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Videos (see all 11)
Cop Hater (1958) -- Imaginative filmmaking enhances this tale of summer violence in New York City as police seek a cop killer.
Corruption (1933) -- A young lawyer is elected mayor of the city and promises to rid it of the corruption it's famous for. The problem is that most of the corruption he's vowed to eliminate is caused by the crooked political machine that helped elect him.
Roaring Roads (1935) -- Young David Norton, heir to millions, has been over-zealously restrained from normal youthful activities by his two old-maid Aunts...

Overview

Date of Birth:
3 October 1903, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA more
Date of Death:
15 February 1958, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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Alternate Names:
Lester Wm. Berke | W.M. Berke | William A. Berke | Wm. Berke | William Hall | Wm. Hall | Billy Lester | William B. Lester | William Lester | Wm. Lester | Lester Williams

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Production Manager
Director:
  1. The Lost Missile (1958) (as Lester Wm. Berke)
  2. The Mugger (1958)
  3. Cop Hater (1958)
  4. Island Women (1958)
  5. Street of Sinners (1957)
  6. Four Boys and a Gun (1957)
  7. "Judge Roy Bean" (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Judge of Pecos Valley (1956) TV episode (as William A. Berke)
  8. "I Spy" (2 episodes)
        - Betrayal at West Point (????) TV episode (as William A. Berke)
        - Canaris Story (????) TV episode (as William A. Berke)
  9. "Annie Oakley" (2 episodes, 1954)
        - The Cinder Trail (1954) TV episode
        - Annie and the Brass Collar (1954) TV episode
  10. "The Joe Palooka Story" (4 episodes, 1954)
    ... aka Joe Palooka (USA: informal English title)
        - A Date for Murder (1954) TV episode (as William A. Berke)
        - A Turkey for Terry (1954) TV episode
        - The Last Fight (1954) TV episode (as William A. Berke)
        - The Long Wait (1954) TV episode (as William A. Berke)
  11. "Man Against Crime" (6 episodes, 1953)
    ... aka Follow That Man
        - Murder Mountain (1953) TV episode
        - The Wire Tappers (1953) TV episode
        - Hide and Seek (1953) TV episode (as William A. Berke)
        - Fraternity of Five (1953) TV episode
        - The Doll Bandit (1953) TV episode
          (1 more)
  12. "The Gene Autry Show" (2 episodes, 1953)
    ... aka Melody Ranch
        - Ransom Cross (1953) TV episode
        - Steel Ribbon (1953) TV episode
  13. Valley of Head Hunters (1953)
    ... aka Valley of the Headhunters
  14. The Marshal's Daughter (1953)
  15. "The Range Rider" (7 episodes, 1953)
        - Bad Men of Rimrock (1953) TV episode
        - Convict at Large (1953) TV episode
        - Marshal from Madero (1953) TV episode
        - Outlaw Territory (1953) TV episode
        - The Holy Terror (1953) TV episode
          (2 more)
  16. The Jungle (1952)
    ... aka Kaadu
  17. "The Hunter" (1952) TV series (unknown episodes)
  18. FBI Girl (1951)
  19. Savage Drums (1951)
  20. Pier 23 (1951)
    ... aka Flesh and Leather (USA: TV title)
  21. Smuggler's Gold (1951)
  22. Roaring City (1951)
    ... aka Sisters in Crime (USA: TV title)
  23. Danger Zone (1951)
    ... aka Pier of Peril (USA: TV title)
  24. Fury of the Congo (1951)
  25. The Bandit Queen (1950)
  26. Jungle Jim in Pygmy Island (1950)
    ... aka Pygmy Island (USA: short title)
  27. Border Rangers (1950)
  28. Train to Tombstone (1950)
  29. Gunfire (1950)
    ... aka Frank James Rides Again (UK)
  30. On the Isle of Samoa (1950)
  31. I Shot Billy the Kid (1950)
  32. Operation Haylift (1950)
  33. Captive Girl (1950)
    ... aka Jungle Jim and the Captive Girl
  34. Mark of the Gorilla (1950)

