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William Burress

Acting
81 years oldNewcomerstown, Ohio, USA

Personal Details

Born
August 19, 1867 - October 30, 1948 (age 81)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Newcomerstown, Ohio, USA
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

William Rosenberry Burris
Bill Burress
William Burgess

Movies (41)

Never Say Die
6.8

Never Say Die

as Man with Dog

1939

Hot Water
5.0

Hot Water

as Clerk (uncredited)

1937

Wild Money

Wild Money

as Spreckett (as William Burress)

1937

Shall We Dance
7.2

Shall We Dance

as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

1937

Racketeers in Exile
6.0

Racketeers in Exile

as Thornton

1937

We Who Are About to Die
6.8

We Who Are About to Die

as Charlie Gaunt (uncredited)

1937

Dr. Socrates
6.4

Dr. Socrates

as George S. Harris - Grocery Proprietor

1935

Life Begins at Forty

Life Begins at Forty

as Abercrombie's Friend

1935

The Little Colonel
6.5

The Little Colonel

as Dr. Scott

1935

Grand Old Girl
6.5

Grand Old Girl

as Butts

1935

Opened by Mistake

Opened by Mistake

as Banker, Patsy's Boss

1934

The Richest Girl in the World
5.7

The Richest Girl in the World

as Haley's Editor (uncredited)

1934

Jane Eyre
4.9

Jane Eyre

as Minister

1934

One Night of Love
5.2

One Night of Love

as Mr. Barrett - Mary's Father

1934

Fashions of 1934
6.4

Fashions of 1934

as Feldman

1934

Bedside
5.4

Bedside

as Oscar Bernstein - Music Critic

1934

Convention City
3.0

Convention City

as Customer (as William Burress)

1933

The World Changes
4.3

The World Changes

as Mr. Krauss, a Banker

1933

Broadway Thru a Keyhole
5.7

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

as Thomas Barnum

1933

Pilgrimage
6.9

Pilgrimage

1933

Lost in Limehouse or Lady Esmerelda's Predicament
4.0

Lost in Limehouse or Lady Esmerelda's Predicament

as Hop Tup

1933

You Said a Mouthful
5.0

You Said a Mouthful

as Roger Colby (uncredited)

1932

The Famous Ferguson Case
6.2

The Famous Ferguson Case

as Dad Sipes

1932

Local Boy Makes Good
6.0

Local Boy Makes Good

as Colonel Small

1931

Blonde Crazy
7.0

Blonde Crazy

as Colonel Bellock

1931

Fluttering Hearts
5.3

Fluttering Hearts

as Father

1927

The Girl Who Ran Wild

The Girl Who Ran Wild

as Johnny Cake

1922

The Great Impersonation

The Great Impersonation

as Dr. Hugo Schmidt

1921

Paid in Advance

Paid in Advance

as Regan (as William Burress)

1919

Lord and Lady Algy

Lord and Lady Algy

as Brabazon Tudway

1919

The Forbidden Room

The Forbidden Room

as Lawyer

1919

The Rainbow Trail

The Rainbow Trail

as Waggoner

1918

The Talk of the Town
1.0

The Talk of the Town

1918

Kultur

Kultur

as The Kaiser

1918

A Soul for Sale

A Soul for Sale

as Hale Faxon

1917

The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel

as Chauvelin

1917

The Spy

The Spy

as Freiheer Von Wittzchaeft

1917

Fires of Conscience

Fires of Conscience

as Randolf Sneed

1916

The Man from Bitter Roots

The Man from Bitter Roots

as Toy

1916

The Battle of Hearts

The Battle of Hearts

as Captain Sprague

1916

The School for Scandal

The School for Scandal

as Rowley

1914