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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

51

Gender

Male

Birthday

1900-01-02

Day of Death

1973-12-26 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Staunton, Virginia, USA

Also Known As

Billy Haines

Charles William Haines

William Haines

Biography

William Haines (born Charles William Haines; January 2, 1900 - December 26, 1973) was a star American comedy actor of the late Silent and early "talkie" eras.

Known For

Acting

Estrellados

1930

Estrellados

as

Self (Guest Appearance)

Show People

1928

Show People

as

Billy Boone

Free and Easy

1930

Free and Easy

as

A Guest

The Wife of the Centaur

1924

The Wife of the Centaur

as

Edward Converse

A Man's Man

1929

A Man's Man

as

Mel

West Point

1928

West Point

as

Brice Wayne

Little Annie Rooney

1925

Little Annie Rooney

as

Joe Kelly

Speedway

1929

Speedway

as

Bill Whipple

Are You Listening?

1932

Are You Listening?

as

Bill Grimes

Young and Beautiful

1934

Young and Beautiful

as

Robert Preston

The Marines Are Coming

1934

The Marines Are Coming

as

Lt. William 'Wild Bill' Traylor

Remote Control

1930

Remote Control

as

William J. Brennan

Way Out West

1930

Way Out West

as

Windy

Just a Gigolo

1931

Just a Gigolo

as

Robert Brummel

The Smart Set

1928

The Smart Set

as

Tommy Van Buren

Wine of Youth

1924

Wine of Youth

as

Hal Martin

Spring Fever

1927

Spring Fever

as

Jack Kelly

The Girl Said No

1930

The Girl Said No

as

Tom Ward

Fast Life

1932

Fast Life

as

Sandy

Tell It to the Marines

1926

Tell It to the Marines

as

Private Skeet Burns

The Tower of Lies

1925

The Tower of Lies

as

August

Navy Blues

1929

Navy Blues

as

Jack Kelly

Brown of Harvard

1926

Brown of Harvard

as

Tom Brown

Three Weeks

1924

Three Weeks

as

Curate

True As Steel

1924

True As Steel

as

Gilbert Morse

Three Wise Fools

1923

Three Wise Fools

as

Gordon Schuyler

Souls for Sale

1923

Souls for Sale

as

Pinkey - Assistant Director

Alias Jimmy Valentine

1928

Alias Jimmy Valentine

as

Jimmy Valentine

Mike

1926

Mike

as

Harlan

Excess Baggage

1928

Excess Baggage

as

Eddie Kane

The Stolen Jools

1931

The Stolen Jools

as

Bill Haines

Slide, Kelly, Slide

1927

Slide, Kelly, Slide

as

Jim Kelly

1925 Studio Tour

1925

1925 Studio Tour

as

Self (uncredited)

A Little Journey

1927

A Little Journey

as

George Manning

A Tailor-Made Man

1931

A Tailor-Made Man

as

John Paul Bart

Telling the World

1928

Telling the World

as

Don Davis

A Slave of Fashion

1925

A Slave of Fashion

as

Dick Wayne

Sally, Irene and Mary

1925

Sally, Irene and Mary

as

Jimmy Dungan

The Midnight Express

1924

The Midnight Express

as

Jack Oakes

Memory Lane

1926

Memory Lane

as

Joe Field

Circe the Enchantress

1924

Circe the Enchantress

as

William Craig

The Denial

1925

The Denial

as

Lyman - Lover in Flashback

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

as

Actor in Theater Lobby (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lovey Mary

1926

Lovey Mary

as

Billy Wiggs

Who Cares

1925

Who Cares

as

Martin

Production

Crew

Directing