  35. Deputy Marshal (1949)
  36. Zamba (1949)
    ... aka Zamba the Gorilla (UK)
  37. Treasure of Monte Cristo (1949)
  38. Sky Liner (1949)
  39. Arson, Inc. (1949)
  40. The Lost Tribe (1949)
  41. Highway 13 (1948)
  42. Jungle Jim (1948)
  43. Racing Luck (1948)
  44. Waterfront at Midnight (1948)
  45. Speed to Spare (1948)
  46. Caged Fury (1948)
  47. Shoot to Kill (1947)
  48. Code of the West (1947)
  49. Renegade Girl (1946)
  50. The Falcon's Adventure (1946)
  51. Rolling Home (1946)
  52. Sunset Pass (1946)
  53. Ding Dong Williams (1946)
    ... aka Melody Maker (UK)
  54. Dick Tracy (1945)
    ... aka Dick Tracy, Detective (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Splitface (UK)
  55. Why Girls Leave Home (1945)
  56. High Powered (1945)
  57. Betrayal from the East (1945)
  58. Dangerous Passage (1944)
  59. Double Exposure (1944)
  60. Dark Mountain (1944)
  61. That's My Baby! (1944)
  62. The Falcon in Mexico (1944)
  63. The Last Horseman (1944)
  64. Riding West (1944)
    ... aka Fugitive from Time (UK)
  65. The Girl in the Case (1944)
    ... aka The Silver Key (UK)
  66. Wyoming Hurricane (1944)
    ... aka Proved Guilty (UK)
  67. The Navy Way (1944)
  68. Sailor's Holiday (1944)
  69. The Vigilantes Ride (1943)
    ... aka Hunted (UK)
  70. Minesweeper (1943)
  71. Silver City Raiders (1943)
    ... aka Legal Larceny (UK)
  72. Hail to the Rangers (1943)
    ... aka Illegal Rights (UK)
  73. Robin Hood of the Range (1943)
  74. Frontier Fury (1943)
  75. Law of the Northwest (1943)
  76. Saddles and Sagebrush (1943)
    ... aka The Pay Off (UK)
  77. Riders of the Northwest Mounted (1943)
  78. The Fighting Buckaroo (1943)
  79. Tornado (1943)
  80. A Tornado in the Saddle (1942)
    ... aka Ambushed (UK)
  81. Pardon My Gun (1942)
  82. Riding Through Nevada (1942)
  83. The Lone Prairie (1942)
    ... aka Inside Information (UK)
  84. Overland to Deadwood (1942)
    ... aka Falling Stones (UK)
  85. Bad Men of the Hills (1942)
    ... aka Wrongly Accused (UK)
  86. Riders of the Northland (1942)
    ... aka Next in Line (UK)
  87. Down Rio Grande Way (1942)
    ... aka The Double Punch (UK)
  88. Lawless Plainsmen (1942)
    ... aka Roll On (UK)

  89. Gun Grit (1936) (as Lester Williams)
    ... aka Protection Racket (UK)
  90. Desert Justice (1936) (as Lester Williams)
    ... aka Crime's Highway (UK)
  91. Toll of the Desert (1935) (as Lester Williams)
  92. Wild Waters (1935) (as William Hall)
    ... aka Flash the Wonder Dog: Wild Waters (USA: series title)
  93. Death Fangs (1934) (as William Hall)
    ... aka Flash the Wonder Dog: Death Fangs (USA: series title)
  94. Crack-Up (1934) (as Wm. Hall)
    ... aka Flash the Wonder Dog: Crack-Up (USA: series title)
Producer:
  1. The Lost Missile (1958) (executive producer)
  2. The Mugger (1958) (producer)
  3. Cop Hater (1958) (producer)
  4. Island Women (1958) (producer)
  5. Street of Sinners (1957) (producer)
  6. Four Boys and a Gun (1957) (producer)
  7. "I Spy" (1955) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  8. "The Joe Palooka Story" (producer) (2 episodes, 1954)
    ... aka Joe Palooka (USA: informal English title)
        - A Turkey for Terry (1954) TV episode (producer) (as William A. Berke)
        - The Last Fight (1954) TV episode (producer) (as William A. Berke)
  9. The Jungle (1952) (producer)
    ... aka Kaadu
  10. FBI Girl (1951) (producer)
  11. Savage Drums (1951) (producer)
  12. Pier 23 (1951) (producer)
    ... aka Flesh and Leather (USA: TV title)
  13. Roaring City (1951) (producer)
    ... aka Sisters in Crime (USA: TV title)
  14. Danger Zone (1951) (producer)
    ... aka Pier of Peril (USA: TV title)
  15. The Steel Helmet (1951) (associate producer)
  16. The Bandit Queen (1950) (producer)
  17. Border Rangers (1950) (producer)
  18. Train to Tombstone (1950) (producer)
  19. Gunfire (1950) (producer)
    ... aka Frank James Rides Again (UK)
  20. I Shot Billy the Kid (1950) (producer)

