William Dyer

Biography

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

Career Overview

William Dyer has 57 screen credits in a career dating back to 1916. Their work is anchored in the Frankenstein (Universal) universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Don't Shoot, The Desert of the Lost, Spurs and Saddles. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

57

Birth Date

1881-03-09 00:00:00

Birth Place

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Known For

• 

  Don't Shoot
• 

  The Desert of the Lost
• 

  Spurs and Saddles
• 

  Hard Boiled Yeggs
• 

  The Cowboy King
• 

  The Trail of the Octopus

Associated Universes

• Frankenstein (Universal) (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Richard Thorpe (2 collaborations)
• Harrison Jacobs (2 collaborations)
• Billy West (2 collaborations)
• Scott Pembroke (2 collaborations)
• Carl Laemmle (1 collaborations)
• Virgil Miller (1 collaborations)
• Jack Conway (1 collaborations)
• George Hively (1 collaborations)
• George Bronson Howard (1 collaborations)
• Herbert Rawlinson (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (57 credits)

  • Fugitive

    Blind Pete

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Sagebrush Trail

    Blind Pete

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Gun Justice

    Red Hogan

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Texas Buddies

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Honor of the Mounted

    U.S. Marshal Hatton

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Frankenstein

    Gravedigger (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Code of Honor

    Sheriff Asa Smyth (as Wm. Dyer)

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Overland Bound

    Boss Wheeler

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • The Desert of the Lost

    Steve Wolfe

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Gun Gospel

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Spurs and Saddles

    Bud Bailey (as Bill Dyer)

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • The Fighting Three

    Timothy

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Hands Off

    Judge Emory

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • The Trouble Chaser

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Lone Hand Saunders

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • The Man in the Saddle

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Looking for Trouble

    Sheriff Tom Plump

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Hard Boiled Yeggs

    Dave

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • The Pony Express

    Bartender

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Perils of the Wild

    Black John

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Crushed

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Trigger Fingers

    Sheriff Mackhart

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Women First

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • The Measure of a Man

    Billy the Beast

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Singer Jim Mckee

    Hamlin Glass

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Marry in Haste

    Champion

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Wild Bill Hickok

    Col. Horatio Higginbotham

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Quicksands

    Ring Member

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • The Crow's Nest

    Timberline

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Gun-Shy

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Don't Shoot

    Boss McGinnis

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • The Cowboy King

    Hadley

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Fightin' Mad

    Obadiah Brennan (as William J. Dyer)

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • The Silent Call

    Ash Brent

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • Cyclone Bliss

    Slim

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • The Branded Four

    Lawyer

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • The Courage of Marge O'Doone

    Hauck

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • The Screaming Shadow

    Jake Williams

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • The Trail of the Octopus

    Sandy MacNab

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • The Four-Bit Man

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • Man's Desire

    Slim Dorgan

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • The Mayor of Filbert

    Mike McCarthy

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • Whom the Gods Would Destroy

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • The Red Glove

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • The Little White Savage

    Larkey

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • Who Will Marry Me?

    Karl Kremer

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • All Night

    Bradford

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • Madame Sphinx

    Guissert

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • The Shoes That Danced

    Hogan

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • '49–'17

    J. Gordon Castle

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • Anything Once

    Jethro Quall

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • Triumph

    David Montieth (as William J. Dyer)

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • Come Through

    McGinnis (as Bill Dyer)

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Reward of the Faithless

    Peter Vlasoff

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • Black Orchids

    Proprietor of L'Hibour Blanc

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • Broken Fetters

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Great Problem

    actor

    actors
    1916