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William McCall

Date of birth: 1870-05-18

Place of birth: Delavan, Illinois, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

William McCall

Biography

Movie Credits

A Hollywood Theme Song
0

A Hollywood Theme Song

1930-12-07

During the war, a hick soldier bursts into song at every turn.

Ridin' Thunder
0

Ridin' Thunder

1925-06-14

When Bill Croft, a notorious gunfighter, is bushwhacked, innocent rancher Frank Douglas is accused o

Under Texas Skies
2

Under Texas Skies

1930-11-15

Three cowboys try to stop a crook from defrauding an orphan girl out of her money.

Gunsmoke Ranch
1.8

Gunsmoke Ranch

1937-05-05

A crooked real estate manipulator sells worthless land on mortgage to flood refugees, then tries to

Three Godfathers
3.4

Three Godfathers

1936-03-06

In a town called New Jerusalem, three bandits hold up a bank. After a gun battle with the townspeopl

Gold Digger of Weepah
0

Gold Digger of Weepah

1927-10-02

Gold Digger of Weepah is a silent comedy short

Smith's Restaurant
0

Smith's Restaurant

1928-08-19

The Smiths open a restaurant, but can’t pay their bills because all of their customers won’t pay the

Motorboat Mamas
0

Motorboat Mamas

1928-09-30

Motorboat Mamas is a silent comedy short.

The Red Rider
0

The Red Rider

1925-08-02

White Elk, a light-skinned Indian chief, incurs the enmity of Chief Black Panther, whom he prevents

Plain Clothes
3.5

Plain Clothes

1925-03-28

Detective Harry is on the trail of a stolen diamond necklace worth $100,000.

The Range Feud
2.5

The Range Feud

1931-10-14

Clint Turner is arrested for the murder of his girlfriend Judy's father, a rival rancher who was an

Share the Wealth
1.5

Share the Wealth

1936-05-08

A small town shoe clerk runs for mayor under a "Share the Wealth" platform but finds himself in trou

A Prodigal Bridegroom
2

A Prodigal Bridegroom

1926-06-25

Ben returns from the big city with his pockets full of cash. A hard-hearted, gold-digging vamp ensna

The Fugitive Sheriff
0

The Fugitive Sheriff

1936-10-19

Hoping to rid a small western community of its corrupt political machine, Ken Marshall (Ken Maynard)

Hurry, Doctor!
0

Hurry, Doctor!

1925-09-20

Hurry, Doctor! is a 1925 comedy short

The Soapsuds Lady
0

The Soapsuds Lady

1926-11-22

The Soapsuds Lady is a 1925 silent comedy.

Hooked at the Altar
0

Hooked at the Altar

1926-10-03

A vamp is hired to destroy an impending wedding.

Love's Last Laugh
0

Love's Last Laugh

1926-10-03

Ruth Hiatt is the object of Raymond McKee's affections, but her mother, Sunshine Hart, and a bogus B

Kitty from Killarney
0

Kitty from Killarney

1926-12-19

Kitty from Killarney is a 1926 comedy short.

The Raspberry Romance
0

The Raspberry Romance

1925-03-01

The Raspberry Romance is a 1925 comedy short.

The Jolly Jilter
0

The Jolly Jilter

1927-03-13

Silent comedy short film starring Ben Turpin

Cured in the Excitement
0

Cured in the Excitement

1927-06-12

Professor Brawn has been swinging a dumbbell for so long he looks like one!

For Sale, a Bungalow
0

For Sale, a Bungalow

1927-10-30

For Sale, a Bungalow is a 1927 comedy short

Love in a Police Station
0

Love in a Police Station

1927-12-25

Love in a Police Station is a comedy short released in 1927

Daring Chances
0

Daring Chances

1924-10-19

When his sister, who is married to saloon keeper Joe Slavin, dies, Jack Armstrong takes in her littl

Hubby’s Quiet Little Game
0

Hubby’s Quiet Little Game

1926-08-08

A dancing instructor goes to a married woman's home, to giver her lessons, while her husband is abse

Queenie of Hollywood
0

Queenie of Hollywood

1931-11-08

Three girls apply for maid jobs at a resort but are taken for royalty when a telegram about their do

Trailing Trouble
0

Trailing Trouble

1930-03-23

Ed King travels east to sell Pop Blake's cattle. While there Buck, another of Blake's hands, plans t

The Suitor
1.9

The Suitor

1920-11-01

Larry having to go through a lot of trouble to get his girl. All from bomb baking cooks to high flyi

A Sweet Pickle
0

A Sweet Pickle

1925-10-25

A Sweet Pickle is a 1925 Comedy short.