  21. "The Goldbergs" (1949) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Molly (USA: new title)
  22. Shoot to Kill (1947) (producer)
  23. Renegade Girl (1946) (producer)
  24. Rolling Home (1946) (producer)
  25. The Falcon's Alibi (1946) (producer)
  26. West of Tombstone (1942) (producer)
  27. Riders of the Badlands (1941) (producer)
  28. Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941) (producer)
  29. The Royal Mounted Patrol (1941) (associate producer)
    ... aka Giants A'Fire (UK)
  30. Prairie Stranger (1941) (producer)
  31. Thunder Over the Prairie (1941) (producer)
  32. Ride Tenderfoot Ride (1940) (associate producer)
  33. Carolina Moon (1940) (associate producer)
  34. Gaucho Serenade (1940) (associate producer)
    ... aka Keep Rollin' (USA: TV title)
  35. Rancho Grande (1940) (associate producer)

  36. South of the Border (1939) (associate producer)
  37. Rovin' Tumbleweeds (1939) (associate producer)
  38. New Frontier (1939) (associate producer)
    ... aka Frontier Horizon (USA: reissue title)
  39. Colorado Sunset (1939) (associate producer)
  40. Wyoming Outlaw (1939) (associate producer)
  41. Three Texas Steers (1939) (associate producer)
    ... aka Danger Rides the Range
  42. The Night Riders (1939) (associate producer)
  43. Red River Range (1938) (associate producer)
  44. Santa Fe Stampede (1938) (associate producer)
  45. Overland Stage Raiders (1938) (associate producer)
  46. Pals of the Saddle (1938) (associate producer)
  47. Heroes of the Hills (1938) (associate producer)
  48. Riders of the Black Hills (1938) (associate producer)
  49. Outlaws of Sonora (1938) (associate producer)
    ... aka Guns of Sonora
  50. Call the Mesquiteers (1938) (associate producer)
    ... aka Outlaws of the West (UK)
  51. Young Dynamite (1937) (associate producer)
  52. Roaring Six Guns (1937) (executive producer)
  53. Atlantic Flight (1937) (producer)
  54. Rough Riding Rhythm (1937) (associate producer)
  55. Dangerous Holiday (1937) (associate producer)
  56. Bill Cracks Down (1937) (associate producer)
    ... aka Men of Steel (UK)
  57. A Man Betrayed (1936) (associate producer)
  58. Aces Wild (1936) (producer)
    ... aka Aces High (USA: review title)
  59. Bulldog Edition (1936) (supervising producer)
    ... aka Lady Reporter (UK)
  60. Gun Grit (1936) (producer)
    ... aka Protection Racket (UK)
  61. Desert Justice (1936) (producer) (uncredited)
    ... aka Crime's Highway (UK)
  62. Wildcat Saunders (1936) (producer)
    ... aka Cyclone Cowboy (USA: TV title)
    ... aka Wild Cat: Prize Fighter (UK)
  63. Hair-Trigger Casey (1936) (producer)
  64. Ghost Town (1936) (producer)
  65. Last of the Clintons (1935) (producer)
  66. Wild Mustang (1935) (producer)
  67. Adventurous Knights (1935) (producer)
  68. Toll of the Desert (1935) (producer)
  69. Social Error (1935) (producer)
    ... aka Kidnapped (UK)
  70. Rustler's Paradise (1935) (producer)
  71. Roaring Roads (1935) (producer)
  72. Wagon Trail (1935) (producer)
  73. The Pecos Kid (1935) (producer)
  74. Timberesque (1935) (producer)
  75. Wild Waters (1935) (producer)
    ... aka Flash the Wonder Dog: Wild Waters (USA: series title)
  76. Death Fangs (1934) (producer)
    ... aka Flash the Wonder Dog: Death Fangs (USA: series title)
  77. Crack-Up (1934) (producer)
    ... aka Flash the Wonder Dog: Crack-Up (USA: series title)
  78. Corruption (1933) (producer)
    ... aka Double Exposure (UK)
  79. The Flaming Signal (1933) (producer) (as Wm. Berke)
  80. The Woman Who Dared (1933) (producer)
Writer:
  1. The Lost Missile (1958) (story) (as Lester Wm. Berke)
  2. Border Rangers (1950) (screenplay)
  3. Gunfire (1950) (written by)
    ... aka Frank James Rides Again (UK)

