
William Haines
Known for Acting ยท 53 credits
- Born
- 1900-01-02
- Died
- 1973-12-26
- Place of birth
- Staunton, Virginia, USA
- Also known as
- Billy Haines ยท 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
Movies (53)

Show People
1928
as Billy Boone

Speedway
1929
as Bill Whipple

Memory Lane
1926
as Joe Field

Excess Baggage
1928
as Eddie Kane

The Denial
1925
as Lyman - Lover in Flashback

Fighting the Flames
1925
as Horatio Manly Jr

Are You Listening?
1932
as Bill Grimes

Souls for Sale
1923
as Pinkey - Assistant Director

The Stolen Jools
1931
as Bill Haines

Sally, Irene and Mary
1925
as Jimmy Dungan

The Gaiety Girl
1924
as Owen Tudor St. John

The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
as Self

Free and Easy
1930
as A Guest

So This Is Marriage?
1924

The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Actor in Theater Lobby (archive footage) (uncredited)

Alias Jimmy Valentine
1928
as Jimmy Valentine

Circe the Enchantress
1924
as William Craig

The Midnight Express
1924
as Jack Oakes

A Man's Man
1929
as Mel

Tell It to the Marines
1926
as Private Skeet Burns

Telling the World
1928
as Don Davis

The Thrill Hunter
1926
as Peter J. Smith

A Slave of Fashion
1925
as Dick Wayne

Brown of Harvard
1926
as Tom Brown

West Point
1928
as Brice Wayne

Young and Beautiful
1934
as Robert Preston

Three Wise Fools
1923
as Gordon Schuyler

The Wife of the Centaur
1924
as Edward Converse

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
1931
as Wallingford

1925 Studio Tour
1925
as Self (uncredited)

Little Annie Rooney
1925
as Joe Kelly

The Tower of Lies
1925
as August

Way Out West
1930
as Windy

Navy Blues
1929
as Jack Kelly

Just a Gigolo
1931
as Robert Brummel

Fast Life
1932
as Sandy

Remote Control
1930
as William J. Brennan

A Tailor-Made Man
1931
as John Paul Bart

Spring Fever
1927
as Jack Kelly

The Girl Said No
1930
as Tom Ward

The Marines Are Coming
1934
as Lt. William 'Wild Bill' Traylor

Lovey Mary
1926
as Billy Wiggs

The Smart Set
1928
as Tommy Van Buren

Three Weeks
1924
as Curate

Who Cares
1925
as Martin
Mike
1926
as Harlan

Wine of Youth
1924
as Hal Martin

Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines
2001
as Self (Archival footage)

Slide, Kelly, Slide
1927
as Jim Kelly

The Duke Steps Out
1929
as Duke

Estrellados
1930
as Self (Guest Appearance)

True As Steel
1924
as Gilbert Morse

A Little Journey
1927
as George Manning
About William Haines
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. With 53 credits spanning from 1923 to 2001, William Haines has appeared in 53 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Show People (1928) โ as Billy Boone
- Speedway (1929) โ as Bill Whipple
- Memory Lane (1926) โ as Joe Field
- Excess Baggage (1928) โ as Eddie Kane
- The Denial (1925) โ as Lyman - Lover in Flashback
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