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William Haines

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Born: January 2, 1900
Died: December 26, 1973
From: Staunton, Virginia, USA

Also known as

Billy Haines · Charles William Haines

Biography

William Haines (born Charles William Haines; January 2, 1900 - December 26, 1973) was a star American comedy actor of the late Silent and early "talkie" eras.

Known for

Show People

Brown of Harvard

Little Annie Rooney

Tell It to the Marines

Way Out West

Young and Beautiful

Spring Fever

Filmography

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2001

Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines

Acting (Self (Archival footage))

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

Acting (Actor in Theater Lobby (archive footage) (uncredited))

1936

Craig's Wife

Art (Production Design)

1934

The Marines Are Coming

Acting (Lt. William 'Wild Bill' Traylor)

Young and Beautiful

Acting (Robert Preston)

1932

Acting (Sandy)

Are You Listening?

Acting (Bill Grimes)

1931

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

Acting (Wallingford)

Just a Gigolo

Acting (Robert Brummel)

The Stolen Jools

Acting (Bill Haines)

A Tailor-Made Man

Acting (John Paul Bart)

1930

Remote Control

Acting (William J. Brennan)

Way Out West

Acting (Windy)

Estrellados

Acting (Self (Guest Appearance))

Free and Easy

Acting (A Guest)

The Girl Said No

Acting (Tom Ward)

1929

Acting (Jack Kelly)

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

Acting (Self)

Acting (Bill Whipple)

A Man's Man

Acting (Mel)

The Duke Steps Out

Acting (Duke)

1928

Show People

Acting (Billy Boone)

Alias Jimmy Valentine

Acting (Jimmy Valentine)

Excess Baggage

Acting (Eddie Kane)

Telling the World

Acting (Don Davis)

The Smart Set

Acting (Tommy Van Buren)

Acting (Brice Wayne)

1927

Spring Fever

Acting (Jack Kelly)

Slide, Kelly, Slide

Acting (Jim Kelly)

A Little Journey

Acting (George Manning)

1926

Tell It to the Marines

Acting (Private Skeet Burns)

Acting (Billy Wiggs)