William Austin
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1884-06-10
Deathday 1975-06-15 (91 years old)
Place of Birth Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]
Also Known As William Crosby Piercy Austin
William Austin
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Austin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Actor
as Barnaby
as Forbes (uncredited)
as Musician (uncredited)
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Detective Gannett
as Alfred
as Spectator
as Inquisitive Stranger
as Mr. Martingale
as Bob's Butler (uncredited)
as Constable Holly
as Sneed, Hammle's Butler (Uncredited)
as Salesman
as Arthur Summers
as Trelawney Redfern
as Clerk in Chase's office
as Englishman at Party (uncredited)
as Cyril Glossop
as Gryphon
as Duke of Cleves
as Harris
as Wilberforce Strangeways
as Ollie's Hospital Roommate
as Duke
as Richard Bentinck
as Jellicott
as Lord Eustace
as Basil Pistol
as James Raleigh
as Sylvester Wadsworth
as Mr. Poffley
as Jasper Hickson
as Lord Wrench
as Prof. Percy Willow
as Mr. Z
as Sylvester Wadsworth
as Percy Penfield
as Percy Jones
as Engineer
as Dr. Eustace Gill
as Raymond of Boston
as Mr. Spangle PhD.
as Det. Hall
as Lord Tarbotham
as Monty Montgomery
as Alfred Wimbledon
as Andre's Assistant
as Henry Fuller
as Arthur Rockmere
as Dal Brown
as Gerly - The Valet
as Theodore Van Felt
as Dr. Harry Oldershaw
as Archie
as Lord Allan Harrowby
as Mr. Belknap-Jackson
as Wilbur
as Peter Carter
as Reggie Barrett
Editor
as Editor