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William A. Seiter (1890–1964)

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He is especially remembered for his handling of comedy. In his long career, he made films with Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey, The Ritz Brothers, Shirley Temple, W.C. Fields, The Marx Brothers, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. See more trivia »

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Filmography

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1965 The World of Abbott and Costello (archive footage - uncredited)
 
1959 The Alaskans (TV series)
 
1958 Love That Jill (TV series)
Tonight's the Night (1958)
 
1956-1957 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Are Trees People? (1957)
Woman's Work (1956)
A Life to Live By (1956)
 
1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
In Times Like These (1956)
 
1955-1956 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
High Stakes (1956)
Broken Journey (1955)
The Wild Bunch (1955)
 
1956 Chevron Hall of Stars (TV series)
 
1956 Have Camera Will Travel (TV movie)
 
1955 My Favorite Husband (TV series)
The Statue (1955)
The Painting (1955)
 
1955 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Want Ad Wedding (1955)
 
1955 The Millionaire (TV series)
The Joe Iris Story (1955)
 
1955 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
 
1955 Stage 7 (TV series)
 
1953 Champ for a Day
 
1951 Dear Brat
 
1950 Borderline
 
1949 Gems of Song (short)
 
1947 I'll Be Yours
 
1946 Lover Come Back (as William Seiter)
 
1946 Little Giant
 
1945 It's a Pleasure
 
1943 Destroyer
 
1942 Broadway
 
1941 Nice Girl?
 
1940 Hired Wife
 
1940 It's a Date
 
1939 The Little Princess (uncredited)
 
1938 Room Service
 
1936 Stowaway
 
1936 Dimples
 
1935 In Person
 
1935 Orchids to You
 
1935 Roberta
 
1934 Love Birds
 
1933 Chance at Heaven (as William Seiter)
 
1933 Rafter Romance (as William Seiter)
 
1933 Diplomaniacs
 
1932 If I Had a Million (segment "The Three Marines")
 
1932 Hot Saturday (as William Seiter)
 
1932 Is My Face Red?
 
1932 Young Bride (as William Seiter)
 
1932 Girl Crazy
 
1931 Peach-O-Reno
 
1931 Way Back Home (as William Seiter)
 
1931 Caught Plastered (as William Seiter)
 
1931 Too Many Cooks (as William Seiter)
 
1931 L'aviateur
 
1931 Kiss Me Again (uncredited)
 
1931 Full of Notions
 
1930 Going Wild
 
1930 Sunny
 
1930 Back Pay (uncredited)
 
1930 The Flirting Widow (uncredited)
 
1930 Strictly Modern
 
1929 The Love Racket
 
1929 Prisoners
 
1929 Why Be Good?
 
1929 Synthetic Sin
 
1929 Synthetic Wife
 
1928 Outcast
 
1928 Waterfront
 
1928 Happiness Ahead
 
1927 Out All Night
 
1926 The Cheerful Fraud (as William Seiter)
 
1926 Take It from Me
 
1926 Rolling Home
 
1925 Where Was I?
 
1925 The Teaser
 
1925 The Mad Whirl
 
1924 The Fast Worker
 
1924 Helen's Babies
 
1924 The Family Secret (as William Seiter)
 
1924 Listen Lester
 
1924 The White Sin (as William Seiter)
 
1924 Daddies
 
1923 Bell Boy 13
 
1922 When Love Comes
 
1922 Up and at 'Em
 
1922 The Understudy
 
1922 Boy Crazy
 
1921 Eden and Return
 
1921 The Foolish Age
 
1921 Passing Through
 
1919 A Sure Cure (short) (as William Seiter)
 
1919 The Little Dears (short) (as William Seiter)
 
1919 Moving Day (short) (as William Seiter)
 
1919 His Own Medicine (short)
 
1919 Why Divorce? (short) (as William Seiter)
 
1919 Honeymooning (short) (as William Seiter)
 
1919 Close to Nature (short) (as William Seiter)
 
1919 After the Bawl (short) (as William Seiter)
 
1919 Their Day of Rest (short) (as William Seiter)
 
1919 In a Pinch (short) (as William Seiter)
 
1918 Some Baby! (short)
 
1918 Camouflage (short)
 
1918 Ain't It So? (short)
 
1918 The Fly Ball (short)
 
1918 Oh! What a Day (short)
 
1918 Beauties and Bombs (short)
 
1918 Beach Birds (short)
 
1918 Love and Lunch (short)
 
1918/II In and Out (short)
 
1915 Gold-Bricking Cupid (short)
 
1915 The Honeymoon Roll (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (12 titles)
1954 Make Haste to Live (associate producer)
 
1953 Champ for a Day (associate producer)
 
1953 The Lady Wants Mink (associate producer)
 
1950 Borderline (producer - uncredited)
 
1948 One Touch of Venus (producer)
 
1944 Belle of the Yukon (producer)
 
1940 Hired Wife (producer)
 
1931 Big Business Girl (producer)
 
1930 Back Pay (producer - uncredited)
 
1930 The Flirting Widow (producer - uncredited)
 
1926 The Cheerful Fraud (producer - as William Seiter)
 
1926 Skinner's Dress Suit (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (12 titles)
1933 Sons of the Desert (uncredited)
 
1926 The Cheerful Fraud (scenario)
 
1924 Listen Lester (adaptation)
 
1922 Up and at 'Em (story)
 
1921 The Foolish Age
 
1918 Some Baby! (short) (written by)
 
1918 Ain't It So? (short) (written by)
 
1918 The Fly Ball (short) (written by)
 
1918 Oh! What a Day (short) (written by)
 
1918 All 'Fur' Her (short) (written by)
 
1918 The Recruit (short) (written by)
 
1918 The Fatal Flower (short) (written by)
 
Show ShowActor (6 titles)
1924 The City of Stars (short)
Director
 
1915 The Honeymoon Roll (short)
 
1914 Cruel, Cruel World! (short)
 
1913 Pierre of the North (short)
 
1913 The Three Wise Men (short)
Joseph (as William Seiter)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1950 Borderline (presenter)
 
1937 On the Avenue (fill-in director - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1927 Life in Hollywood No. 4 (documentary short)
Himself
 

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Alternate Names:

William Seiter

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Trivia:

He is especially remembered for his handling of comedy. In his long career, he made films with Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey, The Ritz Brothers, Shirley Temple, W.C. Fields, The Marx Brothers, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. See more »

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