Won by a Neck
0

Won by a Neck

1930-10-05

Won by a Neck is a 1930 Comedy short.

Idle Roomers
0

Idle Roomers

1931-11-29

Idle Roomers is a 1931 Comedy short.

Outlaws of the Range
2.5

Outlaws of the Range

1936-04-07

When Steve Harper chases down some rustlers, he loses his gun in the ensuing fistfight. After Wilson

Lodge Night
0

Lodge Night

1937-06-11

Andy gets into hot water because of his frequent lodge meetings.

The Gosh-Darn Mortgage
0

The Gosh-Darn Mortgage

1926-01-03

An over the top parody film

The Last of the Clintons
2.8

The Last of the Clintons

1935-11-12

Cowboy infiltrates an outlaw gang to expose their rackets, but after he's ordered to kidnap a young

Hidden Dangers
0

Hidden Dangers

1920-09-01

15 chapter adventure serial: 1. The Evil Spell 2. The Murder Mood 3. Plucked from Peril 4. The Fatal

The Little Minister
0

The Little Minister

1922-01-01

A Lord's fiancée poses as a gypsy and falls in love with the new minister.

Smith's Army Life
0

Smith's Army Life

1928-02-06

19th release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies.

When a Man's a Prince
0

When a Man's a Prince

1926-08-15

The plot has Ben Turpin as the prince of a mythical country who is being forced to wed a princess no

Aces Wild
0

Aces Wild

1936-12-21

Cheyenne rides into Durango and runs into his old enemy Kelton. Kelton's game is to bring his safe t

The Pride of Pikeville
0

The Pride of Pikeville

1927-06-05

Unlikely Lothario, the less-than-dashing crossed-eyed Ben Turpin, finds himself pursued by many beau

Flicker Fever
0

Flicker Fever

1935-09-20

A family of out-of-work vaudeville performers are finding hard times in the east, so after hearing a

His Marriage Wow
2.8

His Marriage Wow

1925-03-01

In Highland Park, it's Agnes Fisher and Harold Hope's wedding day. Mishaps almost keep them from get

Taxi for Two
0

Taxi for Two

1928-09-02

Dan Doolittle is a poor schmuck whose big talk usually gets him into trouble. After he is fired from

Broke in China
2.8

Broke in China

1927-04-23

Donald Drake, a deep sea gondolier ex soda jerk, arrives at the All Nation Cafe in Shanghai. The pro

Too Many Highballs
3

Too Many Highballs

1933-02-10

Harold Hobbs doesn't much like that his lazy, sponging and unemployed brother-in-law Claude and his

Desert Valley
0

Desert Valley

1926-09-25

Seeing cattle dying of thirst, a stranger shoots a hole in Hoades water pipeline. Hoades is hoarding

The Rodeo
0

The Rodeo

1929-03-24

The film begins with a family at home having a meal. The biggest laugh involved some candles being s

Stormy Trails
3

Stormy Trails

1936-12-23

A rancher caught in the middle of a bank robbery shoots one of the robbers. However, the dead bandit

Western Frontier
0

Western Frontier

1935-08-07

Ken and his sister are separated while young when the Indians attack their wagon train. Ken, now gro

Red River Valley
2.5

Red River Valley

1936-03-02

Gene and Frog set out to find out who has been causing the accidents at a dam construction site.

Hollywood Round-Up
2.2

Hollywood Round-Up

1937-11-06

While filming a western on location, the stand-in/stunt double for an egotistical cowboy movie star

The Big Squeal
0

The Big Squeal

1933-07-09

Andy Wilson (Andy Clyde), a millionaire pig farmer from Kansas, comes to Chicago (unless New York ha

Gordon of Ghost City
2

Gordon of Ghost City

1933-08-13

A cowboy is hired to track down a gang of rustlers, but gets involved with a beautiful girl trying t

It Happened One Night
3.9

It Happened One Night

1934-02-22

A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up s

Lighting Bill
0

Lighting Bill

1934-02-01

Landis kills Tom Ross but fails to get his money. Now he is after the Ross ranch for the money he kn

Across the Border
0

Across the Border

1922-02-15

Andy Fowler is made a member of a gang of rustlers after rescuing one of their number from a fire, b

Rounding Up the Law
0

Rounding Up the Law

1922-04-15

Larry Connell arrives in a border town run by Sheriff Bull Weyman and Branch Doughty. Connell wins t

Paradise Express
2.5

Paradise Express

1937-02-24

A small railroad is being squeezed out of business by the tactics of a trucking company owned by gan

Prison Shadows
2.5

Prison Shadows

1936-07-17

A boxer is framed for murder after an opponent dies in the ring.

