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William Humphrey

Date of birth: 1863-01-02

Place of birth: Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: William Jonathan Humphrey, Wm. Humphrys

William Humphrey

Biography

Movie Credits

Hako's Sacrifice
1.5

Hako's Sacrifice

1910-07-23

Poor Hako, a Japanese boy, is sold into bondage to a cruel fisherman who makes his life a burden and

Lady Robinhood
0

Lady Robinhood

1925-07-26

Disguising herself as a masked bandit, Catalina, the ward of the governor of a Spanish province, ave

The Unholy Three
3.4

The Unholy Three

1925-07-20

Three sideshow performers form a conspiracy known as "The Unholy Three" - a ventriloquist, midget, a

Subway Express
0

Subway Express

1931-05-01

Inspector Killany of the New York City police department is called in to investigate the murder of a

Twelfth Night
2.5

Twelfth Night

1910-02-04

When Viola and her twin brother Sebastian are shipwrecked and separated, Viola dresses in her brothe

Curtain at Eight
3

Curtain at Eight

1933-10-01

An elderly detective sets out to find who murdered a lecherous stage actor. His estranged wife? Hi

Are We Civilized?
2

Are We Civilized?

1934-06-05

1934 drama of man's inhumanity to man, starring William Farnum and Anita Louise, directed by Edwin C

The Actress
0

The Actress

1928-04-27

A theatrical troupe from the west end of London loses its leading lady when she goes off to marry a

A Princess of Bagdad
0

A Princess of Bagdad

1913-09-01

A caliph imprisons the cobbler's son his daughter has fallen in love with, but the cobbler's discove

The Death of King Edward III
0

The Death of King Edward III

1911-08-05

King Edward III reigned from 1327 to 1377. He was a son of Edward the Second and he was born at Wind

An Aeroplane Elopement
0

An Aeroplane Elopement

1911-11-11

Maude Brooks is in love with an aviator, George Pinckney. Maude tells her father that she intends to

Beau Brummel
3.4

Beau Brummel

1924-03-30

George Bryan Brummel, a British military officer, loves Lady Margery, the betrothed of Lord Alvanley

The Cowboy Counsellor
2.9

The Cowboy Counsellor

1932-10-14

A con man posing as a lawyer tries to sell copies of a phony law book. Things get serious when he ha

False Pretenses
2.5

False Pretenses

1935-10-21

A girl who's just lost her job meets a drunk millionaire on a bridge who's just lost his money. They

A Midsummer Night's Dream
2.4

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1909-12-25

An early film adaptation of the Bard's comic fantasy-- and perhaps the first screen adaptation of a

The Money Kings
0

The Money Kings

1912-07-15

Three part chronicle of how the rumor of war triggers greed in some men and the comeuppance they suf

Devil-May-Care
2.8

Devil-May-Care

1929-12-27

A follower of Napoleon escapes the firing squad, flees to a woman's bedroom and winds up butler.

A Tale of Two Cities
2.5

A Tale of Two Cities

1911-02-20

An early film version of the Charles Dickens classic about the French Revolution and its subsequent

Get That Man
1.5

Get That Man

1935-07-10

Life gets complicated for a taxi driver when it's discovered that he's the spitting image of the mur

The Dice Woman
0

The Dice Woman

1926-06-19

Anita Gray is the spoiled daughter of a millionaire. Returning home from a party, her car breaks dow

A Message from Beyond
0

A Message from Beyond

1911-11-04

Brought up in the lap of luxury and indulged in extravagance, Jack Morrison is gradually led into a

Her Forgotten Dancing Shoes
0

Her Forgotten Dancing Shoes

1912-03-23

The night of the grand reception and dance finds Belle Oakley in high glee as she leaves for the rec

The Fighting Pilot
3

The Fighting Pilot

1935-02-12

An inventor develops a new type of aircraft. A crooked businessman attempts to buy it but the invent

The Butler's Secret
0

The Butler's Secret

1913-06-06

After a serious quarrel with his father concerning his debts, Wallace Dixon leaves the house in ange

The Volga Boatman
3.1

The Volga Boatman

1926-05-23

During the Russian Revolution Princess Vera, though betrothed to Prince Dimitri, is attracted to the

Benedict Arnold
0

Benedict Arnold

1909-11-16

Arnold, reproved by General Washington, decides, with the bitter hatred of a small nature, to betray

Oliver Twist
2.2

Oliver Twist

1909-06-01

Adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel.

Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy
1.3

Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy

1910-01-02

Directed by J. Stuart Blackton.

