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Acting

William Halligan

Career: Active from 1932 to 1943, busiest in 1941 and 1943 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles: 1
top three billing

Average score: 49/100

Highest rated: Riders of the Deadline
58/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

William Halligan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.6, average 5.4
Coming of Age
1.5, average 3.0
Family Dynamics
3.5, average 4.8
Pop Culture
1.0, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

WWII Espionage 2
Classic Film 2
Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1940s

35 titles · average score 64

The Postman Always Rings Twice

81

as Judge (uncredited)

Dick Tracy

52

as Mayor

Flame of Barbary Coast

53

as Tom Buckman

Riders of the Deadline

58

as Simon Crandall

He's My Guy

as Elwood (as Bill Halligan)

as Bob Davis

Mr. Celebrity

as Daniel Mason

Emergency Landing

46

as George B. Lambert

Blonde Comet

as Cannonball Blake

Double Cross

51

as Houston

You Can't Fool Your Wife

42

as J.R. Gillespie, Sr.

Boom Town

68

as McCreery's Associate #2 (uncredited)

1930s

11 titles · average score 62

Running Hollywood

Story

The Circus Show-Up

as Detective Hickey

One Way Passage

71

as Agua Caliente Bartender (uncredited)

Blessed Event

71

as Herbert Flint

Dancers in the Dark

58

as Terry - Trumpeter

High Pressure

49

as Bartender (uncredited)

By Whose Hand?

65

as Detective (uncredited)

Lady and Gent

58

as Doc Hayes

The Public Defender

64

as Lyn Austin the Auctioneer

Everything’s Rosie

as Dr. Powers- Medicine Barker

Follow the Leader

as Bob Sterling