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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...
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The Gay DivorceeMovie • 1934
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesMovie • 1939
BatmanMovie • 1943
National VelvetMovie • 1945
Alice in WonderlandMovie • 1933
The Return of the VampireMovie • 1943
The Private Life of Henry VIIIMovie • 1933
Imitation of LifeMovie • 1934
ItMovie • 1927
County HospitalMovie • 1932
Fig LeavesMovie • 1926
Duck SoupMovie • 1927