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William Wolbert(1883-1918)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Writer
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William Wolbert was born on 18 November 1883 in Petersburg, Virginia, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Willy Walrus, Detective (1914), That Devil, Bateese (1918) and The Last Man (1916). He died on 12 December 1918 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 18, 1883
DiedDecember 12, 1918(35)
BornNovember 18, 1883
DiedDecember 12, 1918(35)
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Known for

Willy Walrus, Detective
Short
  • Willy Walrus
  • 1914
Monroe Salisbury in That Devil, Bateese (1918)
That Devil, Bateese
  • Director
  • 1918
Mary Anderson and William Duncan in The Last Man (1916)
The Last Man
  • Director
  • 1916
Edith Storey in Aladdin from Broadway (1917)
Aladdin from Broadway
6.5
  • Director
  • 1917

Credits

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Director

  • The Light of Victory (1919)
    The Light of Victory
    • Director
    • 1919
  • Monroe Salisbury in That Devil, Bateese (1918)
    That Devil, Bateese
    • Director
    • 1918
  • Nell Shipman in The Girl from Beyond (1918)
    The Girl from Beyond
    • Director
    • 1918
  • Nell Shipman in The Home Trail (1918)
    The Home Trail
    • Director
    • 1918
  • Nell Shipman in Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers (1918)
    Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers
    • Director
    • 1918
  • Nell Shipman in The Wild Strain (1918)
    The Wild Strain
    • Director
    • 1918
  • When Men Are Tempted (1917)
    When Men Are Tempted
    • Director
    • 1917
  • The Flaming Omen
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Mary Anderson in Sunlight's Last Raid (1917)
    Sunlight's Last Raid
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Mary Anderson and Gayne Whitman in The Divorcee (1917)
    The Divorcee
    • Director
    • 1917
  • By Right of Possession (1917)
    By Right of Possession
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Mary Anderson and Antonio Moreno in The Magnificent Meddler (1917)
    The Magnificent Meddler
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Captain of the Gray Horse Troop (1917)
    Captain of the Gray Horse Troop
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Edith Storey in Aladdin from Broadway (1917)
    Aladdin from Broadway
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Edith Storey in Money Magic (1917)
    Money Magic
    • Director
    • 1917

Actor

  • Anna Pavlova in The Dumb Girl of Portici (1916)
    The Dumb Girl of Portici
    6.4
    • Pietro (as Mr. William Wolbert)
    • 1916
  • Lord Barrington's Estate
    Short
    • Percival Marcamp
    • 1915
  • Man to Man
    Short
    • 1915
  • Miriam Cooper in The Burned Hand (1915)
    The Burned Hand
    Short
    • Billy's Friend
    • 1915
  • Ethel Teare and William Wolbert in The Actress and the Cheese Hound (1915)
    The Actress and the Cheese Hound
    Short
    • Frightful Fogarty - the Gentleman Crook
    • 1915
  • Merta Sterling and William Wolbert in Willie Whipple's Dream (1915)
    Willie Whipple's Dream
    Short
    • Willie Whipple
    • 1915
  • Ima Simp, Detective
    Short
    • 1915
  • Charles Dudley, Phil Dunham, Ethel Teare, and William Wolbert in Desperate Dud, the Plumber (1915)
    Desperate Dud, the Plumber
    Short
    • Handsome Dick - the Plumber's Assistant
    • 1915
  • Charles Dudley, Phil Dunham, Ethel Teare, and William Wolbert in Flirtatious Lizzie (1915)
    Flirtatious Lizzie
    Short
    • Strongarm Will
    • 1915
  • Treasure Seekers
    Short
    • Willie Walrus
    • 1915
  • An Eye for an Eye
    • Robert Duncan
    • 1915
  • The Fatal Hansom
    Short
    • Noodles
    • 1914
  • The Wooing of Bessie Bumpkin
    Short
    • Willie
    • 1914
  • Willy Walrus and the Awful Confession
    Short
    • Willy Walrus
    • 1914
  • Nerve
    Short
    • James - Croxton's Butler
    • 1914

Writer

  • The Race for Life
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1916
  • Miss Adventure
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1916
  • Some Chicken
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1916
  • The Fatal Hansom
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1914
  • Willy Walrus, Detective
    Short
    • story
    • 1914

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  • Alternative names
    • Billy Wolbert
  • Born
    • November 18, 1883
    • Petersburg, Virginia, USA
  • Died
    • December 12, 1918
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(pneumonia)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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