William Royle

Born: 1887-03-21

William Royle was born on March 22, 1887 in Rochester, New York. He was an actor, known for Drums of Fu Manchu (1940), The Rains Came (1939) and Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940). He died on August 9, 1940 in Los Angeles, California.


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Torture Money

as Chief of Police (uncredited)
Released: 1937-01-02

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, police go after a fraud operation that stages...

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Manpower

as Policeman in Raid (uncredited)
Released: 1941-08-09

Hank McHenry and Johnny Marshall work as power company linesmen. Hank is injured in an accident...

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Tell Your Children

as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Released: 1938-06-15

High-school principal Dr. Alfred Carroll relates to an audience of parents that marijuana can...

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The Man in the Iron Mask

as Commandant of Bastille
Released: 1939-07-13

Tyrannical King Louis XIV learns that he has an identical twin brother, Philippe, who was raised...

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The Rains Came

as Raschid Ali Khan
Released: 1939-09-15

Indian aristocrat Rama Safti returns from medical training in the U.S. to give his life to the...

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Balalaika

as (uncredited)
Released: 1939-12-15

A Russian prince disguised as a worker and a cafe singer secretly involved in revolutionary...

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Let Us Live

as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Released: 1939-03-29

When a confused eyewitness identifies New York City cabbie Brick Tennant as a killer, he is...

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Abe Lincoln in Illinois

as Minor Role (uncredited)
Released: 1940-02-22

Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham...

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Red River Range

as Payne
Released: 1938-12-22

The Cattlemen's Association has called in the Mesquiteers to find cattle rustlers. They get Tex...

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Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

as Captain Sudan
Released: 1940-03-03

A mysterious plague, the Purple Death, ravages the earth. Dr. Zarkov, investigating in his...

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The Cross of Lorraine

as Louis
Released: 1943-11-12

French soldiers (Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gene Kelly) surrender to lying Nazis and are herded into a...

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Arizona Legion

as Jim Dutton
Released: 1939-01-20

A federal agent infiltrates an outlaw band that's taken over a western town.

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The Nurse from Brooklyn

as Boylan
Released: 1938-04-29

A nurse's younger brother is caught in a shootout between a criminal gang and the police, and he...

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Radio Patrol

as Inspector Clark
Released: 1937-10-03

About a young radio cop and a beautiful girl try to stop an international criminal gang from...

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Mr. Wong in Chinatown

as Capt. Jaime
Released: 1939-08-01

A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a...

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Flaming Frontiers

as Henchman Jim Crosby
Released: 1938-07-05

Tom Grant has found a rich gold vein and Bart Eaton is after it. Tom's sister Mary heads for the...

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The Jury's Secret

as Policeman
Released: 1938-01-16

A reporter covering a murder trial guesses that the murderer of a ruthless businessman is her...

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The Renegade Ranger

as Ben Sanderson
Released: 1938-09-16

Two Texas Rangers have their worlds rocked by a wrongfully accused female bandit.

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Lucky Cisco Kid

as Sheriff
Released: 1940-06-28

Cisco and Gordito arrive to find there is an outlaw operating in the area who is assumed to be...

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Arsène Lupin Returns

as Burly Detective (uncredited)
Released: 1938-02-25

A woman and a man vying for a woman's affection: the usual love trio? Not quite so since the...

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Drums of Fu Manchu

as Sir Dennis Nayland Smith
Released: 1940-03-15

The nefarious Dr. Fu Manchu searches for the keys to the tomb of Genghis Khan, in order to...

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Frontier Pony Express

as Dan Garrett
Released: 1939-04-11

In the midst of the Civil War, Lassiter has a plan to get control of California. Working out of...

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Crash Donovan

as Patrolman (uncredited)
Released: 1936-08-01

A California Highway Patrolman gets involved with a smuggling ring.

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Hollywood Cowboy

as Klinker
Released: 1937-05-28

Just after Kramer goes to Wyoming to start his protection racket, cowboy actor Jeff Carson...

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Rebellion

as Harris
Released: 1936-10-27

In this drama, a Mexican woman attempts to live a peaceful life in California. Unfortunately,...

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Mexicali Rose

as Carruthers
Released: 1939-03-26

Gene Autry and his sidekick Frog look into a phony oil scam being perpetrated on a mission...

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Code of the Streets

as Club Manager Bert
Released: 1939-04-13

Frankie Thomas plays Bob Lewis, leader of a gang consisting of Sailor, Murph, Monk, Trouble and...

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It Can't Last Forever

as Assistant District Attorney
Released: 1937-07-15

Russ Matthews, a theatrical agent who is not above pulling off a hoax or two or more to further...

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The Man from Montreal

as Luther St. Paul
Released: 1939-12-09

The Man From Montreal is a lively entry in Universal's Richard Arlen-Andy Devine action series....

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Drums of Fu Manchu

as Sir Dennis Nayland Smith
Released: 1943-11-27

Feature version of the 1940 Republic serial, about Fu Manchu's attempt to conquer Asia.

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Mutiny in the Big House

as Captain of Guards Ed Samson
Released: 1939-10-24

A young man forges a check in order to help his mother, but is caught and sentenced to 14 years...

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Chicken Wagon Family

as Checker
Released: 1939-08-10

Addie Fippany, her father Jean Paul Batiste Fippany, her mother Josephine and her sister Cecile...

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Hawk of the Wilderness

as Manuel Solerno
Released: 1938-12-03

An expedition arrives on an uncharted jungle island to rescue the local natives, led by a jungle...

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Slaves in Bondage

as Newspaper City Editor
Released: 1937-07-24

Mary Lou manages to escape abduction by a prostitution ring. She tells the Chief of Detectives...

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Heroes of the Saddle

as J.D. Crone
Released: 1940-12-01

A fast-paced, enjoyable entry in the long-running Three Mesqueteers Western series, Heroes of...

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Special Agent K-7

as Police Capt. Hall
Released: 1936-05-04

Police detective Lanny resents the ongoing interference of the local FBI branch. Hoping to show...

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The Secret of Treasure Island

as Paul Thorndyke [Ch.1]
Released: 1938-03-17

A variety of people are searching for a long-hidden treasure somewhere on an island. Chapters: ...

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Son of the Navy

as Chief Petty Officer Pat Moote
Released: 1940-03-30

A runaway boy pretends to be the son of a Navy man, only to turn both their lives upside down.

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Renfrew of the Royal Mounted

as George Poulis
Released: 1937-09-29

Counterfeit bills are being printed in Canada and shipped across the border hidden in blocks of...

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Pirates of the Skies

as uncredited
Released: 1939-01-01

Cafe waitress Barbara Whitney refuses to acknowledge her marriage to Air Policeman Nick Conlon...

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The Fighting Gringo

as Ben Wallace
Released: 1939-08-08

A gunfighter and his partners clear a Spanish rancher charged with murder.

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Murder on the Yukon

as George Weathers
Released: 1940-02-25

Unknown to Joan Manning, her trading post partner Weathers is operating a counterfeiting ring....

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The Glory Trail

as Captain Fetterman
Released: 1936-09-25

It's just after the Civil War and Captain Morgan and his confederate soldiers are establishing a...

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Wild West Days

as Braden, member of the Secret 7
Released: 1937-07-05

Retired lawman Kentucky Wade and his three buddies, Mike Morales, "Dude" Hanford and "Trigger"...

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