ACTOR · FROM ROCHESTER, USA
William Royle
1887–194046 credits since 1936
The underworldSuspensefulEerieWhodunitPeriod piece
ABOUT WILLIAM
William Royle was born on March 22, 1887 in Rochester, New York. He was an actor, known for Drums of Fu Manchu (1940), The Rains Came (1939) and Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940). He died on August 9, 1940 in Los Angeles, California.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born21 March 1887
Died9 August 1940
BirthplaceRochester, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora14 of 46 titles
Known for
The titles people know William from.
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 14
- Average IMDb
- 6.1
- Highest rated
- Abe Lincoln in IllinoisIMDb 7.3
- Working since
- 1936
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 1940s
10 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
as Sir Dennis Nayland Smith
Movieas Louis
Movieas Policeman in Raid (uncredited)
as J.D. Crone
as Sheriff
as Chief Petty Officer Pat Moote
as Sir Dennis Nayland Smith
Movieas Captain Sudan
The 1930s
36 titles · IMDb 5.9 on average
as (uncredited)
as Luther St. Paul
as Captain of Guards Ed Samson
Movieas Raschid Ali Khan
as Checker
as Ben Wallace
Movieas Capt. Jaime
Movieas Commandant of Bastille
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in William’s titles.
George LynnMr. Wong in Chinatown, Let Us Live and 1 more
Myrna LoyThe Rains Came and Too Hot to Handle
Alan HaleThe Man in the Iron Mask and Manpower
John HamiltonFlash Gordon Conquers the Universe and Torture Money
Henry KolkerToo Hot to Handle and Let Us Live
Alan BaxterAbe Lincoln in Illinois and Let Us Live
Mary HowardAbe Lincoln in Illinois and Torture Money
Joseph SchildkrautThe Rains Came and The Man in the Iron Mask