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William Humphrey (I) (1863–1942)

Actor | Director | Writer

William Humphrey was born William Jonathan Humphrey on January 2nd, 1875 in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, USA. He entered films in 1909 as an actor, in 1910 as a director, and in 1917 as a screenwriter. He directed films and wrote screenplays until 1922. As an actor, he appeared in 124 films from 1909 until 1937. He died of coronary thrombosis on October 4th, 1942. See full bio »

Born:

William Jonathan Humphrey
in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, USA

Died:

(age 79) in Hollywood, California, USA
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1937/I Dick Tracy
Mr. James (uncredited)
 
1937 Find the Witness
Minister
 
1936 The Plainsman
Hugh McCulloch (uncredited)
 
1935 False Pretenses
Newman (as William Humphries)
 
1935 The Public Menace
Funeral Spectator (uncredited)
 
1935 Get That Man
Mr. Brownlee (as William Humphries)
 
1935 The Fighting Pilot
F.S. Reynolds (as William Humphreys)
 
1934 Are We Civilized?
Napoleon.
 
1934 The Crime of Helen Stanley
Doctor (uncredited)
 
1933 Secret Sinners (as William Humphries)
 
1933 Curtain at Eight
Mr. Alison - Actor in Play (uncredited)
 
1933 One Year Later
Train Conductor
 
1933 Cheating Blondes
City Editor
 
1933 The Vampire Bat
Dr. Haupt (uncredited)
 
1932 A Strange Adventure
Coroner (uncredited)
 
1932 Tangled Destinies
Professor Hartley
 
1932 The Cowboy Counsellor
Judge Kendell (as Wm. Humphrys)
 
1932 Madame Racketeer
Bank Director (uncredited)
 
1931 Manhattan Parade
Napoleon (uncredited)
 
1931 Murder at Midnight
Colton
 
1931 Subway Express
Mr. Cotton
 
1929 Devil-May-Care
Napoleon
 
1929 The Godless Girl
School Principal (uncredited)
 
1928 Life's Crossroads
The Consul
 
1928 The Actress
Mr. Telfer
 
1927 Aflame in the Sky
Maj. Savage
 
1927 Temptations of a Shop Girl
John Horton (as William Humphreys)
 
1927 City of Shadows (as William Humphreys)
 
1927 Yours to Command
Parsons
 
1926 The Silent Lover
Cornelius Sherman
 
1926 The Dice Woman
Ship Captain
 
1926 The Volga Boatman
Head of the Tribunal (uncredited)
 
1926 The Midnight Limited
John Reynolds
 
1926 The Danger Girl
Pelham (as William Humphreys)
 
1925 The Gold Hunters
John McAllister
 
1925 Three Wise Crooks
Grogan
 
1925 The Phantom of the Opera
M. Debienne (uncredited)
 
1925 The Unholy Three
Attorney for Defense (as William Humphreys)
 
1925 Lady Robinhood
Governor
 
1925 Drusilla with a Million
John Thornton
 
1925 Dangerous Innocence
John Church
 
1924 One Night in Rome
George Milburne
 
1924 Beau Brummel
Lord Alvanley
 
1924 Arizona Express
Henry MacFarlane
 
1924 The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
 
1923 The Man Life Passed By
The Lawyer
 
1923 The Social Code
District Attorney
 
1923 Haldane of the Secret Service
Edward Ormsby (as Wm. Humphrey)
 
1923 Scaramouche
The Chevalier de Chabrillane
 
1923 Vanity Fair
Mr. Sedley (as William Humphreys)
 
1922 The Strangers' Banquet
Groom's Friend
 
1919 The Way of a Woman
Nathan Caspar (as William Humphreys)
 
1919 A House Divided
Sir Arthur Stanhope
 
1917 The Scarlet Car
Member of Directors Meeting (uncredited)
 
1916 Fathers of Men
Blake
 
1916 Husks (short)
Clay McTrigger
 
1916 From Out of the Past (short)
John Wilson
 
1916 The Secret Seven (short)
Sebastian
 
1915 Heredity (short)
Jim Greenfield
 
1914 The Man That Might Have Been (short)
William Rudd
 
1914 The Senator's Brother (short)
Senator Paul Zanes
 
1914 His Wedded Wife (short)
 
1914 His Dominant Passion (short)
John Breck
 
1914/I Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds (short)
 
