Known for
Acting
Credits
51
Gender
Man
Birthday
Jan 2, 1900
Day of death
Dec 26, 1973 (73)
Place of birth
Staunton, Virginia, USA
Also known as
Billy Haines
Charles William Haines
William Haines
Biography
William Haines (born Charles William Haines; January 2, 1900 - December 26, 1973) was a star American comedy actor of the late Silent and early "talkie" eras.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines | Self (Archival footage) |
| 1983 | Zelig | Self (archive footage) |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy | Actor in Theater Lobby (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Young and Beautiful | Robert Preston |
| 1934 | The Marines Are Coming | Lt. William 'Wild Bill' Traylor |
| 1932 | Are You Listening? | Bill Grimes |
| 1932 | Fast Life | Sandy |
| 1931 | The Stolen Jools | Bill Haines |
| 1931 | Just a Gigolo | Robert Brummel |
| 1931 | New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford | Wallingford |
| 1931 | A Tailor-Made Man | John Paul Bart |
| 1930 | Free and Easy | A Guest |
| 1930 | Way Out West | Windy |
| 1930 | Remote Control | William J. Brennan |
| 1930 | The Girl Said No | Tom Ward |
| 1930 | Estrellados | Self (Guest Appearance) |
| 1929 | The Hollywood Revue of 1929 | Self |
| 1929 | Speedway | Bill Whipple |
| 1929 | Navy Blues | Jack Kelly |
| 1929 | The Duke Steps Out | Duke |
| 1929 | A Man's Man | Mel |
| 1928 | Show People | Billy Boone |
| 1928 | West Point | Brice Wayne |
| 1928 | The Smart Set | Tommy Van Buren |
| 1928 | Alias Jimmy Valentine | Jimmy Valentine |
| 1928 | Excess Baggage | Eddie Kane |
| 1928 | Telling the World | Don Davis |
| 1927 | Spring Fever | Jack Kelly |
| 1927 | Slide, Kelly, Slide | Jim Kelly |
| 1927 | A Little Journey | George Manning |
| 1926 | Tell It to the Marines | Private Skeet Burns |
| 1926 | Brown of Harvard | Tom Brown |
| 1926 | Mike | Harlan |
| 1926 | Memory Lane | Joe Field |
| 1926 | Lovey Mary | Billy Wiggs |
| 1925 | Little Annie Rooney | Joe Kelly |
| 1925 | 1925 Studio Tour | Self (uncredited) |
| 1925 | Sally, Irene and Mary | Jimmy Dungan |
| 1925 | A Slave of Fashion | Dick Wayne |
| 1925 | The Tower of Lies | August |
| 1925 | The Denial | Lyman - Lover in Flashback |
| 1924 | Wine of Youth | Hal Martin |
| 1924 | The Wife of the Centaur | Edward Converse |
| 1924 | The Midnight Express | Jack Oakes |
| 1924 | Circe the Enchantress | William Craig |
| 1924 | Three Weeks | Curate |
| 1924 | True As Steel | Gilbert Morse |
| 1924 | So This Is Marriage? | |
| 1923 | Souls for Sale | Pinkey - Assistant Director |
| 1923 | Three Wise Fools | Gordon Schuyler |
Credits
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Craig's Wife | Production Design |