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William Haines

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William Haines

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Also known as Charles William Haines

American actor, interior designer (1900–1973)

Film & TV

Staunton, Virginia, USA

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

  • Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines — Self (Archival footage)2001
  • The Big Parade of Comedy — Actor in Theater Lobby (archive footage) (uncredited)1964
  • Young and Beautiful — Robert Preston1934
  • The Marines Are Coming — Lt. William 'Wild Bill' Traylor1934
  • Are You Listening? — Bill Grimes1932
  • Fast Life — Sandy1932
  • Just a Gigolo — Robert Brummel1931
  • New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford — Wallingford1931
  • The Stolen Jools — Bill Haines1931
  • A Tailor-Made Man — John Paul Bart1931

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
William
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Staunton
Place of death
Santa Monica
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Official website
www.williamhaines.com
Image
Silent film actor William Haines (SAYRE 3919) (cropped).jpg
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cause of death
lung cancer
date of birth
1900-01-02
date of death
1973-12-26
Commons category
William Haines (actor)
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1922-00-00
writing language
English language
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