William Dyer

William Dyer

Known for

Acting

Born

March 9, 1881

Birthplace

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Died

December 22, 1933 (aged 52)

Biography

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

Best known work

Frankenstein
Frankenstein
1931
Sagebrush Trail
Sagebrush Trail
1933
'49 – '17
'49 – '17
1917
The Pony Express
The Pony Express
1925
All Night
All Night
1918
Black Orchids
Black Orchids
1917
Hard Boiled Yeggs
Hard Boiled Yeggs
1926
Texas Buddies
Texas Buddies
1932
The Trail of the Octopus
The Trail of the Octopus
1919
The Desert of the Lost
The Desert of the Lost
1927

Filmography

  1. 1933

    Sagebrush Trail

    as Blind Pete

  2. 1933

    Fugitive

    as Blind Pete

  3. 1933

    Gun Justice

    as Red Hogan

  4. 1932

    Texas Buddies

    as Sheriff

  5. 1932

    Honor of the Mounted

    as U.S. Marshal Hatton

  6. 1931

    Frankenstein

    as Gravedigger (uncredited)

  7. 1930

    The Code of Honor

    as Sheriff Asa Smyth (as Wm. Dyer)

  8. 1929

    Overland Bound

    as Boss Wheeler

  9. 1928

    Thunder Riders

    as Lon Seeright

  10. 1927

  11. 1927

    Gun Gospel

    as Sheriff

  12. 1927

    Spurs and Saddles

    as Bud Bailey (as Bill Dyer)

  13. 1927

  14. 1927

    Hands Off

    as Judge Emory

  15. 1926

  16. 1926

  17. 1926

  18. 1926

    Looking for Trouble

    as Sheriff Tom Plump

  19. 1926

  20. 1925

    The Pony Express

    as Bartender (uncredited)

  21. 1925

    Perils of the Wild

    as Black John

  22. 1924

  23. 1924

    Trigger Fingers

    as Sheriff Mackhart

  24. 1924

    Women First

    as Sheriff

  25. 1924

    The Measure of a Man

    as Billy the Beast

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