The Judgment of Solomon
5

The Judgment of Solomon

1909-05-22

"The Judgment of Solomon" was billed as a Vitagraph High Art Film. Biblical Production. It shared a

Napoleon and the Empress Josephine
2

Napoleon and the Empress Josephine

1909-01-02

Part one of Blackton’s “The Life of Napoleon". Napoleon meets Josephine, falls in love with her, mar

The Life of Moses
0.5

The Life of Moses

1909-12-04

Released in five parts (The Persecution of the Children of Israel by the Egyptians, Forty Years in t

Napoleon, the Man of Destiny
2.1

Napoleon, the Man of Destiny

1909-04-10

Part two of Blackton's "The Life of Napoleon". After Waterloo, Napoleon reminisces. His triumphs are

Scaramouche
3.6

Scaramouche

1923-09-15

A law student becomes an outlaw French revolutionary when he decides to avenge the unjust killing of

The Strangers' Banquet
0

The Strangers' Banquet

1922-12-31

In managing the shipyard inherited from her father, Derith Keogh has considerable labor problems and

Manhattan Parade
0.9

Manhattan Parade

1931-12-24

Director Lloyd Bacon's 1931 drama takes a different look at the Broadway arena by focusing on the o

Cheating Blondes
2.3

Cheating Blondes

1933-05-01

A reporter sets out to prove that his girlfriend was framed and sent to prison.

Murder at Midnight
2.7

Murder at Midnight

1931-09-01

Wealthy Mr. Kennedy shoots his secretary, Channing, during a parlor game, but it turns out the gun w

The Crime of Helen Stanley
2.5

The Crime of Helen Stanley

1934-04-20

An actress is murdered in the midst of shooting a dance sequence for her latest picture, with Inspec

Secret Sinners
2.5

Secret Sinners

1933-10-19

A young, unmarried theatrical couple befriend an out-of-work housekeeper and introduce her to anothe

The Heart of the King's Jester
2.4

The Heart of the King's Jester

1912-01-03

A short drama directed by William Humphrey.

The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome
0

The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome

1909-08-21

A story of ancient Rome. The scene of this story is laid in Rome in the days of Nero. Rome has recen

Mixed Identities
2.8

Mixed Identities

1913-04-20

Edna and Alice, the twins, get positions as stenographers in the offices of Mr. Redman and Mr. Carte

Dangerous Innocence
0

Dangerous Innocence

1925-04-12

Ann, a 19-year-old girl who looks much younger, meets a dashing army major on a boat sailing from Li

Tangled Destinies
2.8

Tangled Destinies

1932-10-17

An airliner makes a forced landing at night in the desert. The passengers and crew take refuge in a

Madame Racketeer
2.4

Madame Racketeer

1932-07-23

International con artist Martha Hicks a.k.a. Countess von Claudwig is released from another stay in

The Way of a Woman
0

The Way of a Woman

1919-07-27

A 1919 film directed by Robert Z. Leonard.

Polishing Up
0

Polishing Up

1914-08-14

When his wife goes away on vacation, a husband decides to use that time to do a little "playing arou

The Man Life Passed By
0.5

The Man Life Passed By

1923-12-24

Inventor John Turbin vows vengeance when "Iron Man" Moore, a wealthy iron industrialist, steals his

The Arizona Express
2.8

The Arizona Express

1924-03-23

A man is framed for the murder of his uncle, a bank president, and sentenced to hang. His sister and

The Social Code
0

The Social Code

1923-10-01

Babs Van Buren saves her lover from the electric chair and at the same time extricates her older sis

The Silent Lover
0

The Silent Lover

1926-11-21

The dissolute Count Pierre Tornai, having dissipated his fortune in Paris, embezzles embassy funds w

Drusilla with a Million
0

Drusilla with a Million

1925-06-18

Drusilla Doane is a charity inmate at an old-ladies' home who inherits a million dollars. Someone le

The Phantom of the Opera
3.5

The Phantom of the Opera

1925-06-29

The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make

Uncle Bill
0

Uncle Bill

1914-07-13

On his way to New York to visit his relatives, the Masons, for the first time, Uncle Bill meets "Oil

Picciola; or, The Prison Flower
0

Picciola; or, The Prison Flower

1911-04-29

Comte de Charney is sentenced to life imprisonment for political conspiracy. In the same prison, Gir

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
0

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

1924-02-02

A biographical film featuring the presidency and assassination of Abraham Lincoln during the America

Jean Rescues
0

Jean Rescues

1911-01-31

Alice is in an unhappy relationship with her fiance. She falls for a new man, but he goes swimming a

A House Divided
0

A House Divided

1919-04-27

Orphan Mary Lord, the ward of Sir Arthur Stanhope of Parliament, is attracted to Philip Carmichael,

The Spirit of Christmas
0

The Spirit of Christmas

1913-12-25

The day before Christmas in a squalid tenement room shared by young sisters Nell and Bess, their bro

The Midnight Limited
0

The Midnight Limited

1926-02-01

The Scarlet Car
2.3

The Scarlet Car

1917-12-24

Paul Revere Forbes, an descendant of Paul Revere, is a teller at Cyrus Peabody's bank. He learns tha