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The Probert Encyclopaedia of Actors

W.C. FIELDS

W.C Fields was an American actor. He was born in 1880 at Philadelphia and died in 1946. Originaly William Claude Dukenfield, he left home at the age of 11 and entered show business at the age of 14 - playing the vaudeville circuit in the United States and Europe as a comic juggler before he became renowned for his film roles as a gravel-voiced, disreputable-looking, sharp- witted misanthrope who loathed children and animals.
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WADE WILLIAMS

Wade Andrew Williams is an American actor. He was born in 1961 at Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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WALLACE BEERY

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Wallace Beery was an American actor. He was born in 1880 at Kansas City and died in 1949. A graduate of Kansas City High School, he began his theatrical career as an assistant elephant trainer for the Ringling Brothers Circus at the start of the 20th century. A few years later he was on the stage where, despite his large features his forte was as a female impersonator, and in vaudeville he sang in variety shows, stock companies and Broadway musicals. His film career began at the Essanay Studios in 1914 and he starred in a series of some 30 comedies about a character named 'Sweedie' a preposterous female servant. During the 1920s he switched roles to play rugged, commanding figures.
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WALLACE FORD

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Wallace Ford (real name Samuel Grundy) was a British-born American actor. He was born in 1897 and died in 1966.
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WALLACE REID

Wallace Reid was an American actor, director and screenwriter. He was born in 1891 at St Louis and died in 1923. The son of stage actors. He joined the act at the age of four, making his film debut in 'The Phoenix' in 1910.
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WALLY BROWN

Wally Brown was an actor. He was born in 1989 and died in 1961.
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WALLY COX

Wally Cox was an actor. He was born in 1924 and died in 1973.
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WALLY PATCH

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Wally Patch (real nameWalter Vinnicombe) was an English actor. He was born in 1888 and died in 1970.
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WALLY VERNON

Wally Vernon was an actor. He was born in 1904 and died in 1970.
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WALTER ABEL

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Walter Abel was an actor. He was born in 1898 and died in 1987.
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WALTER BRENNAN

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Walter Brennan was an actor. He was born in 1894 and died in 1974.
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WALTER BYRON

Walter Byron was an actor. He was born in 1899 and died in 1972.
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WALTER C MILLER

Walter C Miller was an actor. He was born in 1892 and died in 1940.
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WALTER CATLETT

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Walter Catlett was an American actor. He was born in 1889 and died in 1960.
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WALTER CHIARI

Walter Chiari was an actor. He was born in 1924 and died in 1991.
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WALTER CONNOLLY

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Walter Connolly was an American actor. He was born in 1887 and died in 1940.
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WALTER FITZGERALD

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Walter Fitzgerald (real name Walter Bond) was an actor. He was born in 1896 and died in 1976.
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WALTER GOTELL

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Walter Gotell is a British actor, farmer and businessman. He was born in 1924.
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WALTER HAMPDEN

Walter Hampden was an actor. He was born in 1879 and died in 1955.
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WALTER HUDD

Walter Hudd is an actor. He was born in 1898.
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WALTER HUSTON

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Walter Huston (real name Walter Houghston) was a Canadian actor. He was born in 1884 and died in 1950.
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WALTER KINGSFORD

Walter Kingsford was an actor. He was born in 1882 and died in 1958.
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WALTER KOENIG

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Walter Koenig is an American actor. He was born in 1946 at Chicago, Illinois. He is best known for playing the role of the Russian 'Chekov' in the 1960's television series 'Star Trek' and later the role of 'Alfred Bester' in the 1990's televison series 'Babylon 5'.
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WALTER LONG

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Walter Long was an American actor. He was born in 1879 at Milford, New Hampshire and died in 1952. He was a heavyset character player of the American screen, typically as a snarling, evil-eyed villain. On screen from 1914, he had his start in the films of D.W. Griffith. He is memorable for his many confrontations with Laurel and Hardy in several of their comedy shorts of the early 1930s.
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WALTER MATTHAU

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Walter Matthau is an American actor. He was born in 1920 at New York as Walter Matuschanskavasky, a name he used for his cameo appearance in the 1974 film 'Earthquake'. He made his Broadway debut in 1948 as understudy for the role of an 85-year old bishop in 'Anne of the Thousand Days'. A film career followed rave reviews of his role in 1955 in the play ' Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?'.
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WALTER PIDGEON

Walter Pidgeon was a Canadian actor. He was born in 1897 at East St John, New Brunswick and died in 1984 of a stroke.
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WALTER RILLA

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Walter Rilla was a German actor. He was born in 1895 at Neukirchen and died in 1980.
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WALTER SANDE

Walter Sande was an actor. He was born in 1906 and died in 1972.
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WALTER SLEZAK

