William Law(1896-1940)

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William Law was born on 22 June 1896 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Nick, gentleman détective (1936) and La terre chinoise (1937). He died on 8 February 1940 in San Francisco, California, USA.

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Known for

Myrna Loy, William Powell, and Asta in Nick, gentleman détective (1936)

Nick, gentleman détective

7.6

Lum Kee

1936

Paul Muni and Luise Rainer in La terre chinoise (1937)

La terre chinoise

7.5

Gateman

1937

Credits

Actor

Barricade
5.7
- Train Conductor (uncredited)
- 1939
L'énigmatique M. Moto
6.7
- Shanghai Police Chief (uncredited)
- 1937
La terre chinoise
7.5
- Gateman
- 1937
Nick, gentleman détective
7.6
- Lum Kee
- 1936

Additional Crew

Le petit Lord Fauntleroy
7.3
- stand-in: C. Aubrey Smith (uncredited)
- 1936

Personal details

Born
- June 22, 1896
- San Francisco, California, USA
Died
- February 8, 1940
- San Francisco, California, USA

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Trivia
According to the March 10, 1937 edition of The Saratogian (newspaper), Law was actually a millionaire importer in San Francisco who would travel down to Hollywood to act in movies just for fun, spending more on transportation and lodging than his acting roles paid.

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