William Burress

William Burress
Burress in 1913
Born	(1867-08-19)19 August 1867 Newcomerstown, Ohio, United States
Died	30 October 1948(1948-10-30) (aged 81) Los Angeles, USA
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1915–1939

William Burress (19 August 1867 – 30 October 1948) was an American actor. He appeared in fifteen Broadway productions from 1900 to 1920, and more than seventy films from 1915 to 1939.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1915	A Bunch of Keys	Littleton Snaggs
1916	A Man of Sorrow	Kridge
	The Battle of Hearts	Captain Sprague
	The Man from Bitter Roots	Toy
	The End of the Trail	Father Le Jeune
	The Fires of Conscience	Randolf Sneed
1917	The Island of Desire	Tuan Yuck
	The Book Agent	Crandall Barker
	The Spy	Freiheer Von Wittzchaeft
	The Soul of Satan	Alden Lee
	The Scarlet Pimpernel	Chauvelin
1918	A Soul for Sale	Hale Faxon
	Kultur	The Kaiser
	The Rainbow Trail	Waggoner
1919	The Forbidden Room	Lawyer
	Heartsease	Peter Padbury
	Paid in Advance	Regan
	Lord and Lady Algy	Brabazon Tudway
1921	The Great Impersonation	Dr. Hugo Schmidt
1922	The Girl Who Ran Wild	Johnny Cake
1927	Yours to Command	Pa O'Brien
	Fluttering Hearts	Father	Short
1931	Five and Ten	Man in Hospital Waiting Room	Uncredited
	Blonde Crazy	Col. Bellock
	The Guilty Generation	Charlie - City Editor	Uncredited
	Local Boy Makes Good	Colonel Small
1932	Lovers Courageous	Jan Coetzee - Tobacconist	Uncredited
	Scarface	Judge	(alternate ending), Uncredited
	Scandal for Sale	Judge	Uncredited
	The Famous Ferguson Case	Dad Sipes
	The Strange Love of Molly Louvain	Policeman	Uncredited
	Street of Women	Doctor	Uncredited
	Love Is a Racket	Ollie	(scenes deleted)
	You Said a Mouthful	Roger Colby	Uncredited
	They Just Had to Get Married	Bradford
	Rasputin and the Empress	Minor Role	Uncredited
1933	Pilgrimage	Mr. Goldstein	Uncredited
	Turn Back the Clock	Mr. Cradwell	Uncredited
	Broadway Through a Keyhole	Thomas Barnum
	The World Changes	Mr. Krauss, a Banker
	Convention City	Customer
1934	Bedside	Oscar Bernstein	Uncredited
	Fashions of 1934	Feldman
	The Show-Off	Andrew Barnabas	Uncredited
	The Girl from Missouri	Mr. Freddie Hay	Uncredited
	Jane Eyre	Minister
	One Night of Love	Mr. Barrett - Mary's Father	Uncredited
	The Richest Girl in the World	Haley's Editor	Uncredited
	Babes in Toyland	The Toy Maker	Uncredited
1935	The County Chairman		Uncredited
	Grand Old Girl	Butts
	The Little Colonel	Dr. Scott
	Naughty Marietta	Petshop Keeper	Uncredited
	Life Begins at 40	Abercrombie's Friend	Uncredited
	The Big Broadcast of 1936	Musician	Uncredited
	Dr. Socrates	George S. Harris - Grocery Proprietor	Uncredited
1936	The Story of Louis Pasteur	Doctor François	Uncredited
	I'd Give My Life		Uncredited
	After the Thin Man	Cousin Lucius	Uncredited
1937	We Who Are About to Die	Charlie Gaunt - Cashier	Uncredited
	Racketeers in Exile	Thornton
	Shall We Dance	New Jersey Justice of the Peace	Uncredited
	Mountain Music	Hillbilly	Uncredited
	You Can't Beat Love	Mr. Maxwell	Uncredited
	Wild Money	Spreckett
	She Asked for It	Coroner	Uncredited
	Hot Water	Clerk	Uncredited
	Partners in Crime	Policeman	Uncredited
1938	There's Always a Woman	Rent Collector	Uncredited
1939	Never Say Die	Man with Dog	Uncredited, (final film role)

External links

• William Burress at IMDb