Occupation Actor | Name William Stowell | |
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Born March 13, 1885 ( 1885-03-13 ) Boston, Massachusetts Died November 24, 1919(1919-11-24) (aged 34)Belgian Congo | ||
William Stowell (March 13, 1885 – November 24, 1919) was an American silent film actor.
A handsome actor with matinee idol good looks, Stowell was signed into film in 1909 with IMP (forerunner of Universal Studios), and debuted by starring in the popular hit The Cowboy Millionaire (1909), also starring Tom Mix. Between 1909 and his death in 1919 Stowell starred in 119 silent films, often playing in over 10 films a year.
In 1915 he starred in The Great Question alongside actors such as Harold Lockwood with American Studios. In 1916 he starred in The Love Hermit portraying Jack Hillman, and began appearing in a series of Universal features that paired him with Lon Chaney and Dorothy Phillips. Stowell's early death brought the series of adventures to a close.
In 1918 he co-starred with Dorothy Phillips and Erich Von Stroheim in The Heart of Humanity.
In 1919 Universal sent Stowell to the Belgian Congo to scout for filming locations. While en route to Elizabethville Stowell was riding in the caboose car of his train. An out-of-control locomotive engine from another train slammed into Stowell's car killing him instantly.
Filmography
Actor
1919
Paid in Advance as
Jim Blood (the Cur)
1919
The Right to Happiness as
Tom Hardy
1919
The Man in the Moonlight as
Sgt. O'Farrell
1919
Destiny as
Hamilton Burton, as an adult
1919
When a Girl Loves as
'Eagle' Ryan
1918
The Girl o' Dreams as
Harry LeRoy
1918
The Heart of Humanity as
John Patricia
1918
The Talk of the Town as
Lawrence Tabor
1918
The Mortgaged Wife as
Jerome Harris
1918
The Risky Road as
Melville Kingston
1918
Broadway Love as
Henry Rockwell
1918
The Grand Passion as
Dick Evans
1917
In After Years (Short) as
Stephen Landers
1917
Fighting Mad as
Doctor Lambert
1917
Bondage as
Evan Kilvert
1917
Triumph as
Dudley Weyman
1917
Pay Me! as
Bill The Boss
1917
The Rescue as
Kent Wetherall
1917
In the African Jungle (Short) as
Captain Jones
1917
Fires of Rebellion as
John Blake
1917
A Doll's House as
Torvald Helmer
1917
The Flashlight as
Jack Lane
1917
The Girl in the Checkered Coat as
David Norman
1917
Hell Morgan's Girl as
Roger Curwell
1917
The Piper's Price as
Ralph Hadley
1916
Immediate Lee as
King
1916
The Love Hermit as
Jack Hillman
1916
The Sheriff of Plumas (Short) as
Roy Martin
1916
The Man from Manhattan as
Willoughby Whipple
1916
The Release of Dan Forbes (Short) as
Dan Forbes
1916
The Blindness (Short) as
Jim
1916
The Overcoat as
Maurice Norton
1916
Overalls as
Herbert 'Overalls' Drew
1916
Lillo of the Sulu Seas (Short) as
Jeb Foster
1916
The White Rosette as
Lord Kerrigan / Van Kerr
1916
The Man in the Sombrero (Short) as
Alec Danvers
1916
The Gamble (Short) as
Philip Leland
1916
The Secret Wire (Short) as
Joe King
1916
The Other Side of the Door as
Rod - Political Boss and Gambler
1915
The Tragic Circle (Short) as
Dr. Morton
1915
Hartney Merwin's Adventure (Short) as
Hartney Merwin
1915
The Buzzard's Shadow as
Dr. Deschamps
1915
The End of the Road
1915
Pardoned (Short) as
Basil
1915
Breezy Bill, Outcast (Short) as