Good Morning, Nurse
0

Good Morning, Nurse

1925-05-30

Roland Royce (Ralph Graves) takes his family and a beautiful nurse (Olive Borden) on a camping trip

His First Flame
2.8

His First Flame

1927-05-02

Fire chief Amos McCarthy, a confirmed misogynist, counsels his nephew Harry Howells to avoid matrimo

Bashful Jim
0

Bashful Jim

1925-03-07

Shy Ralph Graves is inspired by a movie hero to go after the girl he loves (Alice Day). A Mack Senne

Breaking the Ice
0

Breaking the Ice

1925-04-04

Ralph Graves is a football hero that delvers ice for a living in this Mack Sennett slapstick comedy.

Breed of the Border
0

Breed of the Border

1933-03-01

Joe has Cowboy-Race Driver Brent drive him to the border where his men slug Brent, and he shoots Sta

Big Calibre
0

Big Calibre

1935-03-08

Intent on avenging his father's murder, Roy Neal and his sidekick Rusty find themselves in the borde

Remember When?
3.5

Remember When?

1925-04-14

Little orphan Harry is separated from his childhood sweetheart. Years later, he finds she's a bearde

Flower of the North
0

Flower of the North

1921-12-04

Two men, Philip Whittemore (Henry B. Walthall) and Thorpe (Harry Northrup) both go to the Northwest

His Unlucky Night
0

His Unlucky Night

1928-08-12

Friends Billy Trotter and Homer Brown are both traveling salesmen who meet up at a hotel on their tr

Hot Luck
0

Hot Luck

1928-09-02

A Big Boy comedy

Moonlight on the Range
0

Moonlight on the Range

1937-06-10

Tom "Killer" Dane kills Jeff's friend, who then pursues him. Jeff and Dane are look-alike half broth

The Phantom Horseman
0

The Phantom Horseman

1924-03-03

Sheriff Bob Winton sets out to capture a mysterious bandit named "The Hawk," a phantom rider who is

Boobs in the Wood
3.4

Boobs in the Wood

1925-02-01

Chester Winfield tries to make it as a lumberjack, but he's foiled by his lack of strength and the j

Bears and Bad Men
2.5

Bears and Bad Men

1918-10-07

Bears and Bad Men is a 1918 silent comedy film directed by Larry Semon[1] and featuring Stan Laurel.

Desert Mesa
1.4

Desert Mesa

1935-02-02

A jobless cowpuncher rides into Cottonwood, Arizona in search of the man who swindled his father.

Hidden Valley
3

Hidden Valley

1932-10-10

Cowboy is hired by an archaeologist to help find "Hidden Valley", where an Indian gold treasure is s

Cold Turkey
0

Cold Turkey

1925-08-30

The Campus Carmen
2

The Campus Carmen

1928-09-22

A campus set-up of Carmen featuring Daphne Pollard & Carole Lombard.

The Counter Jumper
2.6

The Counter Jumper

1922-12-08

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, 'counter jumper' was the term used in both Britain and th

Beggars in Ermine
3.1

Beggars in Ermine

1934-02-21

John Dawson loses control of his factory when he is crippled in an accident caused by a rival. Desti

He Who Gets Smacked
3

He Who Gets Smacked

1925-04-19

Jimmie poses as a fighter to impress the boss' daughter and finds himself booked at a charity boxing

Ladies Must Eat
0

Ladies Must Eat

1929-03-03

Daphne and Thelma want their husbands to take them somewhere nice for dinner. But husbands Johnny an

Hubby's Weekend Trip
0

Hubby's Weekend Trip

1928-11-01

Hubby's Weekend Trip is a silent comedy short.

Breaking Through
0

Breaking Through

1921-09-25

Story of Western life. The action centers about a fight to put through a single track from a mine in