William Gould
Date of birth: 1886-05-02
Place of birth: Ontario, Canada
Known for: Acting
Also known as: William Howard Gould, Wililam H. Gould, Wm. Gould, Bill Gould, William N. Gould
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Gould (May 2, 1886 – May 15, 1969) was a Canadian-American film actor. He appeared in more than 240 films during his career. In films, Gould portrayed Jed Scott, a leader of homesteaders, in the serial The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939) and Air Marshal Kragg in the serial Buck Rogers (1939).
Movie Credits
Manpower
1941-08-09
Hank McHenry and Johnny Marshall work as power company linesmen. Hank is injured in an accident and
Buck Rogers
1977-01-01
Edited version of the 1939 Universal serial "Buck Rogers." A 20th Century pilot named Buck Rogers a
Shakedown
1936-07-17
A struggling young engineer, Bob Sanderson, refuses to marry the very-rich Edith Stuart until he can
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938-10-05
A chemical manufacturer is killed just after asking detective James Wong to help him. So detective W
Sealed Lips
1942-01-02
There's something very odd about Romano, a notorious gangster serving time in the federal pen. For o
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947-02-20
Steve Morgan kills a man in a holdup and hitches a ride to Los Angeles with Fergie. At a gas station
Desert Justice
1936-04-26
A gang of bank robbers holes up at a cowboy's ranch. One of the robbers turns out to be his brother.
Pinto Rustlers
1936-05-14
Tom Evans is a young cowboy orphaned by a band of rustlers. Seeking revenge, Tom pretends to be a no
Violence
1947-05-09
Magazine writer Ann Mason infiltrates the United Defenders, a public service organization which is a
Gangster's Boy
1938-11-16
A popular high school valedictorian and star athlete becomes a pariah when it's discovered that his
Flirting with Love
1924-08-17
When Wade Cameron, chairman of the Better Plays Society, stops the production of actress Gilda Lamon
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939-09-09
Nancy helps two aging spinsters fulfill the byzantine provisions of their father's will, but the mur
Nobody's Children
1940-12-12
A radio host broadcasts a show about children living in an orphanage.
The Desert Outlaw
1924-08-24
Tom Halloway, compelled through circumstances to become an outlaw, robs the express office on the da
The Fugitive Sheriff
1936-10-19
Hoping to rid a small western community of its corrupt political machine, Ken Marshall (Ken Maynard)
Full Confession
1939-09-08
A Catholic priest must convince a man to step forward to save the wrong person from being sent to th
The Cowboy Quarterback
1939-07-29
Football scout for the Chicago Packers Rusty Walker signs Harry Lynn, a legendary broken-field runne
The Crowd Roars
1932-04-16
Famous auto racing champion Joe Greer returns to his hometown to compete in a local race, discoverin
The Sea Wolf
1941-03-21
Shipwrecked fugitives try to escape a brutal sea captain who's losing his mind.
Fast Bullets
1936-01-01
Two Texas Rangers (Tom Tyler, Rex Lease) nab smugglers and rescue a woman (Margaret Nearing) from a
Hit-and-Run Driver
1935-12-28
A man runs over a young couple on a deserted road, then leaves the scene and tries to cover up the i
The Perfect Set-Up
1936-02-01
In this MGM "Crime Does Not Pay" series short, a radio and television engineer falls into a life of
I Cheated the Law
1949-03-04
An attorney (Tom Conway) learns he was duped into being his gangster murder client's (Steve Brodie)
Big Boy Rides Again
1935-01-05
A man comes to town to claim the estate of his father, who was shot by a masked killer. He sets out
Murder in the Big House
1942-04-11
When a prisoner on Death Row is "accidentally" killed just before his execution, a reporter smells s
Loser's End
1935-01-24
Jack rides into trouble when he meets up with Bill Meeker and his outlaw gang. Rescued from the gang
Rio Rattler
1935-08-01
A dying Marshal gives his identification papers to Tom. After Tom arrives in town, the papers drop a
Trigger Tom
1935-12-14
Tom Hilton and Stub Macey are heading to the Jergenson ranch to buy his cattle. But Jeckyl and Sheri
Valley of Wanted Men
1935-10-19
Three men escape from prison, go back to their hometown to try to find out who framed them.
Fighting Frontier
1943-01-29
An agent (Tim Holt) goes undercover as an outlaw and almost gets lynched.
Love on a Bet
1936-03-06
An aspiring theater producer convinces his wealthy uncle to finance a play on the condition that he
For the Love of Mary
1948-09-01
Young girl gets a job at the White House as a switchboard operator and gets mixed up in politics.
Red Barry
1938-10-18
A police detective is caught up in a plot to steal two million dollars in bonds.
