Deceased
When Did William Courtenay Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 57Also known asWilliam Hancock KellyGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn19/06/1875Born inWorcester, Massachusetts, USADied20/04/1933 (aged 57)Died inRyeWikidataQ8007170 ↗Buried atSaint Charles CemeteryTMDb#1210669 ↗
William Courtenay was a noted Broadway star and later film actor. He was born William Hancock Kelly. At age 19 in 1894, before his Broadway career took off, Courtenay appeared in Alexander Black's slide show Miss Jerry. This was a sort of alternative entertainment to a new device by Thomas Edison called a Kinetoscope à la moving pictures.
Read full Wikipedia article ↗Filmography7 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Three Faces EastMovie | Mr. Yates | 55 |
| 1930 | The Way of All MenMovie | Preacher | 55 |
| 1929 | The Show of ShowsMovie | The Minister - Guillotine Sequence (uncredited) | 54 |
| 1917 | Kick InMovie | Chick Hewes | 42 |
| 1917 | The Hunting of the HawkMovie | Desselway | 42 |
| 1905 | The Whole Dam Family and the Dam DogMovie | Jimmy Dam (uncredited) | 30 |
| 1894 | Miss JerryMovie | Mr. Hamilton | 19 |