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William Haines (I) (1900–1973)

Actor | Soundtrack | Set Decorator

Born in Staunton, Virginia, William Haines ran off to live life on his own terms while still in his teens, moving to New York City and becoming friends with such later Hollywood luminaries as designer Orry-Kelly and Cary Grant. His film career started slowly, but by the end of the silent era he was regularly named as the #1 male box-office draw... See full bio »

Born:

Charles William Haines
in Staunton, Virginia, USA

Died:

(age 73) in Santa Monica, California, USA
William Haines c. 1930
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1934 The Marines Are Coming
Lt. William 'Wild Bill' Traylor
 
1934 Young and Beautiful
Robert Preston
 
1932 Fast Life
Sandy
 
1932 Are You Listening?
Bill Grimes
 
1931 New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
Wallingford
 
1931 Just a Gigolo
Lord Robert Brummel
 
1931 The Stolen Jools (short)
Bill Haines
 
1931 A Tailor Made Man
John Paul Bart
 
1930 Remote Control
William J. Brennan
 
1930 Way Out West
Windy
 
1930 Free and Easy
Himelf - A Guest
 
1930 The Girl Said No
Tom Ward
 
1929 Navy Blues
Kelly
 
1929 Speedway
Bill Whipple
 
1929 A Man's Man
Mel
 
1929 The Duke Steps Out
Duke
 
1928 Alias Jimmy Valentine
Jimmy Valentine
 
1928 Show People
Billy Boone
 
1928 Excess Baggage
Eddie Kane
 
1928 Telling the World
Don Davis
 
1928 The Smart Set
Tommy
 
1927/II West Point
Brice Wayne
 
1927 Spring Fever
Jack Kelly
 
1927 Slide, Kelly, Slide
Jim Kelly
 
1927 A Little Journey
George Manning
 
1926 Tell It to the Marines
Private 'Skeet' Burns
 
1926 Lovey Mary
Billy Wiggs
 
1926 Brown of Harvard
Tom Brown
 
1926 Memory Lane
Joe Field
 
1926 The Thrill Hunter
Peter J. Smith
 
1926 Mike
Harlan
 
1925 Sally, Irene and Mary
Jimmy Dungan
 
1925 Little Annie Rooney
Joe Kelley
 
1925 The Tower of Lies
August
 
1925 Fighting the Flames
Horatio Manly Jr
 
1925 A Slave of Fashion
Dick Wayne
 
1925 The Denial
Lover in flashback
 
1925 Who Cares
Martin
 
1925 A Fool and His Money
John Smart
 
1924 The Wife of the Centaur
Edward Converse
 
1924 So This Is Marriage?
 
1924 Circe, the Enchantress
William Craig
 
1924 Wine of Youth
Hal Martin
 
1924 The Gaiety Girl
Owen Tudor St. John
 
1924 The Midnight Express
Jack Oakes
 
1924 True As Steel
Gilbert Morse
 
1924 Three Weeks
Curate
 
1923 Three Wise Fools
Gordon Schuyler
 
1923 Souls for Sale
Pinkey - Assistant Director
 
1923 Lost and Found on a South Sea Island
Extra
 
1922 Brothers Under the Skin
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
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1930 The Girl Said No (performer: "Annie Laurie" ca 1834 - uncredited, "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms" 1808 - uncredited)
 
1929 Navy Blues (performer: "Navy Blues" 1929, "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean" 1843 - uncredited, "Bringing in the Sheaves" 1880 - uncredited, "O Sole Mio" 1848 - uncredited)
 
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1943 Young and Beautiful (short)
 
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1936 Craig's Wife (uncredited)
 
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1931 Just a Gigolo (uncredited)
 
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1923 Lost and Found on a South Sea Island (stunt double: House Peters)
 
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2001 Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (TV documentary)
Himself (1969 audiotape interview) (voice) (uncredited)
 
1930 Estrellados
Himself (Guest Appearance) (uncredited)
 
1929 The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Himself
 
1925 1925 Studio Tour (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
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2001 Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines (documentary)
 
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
Actor in Theater Lobby (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 1 Print Biography  | See more »

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on the coming of sound to MGM] It was the night of the Titanic all over again, with women grabbing the wrong children and Louis B. Mayer singing "Nearer My God to Thee". See more »

Trivia:

Almost 3 months after William's death, his lifelong partner, Jimmie Shields, broken-hearted, committed suicide with an overdose of sleeping pills. See more »

Trademark:

One of the first of the wisecracking male leads See more »

Nickname:

Billy See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn