William Lowery (July 22, 1885 – November 15, 1941) was an American

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...

actor. He was born in

St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

, and was signed by the

Thanhouser Company The Thanhouser Company (later the Thanhouser Film Corporation) was one of the first motion picture studios, founded in 1909 by Edwin Thanhouser, his wife Gertrude and his brother-in-law Lloyd Lonergan. It operated in New York City until 1920, ...

in 1914. Lowery's parents were actors, and he first acted at age 9. He enlisted in the Army in 1901 and fought during the Boxer uprising in China, achieving a commission as second lieutenant. He performed with a stock theater company in Los Angeles in 1906 before he began working in films. His first film was ''

The Ten of Spades ''The Ten of Spades was a 1914 American silent short film directed by starring William Garwood, Victory Bateman, J.H. Horsey, William Lowery, Muriel Ostriche, C.E. Rogers, Vera Sisson, Josef Swickard Josef Swickard (26 June 1866 – 1 March 19 ...

'' (1914) also starring

William Garwood William Davis Garwood, Jr. (April 28, 1884 – December 28, 1950) was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent film era in the 1910s. Between 1911 and 1913, Garwood starred in a number of early adaptions of popu ...

. He starred in about 60 films between 1914 and his retirement from film in 1927. He died on November 15, 1941, in Los Angeles.

Partial filmography

* ''

'' (1914) * '' A Ticket to Red Horse Gulch'' (1914) * '' A Turn of the Cards'' (1914) * ''

The Tear That Burned ''The Tear That Burned'' is a 1914 American short drama film directed by Jack O'Brien. Cast * Josephine Crowell * John T. Dillon (as John Dillon) * Mae Gaston * Lillian Gish * William Lowery (as William C. Lowery) * Blanche Sweet See also * ...

'' (1914) * '' The Lucky Transfer'' (1915) * ''

Captain Macklin ''Captain Macklin'' is a 1915 American short drama film directed by John B. O'Brien. A lost film. Cast * Jack Conway as Capt. Royal Macklin * Lillian Gish as Beatrice * Spottiswoode Aitken as Gen. Laquerre * William Lowery as Heinz (as W.E. ...

'' (1915) * ''

The Burned Hand ''The Burned Hand'' is a 1915 American short drama film directed by Tod Browning. Cast * Miriam Cooper as Marietta * Cora Drew as Marietta's mother * William Hinckley as Billy Rider * Jack Hull * William Lowery as Marietta's father * F. A. Tu ...

'' (1915) * '' Double Trouble'' (1915) * '' Sold for Marriage'' (1916) * ''

Reggie Mixes In ''Reggie Mixes In'', also known as ''Facing the Music'', is an American 1916 silent action/comedy-drama film starring Douglas Fairbanks and directed by Christy Cabanne. The film was produced by Fine Arts Film Company and distributed by Triangl ...

'' (1916) * ''

The Man from Painted Post ''The Man from Painted Post'' is a 1917 American Western drama film produced by and starring Douglas Fairbanks. The scenario by Fairbanks is based on a short story ''Silver Slippers'' by Jackson Gregory. Joseph Henabery is the official director ...

'' (1917) * '' Her Moment'' (1918) * '' The Nut'' (1921) * ''

Robin Hood Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is dep ...

'' (1922) * ''

Dangerous Trails ''Dangerous Trails'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Alan James and starring Irene Rich, Tully Marshall, and Noah Beery. It is a northern (genre), northern, featuring a member of the North-West Mo ...

'' (1923) * ''

McGuire of the Mounted ''McGuire of the Mounted'' is a 1923 American crime film directed by Richard Stanton and written by George Hively. The film stars William Desmond, Louise Lorraine, Willard Louis, Vera James, J. P. Lockney, and William Lowery. The film was rel ...

'' (1923) * ''

Why Women Remarry ''Why Women Remarry'' is a 1923 American silent crime drama film directed by John Gorman and starring Milton Sills, Ethel Grey Terry and William Lowery.Munden p.899 Synopsis Martin Talbot, a heavy gambler who mistreats his family is murdered ...

'' (1923) * '' Thundering Hoofs'' (1924) * ''

Battling Buddy ''Battling Buddy'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Buddy Roosevelt, Violet La Plante and William Lowery. Cast * Buddy Roosevelt as Buddy West * Violet La Plante as Dorothy Parker * William Low ...

'' (1924) * '' Red Hot Tires'' (1925) * '' Makers of Men'' (1925) * '' Tricks'' (1925) * '' Crossed Signals'' (1926) * '' The Call of the Klondike'' (1926)

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* 1885 births 1941 deaths American male film actors Male actors from St. Louis American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub