William Burress

• Name — William Burress • Born — 19 August 1867 • Birthplace — Newcomerstown, Ohio, United States • Died — 30 October 1948 • Place of death — Los Angeles, USA • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1915–1939

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1915 — A Bunch of Keys — Littleton Snaggs • 1916 — A Man of Sorrow — Kridge • The Battle of Hearts — Captain Sprague • The Man from Bitter Roots — Toy • The End of the Trail — Father Le Jeune • The Fires of Conscience — Randolf Sneed • 1917 — The Island of Desire — Tuan Yuck • The Book Agent — Crandall Barker • The Spy — Freiheer Von Wittzchaeft • The Soul of Satan — Alden Lee • The Scarlet Pimpernel — Chauvelin • 1918 — A Soul for Sale — Hale Faxon • Kultur — The Kaiser • The Rainbow Trail — Waggoner • 1919 — The Forbidden Room — Lawyer • Heartsease — Peter Padbury • Paid in Advance — Regan • Lord and Lady Algy — Brabazon Tudway • 1921 — The Great Impersonation — Dr. Hugo Schmidt • 1922 — The Girl Who Ran Wild — Johnny Cake • 1927 — Yours to Command — Pa O'Brien • Fluttering Hearts — Father — Short • 1931 — Five and Ten — Man in Hospital Waiting Room — Uncredited • Blonde Crazy — Col. Bellock • The Guilty Generation — Charlie - City Editor — Uncredited • Local Boy Makes Good — Colonel Small • 1932 — Lovers Courageous — Jan Coetzee - Tobacconist — Uncredited • Scarface — Judge — (alternate ending), Uncredited • Scandal for Sale — Judge — Uncredited • The Famous Ferguson Case — Dad Sipes • The Strange Love of Molly Louvain — Policeman — Uncredited • Street of Women — Doctor — Uncredited • Love Is a Racket — Ollie — (scenes deleted) • You Said a Mouthful — Roger Colby — Uncredited • They Just Had to Get Married — Bradford • Rasputin and the Empress — Minor Role — Uncredited • 1933 — Pilgrimage — Mr. Goldstein — Uncredited • Turn Back the Clock — Mr. Cradwell — Uncredited • Broadway Through a Keyhole — Thomas Barnum • The World Changes — Mr. Krauss, a Banker • Convention City — Customer • 1934 — Bedside — Oscar Bernstein — Uncredited • Fashions of 1934 — Feldman • The Show-Off — Andrew Barnabas — Uncredited • The Girl from Missouri — Mr. Freddie Hay — Uncredited • Jane Eyre — Minister • One Night of Love — Mr. Barrett - Mary's Father — Uncredited • The Richest Girl in the World — Haley's Editor — Uncredited • Babes in Toyland — The Toy Maker — Uncredited • 1935 — The County Chairman — Uncredited • Grand Old Girl — Butts • The Little Colonel — Dr. Scott • Naughty Marietta — Petshop Keeper — Uncredited • Life Begins at 40 — Abercrombie's Friend — Uncredited • The Big Broadcast of 1936 — Musician — Uncredited • Dr. Socrates — George S. Harris - Grocery Proprietor — Uncredited • 1936 — The Story of Louis Pasteur — Doctor François — Uncredited • I'd Give My Life — Uncredited • After the Thin Man — Cousin Lucius — Uncredited • 1937 — We Who Are About to Die — Charlie Gaunt - Cashier — Uncredited • Racketeers in Exile — Thornton • Shall We Dance — New Jersey Justice of the Peace — Uncredited • Mountain Music — Hillbilly — Uncredited • You Can't Beat Love — Mr. Maxwell — Uncredited • Wild Money — Spreckett • She Asked for It — Coroner — Uncredited • Hot Water — Clerk — Uncredited • Partners in Crime — Policeman — Uncredited • 1938 — There's Always a Woman — Rent Collector — Uncredited • 1939 — Never Say Die — Man with Dog — Uncredited, (final film role)