The Purple Vigilantes
1938-01-24
David Ross organizes the ranchers into a vigilante group to rid the town of outlaws. The plan succee
The 13th Man
1937-06-29
A tough district attorney has been cleaning up the town, and has already imprisoned twelve dangerous
Money and the Woman
1940-08-17
An embezzler's wife begs his boss for forgiveness, only to fall in love with him.
Wild Horse Rodeo
1937-12-06
A champion rodeo rider returns home to track down a legendary wild horse called "Cyclone."
The Wildcatter
1937-06-06
Eager to take advantage of a new oil boom, "Lucky" Conlon leaves his gas station and diner for Texas
No Greater Sin
1941-08-29
The dangers of the dread venereal disease syphilis are depicted in this earnest drama from the 1940s
Romance of the Limberlost
1938-06-16
An orphaned girl is being raised in the Limberlost by her aunt, who hates her because the girl's mot
The Man Who Cheated Himself
1950-12-26
A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his in
Phantom Thunderbolt
1933-03-04
A cowboy called The Thunderbolt Kid comes to the aid of a town that is being threatened by outlaws w
Gun Justice
1933-12-11
Wanting the Lance ranch, Burkett kills Lance and brings in an imposter to pose as the heir Ken Lance
The Trail Drive
1933-09-04
Honest John is pulling off a swindle by buying cattle in Texas with worthless scrip and selling them
Wheels of Destiny
1934-03-01
Bill, who is about to lead a wagon train to California, has a map to a valuable gold field and Rocky
Lightning Strikes West
1940-06-01
When Butch Taggart escapes prison, the Marshal sends Lightning Morgan to find him and his hidden gol
The Lost Special
1932-11-25
A lady reporter and two college students search for the "Gold Special," a train that disappeared wit
Man from Montana
1941-09-05
A sheriff tries to prevent a range war between cattlemen and homesteaders.
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939-02-25
Homesteaders are moving into the valley settled many years ago by rancher Craig Dolan. He wants to k
Pot o' Gold
1941-04-03
Jimmy, the owner of a failed music shop, goes to work with his uncle, the owner of a food factory. B
The Sunrise Trail
1931-02-07
Working under cover, Tex goes south of the border and joins Rand's gang where he befriends gang memb
Radio Patrol
1937-10-03
About a young radio cop and a beautiful girl try to stop an international criminal gang from getting
Terror of the Plains
1934-11-22
A ranch hand sets out to prove his father is innocent of murder in this B-movie Western starring cow
Western Frontier
1935-08-07
Ken and his sister are separated while young when the Indians attack their wagon train. Ken, now gro
Night Spot
1938-02-25
A young singer, Marge Dexter, becomes involved in trouble when she works in a nightclub in which two
Racket Busters
1938-07-16
A trucker with a pregnant wife fights a New York mobster's protection racket.
Exile Express
1939-05-27
When her scientist-employer is murdered, a female legal immigrant suddenly finds herself being depor
Sutter's Gold
1936-03-01
Story of the gold strike on an immigrant's property that started the 1849 California Gold Rush.
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936-09-18
A well-bred young English lad living in lower Manhattan tries to gain acceptance from his not-so-wel
Baby Face Harrington
1935-04-12
Thanks to a series of comic mishaps, a timid, small-town office clerk finds himself wanted by the po
My Bill
1938-07-08
An impoverished widow fights scandal for the sake of her four children.
Naughty But Nice
1939-06-23
Donald Hardwick (Dick Powell) is a stuffed-shirt, classical music professor. His family and small-to
Tarnished Angel
1938-10-28
A showgirl with a dubious reputation flees the cops and transforms herself into a phony evangelist o
Strangers All
1935-04-01
Domestic drama about an elderly woman and her four squabbling adult children.
The Nitwits
1935-06-07
A would-be songwriter and a would-be inventor run a cigar stand and get mixed up in the murder of a
Buck Rogers
1939-04-10
Buck Rogers and Buddy Wade are in the middle of a trans-polar dirigible flight when they are caught
King of the Underworld
1939-01-14
Physician Carole Nelson, suspected of having ties to notorious gangster Joe Gurney, must prove her i
Blind Alibi
1938-05-20
A Paris sculptor (Richard Dix) fakes blindness in Los Angeles to recover his blackmailed sister's lo
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939-02-18
While participating in a contest at a local newspaper in which school children are asked to submit a
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939-03-24
Three sisters who believe life is going to be easy, now that their parents are back together, until
Blackwell's Island
1939-01-24
A reporter gets himself sent to prison to expose a mobster.
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939-05-06
FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.
Women in the Wind
1939-04-15
A famous aviator helps an amateur enter a cross-country air race for women.
