Portrait of William Shea

Acting

William Shea

Career

Active from 1908 to 1920, busiest in 1915 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
19
top three billing
Average score
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Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Silent Era 2
  • Early Cinema 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Simple Narrative 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

42
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1920s

1 title
A Daughter of Two Worlds
A Daughter of Two Worlds (1920)

as Slim Jackson

1910s

39 titles
Walls and Wallops
Walls and Wallops (1916)

as Police Chief

The Man from Egypt
The Man from Egypt (1916)

as Mr. Mazuma

A Villainous Villain
A Villainous Villain (1916)

as Old Man Dukkets

Benjamin Bunter: Book Agent
Benjamin Bunter: Book Agent (1915)

as Jonah Grundell

The Dust of Egypt
The Dust of Egypt (1915)

as Whiggins

Sweeney's Christmas Bird
Sweeney's Christmas Bird (1914)

as Clancy

Two Stepchildren
Two Stepchildren (1914)

as Joe's Uncle Jabez - an Old Farmer

Sawdust and Salome
Sawdust and Salome (1914)

as Uncle Jerry

The Mouse and the Lion
The Mouse and the Lion (1913)

as A Gangster

Aunty's Romance
Aunty's Romance (1912)

as The Attorney

Auld Robin Gray
Auld Robin Gray (1910)

as Auld Robin Gray

A Tin-Type Romance
A Tin-Type Romance (1910)

as Old Man (uncredited)

1900s

2 titles · average score 52
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1909)
GoodWatch score 52

as Mechanical

Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy (1908)

as First Citizen