William 'Stage' Boyd
Acting
Biography
No biography available for William 'Stage' Boyd.
Born: December 18, 1886
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Derelict
Two rival seamen fight for both a promotion to a captaincy in their shipping line and the attentions of a Havana saloon singer. Sparks fly as they both try to out do each other in obtaining what they know their opposite is after. In the end they will need to work together in order to save the day.
The Girl from Missouri
Leaving Missouri to find a wealthy husband in New York City, Eadie Chapman becomes a chorus girl and soon entertains at the lavish home of millionaire Frank Cousins. Cousins proposes to Eadie, only to then commit suicide due to bankruptcy. Fellow millionaire T. R. Paige defends Eadie when the police question her for having Cousins' jewelry -- but when she becomes enamored with his son, Tom, Paige declares Eadie a gold digger.
State's Attorney
Corrupt alcoholic attorney Tom Cardigan is one of the best lawyers around, commanding the courtroom like a stage and often winning his cases. Mobster Valentine Powers, who employs Cardigan and put him through school, asks him to represent a woman, June Perry, accused of prostitution. Cardigan agrees. But he never expected to fall for her, which is problematic since he's angling to become governor and will need the right kind of wife.
The False Madonna
A woman who is a member of a gang of con artists impersonates the mother of a wealthy blind man.
City Streets
A mobster's daughter leads her boyfriend from the circus into bootlegging.
Madison Square Garden
Eddie Burke is a wise-guy pugilist whose talent is unevenly matched by his ego. Despite his character flaws, Eddie knows the meaning of loyalty. When his manager Doc Williams is offered the opportunity to stage a match at Madison Square Garden, but only if he gets rid of his stable of fighters, Eddie fabricates an alibi and stages a walkout on Doc.
Murder by the Clock
A policeman investigates a woman's link to murders that are preceded by a shrilling horn inside a family mausoleum.
Laughing at Life
Easter, a soldier of fortune and gunrunner, leaves his family behind escaping from the authorities and an American detective named Mason. His globe hopping escape leads him finally to South America, where he is hired to organize a band of revolutionaries, unaware that they plan to eliminate him when his job is done.
Those Who Dance
A policeman doubles as a gunman to get in with the mob.
The Spoilers
On a voyage to Nome, Roy Glenister, one of the several owners of a rich mine, The Midas, is captivated by Helen Chester, while he both fascinates and disquiets her by his primitive nature. He arrives to find his partners, Slapjack Simms and Joe Dextry, befuddled by a trio of no-gooders: Voorhees, the U. S. marshal, Judge Stillman, and McNamara, a politician. Their racket is to cloud title to the various mine claims, eject the miners, and make McNamara owner of the disputed properties.
Filmography
as Zolok
as Joe Saunders
as George - Eadie's Stepfather (uncredited)
as Bonelli
as Dan O'Rourke
as Inspector Mason (as William Boyd)
as Bill Sikes
as Thorwaldt Cornish (as William Boyd)
as Sloane
as Captain Boynton
as Valentine 'Vanny' Powers (as William Boyd)
as Harry Evans
as Sergeant Hogan
as Dr. Ed Marcy
as Jerry Kenton
as Lt. Valcour
as McCoy
as Kedge Darvis
as 'Sudden Mike' Slade
as Jed Graves
as Alec McNamara
as Burr Winton
as Diamond Joe Jennings
as Harry Gray
as Lawrence Reagan
as Detective
as Monte Bracken
as Max Rupholdt
as Isaac (as William Boyd)
as Prime Minister
as Dr. Willoughby