William Austin

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Austin (12 June 1884 – 15 June 1975) was a British character actor who was born on a sugar plantation in Georgetown in British Guiana (now Guyana). On the death of his father he was brought to England to complete his education. He later filled a business post in Shanghai and on being sent to San Francisco by the company he worked for, he decided to stay in America and take up acting on the stage and later in films. He appeared in many American films and serials between the 1920s and the 1940s, though the vast majority of his roles were small and uncredited. He was the brother of actor Albert Austin. He died in Newport Beach, California. Of the numerous silent films Austin appeared in, he is best remembered as the sidekick friend of Clara Bow in Bow's best known film It (1927). Mr. Austin's portrayal in the 1943 Batman serial of Batman's butler Alfred is the iconic portrayal still used in the comics. Previous to being played by Mr. Austin, the character was fat and had no facial hair. Performed by Mr. Austin, the character was thin with a mustache. Shortly after the serial was released, Alfred in the comics was changed to match the look of the serial; this representation of the character has for the most part continued to this day except for the live action films, the Birds of Prey series, and the Deadshot short in Batman: Gotham Knight where he has no moustache. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Austin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For	Acting
Most Rating	3.431
Birthday	1884-06-10
Place of Birth	Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]
Also Known As	William Crosby Piercy Austin,

Alice in Wonderland

The Gay Divorcee

The Private Life of Henry VIII

County Hospital

The Ghost Goes Wild

Corsair

It

Batman

The Cowboy King

Renfrew of the Royal Mounted

Three Men in a Boat

The Flirting Widow

Live, Love and Learn

Sweetie

Doctor Rhythm

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Let's Go Native

What Happened to Jones

Drums of Love

The Goose and the Gander

Duck Soup

Fig Leaves

$1,000 a Minute

Oil for the Lamps of China

The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu

Common Sense

Head Winds

Red Hair

The Night Club

A Tailor-Made Man

The Return of the Vampire

High Society

National Velvet

Redheads on Parade

What a Night!

Just Married

Illusion

The Reckless Age

The Flaming Forest

Along Came Youth

Imitation of Life

Swingin' on a Rainbow

Charley's Aunt

The Garden Murder Case

The Man from Blankley's

The Marriage Playground

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu

Alias Mr. Twilight

The Garden of Weeds

The World At Her Feet

The Best People

Seven Days

Ruggles of Red Gap

Embarrassing Moments

Handle with Care

Rule 'Em and Weep