William J. Dyer (March 11, 1881 – December 22, 1933) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in dozens of films, mostly

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and

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, between 1915 and 1933. He was born in

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and died in

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. He was also credited as William Dyer and Bill Dyer.

Selected filmography

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Broken Fetters ''Broken Fetters'' is a 1916 American silent drama film written and directed by Rex Ingram. Violet Mersereau played the lead role. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey where Universal Studios and other early film studios in America's first ...

'' (1916) * '' The Great Problem'' (1916) *'' Two Seats at the Opera'' (1916) *''

Black Orchids ''Black Orchids'' is a Nero Wolfe double mystery by Rex Stout published in 1942 by Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. Stout's first short story collection, the volume is composed of two novellas that had appeared in abridged form in '' The American Magazine ...

'' (1917) *''

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'' (1917) *''

Anything Once ''Anything Once'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and featuring Lon Chaney and Franklyn Farnum. The screenplay was written by William Parker, based on a story by Izola Forrester and Mann Page. It was distributed ...

'' (1917) * '' Come Through'' (1917) * ''

The Reward of the Faithless ''The Reward of the Faithless'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Rex Ingram and starring Claire Du Brey, Betty Schade and Wedgwood Nowell.Gmür p.412 Cast * Claire Du Brey as Princess Dione * Betty Schade as Anna * Wedgwood No ...

'' (1917) * '' '49–'17'' (1917) *''

Madame Sphinx ''Madame Sphinx'' is a lost 1918 silent film mystery directed by Thomas N. Heffron and starring Alma Rubens. It was produced by the Triangle Film Corporation. Cast *Alma Rubens - Celeste *Wallace MacDonald - Andre Du Bois *Eugene Burr - Raoul La ...

'' (1918) *'' All Night'' (1918) *'' The Red Glove'' (1919) *''

The Four-Bit Man ''The Four-Bit Man'' is a 1919 American short film, short silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason. Cast * Josephine Hill * Andrew Waldron * William Dyer (actor), William Dyer * Hoot Gibson * Jack Perrin S ...

'' (1919) *'' The Trail of the Octopus'' (1919) * '' The Mayor of Filbert'' (1919) *''

The Screaming Shadow ''The Screaming Shadow'' is a 1920 American 15-chapter silent action film serial directed by Ben F. Wilson and Duke Worne. The film is considered to be lost. The serial's themes of "eternal life" and "premature burial" seem to tilt it into the ...

'' (1920) *''

The Courage of Marge O'Doone ''The Courage of Marge O'Doone'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by David Smith and featuring Pauline Starke, Billie Bennett, Niles Welch and Boris Karloff (as Buck Tavish, a mountain man). It was written by Robert N. Bradbury, ba ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Sheriff of Hope Eternal ''The Sheriff of Hope Eternal'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Jack Hoxie, Marin Sais and Joseph W. Girard.Munden, p. 707. Synopsis A stage coach driver Drew Halliday falls in love with Hela M ...

'' (1921) * ''

Cyclone Bliss ''Cyclone Bliss'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by Francis Ford and starring Jack Hoxie, Evelyn Nelson and Fred Kohler. Plot Cast * Jack Hoxie as Jack Bliss * Frederick Moore as Bill Turner * Evelyn Nelson as Helen ...

'' (1921) * '' Cupid's Brand'' (1921) * ''

The Silent Call ''The Silent Call'' is a 1961 American drama film directed by John A. Bushelman and written by Tom Maruzzi. The film stars Gail Russell (in her final role), David McLean, Roger Mobley, Roscoe Ates, Milton Parsons and Dal McKennon. It was rele ...

'' (1921) * '' Fightin' Mad'' (1921) * '' The Cowboy King'' (1922) * '' The Crow's Nest'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) *''

Wild Bill Hickok James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837August 2, 1876), better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement ...

'' (1923) *'' The Measure of a Man'' (1924) * '' Trigger Fingers'' (1924) * '' Marry in Haste'' (1924) * '' The Martyr Sex'' (1924) *''

Perils of the Wild ''Perils of the Wild'' is a 1925 American silent adventure film serial directed by Francis Ford. The film is considered to be lost. This serial was based on the 1812 novel ''The Swiss Family Robinson'' by Johann David Wyss. Cast Productio ...

'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * ''

Lone Hand Saunders ''Lone Hand Saunders'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Fred Thomson, Bess Flowers, and Frank Hagney.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 266 Cast * Fred Thomson as Fred Saunders ...

'' (1926) * '' Looking for Trouble'' (1926) * '' The Man in the Saddle'' (1926) * ''

The Desert of the Lost ''The Desert of the Lost'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Hal Taliaferro, Peggy Montgomery and Edward Cecil. Synopsis Having shot a man in self-defense and fled across the border into Mexico wit ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Fighting Three ''The Fighting Three'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Jack Hoxie, Olive Hasbrouck and Marin Sais. The film's sets were designed by the art director David S. Garber. Cast * Jack Hoxie as Jac ...

'' (1927) * ''

Desperate Courage ''Desperate Courage'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe. The film stars Wally Wales, Olive Hasbrouck, and Tom Bay. Produced by the Poverty Row studio Action Pictures, it was released by Pathé Exchange on Janua ...

'' (1928) * '' Thunder Riders'' (1928) * ''

Overland Bound ''Overland Bound'' is a 1929 American Western film directed by Leo D. Maloney and starring Maloney, Allene Ray, Jack Perrin and Lydia Knott. It is considered to be the first all-talking B Western to be made, following on from the success of t ...

'' (1929) * '' Code of Honor'' (1930) * '' Honor of the Mounted'' (1932) *''

Gun Justice ''Gun Justice'' is a 1933 American Western film directed by Alan James and written by Robert Quigley. The film stars Ken Maynard, Cecilia Parker, Hooper Atchley, Walter Miller, William Gould and Jack Rockwell. The film was released on Dece ...

'' (1933) *''

Sagebrush Trail ''Sagebrush Trail'' (UK title ''An Innocent Man'') is a 1933 American Pre-Code Western film with locations filmed at Bronson Canyon starring John Wayne and featuring Lane Chandler and Yakima Canutt (Canutt plays the leader of the gang as well ...

'' (1933)

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* 1881 births 1933 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Male actors from Atlanta 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub