Portrait of William Welsh

Acting

William Welsh

Career

Active from 1913 to 1936, busiest in 1923 with 11 main titles.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 0.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Welsh Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.0, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.3, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.0, average 2.2
  • Politics
    0.7, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 5
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Early Cinema 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Silent Film 3
  • Melodramatic Narrative 2
  • Action-Packed 2
  • Silent Era Drama 2
  • Frontier Adventure 2
  • Black and White 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

75
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

8 titles ยท average score 63
Cavalry
Cavalry (1936)

as General John Harvey

Queen of the Jungle
Queen of the Jungle (1935)

as John Lawrence

Diamond Jim
Diamond Jim (1935)
GoodWatch score 66

as Conductor

One More River
One More River (1934)
GoodWatch score 59

as Juryman (Uncredited)

Beyond the Rockies
Beyond the Rockies (1932)

as John Allen

Sundown Trail
Sundown Trail (1931)

as Pa Stoddard

Freighters of Destiny
Freighters of Destiny (1931)

as Dad Mercer

The Love Trader
The Love Trader (1930)

as Benson

1920s

52 titles ยท average score 58
The Set-Up
The Set-Up (1926)

as Sheriff Hayes

The Demon
The Demon (1926)

as Percival Wade

The White Outlaw
The White Outlaw (1925)

as Malcolm Gale

Flying Hoofs
Flying Hoofs (1925)

as Banker Conner

Fighting the Flames
Fighting the Flames (1925)

as Charlie Ryan

The Price She Paid
The Price She Paid (1924)

as General Lemuel Siddall

Burning Words
Burning Words (1923)

as John Malcolm

The Social Buccaneer
The Social Buccaneer (1923)

as Raymond Norton

The Shock
The Shock (1923)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mischa Hadley

With Stanley in Africa
With Stanley in Africa (1922)

as Henry Morton Stanley

The Scrapper
The Scrapper (1922)

as Dan McCarthy

Over the Hill to the Poorhouse
Over the Hill to the Poorhouse (1920)

as Pa Benton

1910s

15 titles ยท average score 70
The Heart of Humanity
The Heart of Humanity (1918)

as Prussian Officer

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
GoodWatch score 76

as Charles Denver

The Foolish Virgin
The Foolish Virgin (1916)

as Jim's father

The Narrow Path
The Narrow Path (1916)

as Bessie's father

Conscience
Conscience (1915)

as John Benson

The Eleventh Dimension
The Eleventh Dimension (1915)

as Professor Singleton

Rene Haggard Journeys On
Rene Haggard Journeys On (1915)

as Rene's Sister's Assailant

The White Terror
The White Terror (1915)

as David Duncan

Neptune's Daughter
Neptune's Daughter (1914)

as King Neptune

His Hour of Triumph
His Hour of Triumph (1913)

as Leonard Dare - the Actor / Manager

The Conscience of Hassan Bey
The Conscience of Hassan Bey (1913)

as Hassan Bey

Traffic in Souls
Traffic in Souls (1913)
GoodWatch score 63

as William Trubus