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person_profile-William Austin

William Austin Died at age: 91

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Jun 10, 1884

Country of birth:

British Guiana [now Guyana]

Died:

Jun 15, 1975

Biography of

William Austin

    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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Filmography of

William Austin

Found 53 Movies in total

The Ghost Goes Wild

Barnaby ( Actor )

... 1947

Alias Mr. Twilight

Forbes (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1946

Swingin' on a Rainbow

Musician (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1945

National Velvet

Reporter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1945

The Return of the Vampire

Detective Gannett ( Actor )

... 1943

Batman

Alfred ( Actor )

... 1943

Charley's Aunt

Spectator ( Actor )

... 1941

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Inquisitive Stranger ( Actor )

... 1939

Doctor Rhythm

Mr. Martingale ( Actor )

... 1938

Live, Love and Learn

Bob's Butler (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

Renfrew of the Royal Mounted

Constable Holly ( Actor )

... 1937

The Garden Murder Case

Sneed, Hammle's Butler (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1936

$1,000 a Minute

Salesman ( Actor )

... 1935

The Goose and the Gander

Arthur Summers ( Actor )

... 1935

Redheads on Parade

Trelawney Redfern ( Actor )

... 1935

Oil for the Lamps of China

Clerk in Chase's office ( Actor )

... 1935

Imitation of Life

Englishman at Party (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

The Gay Divorcee

Cyril Glossop ( Actor )

... 1934

Alice in Wonderland

Gryphon ( Actor )

... 1933

The Private Life of Henry VIII

Duke of Cleves ( Actor )

... 1933

Three Men in a Boat

Harris ( Actor )

... 1933

Corsair

Richard Bentinck ( Actor )

... 1931

A Tailor-Made Man

Jellicott ( Actor )

... 1931

Along Came Youth

Lord Eustace ( Actor )

... 1930

Let's Go Native

Basil Pistol ( Actor )

... 1930

The Flirting Widow

James Raleigh ( Actor )

... 1930

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu

Sylvester Wadsworth ( Actor )

... 1930

The Man from Blankley's

Mr. Poffley ( Actor )

... 1930

Embarrassing Moments

Jasper Hickson ( Actor )

... 1930

The Marriage Playground

Lord Wrench ( Actor )

... 1929

Sweetie

Prof. Percy Willow ( Actor )

... 1929

Illusion

Mr. Z ( Actor )

... 1929

The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu

Sylvester Wadsworth ( Actor )

... 1929

What a Night!

Percy Penfield ( Actor )

... 1928

Someone to Love

Aubrey Weems ( Actor )

... 1928

Just Married

Percy Jones ( Actor )

... 1928

Red Hair

Dr. Eustace Gill ( Actor )

... 1928

Drums of Love

Raymond of Boston ( Actor )

... 1928

Swim Girl, Swim

Mr. Spangle PhD. ( Actor )

... 1927

The World At Her Feet

Det. Hall ( Actor )

... 1927

It

Monty Montgomery ( Actor )

... 1927

The Flaming Forest

Alfred Wimbledon ( Actor )

... 1926

Fig Leaves

Andre's Assistant ( Actor )

... 1926

What Happened to Jones

Henry Fuller ( Actor )

... 1926

The Best People

Arthur Rockmere ( Actor )

... 1925

The Night Club

Gerly - The Valet ( Actor )

... 1925

Head Winds

Theodore Van Felt ( Actor )

... 1925

Who Cares

Dr. Harry Oldershaw ( Actor )

... 1925

The Garden of Weeds

Archie ( Actor )

... 1924

The Reckless Age

Lord Allan Harrowby ( Actor )

... 1924

Ruggles of Red Gap

Mr. Belknap-Jackson ( Actor )

... 1923

Handle with Care

Peter Carter ( Actor )

... 1922

Common Sense

Reggie Barrett ( Actor )

... 1920