
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
August 19, 1867
Died
October 30, 1948 (age 81)
Place of Birth
Newcomerstown, Ohio, USA
Also Known As
William Rosenberry Burris
Bill Burress
William Burgess
William Burress
Known For

Shall We Dance
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1937

Blonde Crazy
Colonel Bellock
1931

Fashions of 1934
Feldman
1934

Bedside
Oscar Bernstein - Music Critic
1934

One Night of Love
Mr. Barrett - Mary's Father
1934

The Richest Girl in the World
Haley's Editor (uncredited)
1934

The Famous Ferguson Case
Dad Sipes
1932

Hot Water
Clerk (uncredited)
1937

Pilgrimage
1933

Dr. Socrates
George S. Harris - Grocery Proprietor
1935

Wild Money
Spreckett (as William Burress)
1937

Never Say Die
Man with Dog
1939

The Little Colonel
Dr. Scott
1935

The Talk of the Town
1918

We Who Are About to Die
Charlie Gaunt (uncredited)
1937

Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Thomas Barnum
1933
Lost in Limehouse or Lady Esmerelda's Predicament
Hop Tup
1933

Life Begins at Forty
Abercrombie's Friend
1935

You Said a Mouthful
Roger Colby (uncredited)
1932

The World Changes
Mr. Krauss, a Banker
1933