Occupation Actor Spouse Etta Hawkins (m. 1891) Role Film actor | Name William Morris Years active 1875 – 1935 | |
Born January 1, 1861 Boston, Massachusetts Died January 11, 1936, Los Angeles, California, United States Children Chester Morris, Adrian Morris, Gordon Morris Grandchildren Kenton Morris, Brooks Morris, Cynthia Morris Movies The Roadhouse Murder, Brothers, The Washington Masquerade, The Gang Buster, Romeo and Juliet Similar People Chester Morris, A Edward Sutherland, Francis X Bushman, J Walter Ruben, Walter Lang | ||
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William Henry Morris (January 1, 1861 – January 11, 1936) was an American stage and film actor.
He began his career as a teenager in the theater, first appearing at the Boston Museum, 1875 and became a star on Broadway. Much theater work where he spent most of his career. He appeared in popular plays such as 1909's Is Matrimony a Failure? He was a character actor in silent films, usually playing gruff fathers or bad guys.
His appearance in Alice Guy's 1917 silent film The Ocean Waif, from Kino DVD, is an example of Morris's surviving screen work.
He was married to actress Etta Hawkins, with whom he had four children, including 1930s film star Chester Morris.
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