
Actor
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Austin (12 June 1884 – 15 June 1975) was a British character actor who was born on a sugar plantation in Georgetown in British Guiana (now Guyana). On the death of his father he was brought to England to complete his education. He later filled a business post in Shanghai and on being sent to San Francisco by the company he worked for, he decided to stay in America and take up acting on the stage and later in films. He appeared in many American films and serials between the 1920s and the 1940s, though the vast majority of his roles were small and uncredited. He was the brother of actor Albert Austin. He died in Newport Beach, California. Of the numerous silent films Austin appeared in, he is best remembered as the sidekick friend of Clara Bow in Bow's best known film It (1927). Mr. Austin's portrayal in the 1943 Batman serial of Batman's butler Alfred is the iconic portrayal still used in the comics. Previous to being played by Mr. Austin, the character was fat and had no facial hair. Performed by Mr. Austin, the character was thin with a mustache. Shortly after the serial was released, Alfred in the comics was changed to match the look of the serial; this representation of the character has for the most part continued to this day except for the live action films, the Birds of Prey series, and the Deadshot short in Batman: Gotham Knight where he has no moustache. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Austin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Născut
10 iunie 1884
Zodie
Gemeni
Decedat
15 iunie 1975
Locul nașterii
Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]
Universul filmelor sale
Regie · 2 filme
Rowland V. Lee
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu, The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Inquisitive Stranger
1939

The Gay Divorcee
Cyril Glossop
1934

Batman
Alfred
1943

The Private Life of Henry VIII
Duke of Cleves
1933

County Hospital
Ollie's Hospital Roommate
1932

It
Monty Montgomery
1927

The Return of the Vampire
Detective Gannett
1943

Alice in Wonderland
Gryphon
1933

Duck Soup
Lord Tarbotham
1927

Fig Leaves
Andre's Assistant
1926

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
Sylvester Wadsworth
1930

Corsair
Richard Bentinck
1931

$1,000 a Minute
Salesman
1935

The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
Sylvester Wadsworth
1929

Charley's Aunt
Spectator
1941

The Goose and the Gander
Arthur Summers
1935

Oil for the Lamps of China
Clerk in Chase's office
1935

Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
Constable Holly
1937

What Happened to Jones?
Henry Fuller
1926

The Marriage Playground
Lord Wrench
1929

Sweetie
Prof. Percy Willow
1929

The World At Her Feet
Det. Hall
1927

The Ghost Goes Wild
Barnaby
1947

The Flirting Widow
James Raleigh
1930