William Austin

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Austin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1884-06-10
Place of Birth: Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]
Also Known As: William Crosby Piercy Austin

Movies List of William Austin

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Alice in Wonderland

1933 Movie
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The Gay Divorcee

1934 Movie
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Alias Mr. Twilight

1946 Movie
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The Garden of Weeds

1924 Movie
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The World At Her Feet

1927 Movie
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The Best People

1925 Movie
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County Hospital

1932 Movie
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The Ghost Goes Wild

1947 Movie
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It

1927 Movie
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Corsair

1931 Movie
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Seven Days

1925 Movie
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Batman

1943 Movie
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Ruggles of Red Gap

1923 Movie
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Embarrassing Moments

1930 Movie
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Three Men in a Boat

1933 Movie
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Handle with Care

1922 Movie
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Sweetie

1929 Movie
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Fig Leaves

1926 Movie
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The Cowboy King

1922 Movie
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$1,000 a Minute

1935 Movie
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Live, Love and Learn

1937 Movie
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Doctor Rhythm

1938 Movie
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The Flirting Widow

1930 Movie
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Drums of Love

1928 Movie
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Let's Go Native

1930 Movie
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Duck Soup

1927 Movie
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Rule 'Em and Weep

1932 Movie
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Common Sense

1920 Movie
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The Fifty-Fifty Girl

1928 Movie
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Swim Girl, Swim

1927 Movie
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Head Winds

1925 Movie
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Red Hair

1928 Movie
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The Night Club

1925 Movie
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A Tailor-Made Man

1931 Movie
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High Society

1932 Movie
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National Velvet

1945 Movie
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Redheads on Parade

1935 Movie
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Just Married

1928 Movie
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Illusion

1929 Movie
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What a Night!

1928 Movie
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The Reckless Age

1924 Movie
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The Flaming Forest

1926 Movie
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Along Came Youth

1930 Movie
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Imitation of Life

1934 Movie
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Swingin' on a Rainbow

1945 Movie
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Charley's Aunt

1941 Movie
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Who Cares

1925 Movie