1914 The Man Who Knew (short)
 
1914 The Upper Hand (short)
Carson
 
1914 Polishing Up (short)
Dr. Reynolds
 
1914 The Song of the Ghetto (short)
Ernesto Calucci
 
1914 Uncle Bill (short)
John Mason
 
1914 Maria's Sacrifice (short)
 
1914 Mr. Bingle's Melodrama (short)
An Author
 
1914 The Awakening of Barbara Dare (short)
John Dare (as William J. Humphrey)
 
1914 Mr. Barnes of New York
Count Musso Danella
 
1914 The Price of Vanity (short)
Gilman Beverly
 
1914 The Drudge (short)
Thurley Briggs
 
1914 Hearts of Women (short)
George Dixon
 
1914 Nocturne in E-Flat (short)
 
1913 The Spirit of Christmas (short)
The Man of Wealth
 
1913 A Princess of Bagdad
The Caliph
 
1913 Playing the Pipers (short)
James McNab aka McGregor - the Son
 
1913 The Line-Up (short)
Mr. Livingston
 
1913/I The Flirt (short)
Robert Gordon
 
1913 The Penalties of Reputation (short)
Ned Lawlor
 
1913 My Lady of Idleness (short)
Mr. Hanson, Edith's Husband
 
1913 The Glove (short)
The Husband
 
1913 An Unwritten Chapter (short)
Philip Mowbray
 
1913/I The Snare of Fate (short)
Andrew Mason
 
1913 An Infernal Tangle (short)
Luigi - 1st Couple
 
1913 The Butler's Secret (short)
Alfred Dixon
 
1913 A Husband's Trick (short)
Penfield - the Husband
 
1913 His Life for His Emperor (short)
Napoleon
 
1913 Captain Mary Brown (short)
Deland - the Spy
 
1913 Hearts of the First Empire (short)
Napoleon
 
1913 Mixed Identities (short)
Sparkins Carter
 
1913 The Golden Hoard; or, Buried Alive (short)
Pete Nelson
 
1913 Red and White Roses (short)
Morgan Andrews
 
1913 The Chains of an Oath (short)
Gregory
 
1913/II The Trap (short)
 
1912 The Bogus Napoleon (short)
Napoleon Bonaparte
 
1912 The French Spy (short)
An Arabian Chieftain
 
1912 The Lady of the Lake (short)
Undetermined Minor Role
 
1912 The Governor Who Had a Heart (short)
William Browden - the Governor (as Mr. Humphries)
 
1912 Her Forgotten Dancing Shoes (short)
 
1912 The Heart of the King's Jester (short)
The King
 
1912 The Money Kings (short)
James Montepier - the Father
 
1911 An Aeroplane Elopement (short)
Mr. Brooks - Maud's Father
 
1911 A Message from Beyond (short)
Mr. Morrison - Jack's Father
 
1911 A Southern Soldier's Sacrifice (short)
Harry Linden
 
1911 Selecting His Heiress (short)
Doughbags' Attorney
 
1911 Forgotten; or, An Answered Prayer (short)
Max Earle - the Father
 
1911 The Wrong Patient (short)
Dr. Goodwin
 
1911 The General's Daughter (short)
 
1911 The Death of King Edward III (short)
 
1911 Tested by the Flag (short)
 
1911 Prejudice of Pierre Marie (short)
Giovanni, a Musician
 
1911 Picciola; or, The Prison Flower (short)
De Charney, a Prisoner
 
1911 A Tale of Two Cities (short)
The Duke D'Evremon
 
1911 Jean Rescues (short)
 
1910 Jean and the Waif (short)
 
1910 The Three of Them (short)
 
1910 Twelfth Night (short)
Sir Toby Belch
 
1910 The Girl and the Judge; or, A Terrible Temptation (short)
The Judge
 
1910 Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy (short)
 
1909 A Midsummer Night's Dream (short)
 
1909 The Life of Moses
 
1909 Benedict Arnold (short)
Major Andre
 
1909 Les Miserables (Part I) (short)
 
1909 The Way of the Cross (short)
 
1909 The Cobbler and the Caliph (short)
 
1909 Washington Under the American Flag (short)
 
1909 The Duke's Jester or A Fool's Revenge (short)
 
1909 The Judgment of Solomon (short)
King Solomon
 
1909 Oliver Twist (short)
Fagin
 
1909 Napoleon, the Man of Destiny (short)
Napoleon
 
1909 Napoleon and the Empress Josephine (short)
Napoleon Bonaparte
 
1909 The Life of Napoleon (short)
Napoleon
 
1909 King Lear (short)
Fool
 
1909 Ruy Blas (short)
 
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1920 The Midnight Bride (as William J. Humphrey)
 
