William Burress

Born: 1867-08-19


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Blonde Crazy

as Colonel Bellock
Released: 1931-09-16

Adventures of a cocky con man and his beautiful accomplice.

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Shall We Dance

as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Released: 1937-05-07

Ballet star Petrov arranges to cross the Atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer and musical...

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Jane Eyre

as Minister
Released: 1934-08-15

Jane Eyre is an orphan who was raised by her aunt until she came to Thornfield Hall as governess...

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Dr. Socrates

as George S. Harris - Grocery Proprietor
Released: 1935-10-19

Dr. Socrates gave up his brilliant career as surgeon in a prominent hospital because his...

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Wild Money

as Spreckett (as William Burress)
Released: 1937-07-09

A tightwad accountant for a newspaper becomes friends with a reporter. The bookkeeper goes on...

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One Night of Love

as Mr. Barrett - Mary's Father
Released: 1934-07-16

Mary Barrett is an aspiring opera singer who is taken under the wings of a famous operatic...

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Convention City

as Customer (as William Burress)
Released: 1933-12-14

Extra-marital fun and games at a convention of the Honeywell Rubber Company in Atlantic City.

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Hot Water

as Clerk (uncredited)
Released: 1937-09-24

The Jones family is in an uproar when Dad's campaign for mayor appears sabotaged by an anonymous...

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Bedside

as Oscar Bernstein - Music Critic
Released: 1934-01-27

Bob Brown uses his bedside manner to charm his patients while his partner makes the actual...

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Grand Old Girl

as Butts
Released: 1935-01-15

An elderly schoolteacher is determined to rid her town of the local gambling den.

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Never Say Die

as Man with Dog
Released: 1939-03-08

Bob Hope is being stalked by a predatory widow who is a widow of wealthy husbands many times...

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Fluttering Hearts

as Father
Released: 1927-06-19

Defying her father's wishes, a young woman runs off to a sale at store. She's pursued by a...

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The Little Colonel

as Dr. Scott
Released: 1935-02-22

After Southern belle Elizabeth Lloyd runs off to marry Yankee Jack Sherman, her father, a former...

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Racketeers in Exile

as Thornton
Released: 1937-03-30

In this gangster movie, a criminal king-pin and his gang hide out in his hometown where they...

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Kultur

as The Kaiser
Released: 1918-09-22

Just prior to World War I, the Kaiser sends Baron von Zeller to inform Emperor Franz Josef of...

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Local Boy Makes Good

as Colonel Small
Released: 1931-11-27

John is a timid student who works at the University Book Store. He is studying to be a botanist...

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We Who Are About to Die

as Charlie Gaunt (uncredited)
Released: 1937-01-08

John Thompson is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job. Then he is arrested, tried, and...

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You Said a Mouthful

as Roger Colby (uncredited)
Released: 1932-11-18

Two men bear the name Joe Holt. One is a shipping clerk, the other a champion Canadian swimmer....

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The Spy

as Freiheer Von Wittzchaeft
Released: 1917-08-17

An American is sent to Germany to unearth the identities of German agents operating in the U. S....

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Fashions of 1934

as Feldman
Released: 1934-02-14

When the Manhattan investment firm of Sherwood Nash goes broke, he joins forces with his partner...

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Lord and Lady Algy

as Brabazon Tudway
Released: 1919-09-01

Lord and Lady Algy separate amicably after he breaks his promise not to gamble again on the...

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The Famous Ferguson Case

as Dad Sipes
Released: 1932-04-19

A foreword warns against the peril of yellow journalism, and the story illustrates it by...

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Life Begins at Forty

as Abercrombie's Friend
Released: 1935-03-22

A small-town newspaper publisher finds himself in opposition to the local banker on the return...

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Paid in Advance

as Regan (as William Burress)
Released: 1919-09-01

In the northwestern wilderness of Alaska, an innocent young girl falls into the clutches of a...

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The Talk of the Town

as uncredited
Released: 1918-09-28

Her strict upbringing is driving Genevra French (Dorothy Phillips) crazy, so when she gets her...

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Fires of Conscience

as Randolf Sneed
Released: 1916-09-25

George Baxter presents his new wife, Margery. Paul Sneed, Baxter's neighbor, knew Margery before...

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The Girl Who Ran Wild

as Johnny Cake
Released: 1922-10-09

M'liss, raised in the mountains as an unruly tomboy, is orphaned and is offered "protection" by...

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Broadway Thru a Keyhole

as Thomas Barnum
Released: 1933-11-02

Racketeer Frank Rocci is smitten with Joan Whelan, a dancer at Texas Guinan's famous Broadway...

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The Rainbow Trail

as Waggoner
Released: 1918-10-27

Following in his dad's footsteps, Shefford devotes himself to freeing his community from the...

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A Soul for Sale

as Hale Faxon (as William Burress)
Released: 1917-11-30

After Neila Pendleton's father dies, leaving his wife and daughter penniless, the avaricious...

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The Great Impersonation

as Dr. Hugo Schmidt
Released: 1921-10-09

When the man calling himself Everard Dominey returns home, his loved ones recognize that...

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The School for Scandal

as Rowley
Released: 1914-12-21

The School for Scandal is a 1914 silent comedy.

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