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William Cavanaugh(1874-1936)

  • Actor
  • Director
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William Cavanaugh was born on 31 January 1874 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Traffic in Souls (1913), Evangeline (1914) and Down to the Sea in Ships (1922). He died on 21 May 1936 in Edgewater, New Jersey, USA.
BornJanuary 31, 1874
DiedMay 21, 1936(62)
BornJanuary 31, 1874
DiedMay 21, 1936(62)
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John T. Carleton, William Cavanaugh, Laura Lyman, Arthur Morrison, and Edward P. Sullivan in Evangeline (1914)
William Bailey, William Cavanaugh, Gus De Weil, John F. Hamilton, Thomas Holding, and Larry Kent in The Masked Menace (1927)

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Traffic in Souls (1913)
Traffic in Souls
6.0
  • Bill Bradshaw(as Wm. Cavanaugh)
  • 1913
John T. Carleton, Laura Lyman, Arthur Morrison, and Edward P. Sullivan in Evangeline (1914)
Evangeline
6.8
  • Rene LeBlanc(as William H. Cavanaugh)
  • 1914
Down to the Sea in Ships (1922)
Down to the Sea in Ships
6.1
  • 'Thunderbolt Bill'
  • 1922
William J. Burns in The $5, 000, 000 Counterfeiting Plot (1914)
The $5, 000, 000 Counterfeiting Plot
6.7
  • Arthur Borden
  • 1914

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Actor

  • Jean Arthur and Larry Kent in The Masked Menace (1927)
    The Masked Menace
    • 1927
  • Red Love
    • Dr. George Lester
    • 1925
  • The Fatal Plunge
    • Cooley
    • 1924
  • Baby Ivy Ward in Floodgates (1924)
    Floodgates
    • Morton (as William Kavanaugh)
    • 1924
  • Stranger of the North (1924)
    Stranger of the North
    • (as William H. Cavanaugh)
    • 1924
  • Alice Brady in The Snow Bride (1923)
    The Snow Bride
    • Pierre
    • 1923
  • Down to the Sea in Ships (1922)
    Down to the Sea in Ships
    • 'Thunderbolt Bill'
    • 1922
  • The Love Nest (1922)
    The Love Nest
    • Jerry
    • 1922
  • Love's Plaything
    • Julian La Rue
    • 1921
  • Glen White in The Bromley Case (1920)
    The Bromley Case
    • The Bromley Butler
    • 1920
  • The Open Door
    • Undetermined Role
    • 1919
  • Charles Hutchison in The Great Gamble (1919)
    The Great Gamble
    • Cooley
    • 1919
  • Mitchell Lewis in Calibre 38 (1919)
    Calibre 38
    • Sure Shot Jessup (as William H. Cavanaugh)
    • 1919
  • Leah Baird in Wolves of Kultur (1918)
    Wolves of Kultur
    • Small Role (uncredited)
    • 1918
  • The Sign Invisible (1918)
    The Sign Invisible
    • Chin Loo (as William H. Cavanaugh)
    • 1918

Director

  • John T. Carleton, Laura Lyman, Arthur Morrison, and Edward P. Sullivan in Evangeline (1914)
    Evangeline
    • Director (as William H. Cavanaugh)
    • 1914

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  • Alternative names
    • Billy Cavanaugh
  • Height
    • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
  • Born
    • January 31, 1874
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • May 21, 1936
    • Edgewater, New Jersey, USA

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