Biography
William Jonathan Humphrey (January 2, 1875 β October 4, 1942) was an American actor and film director.
Born in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, William Humphrey was a well-known member of the early stock company of Vitagraph Studios. Without the romantic looks to become a real star, he nevertheless played leads in Shakespeare and other important studio productions of the day. He also directed or co-directed eighty films between 1911 and 1927, including comedian Mabel Normand in the 1918 propaganda drama entitled Joan of Plattsburg.
In the late silent era, Humphrey, with other original Vitagraph actors such as Florence Turner, Maurice Costello, and Flora Finch, was kept on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer payroll for expert playing of character roles. For MGM, he had roles in One Night in Rome (1924) starring Laurette Taylor and The Actress (1928) starring Norma Shearer. He acted in 138 films altogether and continued until 1937.
On October 4, 1942, Humphrey died of a coronary thrombosis in Hollywood, California.
Filmography
all 73
Movies 73
Director 14
False Pretenses (1935)
Get That Man (1935)
The Fighting Pilot (1935)
Are We Civilized? (1934)
The Crime of Helen Stanley (1934)
Secret Sinners (1933)
Curtain at Eight (1933)
One Year Later (1933)
Cheating Blondes (1933)
Tangled Destinies (1932)
The Cowboy Counsellor (1932)
Madame Racketeer (1932)
Manhattan Parade (1931)
Murder at Midnight (1931)
Subway Express (1931)
Devil-May-Care (1929)
The Actress (1928)
The Silent Lover (1926)
The Dice Woman (1926)
The Volga Boatman (1926)
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Lady Robinhood (1925)
The Unholy Three (1925)
Drusilla with a Million (1925)
Dangerous Innocence (1925)
One Night in Rome (1924)
Beau Brummel (1924)
The Arizona Express (1924)
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)
The Man Life Passed By (1923)
The Social Code (1923)
Haldane of the Secret Service (1923)
Scaramouche (1923)
Vanity Fair (1923)
The Strangers' Banquet (1922)
The Midnight Bride (1920)
Atonement (1919)
The Way of a Woman (1919)
The Unchastened Woman (1918)
Joan of Plattsburg (1918)
The Scarlet Car (1917)
Babbling Tongues (1917)
The Good in the Worst of Us (1915)
The Return of Maurice Donnelly (1915)
Polishing Up (1914)
Uncle Bill (1914)
A Princess of Bagdad (1913)
The Butler's Secret (1913)
Mixed Identities (1913)
Every Inch a Man (1912)
Nothing to Wear (1912)
The Money Kings (1912)
Her Forgotten Dancing Shoes (1912)
The Heart of the King's Jester (1912)
The Military Air-Scouts (1911)
The Freshet (1911)
An Aeroplane Elopement (1911)
A Message from Beyond (1911)
The Death of King Edward III (1911)
Picciola; or, The Prison Flower (1911)
A Tale of Two Cities (1911)
In Neighboring Kingdoms (1910)
Hako's Sacrifice (1910)
Twelfth Night (1910)
Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy (1910)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1909)
The Life of Moses (1909)
Benedict Arnold (1909)
Oliver Twist (1909)
King Lear (1909)
Napoleon, the Man of Destiny (1909)
Napoleon and the Empress Josephine (1909)
The Judgment of Solomon (1909)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1863-01-02
Deathday1942-10-04 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceHampden County, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsWilliam Jonathan Humphrey, Wm. Humphrys
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