William Austin
Acting
Born 1884-06-10
Died 1975-06-15
Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]
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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 butler Alfred is the iconic portrayal still used in the comics. Previous to being played by Mr. Austin, the character was fat and had no facial hair. Performed by Mr. Austin, the character was thin with a mustache. Shortly after the serial was released, Alfred in the comics was changed to match the look of the serial; this representation of the character has for the most part continued to this day except for the live action films, the Birds of Prey series, and the Deadshot short in Batman: Gotham Knight where he has no moustache.
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Acting
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National Velvet
Batman
Alice in Wonderland
The Gay Divorcee
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Imitation of Life
High Society
The World At Her Feet
Honeymoon Hate
The Return of the Vampire
Embarrassing Moments
Common Sense
What a Night!
Paramount on Parade
Someone to Love
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
Live, Love and Learn
Fig Leaves
Silk Stockings
Swim Girl, Swim
In Love with Love
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
Drums of Love
$1,000 a Minute
The Cowboy King
Once to Every Bachelor
The Enemy Sex
The Flaming Forest
Charley's Aunt
A Tailor-Made Man
Oil for the Lamps of China
Rich Men's Wives
Duck Soup
One Hour of Love
Redheads on Parade
The Far Cry
Red Hair
The Garden Murder Case
Corsair
County Hospital
Along Came Youth
West of Broadway
It
Sweetie
What Happened to Jones?
Doctor Rhythm
The Reckless Age
Alias Mr. Twilight
Swingin' on a Rainbow
The Goose and the Gander
Just Married
Rule 'Em and Weep
Her Big Night
Illusion
The Ghost Goes Wild
Let's Go Native
The Fifty-Fifty Girl
The Fate of a Flirt
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