  4. Deputy Marshal (1949) (writer)
  5. Rolling Home (1946) (story)

  6. Timberesque (1935) (story)
  7. Post of Honor (1930) (scenario) (as William Lester)
  8. The Badge of Bravery (1930) (story and scenario) (as William Lester)

  9. The Smiling Terror (1929) (story) (as William Lester)
  10. Playing False (1929) (scenario) (as William Lester)
  11. Red Romance (1929) (scenario) (as William Lester) (story) (as William Lester)
  12. A Rider of the Sierras (1929) (scenario) (as William Lester) (story) (as William Lester)
  13. Slim Fingers (1929) (screenplay) (as William Lester) (story) (as William Lester)
  14. In Line of Duty (1929) (scenario) (as William Lester) (story) (as William Lester)
  15. The Price of Fear (1928) (screenplay) (as William Lester) (story) (as William Lester)
  16. A Romeo of the Range (1928) (scenario) (as William Lester) (story) (as William Lester)
  17. The Cloud Dodger (1928) (screenplay) (as William B. Lester) (story) (as William B. Lester)
  18. Greased Lightning (1928) (writer) (as William Lester)
  19. The Ride for Help (1928) (scenario) (as William Lester) (story) (as William Lester)
  20. The Valiant Rider (1928) (scenario) (as William Lester)
  21. A Made-To-Order Hero (1928) (screenplay) (as William Lester) (story) (as William Lester)
  22. Framed (1928) (scenario) (as William Lester)
  23. Arizona Cyclone (1928) (writer) (as William Lester)
  24. The Code of the Mounted (1928) (writer) (as William Lester)
  25. Put 'Em Up (1928) (writer) (as William Lester)
  26. Madden of the Mounted (1928) (scenario) (as William Lester)
  27. The Brand of Courage (1928) (writer) (as William Lester)
  28. The Air Patrol (1928) (writer) (as William Lester)
  29. Desert Dust (1927) (screenplay) (as William B. Lester) (story) (as William B. Lester)
  30. Ridin' Wild (1927) (scenario) (as William Lester) (story) (as William Lester)
  31. On Special Duty (1927) (scenario) (as William Lester)
    ... aka The Lyin' Tamer (USA)
  32. Scrappin' Fool (1927) (scenario) (as William Lester)
  33. Daze of the West (1927) (writer) (as William Lester)
  34. The Man Tamer (1927) (scenario) (as William Lester) (story) (as William Lester)
  35. The Plumed Rider (1927) (writer) (as William Lester)
  36. The Phantom Outlaw (1927) (writer) (as William Lester)
  37. The Fighting Three (1927) (screenplay) (as William Lester) (story) (as William Lester)
  38. Gun Justice (1927) (writer) (as William Lester)
  39. Hands Off (1927) (writer) (as William B. Lester)
  40. The Ore Raiders (1927) (writer) (as William Lester)
  41. The Lone Star (1927) (writer) (as William Lester)
  42. The Broncho Buster (1927) (writer) (as William B. Lester)
  43. Hard Fists (1927) (adaptation) (as William Lester) (screenplay) (as William Lester)
  44. Shooting Straight (1927) (story) (as William A. Berke) (writer) (as William Lester)
    ... aka Range Riders
    ... aka Straight Shootin'
  45. The Peace Deputy (1927) (writer) (as William Lester)
  46. Kelcy Gets His Man (1927) (writer) (as William Lester)
  47. The Denver Dude (1927) (as William B. Lester) (adaptation)
  48. A One Man Game (1927) (screenplay) (as William Lester) (story) (as William Lester)
  49. The Golden Stallion (1927) (writer) (as William Lester)
  50. Rough and Ready (1927) (writer) (as William Lester)
  51. Double Trouble (1927/I) (scenario) (as William Lester) (story) (as William Lester)
  52. Pioneer Blood (1926) (writer) (as William Lester)
  53. The Pinnacle Rider (1926) (writer) (as William Lester)
  54. The Shoot 'Em Up Kid (1926) (writer) (as William Lester)