The House of Fear
1939-06-30
A detective goes undercover as a producer to investigate an actor's murder, which occurred during th
Indianapolis Speedway
1939-08-05
A champion auto racer who unhappily learns his kid brother wants to enter the same profession rather
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939-07-07
Mr. Moto is in Egypt to thwart a criminal mastermind determined to steal the priceless crown of the
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
1947-03-01
A nightclub singer uses alcohol in excess to sooth her painful life.
Spring Parade
1940-09-27
In this light and lovely romantic musical, a Hungarian woman attends a Viennese fair and buys a card
Riders of Pasco Basin
1940-04-04
Kirby and Evans are pulling off an irrigation project swindle and newspaper editor Scott realizes it
Ranger Courage
1937-01-10
The Harper wagon train is carrying money and Bull and his gang are after it. When their first attack
Hat, Coat and Glove
1934-07-26
A prominent New York attorney defends his estranged wife's lover, who's been charged with the murder
A Likely Story
1947-04-18
A shell-shocked young GI mistakenly believes he is dying, and a young artist takes it upon herself t
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
1947-05-20
Dick Tracy investigates the theft of a fortune of fur coats, a possible insurance swindle and severa
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939-08-12
Torchy Blane and Steve McBride try to nab a gangster by tracking his moll.
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940-01-13
Three comrades graduate from Viriginia Military Institute. Bing has a chance to return to VMI as a f
Hoosier Schoolboy
1937-07-07
A schoolteacher comes to a new town and finds herself caught up in the town's problems and disputes.
Saboteur
1942-04-22
Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of sta
Heart of the Rockies
1951-03-29
Roy is put in charge of a highway construction project. A rancher tries to stop Roy from putting a h
The Red Lily
1924-09-08
Jean and Marise, young lovers forced from their homes, flee to Paris. Irrevocably separated there, t
When the Daltons Rode
1940-08-23
Young lawyer Tod Jackson arrives in pioneer Kansas to visit his prosperous rancher friends the Dalto
Flowing Gold
1940-08-24
In the American oilfields, a fugitive from justice's destiny is intertwined with the fortunes and th
Phantom of Chinatown
1940-11-18
In the middle of a pictorial lecture on his recent expedition to the Mongolian Desert, Dr. John Bent
'Til We Meet Again
1940-04-20
Dying Joan Ames meets criminal Dan Hardesty on a luxury liner as he is being transported back to Ame
Lady with Red Hair
1940-11-30
An actress hopes to regain her lost son by making it to the top.
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
1940-08-05
A conman arrives in town trying to sell his miracle methods of weight loss to the ladies. It's left
An Angel from Texas
1940-04-27
A pair of slick Broadway producers con a wealthy cowboy into backing their show.
Island of Doomed Men
1940-05-20
An undercover agent wrongly punished for murder is paroled to a remote tropical island with a diamon
Men of Action
1935-07-13
A villainous banker and his hired saboteurs attempt to thwart construction of Sweetwater Dam.
Chinatown Squad
1935-05-31
Police search for the killer of a man who misused $700,000 intended for the Chinese Communists.
Stone of Silver Creek
1935-04-14
In perhaps the most tranquil B-Western of the 1930s, Buck Jones, who also produced, plays the tough
Messenger of Peace
1947-10-30
Poignant true story of Pastor Armin Ritter, who is sent to build a church in a backwoods community a
Don't Gamble with Love
1936-02-28
Standard tale of husband and wife living a party lifestyle. He works in a gambling hall and she occa
Outcasts of Black Mesa
1950-04-13
Our Hero is accused of a crime he didn't commit. Once again, he breaks jail to find the real culprit
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943-03-01
A gang of tough street kids decide to go straight and get jobs in order to free draft-age men for th
Mug Town
1942-12-18
Steve Bell, Tommy, Pig, Ape, and String are run of town. Steve, while hopping a freight card and tr
Four Mothers
1941-01-04
Four married sisters face motherhood, financial, marital and family issues together.
Beauty and the Bandit
1946-11-09
In Old California, a young Frenchman transporting a chest full of silver travels by stagecoach to Sa
Wild Horse Mesa
1947-11-13
Dave and Chito are working for Melburn who is looking for wild horses. Olmstead has his men looking
Smoking Guns
1934-06-11
Accused of a murder he did not commit, Ken leaves the country. Three years later Evans finds him in
Bad Men of Missouri
1941-07-26
The Younger brothers return to Missouri after the Civil War with intent to avenge the misdeeds of Wi
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942-01-31
The Western hero takes on a ruthless land baron whose henchmen killed his best friend.
