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William Humphrey(1863-1942)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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William Humphrey
William Humphrey was born William Jonathan Humphrey on January 2nd, 1875 in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, USA. He entered films in 1909 as an actor, in 1910 as a director, and in 1917 as a screenwriter. He directed films and wrote screenplays until 1922. As an actor, he appeared in 124 films from 1909 until 1937. He died of coronary thrombosis on October 4th, 1942.
BornJanuary 2, 1863
DiedOctober 4, 1942(79)
BornJanuary 2, 1863
DiedOctober 4, 1942(79)
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Known for

Grace Davison in Atonement (1919)
Atonement
8.4
  • Director
  • 1919
William Humphrey and Edith Storey in Hearts of the First Empire (1913)
Hearts of the First Empire
Short
  • Napoleon
  • 1913
Babbling Tongues (1917)
Babbling Tongues
  • Director(as William J. Humphrey)
  • 1917
The Black Spider (1920)
The Black Spider
  • Director
  • 1920

Credits

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Actor



  • Ralph Byrd in Dick Tracy (1937)
    Dick Tracy
    6.5
    • Mr. James (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Rosalind Keith, Henry Mollison, and Charles Quigley in Le coffre magique (1937)
    Le coffre magique
    • Minister
    • 1937
  • Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur in Une aventure de Buffalo Bill (1936)
    Une aventure de Buffalo Bill
    6.8
    • Hugh McCulloch (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Sidney Blackmer and Irene Ware in False Pretenses (1935)
    False Pretenses
    5.8
    • Newman (as William Humphries)
    • 1935
  • Jean Arthur and George Murphy in Un danger public (1935)
    Un danger public
    6.3
    • Funeral Spectator (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Finis Barton and Wallace Ford in Get That Man (1935)
    Get That Man
    5.5
    • Mr. Brownlee (as William Humphries)
    • 1935
  • Richard Talmadge in The Fighting Pilot (1935)
    The Fighting Pilot
    5.0
    • Mr. Reynolds
    • 1935
  • William Farnum, Anita Louise, and LeRoy Mason in Sommes-nous civilisés ? (1934)
    Sommes-nous civilisés ?
    5.0
    • Napoleon.
    • 1934
  • Ralph Bellamy and Shirley Grey in Un drame à Hollywood (1934)
    Un drame à Hollywood
    6.2
    • Doctor (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Sue Carol and Jack Mulhall in Secret Sinners (1933)
    Secret Sinners
    4.7
    • The Music Publisher (as William Humphries)
    • 1933
  • Paul Cavanagh in Curtain at Eight (1933)
    Curtain at Eight
    5.6
    • Mr. Alison - Actor in Play (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • One Year Later (1933)
    One Year Later
    6.4
    • Train Conductor
    • 1933
  • Inez Courtney and Thelma Todd in Cheating Blondes (1933)
    Cheating Blondes
    5.7
    • Jim - City Editor
    • 1933
  • Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray in The Vampire Bat (1933)
    The Vampire Bat
    5.8
    • Dr. Haupt (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • June Clyde and Regis Toomey in A Strange Adventure (1932)
    A Strange Adventure
    5.1
    • Coroner (uncredited)
    • 1932

Director



  • The Wife Whom God Forgot
    • Director
    • 1920
  • The Black Spider (1920)
    The Black Spider
    • Director
    • 1920
  • Gladys Leslie in The Midnight Bride (1920)
    The Midnight Bride
    • Director (as William J. Humphrey)
    • 1920
  • Grace Davison in Atonement (1919)
    Atonement
    8.4
    • Director
    • 1919
  • The Unchastened Woman (1918)
    The Unchastened Woman
    7.8
    • Director
    • 1918
  • Mabel Normand, JOAN OF PLATTSBURG, Goldwyn, 1918, **I.V.
    Joan of Plattsburg
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1918
  • Babbling Tongues (1917)
    Babbling Tongues
    • Director (as William J. Humphrey)
    • 1917
  • Two Men and a Woman (1917)
    Two Men and a Woman
    • Director
    • 1917
  • The Footlights of Fate (1916)
    The Footlights of Fate
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Fathers of Men (1916)
    Fathers of Men
    • Director
    • 1916
  • William Humphrey, Harry Northrup, and Rose Tapley in Husks (1916)
    Husks
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • From Out of the Past (1916)
    From Out of the Past
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • The Secret Seven (1916)
    The Secret Seven
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Charles Kent and Edith Storey in On Her Wedding Night (1915)
    On Her Wedding Night
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • The Flower of the Hills
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915

Writer



  • The Black Spider (1920)
    The Black Spider
    • scenario
    • 1920
  • Grace Davison in Atonement (1919)
    Atonement
    8.4
    • scenario
    • 1919
  • The Unchastened Woman (1918)
    The Unchastened Woman
    7.8
    • writer
    • 1918
  • Babbling Tongues (1917)
    Babbling Tongues
    • story (as William J. Humphrey)
    • 1917
  • Two Men and a Woman (1917)
    Two Men and a Woman
    • scenario
    • 1917

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • William J. Humphrey
  • Height
    • 1.73 m
  • Born
    • January 2, 1863
    • Chicopee Falls, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • October 4, 1942
    • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(coronary thrombosis)
  • Spouse
    • Berthe Sotenberg
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Entered films with Vitagraph.
  • Nickname
    • Wm. Humphrys

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