Breezy Bill
1915
The Great Question (Short) as
Paul Armstrong
1915
The Onion Patch (Short) as
Joe Boyce
1915
Tiger Bait (Short) as
Frank Mason
1915
The Lion's Mate (Short) as
Allan Deane
1915
Lonely Lovers (Short) as
Jerry Phillips
1915
The Strength of a Samson (Short) as
Jack Leftington
1915
The Gentleman Burglar (Short) as
Jim Draper - The Millionaire / Broadway Jim / The Gentleman Burglar
1915
A Night in the Jungle (Short) as
Ralph Graham
1915
Perils of the Jungle (Short) as
George Leighton
1915
The Millionaire Cabby (Short) as
Henry Page
1915
The Leopard's Lair (Short) as
The Baby's Father
1915
Between Matinee and Night (Short) as
Tom Daly
1915
The Old Code (Short) as
Pierre
1915
In the Line of Duty (Short) as
Robert Carter
1914
The Mystery of the Seven Chests (Short) as
Cleo's Husband
1914
The Lion Hunter (Short) as
Peter Grosse
1914
The Grate Impeeryul Sirkus (Short)
1914
The Rajah's Vacation (Short)
1914
The Man Hater (Short) as
Billy - Flora's Brother
1914
Her Victory Eternal (Short) as
Mr. Tabor
1914
The Loyalty of Jumbo (Short) as
Paul Kruser
1914
For Love of Him (Short)
1914
The Missing Page (Short) as
Dr. George Godfrey
1914
Pawn Ticket '913' (Short) as
Ralph Demarest
1914
The Decision of Jim O'Farrell (Short) as
Jim O'Farrell
1914
When a Woman's 40 (Short) as
Stephen Landers
1914
Meller Drammer (Short) as
Harold Montaine
1914
The Skull and the Crown (Short) as
Jack
1914
In Tune with the Wild (Short) as
Captain Jones
1914
The Substitute Heir (Short) as
Charles Benton - the Nephew
1914
His Last Appeal (Short) as
Charles Bell
1914
The Captain's Chair (Short) as
Augustus - the Captain's Nephew
1914
Somebody's Sister (Short) as
Frank
1914
Teaching Father a Lesson (Short) as
Tom - Bess's Sweetheart
1914
On the Minute (Short) as
Thomas Regan
1914
The Game of Life (Short) as
Paul Lawler
1914
In Remembrance (Short) as
Jack Sterling
1914
The Evil We Do (Short) as
Tom Halsey
1914
The Better Way (Short) as
George Ogden
1914
The Speedway of Despair (Short) as
Jim Predmore
1914
Thou Shalt Not Kill (Short) as
Brian Knox
1914
His Guiding Spirit (Short) as
Arthur
1914
Pietro the Pianist (Short) as
Pietro
1913
Father's Day (Short) as
Absalom
1913
With Eyes So Blue and Tender (Short) as
Jim Calvert - the Husband
1913
Hilda of Heron Cove (Short) as
Manfred Cairns - the Millionaire's Son
1913
An Equal Chance (Short) as
Donald Worth
1913
The Port of Missing Women (Short) as
The Artist
1913
The Pendulum of Fate (Short) as
Young Philip - the Son
1913
The Policeman and the Baby (Short) as
Andy - the Mounted Policeman
1913
Around Battle Tree (Short) as
Reverend Burton Warner
1913
The Adventures of a Watch; or, Time Flies and Comes Back (Short) as
Hal Collins
1913
The Water Rat (Short) as
Anthony Markham - the Water Rat
1913
The Burning Rivet (Short) as
The Water Rat
1913
Brown's New Monetary Standard (Short) as
The Paying Bank Teller
1913
The Devil and Tom Walker (Short) as
The Devil
1913
Through Another Man's Eyes (Short) as
Wallace Elder - Tom's Friend & Rival
1913
Granny's Old Armchair (Short) as
Tom Willard - Granny's Grandson
1913
Put to the Test (Short) as
Paul Marchmont
1913
Sweeney's Dream (Short) as
Member of the Cabinet
1913
The Suwanee River (Short) as
The Sheriff
1913
