Portrait of William Scott

Acting

William Scott

Career

Active from 1913 to 1932, busiest in 1919 and 1920 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
21
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley
Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley
GoodWatch score53/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Scott Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Violence
    1.8, average 4.1
  • Mystery
    1.8, average 4.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 3
  • Silent Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

44
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

4 titles Β· average score 50
Come on Danger!
Come on Danger! (1932)

as Ranger Jim Madden

The Last Mile
The Last Mile (1932)
GoodWatch score 51

as Peddie... Guard

Strangers of the Evening
Strangers of the Evening (1932)
GoodWatch score 50

as 2nd Passerby

Too Many Cooks
Too Many Cooks (1931)

as Undetermined Role

1920s

27 titles Β· average score 52
Little Mickey Grogan
Little Mickey Grogan (1927)

as Al Nevers

Beyond the Border
Beyond the Border (1925)

as Bob Moore

Dante's Inferno
Dante's Inferno (1924)
GoodWatch score 52

as Ernest Judd

Not a Drum Was Heard
Not a Drum Was Heard (1924)

as Bud Loupel

The Man Who Played Square
The Man Who Played Square (1924)

as Steve

Against All Odds
Against All Odds (1924)

as Bill Warner

Alias Julius Caesar
Alias Julius Caesar (1922)

as Harry

Jackie
Jackie (1921)

as Mervyn Carter

The Devil's Riddle
The Devil's Riddle (1920)

as Dr. Jim Barnes

A Sister to Salome
A Sister to Salome (1920)

as Paul Kingston

Flames of the Flesh
Flames of the Flesh (1920)

as Bruce Eastcoat

The Mother of His Children
The Mother of His Children (1920)

as Richard Arnold

1910s

13 titles Β· average score 53
Pitfalls of a Big City
Pitfalls of a Big City (1919)

as Jerry Sullivan

The Sneak
The Sneak (1919)

as Wester Charen

The Forbidden Room
The Forbidden Room (1919)

as Anthony Curtis

Chasing Rainbows
Chasing Rainbows (1919)

as Billy

Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley
Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley (1918)
GoodWatch score 53

as Terry McGowen

Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage (1918)

as Venters

True Blue
True Blue (1918)

as Stanley Brockhurst

The City of Purple Dreams
The City of Purple Dreams (1918)

as Artie Sparkle

Kultur
Kultur (1918)

as RenΓ© de Bornay

At Piney Ridge
At Piney Ridge (1916)

as Rube Hollar

An Embarrassing Predicament
An Embarrassing Predicament (1914)

as Billy Quill - the Bashful Bookkeeper (as Billy Scott)

Alone in the Jungle
Alone in the Jungle (1913)

as Billy Brown (as Billy Scott)