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Billy McClain(1870-1950)

  • Actor
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Billy McClain was born on 15 September 1870 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Nagana (1933), Lame de fond (1946) and Name the Woman (1934). He died on 28 January 1950 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 15, 1870
DiedJanuary 28, 1950(79)
BornSeptember 15, 1870
DiedJanuary 28, 1950(79)
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Known for

Melvyn Douglas and Tala Birell in Nagana (1933)
Nagana
5.1
  • The King
  • 1933
Katharine Hepburn and Robert Taylor in Lame de fond (1946)
Lame de fond
6.5
  • Uncle Ben(as Billy McLain)
  • 1946
Richard Cromwell and Charles C. Wilson in Name the Woman (1934)
Name the Woman
  • Butler
  • 1934
Shirley Temple in Fossettes (1936)
Fossettes
6.5
  • Rufus
  • 1936

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  • Joe Kirkwood Jr. in The Joe Palooka Story (1954)
    The Joe Palooka Story
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Pete Gurney (as Billy McLain)
    • 1954
  • Katharine Hepburn and Robert Taylor in Lame de fond (1946)
    Lame de fond
    6.5
    • Uncle Ben (as Billy McLain)
    • 1946
  • Edith Fellows and James McCallion in Pride of the Blue Grass (1939)
    Pride of the Blue Grass
    6.7
    • Black Groom (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Jeffrey Lynn, Brenda Marshall, and Joel McCrea in Agent double (1939)
    Agent double
    5.9
    • Manservant at Ball (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Boris Karloff in L'île du diable (1938)
    L'île du diable
    6.5
    • Governor's Servant (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Walter Brennan, Richard Greene, and Loretta Young in Kentucky (1938)
    Kentucky
    6.2
    • Zeke (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, and The Dead End Kids in Les anges aux figures sales (1938)
    Les anges aux figures sales
    7.9
    • Janitor (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Melvyn Douglas and Luise Rainer in Froufrou (1938)
    Froufrou
    5.8
    • Black Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Jackie Cooper in Boy of the Streets (1937)
    Boy of the Streets
    5.7
    • Black preacher (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Buck Jones, Kay Linaker, and Silver in Black Aces (1937)
    Black Aces
    6.0
    • Cook (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in Saratoga (1937)
    Saratoga
    6.5
    • Butler (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur in Une aventure de Buffalo Bill (1936)
    Une aventure de Buffalo Bill
    6.8
    • Old Servant (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Shirley Temple in Fossettes (1936)
    Fossettes
    6.5
    • Rufus
    • 1936
  • Mickey Rooney, Willie Best, Patricia Ellis, and Dennis Moore in Down the Stretch (1936)
    Down the Stretch
    5.7
    • Uncle Lew (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Olivia de Havilland, Claude Rains, Louis Hayward, and Fredric March in Anthony Adverse (1936)
    Anthony Adverse
    6.3
    • Black Slave Being Whipped (uncredited)
    • 1936

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  • Alternative name
    • Billy McLain
  • Born
    • September 15, 1870
    • Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • January 28, 1950
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(fire)

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