The Ex-Convict's Plunge (Short) as
Elton Gates - the Ex-Convict
1913
A Daughter of the Confederacy (Short)
1913
Dixieland (Short) as
Will de Weaver
1913
God's Way (Short) as
Crimmens
1913
A Change of Administration (Short) as
Lester - the Incoming Clerk
1913
Pauline Cushman, the Federal Spy (Short) as
Maj. Russell
1913
The Ex-Convict (Short) as
John Stone - Wilbur's Twin Brother
1913
A Husband Won by Election (Short) as
John Cartwright
1913
The Millionaire Cowboy (Short) as
Villain in Play
1913
The Clue (Short) as
Tim Hogan - Ben's Pal
1913
The False Order (Short) as
Jack Wright - the Young Engineer
1913
The Man Who Might Have Been (Short) as
Norman Walters
1912
A Freight Train Drama (Short) as
Bart Manning - the Conductor
1912
The Fire Cop (Short) as
Andy Brannigan
1912
Friends in San Rosario (Short) as
Robert Buckley
1912
The Fire Fighter's Love (Short) as
Dan McCormick - Steve's Rival
1912
The Lost Inheritance (Short) as
Big Al Flynn - the Wrestler
1912
A Heart in Rags (Short) as
Big Red
1912
An International Romance (Short) as
Billy West - the American
1912
The House of His Master (Short) as
Dalton - Robert's Friend
1912
As the Fates Decree (Short) as
George Clark - the Man of the World
1912
The Girl at the Cupola (Short) as
Ed Gordon - the New Foreman
1912
The Wreck of the Vega (Short) as
Fred Brown
1912
A Wartime Romance (Short) as
Sergeant Thomas
1912
Under Suspicion (Short) as
Casey - the Policeman
1912
Mistaken Identity (Short) as
1st Police Officer
1912
When the Heart Calls (Short) as
Chief Roman Nose
1912
The Coming of Columbus (Short) as
Francisco De Boabadilla
1912
Exposed by the Dictograph (Short) as
The Secret Service Inspector
1912
The Devil, the Servant and the Man (Short) as
The Devil
1912
The Redemption of 'Greek Joe' (Short) as
Mike Noonan - the Coal Miner
1912
All on Account of Checkers (Short) as
The Sergeant of Police
1912
Sons of the North Woods (Short) as
Rob MacKisson
1912
The Slip (Short) as
Inspector Jones of the Secret Service
1912
Hypnotized (Short) as
The Policeman
1912
In Little Italy (Short) as
The Priest
1912
When Memory Calls (Short) as
Reed - the Clerk
1912
The Hypnotic Detective (Short) as
Police Inspector Blunt
1912
The Horseshoe (Short) as
The Policeman
1912
The Girl He Left Behind (Short) as
2nd Director
1912
A Safe Proposition (Short) as
The Business Man
1912
The Prosecuting Attorney (Short) as
Police Inspector Wheeler
1912
Cinderella (Short) as
Captain of the Guard (as Will Stowell)
1911
Brown of Harvard (Short) as
Happy Thurston
1911
The Plumber (Short) as
Mr. Householder
1911
The Inner Mind (Short) as
Officer O'Keefe
1911
His Better Self (Short) as
Jim Loomis
1911
How They Stopped the Run on the Bank (Short) as
Fred - the Bank Clerk
1911
Maud Muller (Short) as
Frank Graughn
1911
The Two Orphans (Short) as
La Fleur (as Will Stowell)
1911
The Wheels of Justice (Short) as
The Minister
1911
Dad's Girls (Short) as
One Feather, an Indian Renegade
1911
Jealous George (Short) as
Jane's Beau
1911
Ten Nights in a Bar Room (Short) as
Reverend Romaine
1911
The Rose of Old St. Augustine (Short) as
Lieutenant Dalroy
1911
Jim and Joe (Short) as
Father Paul (as W.H. Stowell)
1909
The Cowboy Millionaire (Short)
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