William Haines

William Haines

Deceased · Born: Jan 2, 1900 · Died: Dec 26, 1973

Personal Details

BornJan 2, 1900 Staunton, Virginia, USA

Biography

Charles William Haines, a celebrated American comedy actor, burst onto the scene on January 2, 1900, and went on to etch an extraordinary legacy in the realm of entertainment, with the majority of his illustrious career unfolding during the late Silent era and the initial years of the "talkie" era, a period spanning from the late 1920s to the early 1930s.

Career

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1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy as Actor in Theater Lobby (archive footage) (uncredited)
{"id":74329,"title":"The Marines Are Coming","year":"1934","character":"Lt. William 'Wild Bill' Traylor","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-marines-are-coming","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_74329.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_74329.jpg"},"released":1}
1934
The Marines Are Coming
The Marines Are Coming as Lt. William 'Wild Bill' Traylor
{"id":73511,"title":"Fast Life","year":"1932","character":"Sandy","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/fast-life","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_73511.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_73511.jpg"},"released":1}
1932
Fast Life
Fast Life as Sandy
{"id":74935,"title":"Are You Listening?","year":"1932","character":"Bill Grimes","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/are-you-listening","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_74935.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_74935.jpg"},"released":1}
Are You Listening?
Are You Listening? as Bill Grimes
{"id":74802,"title":"New Adventures of Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford","year":"1931","character":"Wallingford","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/new-adventures-of-get-rich-quick-wallingford","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_74802.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_74802.jpg"},"released":1}
1931
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The Stolen Jools
The Stolen Jools as Bill Haines
{"id":75562,"title":"Way Out West","year":"1930","character":"Windy","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/way-out-west-1930","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_75562.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_75562.jpg"},"released":1}
1930
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Free and Easy
Free and Easy as A Guest
{"id":83472,"title":"The Girl Said No","year":"1930","character":"Tom Ward","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-girl-said-no-1930","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_83472.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_83472.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":75414,"title":"Navy Blues","year":"1929","character":"Jack Kelly","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/navy-blues-1929","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_75414.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_75414.jpg"},"released":1}
1929
Navy Blues
Navy Blues as Jack Kelly
{"id":75394,"title":"Alias Jimmy Valentine","year":"1928","character":"Jimmy Valentine","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/alias-jimmy-valentine","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_75394.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_75394.jpg"},"released":1}
1928
Alias Jimmy Valentine
Alias Jimmy Valentine as Jimmy Valentine
{"id":83549,"title":"The Smart Set","year":"1928","character":"Tommy Van Buren","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-smart-set","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_83549.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_83549.jpg"},"released":1}
The Smart Set
The Smart Set as Tommy Van Buren
{"id":76046,"title":"Spring Fever","year":"1927","character":"Jack Kelly","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/spring-fever","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_76046.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_76046.jpg"},"released":1}
1927
Spring Fever
Spring Fever as Jack Kelly
{"id":76123,"title":"Brown of Harvard","year":"1926","character":"Tom Brown","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/brown-of-harvard","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_76123.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_76123.jpg"},"released":1}
1926
Brown of Harvard
Brown of Harvard as Tom Brown
{"id":226087,"title":"Tell It to the Marines","year":"1926","character":"Private Skeet Burns","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/tell-it-to-the-marines","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_226087.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_226087.jpg"},"released":1}
Tell It to the Marines
Tell It to the Marines as Private Skeet Burns
{"id":76249,"title":"The Tower of Lies","year":"1925","character":"August","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-tower-of-lies","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_76249.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_76249.jpg"},"released":1}
1925
{"id":76225,"title":"Little Annie Rooney","year":"1925","character":"Joe Kelly","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/little-annie-rooney","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_76225.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_76225.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":76333,"title":"Three Weeks","year":"1924","character":"Curate","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/three-weeks","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_76333.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_76333.jpg"},"released":1}
1924
Three Weeks
Three Weeks as Curate
{"id":76334,"title":"Souls for Sale","year":"1923","character":"Pinkey - Assistant Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/souls-for-sale","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_76334.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_76334.jpg"},"released":1}
1923
Souls for Sale
Souls for Sale as Pinkey - Assistant Director
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2001
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1929