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William C. Dowlan(1882-1947)

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  • Director
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William C. Dowlan
William C. Dowlan was born on 21 September 1882 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Drugged Waters (1916), The Devil and Idle Hands (1915) and Richelieu (1914). He was previously married to Leonora Ainsworth. He died on 6 November 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 21, 1882
DiedNovember 6, 1947(65)
BornSeptember 21, 1882
DiedNovember 6, 1947(65)
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William C. Dowlan in The Measure of a Man (1915)
William C. Dowlan in Richelieu (1914)
Pauline Bush, William C. Dowlan, and Murdock MacQuarrie in Richelieu (1914)
William C. Dowlan in Richelieu (1914)
William C. Dowlan
William C. Dowlan and Murdock MacQuarrie in The Old Doctor (1915)
Gertrude Claire, Dorothy Davenport, and William C. Dowlan in In the Long Run (1912)
Pauline Bush, James Robert Chandler, Lon Chaney, Edythe Chapman, William C. Dowlan, Murdock MacQuarrie, Edna Maison, James Neill, Frank Rice, and Richard Rosson in Richelieu (1914)

Known for

Drugged Waters (1916)
Drugged Waters
  • Dr. J. Sherwood
  • 1916
The Devil and Idle Hands
Short
  • Jack Saunders
  • 1915
Pauline Bush, James Robert Chandler, Lon Chaney, Edythe Chapman, William C. Dowlan, Murdock MacQuarrie, Edna Maison, James Neill, Frank Rice, and Richard Rosson in Richelieu (1914)
Richelieu
  • Adrien de Mauprat
  • 1914
The College Orphan (1915)
The College Orphan
  • Director
  • 1915

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Actor

  • The Two-Gun Parson
  • Drugged Waters (1916)
    Drugged Waters
  • Just Plain Folks
  • The Great Fear
  • The Devil and Idle Hands
  • The Mayor's Decision
  • The Masked Substitute
  • The Lilt of Love
  • Lord Barrington's Estate
  • The Double Standard
  • Dear Little Old Time Girl
  • Their Secret
  • Her Mysterious Escort
  • Across the Footlights (1915)
    Across the Footlights
  • Under the Crescent (1915)
    Under the Crescent

Director

  • Viola Dana and Gareth Hughes in The Chorus Girl's Romance (1920)
    The Chorus Girl's Romance
  • Viola Dana in Dangerous to Men (1920)
    Dangerous to Men
  • Tsuru Aoki in Locked Lips (1920)
    Locked Lips
  • Ora Carew and Frank Mayo in The Peddler of Lies (1920)
    The Peddler of Lies
  • Under Suspicion
  • Robert Anderson in Common Property (1919)
    Common Property
  • Loot (1919)
    Loot
  • Peggy Hyland in Cowardice Court (1919)
    Cowardice Court
  • Alma Rubens in Restless Souls (1919)
    Restless Souls
  • Pauline Starke in Irish Eyes (1918)
    Irish Eyes
    • (as William Dowlan)
  • Daughter Angele (1918)
    Daughter Angele
    • (as William Dowlan)
  • Alias Mary Brown (1918)
    Alias Mary Brown
    • (uncredited)
  • The Outsider (1917)
    The Outsider
  • Somewhere in America
  • The Two-Gun Parson

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    • September 21, 1882
    • St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
    • November 6, 1947
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Leonora Ainsworth
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