William Dyer

William Dyer

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

March 9, 1881

died

December 22, 1933

place of birth

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

also known as

Bill Dyer · Wm. Dyer · Wm. J. Dyer · William J. Dyer

total credits

50 movies

Biography

William Dyer was an American film actor in the silent era.

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Known For

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

as Gravedigger (uncredited)

Sagebrush Trail

Sagebrush Trail

as Blind Pete

'49–'17

'49–'17

as J. Gordon Castle

The Desert of the Lost

The Desert of the Lost

as Steve Wolfe

Whom the Gods Would Destroy

Whom the Gods Would Destroy

Overland Bound

Overland Bound

as Boss Wheeler

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Frankenstein
7.5

Frankenstein

1931as Gravedigger (uncredited)
Sagebrush Trail
5.2

Sagebrush Trail

1933as Blind Pete
'49–'17
5.8

'49–'17

1917as J. Gordon Castle
The Desert of the Lost
8.0

The Desert of the Lost

1927as Steve Wolfe
Whom the Gods Would Destroy
9.0

Whom the Gods Would Destroy

1919
Overland Bound
10.0

Overland Bound

1929as Boss Wheeler
Singer Jim Mckee
10.0

Singer Jim Mckee

1924as Hamlin Glass
Honor of the Mounted
7.0

Honor of the Mounted

1932as U.S. Marshal Hatton
Black Orchids
1.0

Black Orchids

1917as Proprietor of L'Hibour Blanc
All Night
5.1

All Night

1918as Bradford
The Pony Express
6.4

The Pony Express

1925as Bartender
Lone Hand Saunders
10.0

Lone Hand Saunders

1926as Sheriff
The Red Glove

The Red Glove

1919
Gun-Shy
10.0

Gun-Shy

1922
Code of Honor
10.0

Code of Honor

1930as Sheriff Asa Smyth (as Wm. Dyer)
Quicksands
7.0

Quicksands

1923as Ring Member
Man's Desire
7.0

Man's Desire

1919as Slim Dorgan
Triumph

Triumph

1917as David Montieth (as William J. Dyer)
The Great Problem

The Great Problem

1916
Gun Justice
7.0

Gun Justice

1933as Red Hogan
The Silent Call
7.0

The Silent Call

1921as Ash Brent
The Reward of the Faithless

The Reward of the Faithless

1917as Peter Vlasoff
Fugitive

Fugitive

1933as Blind Pete
Madame Sphinx

Madame Sphinx

1918as Guissert
Anything Once

Anything Once

1917as Jethro Quall
Marry in Haste
7.0

Marry in Haste

1924as Champion
The Measure of a Man
7.0

The Measure of a Man

1924as Billy the Beast
The Screaming Shadow
8.0

The Screaming Shadow

1920as Jake Williams
Cyclone Bliss

Cyclone Bliss

1921as Slim
Texas Buddies
7.0

Texas Buddies

1932as Sheriff
Don't Shoot
8.0

Don't Shoot

1922as Boss McGinnis
The Courage of Marge O'Doone
8.0

The Courage of Marge O'Doone

1920as Hauck
Come Through

Come Through

1917as McGinnis (as Bill Dyer)
The Little White Savage
8.0

The Little White Savage

1919as Larkey
The Cowboy King
9.0

The Cowboy King

1922as Hadley
Trigger Fingers
7.0

Trigger Fingers

1924as Sheriff Mackhart
The Trail of the Octopus
7.5

The Trail of the Octopus

1919as Sandy MacNab
The Mayor of Filbert
7.0

The Mayor of Filbert

1919as Mike McCarthy
The Man in the Saddle
10.0

The Man in the Saddle

1926as Sheriff
Wild Bill Hickok
9.0

Wild Bill Hickok

1923as Col. Horatio Higginbotham
The Four-Bit Man
10.0

The Four-Bit Man

1919
Broken Fetters

Broken Fetters

1916
Spurs and Saddles
7.0

Spurs and Saddles

1927as Bud Bailey (as Bill Dyer)
Looking for Trouble
9.0

Looking for Trouble

1926as Sheriff Tom Plump
The Fighting Three
10.0

The Fighting Three

1927as Timothy
Women First
7.0

Women First

1924as Sheriff
The Crow's Nest
8.0

The Crow's Nest

1922as Timberline
Fightin' Mad
10.0

Fightin' Mad

1921as Obadiah Brennan (as William J. Dyer)
Who Will Marry Me?
8.0

Who Will Marry Me?

1919as Karl Kremer
Perils of the Wild
10.0

Perils of the Wild

1925as Black John