1920 Foolish Monte Carlo
 
1920 The Wife Whom God Forgot
 
1919 Atonement
 
1918 The Unchastened Woman
 
1918 Joan of Plattsburg
 
1917 Babbling Tongues (as William J. Humphrey)
 
1917 Two Men and a Woman
 
1916 The Footlights of Fate
 
1916 Fathers of Men
 
1916 Husks (short)
 
1916 From Out of the Past (short)
 
1916 The Secret Seven (short)
 
1915 On Her Wedding Night
 
1915 The Flower of the Hills (short)
 
1915 Sam's Sweetheart (short)
 
1915 Heredity (short)
 
1915 To Cherish and Protect (short)
 
1915 On the Turn of a Card (short)
 
1915 The Butterfly's Lesson (short)
 
1915 The Shadow of Fear (short)
 
1915 The Good in the Worst of Us (short)
 
1915 The Scar (short)
 
1915 The Way of the Transgressor (short)
 
1915 The Return of Maurice Donnelly (short)
 
1915 The Radium Thieves (short)
 
1915 The Millionaire's Hundred Dollar Bill (short)
 
1915 Hearts to Let (short)
 
1915 For Another's Crime (short)
 
1915 The Slightly Worn Gown (short)
 
1914 An Affair for the Police (short)
 
1914 The Man That Might Have Been (short)
 
1914 The Senator's Brother (short)
 
1914 His Wedded Wife (short)
 
1914 His Dominant Passion (short)
 
1914/I Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds (short)
 
1914 The Man Who Knew (short)
 
1914 The Upper Hand (short)
 
1914 The Song of the Ghetto (short)
 
1914 Maria's Sacrifice (short)
 
1914 Hearts of Women (short)
 
1914 Nocturne in E-Flat (short)
 
1913 The Spirit of Christmas (short)
 
1913 Playing the Pipers (short)
 
1913 The Line-Up (short)
 
1913/I The Flirt (short)
 
1913 The Penalties of Reputation (short)
 
1913 My Lady of Idleness (short)
 
1913 The Glove (short)
 
1913 An Unwritten Chapter (short)
 
1913/I The Snare of Fate (short)
 
1913 An Infernal Tangle (short)
 
1913 The Butler's Secret (short)
 
1913 A Husband's Trick (short)
 
1913 His Life for His Emperor (short)
 
1913 Captain Mary Brown (short)
 
1913 Hearts of the First Empire (short)
 
1913 Mixed Identities (short)
 
1913 The Golden Hoard; or, Buried Alive (short)
 
1913 Red and White Roses (short)
 
1913 That College Life (short)
 
1913 The Chains of an Oath (short)
 
1913/II The Trap (short)
 
1912 Planting the Spring Garden (short)
 
1912 The Dandy, or Mr. Dawson Turns the Tables (short)
 
1912 The Scoop (short)
 
1912 None But the Brave Deserve the Fair (short)
 
1912 Every Inch a Man (short)
 
1912 Nothing to Wear (short)
 
1912 The Heart of the King's Jester (short)
 
1912 The Money Kings (short)
 
1911 The Military Air-Scout (short)
 
1911 A Slight Mistake (short)
 
1911 The Freshet (short)
 
1911 An Aeroplane Elopement (short)
 
1911 A Southern Soldier's Sacrifice (short)
 
1911 Selecting His Heiress (short)
 
1911 A Tale of Two Cities (short)
 
1910 In Neighboring Kingdoms (short)
 
1910 The Three of Them (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (4 titles)
1920 Foolish Monte Carlo
 
1919 Atonement (writer)
 
1918 The Unchastened Woman (writer)
 
1917 Babbling Tongues (as William J. Humphrey / story)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1919 Atonement (producer)
 

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Alternate Names:

William J. Humphrey | Wm. Humphrey | William Humphreys | Mr. Humphries | William Humphries | Wm. Humphrys

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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