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William Austin
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 Gui…
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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
Filmography
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1948
Campus Sleuth
Movie Editor
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1947
The Ghost Goes Wild
Movie Barnaby
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1946
Alias Mr. Twilight
Movie Forbes (uncredited)
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1945
Swingin' on a Rainbow
Movie Musician (uncredited)
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1945
National Velvet
Movie Reporter (uncredited)
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1943
The Return of the Vampire
Movie Detective Gannett
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1943
Batman
Movie Alfred
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1941
Charley's Aunt
Movie Spectator
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1939
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Movie Inquisitive Stranger
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1938
Doctor Rhythm
Movie Mr. Martingale
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1937
Live, Love and Learn
Movie Bob's Butler (uncredited)
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1937
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
Movie Constable Holly
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1936
The Garden Murder Case
Movie Sneed, Hammle's Butler (Uncredited)
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1935
$1,000 a Minute
Movie Salesman
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1935
The Goose and the Gander
Movie Arthur Summers
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1935
Redheads on Parade
Movie Trelawney Redfern
More credits
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1935
Oil for the Lamps of China
Movie Clerk in Chase's office
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1934
Imitation of Life
Movie Englishman at Party (uncredited)
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1934
The Gay Divorcee
Movie Cyril Glossop
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1934
Once to Every Bachelor
Movie Mathews
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1933
Alice in Wonderland
Movie Gryphon
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1933
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Movie Duke of Cleves
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1933
Three Men in a Boat
Movie Harris
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1932
High Society
Movie Wilberforce Strangeways
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1932
County Hospital
Movie Ollie's Hospital Roommate
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1932
Rule 'Em and Weep
Movie Duke
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1931
Corsair
Movie Richard Bentinck
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1931
A Tailor-Made Man
Movie Jellicott
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1930
Along Came Youth
Movie Lord Eustace
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1930
Let's Go Native
Movie Basil Pistol
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1930
The Flirting Widow
Movie James Raleigh
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1930
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
Movie Sylvester Wadsworth
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1930
Paramount on Parade
Movie Partygoer ('Impulses') (uncredited)
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1930
The Man from Blankley's
Movie Mr. Poffley
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1930
Embarrassing Moments
Movie Jasper Hickson
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1929
The Marriage Playground
Movie Lord Wrench
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1929
Sweetie
Movie Prof. Percy Willow
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1929
Illusion
Movie Mr. Z
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1929
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
Movie Sylvester Wadsworth
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1928
What a Night!
Movie Percy Penfield
