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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

173

Gender

Male

Birthday

1903-10-03

Day of Death

1958-02-15 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Also Known As

Lester Wm. Berke

William A. Berke

Wm. Berke

William Hall

Wm. Hall

Billy Lester

Bill Lester

William B. Lester

William Lester

Lester Williams

William Berke

Biography

William A. Berke (3 October 1903 – 15 February 1958) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed nearly 90 films between 1934 and 1958. He also produced nearly 80 films between 1933 and 1958. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and died in Los Angeles, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article William A. Berke,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

The Hellion

1924

The Hellion

as

The Father (as William Lester)

Wolf Tracks

1923

Wolf Tracks

as

Laroque

The Forbidden Trail

1923

The Forbidden Trail

as

Rufe Trent

Barb Wire

1922

Barb Wire

as

Bart Moseby

The Firebrand

1922

The Firebrand

as

Sheriff Harding

The Double O

1921

The Double O

as

Mat Haley

Slow as Lightning

1923

Slow as Lightning

as

Mortimer Fenton

The Marshal of Moneymint

1922

The Marshal of Moneymint

as

Slick Boyle

The Crow's Nest

1922

The Crow's Nest

as

Pecos

The Back Trail

1924

The Back Trail

as

Jim Lawton

Production

Crew

Directing

Cop Hater

1958

Cop Hater

as

Pier 23

1951

Pier 23

as

FBI Girl

1951

FBI Girl

as

Gun Grit

1936

Gun Grit

as

Tornado

1943

Tornado

as

Sky Liner

1949

Sky Liner

as

Zamba

1949

Zamba

as

Gunfire

1950

Gunfire

as

Crack-Up

1934

Crack-Up

as