William J. Dyer

William J. Dyer (March 11, 1881 – December 22, 1933) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in dozens of films, mostly Westerns and action films, between 1915 and 1933. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia and died in Hollywood, California. He was also credited as William Dyer and Bill Dyer.[1]

William J. Dyer
Still showing Dyer (far right) in Fightin' Mad (1921)
Born	11 March 1881 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Died	22 December 1933 (aged 52) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1915-1933

Selected filmography

• Broken Fetters (1916)
• The Great Problem (1916)
• Two Seats at the Opera (1916)
• Black Orchids (1917)
• Triumph (1917)
• Anything Once (1917)
• Come Through (1917)
• The Reward of the Faithless (1917)
• '49–'17 (1917)
• Madame Sphinx (1918)
• All Night (1918)
• The Red Glove (1919)
• The Four-Bit Man (1919)
• The Trail of the Octopus (1919)
• The Mayor of Filbert (1919)
• The Screaming Shadow (1920)
• The Courage of Marge O'Doone (1920)
• The Cowboy King (1922)
• The Crow's Nest (1922)
• Don't Shoot (1922)
• Wild Bill Hickok (1923)
• The Measure of a Man (1924)
• Trigger Fingers (1924)
• Perils of the Wild (1925)
• Lone Hand Saunders (1926)
• Looking for Trouble (1926)
• The Man in the Saddle (1926)
• The Desert of the Lost (1927)
• The Fighting Three (1927)
• Desperate Courage (1928)
• Thunder Riders (1928)
• Honor of the Mounted (1932)
• Gun Justice (1933)
• Sagebrush Trail (1933)

References

1. George A. Katchmer (May 8, 2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8.

External links

• William Dyer at IMDb