William Austin

Also known as William Crosby Piercy Austin, William Crosby Percy Austin

British character actor (1884-1975)

Person · Open Library

Works: 13

Top works

An examination of the first six books of Euclid's elements
The Zondervan Pastor's Annual
Principles and Practice of Fur Dressing and Fur Dyeing
Inside Jonathan's Closet
Vibrational Color Healing Art

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Film & TV

Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]

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…

Known for

The Ghost Goes Wild — Barnaby1947
Alias Mr. Twilight — Forbes (uncredited)1946
National Velvet — Reporter (uncredited)1945
Swingin' on a Rainbow — Musician (uncredited)1945
Batman — Alfred1943
The Return of the Vampire — Detective Gannett1943
Charley's Aunt — Spectator1941
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Inquisitive Stranger1939
Doctor Rhythm — Mr. Martingale1938
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted — Constable Holly1937

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: William
Family name: Austin
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Georgetown
Place of death: Newport Beach
Occupation: film actor
Languages spoken: English language
Image: Actor William Austin (SAYRE 2701) (cropped).jpg

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date of death: 1975-06-15
date of birth: 1884-06-12
Commons category: William Austin (actor)
cause of death: stroke
start of work period: 1920-00-00
different from: William Austin
manner of death: natural causes

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