William Burress

Biography

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

42

Birth Date

1867-08-19 00:00:00

Birth Place

Newcomerstown, Ohio, USA

Known For

• Opened by Mistake
• 

  Fluttering Hearts
• 

  Lord and Lady Algy
• 

  The Rainbow Trail
• 

  A Soul for Sale
• 

  The Scarlet Pimpernel

Credits

• actors (42 credits)

  • Never Say Die

    Man with Dog

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Hot Water

    Clerk (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Wild Money

    Spreckett (as William Burress)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Shall We Dance

    Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Racketeers in Exile

    Thornton

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • We Who Are About to Die

    Charlie Gaunt (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Dr. Socrates

    George S. Harris - Grocery Proprietor

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Life Begins at Forty

    Abercrombie's Friend

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Little Colonel

    Dr. Scott

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Grand Old Girl

    Butts

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Opened by Mistake

    Banker, Patsy's Boss

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Richest Girl in the World

    Haley's Editor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Jane Eyre

    Minister

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • One Night of Love

    Mr. Barrett - Mary's Father

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Fashions of 1934

    Feldman

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Bedside

    Oscar Bernstein - Music Critic

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Convention City

    Customer (as William Burress)

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The World Changes

    Mr. Krauss, a Banker

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Broadway Thru a Keyhole

    Thomas Barnum

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Pilgrimage

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Lost in Limehouse or Lady Esmerelda's Predicament

    Hop Tup

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • You Said a Mouthful

    Roger Colby (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Famous Ferguson Case

    Dad Sipes

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Local Boy Makes Good

    Colonel Small

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Blonde Crazy

    Colonel Bellock

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Fluttering Hearts

    Father

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • The Girl Who Ran Wild

    Johnny Cake

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • The Great Impersonation

    Dr. Hugo Schmidt

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • Lord and Lady Algy

    Brabazon Tudway

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • Paid in Advance

    Regan (as William Burress)

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • The Forbidden Room

    Lawyer

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • The Rainbow Trail

    Waggoner

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • The Talk of the Town

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • Kultur

    The Kaiser

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • A Soul for Sale

    Hale Faxon

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Scarlet Pimpernel

    Chauvelin

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Soul of Satan

    Alden Lee

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Spy

    Freiheer Von Wittzchaeft

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • Fires of Conscience

    Randolf Sneed

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Man from Bitter Roots

    Toy

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Battle of Hearts

    Captain Sprague

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The School for Scandal

    Rowley

    actor

    actors
    1914