythm
1938
Mr. Martingale
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
1937
Constable Holly
Live, Love and Learn
1937
Bob's Butler (uncredited)
The Garden Murder Case
1936
Sneed, Hammle's Butler (Uncredited)
The Goose and the Gander
1935
Arthur Summers
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935
Clerk in Chase's office
$1,000 a Minute
1935
Salesman
Redheads on Parade
1935
Trelawney Redfern
The Gay Divorcee
1934
Cyril Glossop
Imitation of Life
1934
Englishman at Party (uncredited)
Once to Every Bachelor
1934
Mathews
Alice in Wonderland
1933
Gryphon
The Private Life of Henry VIII
1933
Duke of Cleves
Three Men in a Boat
1933
Harris
County Hospital
1932
Ollie's Hospital Roommate
Rule 'Em and Weep
1932
Duke
High Society
1932
Wilberforce Strangeways
Corsair
1931
Richard Bentinck
A Tailor-Made Man
1931
Jellicott
Embarrassing Moments
1930
Jasper Hickson
The Flirting Widow
1930
James Raleigh