William Royle

Known for

Acting

Born

March 21, 1887

Birthplace

Rochester, New York, USA

Died

August 9, 1940 (aged 53)

Biography

William Royle was born on March 22, 1887 in Rochester, New York. He was an actor, known for Drums of Fu Manchu (1940), The Rains Came (1939) and Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940). He died on August 9, 1940 in Los Angeles, California.

Best known work

Tell Your Children

1938

The Man in the Iron Mask

1939

The Rains Came

1939

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

The Cross of Lorraine

1943

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

1940

Mr. Wong in Chinatown

1939

Too Hot to Handle

1938

Manpower

1941

Let Us Live

1939

Filmography

1943
Drums of Fu Manchu
as Sir Dennis Nayland Smith
1943
The Cross of Lorraine
as Louis
1941
Manpower
as Policeman in Raid (uncredited)
1940
Heroes of the Saddle
as J.D. Crone
1940
Lucky Cisco Kid
as Sheriff
1940
Son of the Navy
as Chief Petty Officer Pat Moote
1940
Drums of Fu Manchu
as Sir Dennis Nayland Smith
1940
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Captain Sudan
1940
Murder on the Yukon
as George Weathers
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1939
Balalaika
as (uncredited)
1939
The Man from Montreal
as Luther St. Paul
1939
Mutiny in the Big House
as Captain of Guards Ed Samson
1939
The Rains Came
as Raschid Ali Khan
1939
Chicken Wagon Family
as Checker
1939
The Fighting Gringo
as Ben Wallace
1939
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
as Capt. Jaime
1939
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Commandant of Bastille
1939
Code of the Streets
as Club Manager Bert
1939
Frontier Pony Express
as Dan Garrett
1939
Let Us Live
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
1939
Mexicali Rose
as Carruthers
1939
Arizona Legion
as Jim Dutton
1939
Pirates of the Skies
1938
Red River Range
as Payne