William Janney
Acting
Biography
No biography available for William Janney.
Born: February 15, 1908
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
A Modern Hero
A 1920s circus performer uses every means at his disposal to achieve fame and fortune at the expense of others.
The Dawn Patrol
World War I ace Dick Courtney derides the leadership of his superior officer, but he soon is promoted to squadron commander and learns harsh lessons about sending subordinates to their deaths.
Bonnie Scotland
Stan and Ollie stow away to Scotland expecting to inherit the MacLaurel estate. When things don't quite turn out that way, they unwittingly enlist in the Scottish army and are posted to India.
The Crime of the Century
Driven to desperation by his young and extravagant wife, alienist Dr. Emil Brandt has arranged a perfect crime; now he begs the police to lock him up before he can commit it.
Two Seconds
A condemned murderer, in the process of being executed, relives the events that led to his being sentenced to die in the electric chair. Told in flashback, we witness a sleazy dancehall girl (Vivienne Osborne) dupe a high rise riveter (Edward G. Robinson) into marriage so she can live off of him. But when he loses his job and his marbles, she ends up supporting him with money from her side man--and misses no opportunity to rub it in his face that she's now supporting him in his emasculated state. As the animosity grows and things get more and more unbearable, he is eventually driven to desperate measures.
Terror Aboard
An ocean liner is found at sea with everyone on board dead. An investigation is begun to find out what happened.
Shooting Straight
A gambler wanted for murder hides under the guise of a clergyman.
Those Who Dance
A policeman doubles as a gunman to get in with the mob.
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
A crusading newspaper editor recruits his old friend Hoppy to take the job of Marshall in a town rife with vice and murder directed at helpless miners.
The Mouthpiece
A prosecutor quits his job and becomes a defense attorney when he finds out that a man he got convicted and executed was actually innocent.
Filmography
as Mickey Lofton
as Buddy Cassidy
as John Sutter Jr.
as Allan Douglas
as Fred Mathews
as David Sonny Cole Jr.
as Harry Prentice
as Arthur Foster
as Robert Cushing
as Young Pierre Croy
as Ollie
as Geoffrey Cole
as Orin Nordholm III
as Two Feathers
as Thomas Brandt
as Edward Wilson
as James Brandt
as David Stillman
as Jimmie Madigan
as Eddie Wilton
as Pat - Band Member
as College Boy at Execution
as John 'Johnny' Morris
as Freddie
as Man Phoning Ambulance (uncredited)
as Billy Wantage
as Tommy
as Tommy Powell
as Gordon 'Donny' Scott
as Bobby Spencer
as Tim Brady
as Jimmie Ward
as Bob Manning
as Midshipman Paul Randall
as Jimmy Besant