William Morris (actor)

William Morris
Born	January 1, 1861 Boston, Massachusetts
Died	January 11, 1936 Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1875 – 1935
Spouse(s)	Etta Hawkins
Children	Chester Morris

William Morris (January 1, 1861 – January 11, 1936) was an American stage and film actor. He began his career as a teenager in the theater, first appearing at the Boston Museum, 1875 and became a star on Broadway. Much theater work where he spent most of his career. He appeared in popular plays such as 1909's Is Matrimony a Failure? He was a character actor in silent films, usually playing gruff fathers or bad guys. He was married to actress Etta Hawkins with whom he had several children, one of whom was the 1930s film star Chester Morris.

His appearance in Alice Guy's 1917 silent film The Ocean Waif, from Kino DVD, is an example of Morris's surviving screen work.

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