William H. Strauss

William H. Strauss
Strauss in The Reckless Way (1936)
Born	(1885-06-13)June 13, 1885 New York, New York, U.S.
Died	August 5, 1943(1943-08-05) (aged 58) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1920–1939

William H. Strauss (June 13, 1885 – August 5, 1943) was an American film actor active in the 1920s and 1930s.[1] A character actor he appeared in a variety of supporting roles.

By 1928, Strauss had acted on stage and screen for more than 30 years.[2]

Selected filmography

• The Barricade (1921)
• The Magic Cup (1921)
• Solomon in Society (1922)
• Other Women's Clothes (1922)
• The Law of the Snow Country (1926)
• The Roaring Road (1926)
• Private Izzy Murphy (1926)
• Millionaires (1926)
• Skinner's Dress Suit (1926)
• The Shamrock and the Rose (1927)
• Ladies at Ease (1927)
• Ragtime (1927)
• The Show Girl (1927)
• Ankles Preferred (1927)
• Sally in Our Alley (1927)
• For Ladies Only (1927)
• So This Is Love? (1928)
• The Rawhide Kid (1928)
• Smiling Irish Eyes (1929)
• Lucky Boy (1929)
• The Jazz Cinderella (1930)
• The Public Enemy (1931)
• Five Star Final (1931)
• Love in High Gear (1932)
• The Silk Express (1933)
• Hard to Handle (1933)
• Picture Snatcher (1933)
• Grand Slam (1933)
• Maizie (1933)
• The Mayor of Hell (1933)
• The House of Rothschild (1934)
• Beloved (1934)
• Broadway Bill (1934)
• One More Spring (1935)
• The Little Red Schoolhouse (1936)
• The Texas Rangers (1936)
• The Reckless Way (1936)
• Golden Boy (1939)

References

1. Langman p.295
2. "New Morosco Actor 30 Years On Stage, Screen". Los Angeles Evening Post-Record. February 11, 1928. p. 11. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

Bibliography

• Langman, Larry. American Film Cycles: The Silent Era. Greenwood Publishing, 1998.
• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

• William H. Strauss at IMDb