Portrait of William Burress

Acting

William Burress

Career

Active from 1914 to 1937, busiest in 1917 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Little Colonel
The Little Colonel
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Burress Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

24 titles ยท average score 62
Shall We Dance
Shall We Dance (1937)
GoodWatch score 83

as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

The Little Colonel
The Little Colonel (1935)
GoodWatch score 71

as Dr. Scott

Grand Old Girl
Grand Old Girl (1935)

as Butts

Opened by Mistake
Opened by Mistake (1934)

as Banker, Patsy's Boss

One Night of Love
One Night of Love (1934)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mr. Barrett - Mary's Father

The Richest Girl in the World
The Richest Girl in the World (1934)
GoodWatch score 53

as Haley's Editor (uncredited)

Fashions of 1934
Fashions of 1934 (1934)
GoodWatch score 65

as Feldman

Lost in Limehouse or Lady Esmerelda's Predicament
Lost in Limehouse or Lady Esmerelda's Predicament (1933)

as Hop Tup

The World Changes
The World Changes (1933)
GoodWatch score 44

as Mr. Krauss, a Banker

Convention City
Convention City (1933)

as Customer (as William Burress)

You Said a Mouthful
You Said a Mouthful (1932)
GoodWatch score 46

as Roger Colby (uncredited)

Blonde Crazy
Blonde Crazy (1931)
GoodWatch score 71

as Colonel Bellock

1920s

3 titles ยท average score 60
Fluttering Hearts
Fluttering Hearts (1927)
GoodWatch score 60

as Father

The Girl Who Ran Wild
The Girl Who Ran Wild (1922)

as Johnny Cake

The Great Impersonation
The Great Impersonation (1921)

as Dr. Hugo Schmidt

1910s

13 titles
Paid in Advance
Paid in Advance (1919)

as Regan (as William Burress)

Lord and Lady Algy
Lord and Lady Algy (1919)

as Brabazon Tudway

The Forbidden Room
The Forbidden Room (1919)

as Lawyer

The Rainbow Trail
The Rainbow Trail (1918)

as Waggoner

Kultur
Kultur (1918)

as The Kaiser

The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1917)

as Chauvelin

The Soul of Satan
The Soul of Satan (1917)

as Alden Lee

A Soul for Sale
A Soul for Sale (1917)

as Hale Faxon

The Spy
The Spy (1917)

as Freiheer Von Wittzchaeft

The Battle of Hearts
The Battle of Hearts (1916)

as Captain Sprague

Fires of Conscience
Fires of Conscience (1916)

as Randolf Sneed

The School for Scandal
The School for Scandal (1914)

as Rowley