The Spoilers
1942-06-11
When honest ship captain Roy Glennister gets swindled out of his mine claim, he turns to saloon sing
Overland Mail
1942-09-22
Two investigators for a stagecoach company are assigned to find out why the company's stages keep be
King of the Cowboys
1943-04-09
Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette and the Sons of the Pioneers go undercover to help Texas Governor Russel
Chatterbox
1936-01-17
Teenage orphan Jenny Yates becomes starstruck when a revival of an old Victorian melodrama passes th
Colt Comrades
1943-06-18
Hoppy, California and Johnny partner up with brother and sister ranch owners, two of several who are
Texas
1941-10-09
Two Virginians are heading for a new life in Texas when they witness a stagecoach being held up. The
Back Fire
1922-11-02
Two cowboys drift into town. Both are broke, and one of them jokingly suggests they rob the local ex
Wildcat Saunders
1936-03-04
Perrin plays a boxer whose manager takes him out to a ranch for training, but Perrin soon discovers
Wolf Riders
1935-02-02
Deputy Indian Agent is framed for the murder of a captured fur thief actually killed by his boss in
Yellow Sky
1948-12-24
In 1867, a gang robs a bank and flees into the desert. Out of water, the outlaws encounter a ghost t
And Then There Were Four
1950-06-23
Driving safety film sponsored as a public service by oil companies. Of five drivers who leave home i
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941-02-15
A publicity man promotes his newspaper, but finds his boss always steals the credit.
Off the Record
1939-01-21
After a socially conscience reporter adopts a slum orphan after she causes his brother's gang to go
Tear Gas Squad
1940-05-04
A brash night club singer becomes a cop to impress a woman.
The Phantom
1931-11-01
An eclectic group of people are stalked by a masked killer in an old mansion.
Duck Soup
1942-12-18
Edgar mistakenly believes that his family wants to kill him to collect his life insurance.
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942-03-27
Private eye Jerry Church is hired by a criminal defense lawyer after five mobsters he has gotten acq
City of Silent Men
1942-10-12
The plot revolves around a group of ex-convicts who try to start life anew by relocating in a small
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
1942-04-02
Jackie Gleason and Jack Durant are teamed for the first and only time as Hank and Jed, a pair of dim
Gem-Jams
1943-03-19
Leon tells his wife that he has to leave to meet a client--unaware that the client is a beautiful wo
Captive Wild Woman
1943-06-04
An insane scientist doing experimentation in glandular research becomes obsessed with transforming a
The Winner's Circle
1948-06-08
A Thoroughbred makes the long journey from initial training and workout to ultimate triumph as a cha
On Dress Parade
1939-11-18
The final feature in the "Dead End Kids" film series finds a youth trying to adjust to life at a mil
Mission to Moscow
1943-04-29
Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to th
Roaming Lady
1936-05-02
Joyce Reid, a wealthy young debutante, stows away on a cargo ship to China, carrying as passengers h
The Jury's Secret
1938-01-16
A reporter covering a murder trial guesses that the murderer of a ruthless businessman is her ex-fia
The Mighty Treve
1937-01-17
Story of a dog that is fanatically devoted to its master.
Let Them Live
1937-04-25
A young man goes up against a crooked town boss.
Madame Spy
1942-12-11
Joan Bannister is the wife of globe-trotting war correspondent David Bannister who travels by his si
Homicide
1949-04-02
Michael Landers, a police lieutenant, sets out to investigate an intricate murder case. But, the cas
Buck Privates
1941-01-31
Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop
Appointment for Love
1941-10-31
Charming Andre Cassil woos physician Jane Alexander and the two impulsively get married. The honeymo
Streets of New York
1939-04-12
Jimmy, an idealistic and hard-working young man, has just arrived in New York City with dreams of ma
Planet Outlaws
1953-01-01
A 20th Century pilot named Buck Rogers and his young friend Buddy Wade awake from 500 years in suspe
Desert Guns
1936-01-02
Kirk Allenby is hired by the Cattleman's Association to track down and arrest a rancher who they bel
Swifty
1935-12-12
Swifty is framed for the murder of Alec MeNiel by the Lawyer Cheevers and the stepson Price. Then th
One Foot in Heaven
1941-11-01
Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
1947-09-26
A gang of criminals, which includes a piano player and an imposing former convict known as 'Gruesome
Vagabond Lady
1935-05-03
Josephine Spiggins is thinking of marrying John Spear, the stuffed-shirt son of a department store o
Unconquered Bandit
1935-01-08
Tom plans to revenge his fathers death at the hands of Cleyburn's men. He makes a deal with wanted o
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950-05-19
A cowboy is hired by a stagecoach boss to stop the railroad reaching his territory and putting him o
Silver River
1948-05-20
Unjustly booted out of the cavalry, Mike McComb strikes out for Nevada, and deciding never to be use
The Richest Girl in the World
1934-09-21
Millionairess Dorothy Hunter is tired of finding out that her boyfriends love her for her money, and
Beasts of Paradise
1923-10-03
Philip Grant attempts to reclaim five million dollars in gold stolen from his fathers' steamer by a