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Walter Slezak was an Austrian actor. He was born in 1902 and died in 1983.
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WALTER WINCHELL

Walter Winchell was an actor. He was born in 1897 and died in 1972.
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WALTER WOOLF KING

Walter Woolf King was an American actor. He was born in 1899 at San Francisco, California and died in 1984.
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WARD BINGLEY

Ward Bingley was a Dutch actor. He was born in 1755 at Rotterdam and died in 1818 at the Hague. He made his stage debut in 1799 at Amsterdam.
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WARD BOND

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Ward Bond was an actor. He was born in 1903 and died in 1960.
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WARNER ANDERSON

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Warner Anderson was an actor. He was born in 1911 and died in 1976.
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WARNER BAXTER

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Warner Baxter was an American actor. He was born in 1889 at Columbus, Ohio and died in 1951 of pneumonia.
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WARNER OLAND

Warner Oland was an actor. He was born in 1880 and died in 1938.
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WARREN BEATTY

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Warren Beatty is an American actor, director and writer. He was born in 1937 at Richmond, Virginia, USA, the younger brother of the actress Shirley MacLaine. He made his film debut in 'Splendor in the Grass' in 1961 and played Dick Tracy in the 1990 film.
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WARREN CLARKE

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Warren Clarke is an English actor and television show director. He was born in 1947 at Oldham, Lancashire. He is best known for starring as 'Dalziel' in the 2000 television series 'Dalziel and Pascoe'.
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WARREN HYMER

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Warren Hymer was an American actor. He was born in 1906 and died in 1948.
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WARREN MITCHELL

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Warren Mitchell is an English actor. He was born in 1926. He is best known for his alter-ego, the racist, ignorant, eastender 'Alf Garnett'.
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WARREN OATES

Warren Oates was an actor. He was born in 1928 and died in 1982.
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WARREN STEVENS

Warren Stevens is an actor. He was born in 1919.
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WARREN WILLIAM

Warren William was an American actor. He was born in 1894 at Aitkin, Minnesota and died in 1948.
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WAYNE MORRIS

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Wayne Morris was an American actor. He was born in 1914 at Los Angeles, California and died in 1959 of a heart attack.
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WAYNE ROGERS

Wayne Rogers is an actor. He was born in 1934.
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WENDELL COREY

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Wendell Corey was an Aerican actor. He was born in 1914 at Dracut, Massachusetts and died in 1968.
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WENSLEY PITHEY

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Wensley Pithey is a South African-born British actor. He was born in 1914.
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WERNER KLEMPERER

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Werner Klemperer was a German actor. He was born in 1919 at Cologne and died in 2000.
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WERNER KRAUSS

Werner Krauss was an actor. He was born in 1884 and died in 1959.
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WERNER PETERS

Werner Peters was an actor. He was born in 1918 and died in 1971.
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WES ANDERSON

Wes Anderson is an American actor, film director, writer and film producer. He was born in 1970 at Houston, Texas.
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WESLEY ADDY

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Wesley Addy was an Ameican actor. He was born in 1912 and died in 1997.
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WESLEY SNIPES

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Wesley Snipes is an American actor and film producer. He was born in 1962 at Orlando, Florida and brought up in the South Bronx in New York City.
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WHEELER OAKMAN

Wheeler Oakman was an American actor. He was born in 1890 at Washington, District of Columbia, and died in 1949 of a heart attack. He often played the bad guy in Westerns and in science-fiction, appearing in two 'Buck Rogers' films and in the 1938 'Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars'.
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WHIT BISSELL

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Whit Bissell was an actor. He was born in 1919 and died in 1981.
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WILFRED LUCAS

Wilfred Lucas is an actor. He was born in 1926.
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WILFRED PICKLES

Wilfred Pickles was an actor. He was born in 1904 and died in 1978.
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WILFRID BRAMBELL

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Wilfrid Brambell was an actor. He was born in 1912 and died in 1985. Despite allegations of a seedy private life, he became famous for his role in 'Steptoe'.
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WILFRID HYDE WHITE

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Wilfrid Hyde White was an English actor. He was born in 1903 and died in 1991.
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WILFRID LAWSON

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Wilfrid Lawson was an actor. He was born in 1900 and died in 1966.
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WILL ESTES

Will Estes (also known as Will Nipper) is an American actor. He was born in 1978 at Los Angeles, California.
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WILL FYFFE

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Will Fyffe was a Scottish actor, singer and comedian. He was born in 1884 and died in 1947 following a fall from a hotel window.
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WILL GEER

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Will Geer (real name Will Ghere) was an American actor. He was born in 1902 and died in 1978.
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WILL HAY

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Will Hay was an English comedian and actor. He was born in 1888 at Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland and died in 1949 following a series of strokes.
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WILL HUTCHINS

