Deceased

How Did William Austin Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 91

Also known asWilliam Crosby Piercy AustinGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn10/06/1884Born inGeorgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]Died15/06/1975Died inNewport BeachCausestrokeWikidataQ8004706 ↗Buried atPacific View Memorial ParkTMDb#134268 ↗

William Crosby Percy Austin was an English character actor. He was the first actor to play Alfred in a Batman adaptation.

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Filmography25 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1946	Alias Mr. TwilightMovie	Forbes (uncredited)	62
1945	National VelvetMovie	Reporter (uncredited)	61
1943	BatmanMovie	Alfred	59
1941	Charley's AuntMovie	Spectator	57
1939	The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesMovie	Inquisitive Stranger	55
1937	Live, Love and LearnMovie	Bob's Butler (uncredited)	53
1936	The Garden Murder CaseMovie	Sneed, Hammle's Butler (Uncredited)	52
1935	The Goose and the GanderMovie	Arthur Summers	51
1935	Redheads on ParadeMovie	Trelawney Redfern	51
1935	Oil for the Lamps of ChinaMovie	Clerk in Chase's office	51
1934	Imitation of LifeMovie	Englishman at Party (uncredited)	50
1933	Alice in WonderlandMovie	Gryphon	49
1933	Three Men in a BoatMovie	Harris	49
1933	The Private Life of Henry VIIIMovie	Duke of Cleves	49
1932	High SocietyMovie	Wilberforce Strangeways	48
1931	A Tailor-Made ManMovie	Jellicott	47
1930	Let's Go NativeMovie	Basil Pistol	46
1930	Paramount on ParadeMovie	Partygoer ('Impulses') (uncredited)	46
1930	The Flirting WidowMovie	James Raleigh	46
1930	The Return of Dr. Fu ManchuMovie	Sylvester Wadsworth	46
1929	The Marriage PlaygroundMovie	Lord Wrench	45
1928	Just MarriedMovie	Percy Jones	44
1928	The Fifty-Fifty GirlMovie	Engineer	44
1927	RitzyMovie	Algy	43
1927	Swim Girl, SwimMovie	Mr. Spangle PhD.	43