  55. Jim Hood's Ghost (1926) (scenario) (as William Lester) (story) (as William Lester)
  56. Riding Romance (1926) (story) (as William Lester)
  57. Don't Shoot (1926) (scenario) (as William Lester) (story) (as William Lester)
  58. The Little Warrior (1926) (writer) (as William Lester)
    ... aka Miss Robin Hood (USA: alternative title)
  59. The Fire Barrier (1926) (writer) (as William Lester)
  60. Trapped (1926) (scenario) (as William Lester) (story) (as William Lester)
  61. Outlaw Love (1926) (writer) (as William Lester)
  62. The Fighting Boob (1926) (story) (as William Lester)
  63. Mountain Molly O' (1926) (continuity) (as William Lester)
  64. The Flaming West (1926) (scenario) (as William Lester) (story) (as William Lester)
  65. Queen of the Hills (1926) (scenario) (as William Lester)
  66. Montana of the Range (1926) (writer) (as William Lester)
  67. Peggy of the Secret Service (1925) (writer) (as William Lester)
  68. The Boundary Line (1925) (story) (as William Lester)
  69. The Gold Trap (1925) (scenario) (as William Lester) (story) (as William Lester)
  70. Border Justice (1925) (scenario) (as William Lester) (story) (as William Lester)
  71. Cold Nerve (1925) (writer) (as William Lester)
  72. Barriers of the Law (1925) (writer) (as William Lester)
  73. Galloping Vengeance (1925) (story) (as William Lester)
  74. Flashing Spurs (1924) (screenplay) (as William Lester) (story) (as William Lester)
  75. Trigger Finger (1924) (screenplay) (as William Lester) (story) (as William Lester)
  76. The Love Pirate (1923) (adaptation) (as William Lester)
    ... aka The Silent Accuser
  77. Good Men and Bad (1923) (writer) (as William Lester)
  78. Wolf Tracks (1923) (writer) (as Wm. Lester)
  79. The Crow's Nest (1922) (story) (as William Lester)
  80. Barb Wire (1922) (writer) (as William Lester)
    ... aka Barbed Wire (USA: alternative title)
Actor:
  1. The Hellion (1924) (as William Lester) .... The Father
  2. The Back Trail (1924) (as Billy Lester) .... Jim Lawton
  3. Gentle Julia (1923) (as William Lester) .... Herbert Atwater
  4. Wolf Tracks (1923) (as Wm. Lester) .... Laroque
  5. The Forbidden Trail (1923) (as William Lester) .... Rufe Trent
  6. Wolves of the Border (1923) (as William Lester)
  7. The Firebrand (1922) (as William Lester) .... Sheriff Harding
  8. Back Fire (1922) (as William Lester) .... Henchman Latigo
  9. The Crow's Nest (1922) (as William Lester) .... Pecos
  10. Barb Wire (1922) (as William Lester) .... Bart Moseby
    ... aka Barbed Wire (USA: alternative title)
  11. The Marshal of Moneymint (1922) (as William Lester) .... Slick Boyle
  12. The Double O (1921) (as William Lester) .... Mat Haley

  13. The Jest of Talky Jones (1918) (as William Lester)
  14. The Winning of the Mocking Bird (1918) (as William Lester)
  15. The Coming of Faro Nell (1918) (as William Lester)
    ... aka The Arrival of Faro Nell (USA: alternative title)
  16. Cynthiana (1918) (as William Lester)
  17. The Clients of Aaron Green (1918) (as William Lester)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Ghost-Town Gold (1936) (supervisor)
  2. Desert Justice (1936) (presenter) (as Wm. Berke)
    ... aka Crime's Highway (UK)
  3. Wildcat Saunders (1936) (presenter) (as W.M. Berke)
    ... aka Cyclone Cowboy (USA: TV title)
    ... aka Wild Cat: Prize Fighter (UK)
Production Manager:
  1. Doughnuts and Society (1936) (production supervisor)
    ... aka Stepping Into Society (UK)

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