Will Hutchins is an actor. He was born in 1932.
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WILL PATTON

Will Patton is an American actor. He was born in 1954 at Charleston, South Carolina.
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WILL ROGERS

Will Rogers was an actor. He was born in 1879 and died in 1935.
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WILL SAMPSON

Will Sampson is an actor. He was born in 1935.
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WILL SMITH

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Will Smith (real name Willard Christopher Smith Junior) is an American actor, film producer and musician. He was born in 1968 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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WILL WRIGHT

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Will Wright was an American actor. He was born in 1894 and died in 1962.
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WILLARD ROBERTSON

Willard Robertson was an actor. He was born in 1886 and died in 1948.
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WILLEM DAFOE

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Willem Dafoe is an American actor. He was born in 1955 at Appletown, Wisconsin.
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WILLIAM ABBOT

William Abbot was an English actor. He was born in 1789 and died in 1843. He made his debut in 1806 at Bath, and a few years later moved to London, appearing at Covent Garden where he proved very popular before moving to America where he failed to make an impression.
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WILLIAM ALLAND

William Alland is an actor. He was born in 1916.
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WILLIAM ATHERTON

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William Atherton is an American actor. He was born in 1947 at Orange, Connecticut.
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WILLIAM B. DAVIDSON

William B Davidson was an actor. He was born in 1888 and died in 1947.
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WILLIAM BALDWIN

William Baldwin is an American actor and stuntman. He was born in 1963 at Long Island, New York.
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WILLIAM BALL

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William Ball was an American actor and play director. He was born in 1931 at Chicago, Illinois and died in 1991 of a heart attack.
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WILLIAM BENDIX

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William Bendix was an American actor. He was born in 1906 at New York and died in 1964 of pneumonia.
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WILLIAM BILLY SEVERN

William Billy Severn was an American child actor and later evangelist minister. He was born in 1938 at Hollywood, California and died in 1983 of a heart attack.
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WILLIAM BISHOP

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William Bishop was an American actor. He was born in 1918 at Oak Park, Illinois and died in 1959 of cancer.
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WILLIAM BOYD

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William Boyd (also known as 'Hopalong Cassidy') was an American actor. He was born in 1895 at Hendrysburg, Ohio and died in 1972.
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WILLIAM CAMPBELL

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William Campbell is an American actor. He was born in 1926 at Newark, New Jersey.
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WILLIAM CASTLE

William Castle was an actor. He was born in 1914 and died in 1977.
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WILLIAM COLLIER

William Collier was an actor. He was born in 1866 and died in 1944.
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WILLIAM CONRAD

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William Conrad is an American actor and writer. He was born in 1920.
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WILLIAM CONWAY

William Augustus Conway was an English actor. He was born in 1789 and died in 1828. he appeared in numerous Shakesperian characters, such as Othello, Henry V and Antony in Julius Caesar. He retired from the English stage to move to America in 1821.
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WILLIAM DANIELS

William Daniels is an actor. He was born in 1927.
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WILLIAM DEMAREST

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William Demarest was an American actor. He was born in 1892 and died in 1983.
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WILLIAM DEVANE

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William Devane is an American actor, writer and television director. he was born in 1939 at Albany, New York. Originally a theatre actor, he moved into television during the 1960's.
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WILLIAM DIETERLE

William Dieterle was an actor. He was born in 1893 and died in 1972.
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WILLIAM ELLIOTT

William Elliott (real name Gordon Nance) also known as 'Wild Bill Elliott' was an American rodeo-rider and actor. He was born in 1903 at Pattonsburg, Missouri and died in 1965 of cancer. He was a star of numerous Westerns.
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WILLIAM EYTHE

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William Eythe was an American actor. He was born in 1918 at Mars, Pennsylvania and died in 1957 of hepatitis.
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WILLIAM FARNUM

William Farnum was an actor. He was born in 1876 and died in 1953.
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WILLIAM FOX

William Fox was an actor. He was born in 1879 and died in 1952.
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WILLIAM FRANKLYN

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William Franklyn is an English actor. He was born in 1926 at London.
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WILLIAM FRAWLEY

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William Frawley was an American actor. He was born in 1887 and died in 1966.
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WILLIAM GARGAN

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William Gargan was an American actor. He was born in 1905 and died in 1979.
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WILLIAM GILLETTE

William Gillette was an actor. He was born in 1855 and died in 1937.
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WILLIAM H MACY

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William H Macy is an American actor. he was born in 1950 at Miami, Florida.
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WILLIAM HAADE

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William Haade was an American actor. He was born in 1903 and died in 1966.
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WILLIAM HAINES

William Haines was an actor. He was born in 1900 and died in 1973.
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WILLIAM HARRIGAN

William Harrigan was an actor. He was born in 1894 and died in 1966.
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WILLIAM HARTNELL

