William Courtright

William Courtright (March 10, 1848 – March 6, 1933) was an American film actor. He appeared in sixty-eight films between 1912 and 1930. He worked with D. W. Griffith and in his later career at the Hal Roach Studios, where he appeared in several early Laurel and Hardy comedies. His best-known role was Oliver Hardy's wealthy Uncle Bernal in That's My Wife (1929). His last film, the Our Gang comedy Teacher's Pet, was also his first sound film. He was born in New Milford, Illinois, and died in Ione, California. His wife was actress Jennie Lee, with whom he appeared in Intolerance.

Selected filmography

• If We Only Knew (1913)
• The Ranchero's Revenge (1913)
• In Diplomatic Circles (1913)
• The Sorrowful Shore (1913)
• The Enemy's Baby (1913)
• Intolerance (1916)
• The Deciding Kiss (1918)
• Ace of the Saddle (1919)
• Man Under Cover (1922)
• At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern (1922)
• The Girl I Loved (1923)
• Are Parents People? (1925)
• Thank You (1925)
• The Nickel-Hopper (1926)
• On the Front Page (1926)
• Duck Soup (1927)
• The Glorious Fourth (1927)
• Jesse James (1927)
• The Pioneer Scout (1929)
• That's My Wife (1929)

External links

• William Courtright at the Internet Movie Database