William Halligan
Acting
Biography
No biography available for William Halligan.
Born: March 29, 1883
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For
The Circus Show-Up
The sixth in The Shadow series of shorts from Universal. In this one the circus trapeze artist falls to her death when someone flips the light switch just as she starts her famed triple somersault. It only takes the circus manager about fifteen minutes to figure out the obvious suspect was the guilty one.
One Way Passage
A terminally ill woman and a debonair murderer facing execution meet and fall in love on a trans-Pacific crossing, each without knowing the other's secret.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.
The Dark Mirror
A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.
Boom Town
Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman. McMasters and Sand come to oil towns to get rich. Betsy comes West intending to marry Sand but marries McMasters instead. Getting rich and losing it all teaches McMasters and Sand the value of personal ties.
The Remarkable Andrew
When Andrew Long, hyper-efficient small town accountant, finds a $1240 discrepancy in the city budget, his superiors try to explain it away. When he insists on pursuing the matter, he's in danger of being blamed himself. In his trouble, the spirit of Andrew Jackson, whom he idolizes, visits him, and in turn, summons much high-powered talent from American history...which only Andrew can see.
Hired Wife
Ad man Stephen Dexter asks his secretary Kendall to marry him as a loophole in order to protect his finances during an important business deal. Once the deal is completed, he asks Kendall for a divorce and is dismayed when she refuses.
Third Finger, Left Hand
Magazine editor Margot Merrick pretends to be married in order to avoid advances from male colleagues. Unfortunately, things don't go to plan when Jeff Thompson, a potential suitor, uncovers the deception and decides to show up at Margot's family home posing as her husband!
Lucky Jordan
Lucky Jordan is a gangster living in New York City and when he's drafted into the army, he tries to escape duty by using an old con woman named Annie to convince the draft board he's needed at home. When that fails, Jordan is sent to boot camp, but he doesn't stay there long. He takes a beautiful USO worker hostage and flees back to New York. There, he learns that a rival gangster is plotting against America.
Remember the Day
Elderly schoolteacher Nora Trinell, waiting to meet presidential nominee Dewey Roberts, recalls him as her student back in 1916 and his relation to Dan Hopkins, the man she married and lost.
Filmography
as Sergeant Temple (uncredited)
as Judge (uncredited)
as Mayor
as Chief Jennings
as Tom Buckman
as Doc Scott
as Simon Crandall
as Paul Radeaux (Uncredited)
as Marshal Harvey Dorman
as Murph, the Cop
as Brunton (uncredited)
as Elwood (as Bill Halligan)
as Sgt. McNamara
as Miller
as Norman Kenly
as Detective (Uncredited)
as "Charlie", Bartender
as Mr. Bricker, Banker
as Warden Collins
as Higgins
as Cannonball Blake
as Tom Hanlon
as Daniel Mason
as Houston
as Mr. Burton (uncredited)
as Police Chief Flynn
as George B. Lambert
as Dr. James Gerald
as Ralph Russell
as Latimer
as Henry Potter-Potter
as McCreery's Associate #2 (uncredited)
as J.R. Gillespie, Sr.
as Bartender on Boat
as Agua Caliente Bartender (uncredited)
as Herbert Flint
as Doc Hayes
as Detective (uncredited)
as Terry - Trumpeter
as Detective Hickey
as Lyn Austin the Auctioneer
as Dr. Powers- Medicine Barker
as Bob Sterling