Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

103

Gender

Male

Birthday

1893-05-17

Day of Death

1943-12-25 (50 years old)

Place of Birth

Hamburg, Germany

Also Known As

Bill Irving

W.J. Irving

William J. Irving

William Irving

Biography

William Irving was born on May 17, 1893 in Hamburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Pampered Youth (1925), Someone in the House (1920) and Ham and Eggs at the Front (1927). He was previously married to Ida I. Germann. He died on December 25, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Known For

Acting

The Cameraman

1928

The Cameraman

as

Photographer (uncredited)

Convicted

1938

Convicted

as

'Cobble-Puss' Coley

Chicken Feathers

1927

Chicken Feathers

as

The Ice Man

Hooks and Jabs

1933

Hooks and Jabs

as

Honeymoon Bridge

1935

Honeymoon Bridge

as

The Super Snooper

1937

The Super Snooper

as

The Heart of a Child

1920

The Heart of a Child

as

Perry (as William J. Irving)

Pop Goes the Easel

1935

Pop Goes the Easel

as

Man Curly Asks For A Meal (uncredited)

Punch Drunks

1934

Punch Drunks

as

Kilduff's Manager (uncredited)

Whose Baby?

1917

Whose Baby?

as

Harold Scull - the Rival

Back to the Woods

1937

Back to the Woods

as

Courtroom Guard (uncredited)

Dizzy Doctors

1937

Dizzy Doctors

as

Surgeon (uncredited)

Wee Wee Monsieur

1938

Wee Wee Monsieur

as

Captain Gorgonzola (uncredited)

Am I Having Fun!

1936

Am I Having Fun!

as

The Maitre d'

Nothing to Wear

1928

Nothing to Wear

as

Detective

Slippery Silks

1936

Slippery Silks

as

Mr. Romani (uncredited)

The Shadow

1937

The Shadow

as

Mac

Foolish Hearts

1935

Foolish Hearts

as

The Chef

The Best Man Wins

1935

The Best Man Wins

as

Bartender

Radio Dough

1934

Radio Dough

as

Gang Member (uncredited)

New News

1937

New News

as

Agency Man

She's My Baby

1927

She's My Baby

as

Chuck Callahan

Love Letters

1924

Love Letters

as

Don Crossland

The Hitchhiker

1933

The Hitchhiker

as

Movie Director

Song of the Caballero

1930

Song of the Caballero

as

Bernardo

Page Me

1926

Page Me

as

Paris in Spring

1935

Paris in Spring

as

Second Chef

One More Spring

1935

One More Spring

as

Chef

The Personality Kid

1934

The Personality Kid

as

Fan Who Liked Ritzy's Yodeling

Manhattan Parade

1931

Manhattan Parade

as

Suit of Armor

Maybe It's Love

1935

Maybe It's Love

as

Man Going Down the Stairs (uncredited)

Idiot's Delight

1939

Idiot's Delight

as

Sandro

Good Girls Go to Paris

1939

Good Girls Go to Paris

as

Chef (uncredited)

News Is Made at Night

1939

News Is Made at Night

as

Drunk

Tired Feet

1933

Tired Feet

as

Chase Yourself

1926

Chase Yourself

as

Two Gun Jo

Ninotchka

1939

Ninotchka

as

Bartender (uncredited)

It Happened One Night

1934

It Happened One Night

as

Bus Passenger (uncredited)

The Life of the Party

1930

The Life of the Party

as

The 'Yoohoo' Man

Navy Blues

1923

Navy Blues

as

Winter Has Came

1923

Winter Has Came

as

The Hired Man

The Great Dictator

1940

The Great Dictator

as

Man Seated on Bed (uncredited)

Woman Against Woman

1938

Woman Against Woman

as

Man in Elevator

Special Inspector

1938

Special Inspector

as

Pete

Counsel on De Fence

1934

Counsel on De Fence

as

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

as

Writer (uncredited)

Three Little Beers

1935

Three Little Beers

as

Cement Layer (uncredited)

The Florentine Dagger

1935

The Florentine Dagger

as

Policeman Schultz (uncredited)