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William Hartnell was a British actor. He was born in 1908 and died in 1975. He was typically type-cast as playing the tough British sergaent in war films, he later played the first Dr Who in the BBC series.
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WILLIAM HENRY

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William Henry is an American actor. He was born in 1918.
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WILLIAM HICKEY

William Hickey was an actor. He was born in 1928 and died in 1997.
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WILLIAM HOLDEN

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William Holden (real name William Beedle) was an American character actor. He was born in 1862 at Rochester, New York and died in 1932.
William Holden was an American actor. He was born in 1918 at O'Fallon, Illinois, and died in 1981.
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WILLIAM HOPPER

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William Hopper was an American actor. He was born in 1915 and died in 1969.
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WILLIAM HURT

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William Hurt is an American actor. He was born in 1950 at Washington DC.
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WILLIAM KATT

William Katt is an actor. He was born in 1955.
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WILLIAM MACREADY

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William Charles Macready was an English actor. He was born in 1793 at London and died in 1873. Educated at Rugby he first appeared in 1810 at Birmingham as Romeo and in 1811 at Newcastle as Hamlet, subsequently acting through Britain, France and America.
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WILLIAM MERVYN

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William Mervyn (real name William Mervyn Pickwood) was an English actor. He was born in 1912 and died in 1976.
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WILLIAM POST JR

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William Post Jr was an American actor. He was born in 1901 at Montclair, New Jersey and died in 1989. His first major role cam co-starring in the 1943 film 'Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon', his last role was playing Dr Joe Prescott from 1970 until 1973 in the television series 'Where the Heart is".
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WILLIAM POWELL

William Powell was an actor. He was born in 1892 and died in 1984.
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WILLIAM PRINCE

William Prince is an actor. He was born in 1913.
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WILLIAM S HART

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William S Hart was an actor. He was born in 1870 and died in 1946.
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WILLIAM SCHALLERT

William Schallert is an actor. He was born in 1922.
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WILLIAM SHATNER

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William Shatner is a Canadian actor. He was born in 1931 at Montreal, Quebec. He became famous playing the role of 'Captain Kirk' in the 1960's Science Fiction television series 'Star Trek'.
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WILLIAM SNAPE

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William Snape is an English actor. He was born in 1985 at Sheffield, Yorkshire.
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WILLIAM SYLVESTER

William Sylvester was an American actor. He was born in 1922 at Oakland, California and died in 1995.
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WILLIAM TALMAN

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William Talman was an American actor. He was born in 1915 and died in 1968.
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WILLIAM TERRISS

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William Terriss was the stage name of William Charles James Lewin, an English actor. He was born in 1847 at London and died in 1897. He first appeared as a professional actor in 1867 and in 1878 played Squire Thornhill in 'Olivia'. He was assassinated in 1897 as he entered the Adelphi Theatre by an actor crazed by poverty.
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WILLIAM TRACY

William Tracy was an actor. He was born in 1917 and died in 1967.
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WILLIAM TUBBS

William Tubbs was an actor. He was born in 1909 and died in 1953.
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WILLIAM WINDOM

William Windom is an American actor. He was born in 1923 at New York.
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WILLIE AAMES

Willie Aames is an American actor, director and writer. He was born in 1960 at Los Angeles, California.
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WILLIE BEST

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Willie Best was an American actor and composer. He was born in 1913 at Sunflower, Mississippi and died in 1962.
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WILLIS BOUCHEY

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Willis Bouchey was an American actor. He was born in 1895 and died in 1977.
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WILLOUGHBY GODDARD

Willoughby Goddard is an English actor. He was born in 1926 at Bicester, Oxfordshire.
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WILLY FRITSCH

Willy Fritsch was a German actor. He was born in 1901 and died in 1973.
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WINDSOR DAVIES

Windsor Davies is an English actor. He was born in 1930 at Canning Town, London. He is best known for his starring role as the loud-mouthed sergeant-major in the 1974 television comedy 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum'.
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WOLF LARSON

Wolf Larson is a German actor and writer. He was born in 1959.
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WOLFGANG KIELING

Wolfgang Kieling was a German actor. He was born in 1924 at Berlin and died in 1985
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WOODY ALLEN

Woody Allen (born Allan Konigsberg) is an American actor and film director. He was born in 1935 at Brooklyn, New York.
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WOODY HARRELSON

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Woody Harrelson is an American actor. He was born in 1961 at Midland, Texas.
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WOODY STRODE

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Woody Strode (also known as Woodrow strode) was an American actor. He was born in 1914 at Los Angeles, California and died in 1994.
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WYLIE WATSON

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Wylie Watson (real name John Wylie Robertson) was a Scottish actor. He was born in 1889 and died in 1966.
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