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Name
  
William Humphrey


Role
  

Died
  
October 4, 1942, Hollywood, California, United States

Spouse
  
Berthe Sotenberg (m. ?–1942)

Movies
  
A Tale of Two Cities, Devil‑May‑Care, The Unholy Three, Haldane of the Secret Service, Dick Tracy

Similar People
  
Maurice Costello, Edith Storey, Florence Turner, J Stuart Blackton, John Bunny

A Tale of Two Cities (1911). William J. Humphrey


William Jonathan Humphrey (January 2, 1875 - October 4, 1942) was an American actor and film director.

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Born in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, William Humphrey was a well-known member of the early stock company of Vitagraph Studios. Without the romantic looks to become a real star, he nevertheless played leads in Shakespeare and other important studio productions of the day. He also directed or co-directed eighty films between 1911 and 1927, including comedian Mabel Normand in the 1918 propaganda drama entitled Joan of Plattsburg.

In the late silent era, Humphrey, with other original Vitagraph actors such as Florence Turner, Maurice Costello, and Flora Finch, was kept on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer payroll for expert playing of character roles. For MGM, he had roles in One Night in Rome (1924) starring Laurette Taylor and The Actress (1928) starring Norma Shearer. He acted in 138 films altogether and continued until 1937.

William J. Humphrey


Selected filmography

  • The Military Air-Scout (1911)
  • Hearts of the First Empire (1913)
  • The Unchastened Woman (1918)
  • The Social Code (1923)
  • The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924) as Stephen A. Douglas
  • Beau Brummel (1924)
  • The Unholy Three (1925)
  • Murder at Midnight (1931)
  • Find the Witness (1937)
  • References

    William J. Humphrey Wikipedia


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