The Mortal Storm

1940

The Mortal Storm

as

Cafe Waiter

Little Men

1940

Little Men

as

Bartender

Terry and the Pirates

1940

Terry and the Pirates

as

Governor

Topper

1937

Topper

as

Policeman (uncredited)

Rough Waters

1930

Rough Waters

as

Bill

On the Border

1930

On the Border

as

Dusty

Red Hair

1928

Red Hair

as

Demmy

The Truth About Youth

1930

The Truth About Youth

as

Jim Greene (uncredited)

Gentle Julia

1923

Gentle Julia

as

George Plum

Surprise

1930

Surprise

as

Charlie

She Who Gets Slapped

1930

She Who Gets Slapped

as

Con Man

What a Life

1930

What a Life

as

Algy the Convict

Carnival

1935

Carnival

as

Waiter

Playing the Ponies

1937

Playing the Ponies

as

Higgins (uncredited)

Early to Bed

1936

Early to Bed

as

Mr. Fassbinder

A Farewell to Arms

1932

A Farewell to Arms

as

Frustrated Opera Singing Friend (uncredited)

Melody in Spring

1934

Melody in Spring

as

Mr. Shorter

Murder in Greenwich Village

1937

Murder in Greenwich Village

as

Cop

Hearts in Exile

1929

Hearts in Exile

as

Rat Catcher

Bitter Sweet

1940

Bitter Sweet

as

Man in Mud Bath (uncredited)

From Headquarters

1929

From Headquarters

as

Fritz

Whispers

1941

Whispers

as

Man in Elevator (uncredited)

Coney Island

1928

Coney Island

as

Hughey Cooper

Sid's Long Count

1930

Sid's Long Count

as

2nd Weight Reducing Machine Salesman

The Girl in the Pullman

1927

The Girl in the Pullman

as

Oscar McGuff

Fair But Foolish

1925

Fair But Foolish

as

A Wireless Lizzie

1929

A Wireless Lizzie

as

Bill

Weak, But Willing

1926

Weak, But Willing

as

Walter's rival

Duck Out

1927

Duck Out

as

Blondini

Easy Curves

1927

Easy Curves

as

The Couturiere

Sailor Beware

1927

Sailor Beware

as

Down on the Farm

1938

Down on the Farm

as

Coleman

Billions

1920

Billions

as

Frank Manners

The Chaser

1938

The Chaser

as

Injured Man

Ham and Eggs at the Front

1927

Ham and Eggs at the Front

as

Von Friml (as William J. Irving)

Public Hero Number 1

1935

Public Hero Number 1

as

Federal Agent (uncredited)

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930

All Quiet on the Western Front

as

Ginger - the Cook (uncredited)

Manhattan Melodrama

1934

Manhattan Melodrama

as

German Note Holder (uncredited)

The Noodle Nut

1921

The Noodle Nut

as

Till I Come Back to You

1918

Till I Come Back to You

as

Stroheim

Circus Clowns

1922

Circus Clowns

as

The Circus Owner

Swiss Movements

1927

Swiss Movements

as

Willie Yodel

The Wrong Miss Wright

1937

The Wrong Miss Wright

as

Wright's Butler

Orient Express

1934

Orient Express

as

Conductor

One Too Many

1934

One Too Many

as

Mike Fright

1934

Mike Fright

as

Radio Announcer

A Feller Who Plays in a Band

1941

A Feller Who Plays in a Band

as

Neighbor

Someone in the House

1920

Someone in the House

as

Percy Glendenning

Wives Never Know

1936

Wives Never Know

as

Drunk (uncredited)

Beauty à la Mud

1926

Beauty à la Mud

as

Yes, Yes, Babette

1925

Yes, Yes, Babette

as

Nearsighted Apache

Starving Beauties

1924

Starving Beauties

as

Here Comes Cookie

1935

Here Comes Cookie

as

Passenger (uncredited)

My Swedie

1925

My Swedie

as

Ethel's Husband

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

2024

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

as

Production

Crew

Directing