William Janney

William Janney

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1908-02-15
Deathday: 1992-12-22 (84 years old)

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Biography

William Janney (born Russell Dixon Janney, February 15, 1908 – December 22, 1992) was an American actor who appeared in 39 films between 1929 and 1937.

He was the son of author and theatrical producer Russell Janney, and he attended the School for Professional Children.Janney debuted on Broadway in Merton of the Movies (1922). His other Broadway credits include Great Music (1924) Four O'Clock (1933), Take My Tip (1932), Tommy (1927), and Bridge of Distances (1925).His biggest regret was not taking the role in Tol'able David (1930) after Columbia boss Harry Cohn offered it to him. His mother urged him to let Richard Cromwell have it. "She told me there was this old woman friend of hers whose son had always wanted to play the part. She said I didn't want to play it anyway. To this day, I don't understand her... This really spoiled the whole thing for me, because I might have been offered a contract with Columbia. As it turned out, I never did get a contract, and Harry Cohn never offered me anything else."

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Filmography

all 36

Movies 36

Mickey Lofton
Clipped Wings

Clipped Wings (1937)

Movie
Buddy Cassidy
Hopalong Cassidy Returns

Hopalong Cassidy Returns (1936)

Movie
John Sutter Jr.
Sutter's Gold

Sutter's Gold (1936)

Movie
Allan Douglas
Bonnie Scotland

Bonnie Scotland (1935)

Movie
6
Fred Mathews
Born to Gamble

Born to Gamble (1935)

Movie
David Sonny Cole Jr.
Without Children

Without Children (1935)

Movie
Harry Prentice
The Great Hotel Murder

The Great Hotel Murder (1935)

Movie
Arthur Foster
Sweepstake Annie

Sweepstake Annie (1935)

Movie
Robert Cushing
A Successful Failure

A Successful Failure (1934)

Movie
Young Pierre Croy
A Modern Hero

A Modern Hero (1934)

Movie
Ollie
As the Earth Turns

As the Earth Turns (1934)

Movie
Geoffrey Cole
Should Ladies Behave

Should Ladies Behave (1933)

Movie
Orin Nordholm III
The World Changes

The World Changes (1933)

Movie
Two Feathers
King of the Wild Horses

King of the Wild Horses (1933)

Movie
Thomas Brandt
Secret of the Blue Room

Secret of the Blue Room (1933)

Movie
Edward Wilson
Terror Aboard

Terror Aboard (1933)

Movie
Jim Brandt
The Crime of the Century

The Crime of the Century (1933)

Movie
David Stillman
The Iron Master

The Iron Master (1933)

Movie
Jimmie Madigan
Under-Cover Man

Under-Cover Man (1932)

Movie
Eddie Wilton
A Successful Calamity

A Successful Calamity (1932)

Movie
Pat - Band Member
Crooner

Crooner (1932)

Movie
College Boy at Execution
Two Seconds

Two Seconds (1932)

Movie
John 'Johnny' Morris
The Mouthpiece

The Mouthpiece (1932)

Movie
Gregory Brown
Meet the Wife

Meet the Wife (1931)

Movie
Freddie
Girls Demand Excitement

Girls Demand Excitement (1931)

Movie
Man Phoning Ambulance (uncredited)
Cimarron

Cimarron (1931)

Movie
Billy Wantage
The Right of Way

The Right of Way (1930)

Movie
Tommy
The Pay-Off

The Pay-Off (1930)

Movie
Tommy Powell
Shooting Straight

Shooting Straight (1930)

Movie
Gordon 'Donny' Scott
The Dawn Patrol

The Dawn Patrol (1930)

Movie
Bobby Spencer
Young Desire

Young Desire (1930)

Movie
Tim Brady
Those Who Dance

Those Who Dance (1930)

Movie
Jimmie Ward
The Girl Said No

The Girl Said No (1930)

Movie
Bob Manning
Mexicali Rose

Mexicali Rose (1929)

Movie
Midshipman Paul Randall
Salute

Salute (1929)

Movie
Jimmy Besant
Coquette

Coquette (1929)

Movie
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Ratings

Average 5.15
Based on 22.1 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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1930
1933
1932
1937
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1908-02-15

Deathday
1992-12-22 (84 years old)

Birth Place
New York City, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Russell Dixon Janney


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