William Courtright

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William Courtright (born March 10, 1848 in New Milford , Illinois , † March 6, 1933 in Ione , California ) was an American actor.

life and career

William Courtright was already a theater veteran when he made his first silent film in 1910 at the age of 62. While he often played in Shakespeare plays in the theater , he played mostly grumpy old priests, judges, butlers and uncles in his more than 70 films. In his early film career, the character actor often played under the direction of David Wark Griffith , for example in the epic intolerance from 1916. In addition to Courtright, his wife, actress Jennie Lee (1848-1925) also appeared in intolerance . In his later years, "Uncle Billy," as he was called, often starred in Hal Roach's short comedies . He has appeared in two Laurel and Hardy films, including a major role as Oliver Hardy's filthy rich uncle in This Is My Wife , whose legacy Ollie is concerned about. He had previously played in solo films with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. He is considered Laurel and Hardy's birth year oldest supporting actor.

William Courtright (far left) in 45 Minutes to Broadway (1920)

William Courtright's last film, the comedy Teacher's Pet (1930) by The Little Rascals , was also his first sound film. He then retired from the film business and died in 1933 at the age of 84.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1912: Atala
  • 1916 intolerance (Intolerance)
  • 1921: The Millionaire
  • 1926: Be Your Age
  • 1926: On the Front Page
  • 1927: My Best Girl
  • 1927: Easy prey (Duck Soup)
  • 1927: A Bandit of Honor (Jesse James)
  • 1929: That's my wife
  • 1930: Teacher's Pet

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ William Courtright. In: Lordheath.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014 ; accessed on April 22, 2019 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Courtright, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Courtright, Theodore
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 10, 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH New Milford , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH March 6, 1933
Place of death Ione , California