William J. Humphrey

William J. Humphrey

William Jonathan Humphrey (January 2,1875 - October 4,1942) was an American actor and film director.

Born in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, William Humphrey was a well-known member of Vitagraph Studio's early stock company. Without the romantic looks to become a real star, he nevertheless played leads in Shakespeare and other important studio productions of the day.

In the late silent era, Humphrey, with other original Vitagraph actors such as Florence Turner, Maurice Costello, and Flora Finch, was kept on the Metro Goldwyn Mayer payroll for expert playing of character roles. For MGM, he had roles in "One Night in Rome" (1924) starring Laurette Taylor and "The Actress" (1928) starring Norma Shearer. He continued in films until 1937.

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