Occupation ActorFilm director Spouse Leonora Ainsworth Role Film actor | Name William Dowlan Years active 1912 - 1920 | |
Born 21 September 1882 ( 1882-09-21 ) St. Paul, Minnesota Other names W.C. DowlanWilliam Dowlan Died November 6, 1947, Los Angeles, California, United States Movies The Menace to Carlotta, Somewhere in America Similar People Allan Dwan, Mary Miles Minter, June Mathis, Louis B Mayer, Joseph De Grasse | ||
William C. Dowlan (21 September 1882 in St. Paul, Minnesota – 6 November 1947 in Los Angeles, California) was an American silent film actor, and director
Dowlan initially began as an actor in films in 1912 but in 1915 became interested in directing and began simultaneously acting and directing. His film in directorship was Her Mysterious Escort in 1915
He directed films such as Youth's Endearing Charm in 1916 working with actors such as Mary Miles Minter and Harry von Meter.
Dowlan married screenwriter Leonora Ainsworth.
Dowlan retired from acting and concentrated on film directing throughout the late 1910s until his retirement from film in 1920. He died in 1947 aged 65.
Filmography
Actor
1917
The Two-Gun Parson (Short) as
The Parson
1916
Drugged Waters as
Dr. J. Sherwood
1916
Just Plain Folks (Short) as
King Stander
1915
The Great Fear (Short) as
Larry Moore
1915
The Devil and Idle Hands (Short) as
Jack Saunders
1915
The Mayor's Decision (Short) as
John Stanhope
1915
The Masked Substitute (Short) as
Jim Dexter
1915
The Lilt of Love (Short)
1915
Lord Barrington's Estate (Short) as
Dick Barrington
1915
The Double Standard (Short) as
The Husband
1915
Dear Little Old Time Girl (Short) as
James K. Lee
1915
Their Secret (Short) as
Billy Lawrence
1915
Her Mysterious Escort (Short)
1915
Across the Footlights (Short) as
Larry Moore
1915
Under the Crescent as
Stanley Clyde
1915
A Modern Enoch Arden (Short) as
Dicky Bannister
1915
The Old Doctor (Short) as
Young Doctor Richard Carleton
1915
An Idyll of the Hills (Short) as
Frank Collins
1915
The Desert Breed (Short) as
Jack - Fred's partner
1915
All for Peggy (Short) as
Will Brandon
1915
Outside the Gates (Short) as
Manuel
1915
Where the Forest Ends (Short) as
Jack Norton
1915
Such Is Life (Short) as
Will Deming
1915
The Threads of Fate (Short) as
The Lover
1915
The Measure of a Man (Short) as
Bob Brandt
1915
The Star of the Sea (Short) as
Father Busoni (as William Dowlan)
1915
The Sin of Olga Brandt (Short) as
Rev. John Armstrong
1914
Her Escape (Short) as
Paul Reeves
1914
A Night of Thrills (Short) as
Jack
1914
The Lion, the Lamb, the Man (Short) as
Rev. Hugh Baxton - the Man
1914
Lights and Shadows (Short)
1914
Richelieu as
Adrien de Mauprat
1914
The Hopes of Blind Alley (Short) as
The Unsuccessful Artist
1914
The Forbidden Room (Short) as
Prosecuting Attorney
1914
The Unlawful Trade (Short) as
Neut Haigh
1914
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek (Short) as
Bashful Bill
1914
The End of the Feud (Short) as
Joel
1914
The Embezzler (Short) as
Arthur Bronson
1914
The Menace to Carlotta (Short) as
Tony
1914
Them Ol' Letters (Short)
1912
The Stigma (Short) as
Bert Warren
1912
Home and Mother (Short) as
Jack
1912
In the Long Run (Short) as
Jim Dowlan
1912
Dad's Mistake (Short) as
Jack Dowling - the Younger Sister's Sweetheart
Director
1920
The Chorus Girl's Romance
1920
Dangerous to Men
1920
Locked Lips
1920
The Peddler of Lies
1919
Under Suspicion
1919
Common Property
1919
Loot
1919
Cowardice Court
1919
Restless Souls
1918
Irish Eyes (as William Dowlan)
1918
Daughter Angele (as William Dowlan)
1918
Alias Mary Brown (uncredited)
1917
The Outsider
1917
Somewhere in America
1917
The Two-Gun Parson (Short)
1916
The Light
1916
Youth's Endearing Charm
1916
The Madcap
1916
Drugged Waters
1916
Lavinia Comes Home (Short)
1916
Just Plain Folks (Short)
1915
The Great Fear (Short)
1915
The Devil and Idle Hands (Short)
1915
The Mayor's Decision (Short)
1915
The Masked Substitute (Short)
1915
The College Orphan
1915
The Lilt of Love (Short)
1915
Lord Barrington's Estate (Short)
1915
The Double Standard (Short)
1915
Dear Little Old Time Girl (Short)
1915
Their Secret (Short)
1915
Her Mysterious Escort (Short)
Self
1914
The Great Universal Mystery (Short documentary) as
Self
References
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