William Burress

William Burress

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

August 19, 1867

died

October 30, 1948

place of birth

Newcomerstown, Ohio, USA

also known as

William Rosenberry Burris · Bill Burress · William Burgess

total credits

40 movies

Biography

No biography available.

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Known For

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

as Minister

Shall We Dance

Shall We Dance

as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Dr. Socrates

Dr. Socrates

as George S. Harris - Grocery Proprietor

Blonde Crazy

Blonde Crazy

as Colonel Bellock

One Night of Love

One Night of Love

as Mr. Barrett - Mary's Father

Wild Money

Wild Money

as Spreckett (as William Burress)

Filmography

40 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Jane Eyre
5.2

Jane Eyre

1934as Minister
Shall We Dance
7.3

Shall We Dance

1937as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Dr. Socrates
6.6

Dr. Socrates

1935as George S. Harris - Grocery Proprietor
Blonde Crazy
7.0

Blonde Crazy

1931as Colonel Bellock
One Night of Love
5.5

One Night of Love

1934as Mr. Barrett - Mary's Father
Wild Money
8.0

Wild Money

1937as Spreckett (as William Burress)
The Little Colonel
6.6

The Little Colonel

1935as Dr. Scott
The World Changes
4.8

The World Changes

1933as Mr. Krauss, a Banker
Never Say Die
7.3

Never Say Die

1939as Man with Dog
Bedside
5.6

Bedside

1934as Oscar Bernstein - Music Critic
Fashions of 1934
6.5

Fashions of 1934

1934as Feldman
You Said a Mouthful
5.8

You Said a Mouthful

1932as Roger Colby (uncredited)
Hot Water
6.5

Hot Water

1937as Clerk (uncredited)
The Famous Ferguson Case
6.6

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932as Dad Sipes
Life Begins at Forty
10.0

Life Begins at Forty

1935as Abercrombie's Friend
Convention City
4.2

Convention City

1933as Customer (as William Burress)
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
6.3

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

1933as Thomas Barnum
We Who Are About to Die
7.0

We Who Are About to Die

1937as Charlie Gaunt (uncredited)
Fires of Conscience

Fires of Conscience

1916as Randolf Sneed
The Richest Girl in the World
5.8

The Richest Girl in the World

1934as Haley's Editor (uncredited)
Grand Old Girl
7.0

Grand Old Girl

1935as Butts
Pilgrimage
7.1

Pilgrimage

1933
Local Boy Makes Good
6.8

Local Boy Makes Good

1931as Colonel Small
Racketeers in Exile
7.5

Racketeers in Exile

1937as Thornton
Kultur

Kultur

1918as The Kaiser
Fluttering Hearts
5.6

Fluttering Hearts

1927as Father
Lord and Lady Algy
7.0

Lord and Lady Algy

1919as Brabazon Tudway
The Talk of the Town
1.0

The Talk of the Town

1918
A Soul for Sale

A Soul for Sale

1917as Hale Faxon
The Spy

The Spy

1917as Freiheer Von Wittzchaeft
The Rainbow Trail

The Rainbow Trail

1918as Waggoner
The Great Impersonation
7.0

The Great Impersonation

1921as Dr. Hugo Schmidt
The Girl Who Ran Wild
8.0

The Girl Who Ran Wild

1922as Johnny Cake
The Battle of Hearts

The Battle of Hearts

1916as Captain Sprague
The Soul of Satan
7.0

The Soul of Satan

1917as Alden Lee
Paid in Advance
6.5

Paid in Advance

1919as Regan (as William Burress)
The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1917as Chauvelin
The School for Scandal

The School for Scandal

1914as Rowley
The Forbidden Room
8.0

The Forbidden Room

1919as Lawyer
The Man from Bitter Roots

The Man from Bitter Roots

1916as Toy