Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
March 9, 1881
Died
December 22, 1933 (age 52)
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Also Known As
Bill Dyer
Wm. Dyer
Wm. J. Dyer
William J. Dyer
Billy Dyer
William Dyer
Biography
William Dyer was an American film actor in the silent era.
Known For
Film
Frankenstein
Gravedigger (uncredited)
1931
Film
Sagebrush Trail
Blind Pete
1933
Film
Gun-Shy
1922
Film
Madame Sphinx
Guissert
1918
Film
Gun Gospel
Sheriff
1927
Film
Quicksands
Ring Member
1923
Film
Broken Fetters
1916
Film
The Man in the Saddle
Sheriff
1926
Film
Black Orchids
Proprietor of L'Hibour Blanc
1917
Film
Who Will Marry Me?
Karl Kremer
1919
Film
Cyclone Bliss
Slim
1921
Film
Fugitive
Blind Pete
1933
Film
The Pony Express
Bartender
1925
Film
The Great Problem
1916
Film
Gun Justice
Red Hogan
1933
Film
Don't Shoot
Boss McGinnis
1922
Film
All Night
Bradford
1918
Film
Perils of the Wild
Black John
1925
Film
Texas Buddies
Sheriff
1932
Film
Triumph
David Montieth (as William J. Dyer)
1917
Filmography
1933FilmSagebrush Trailas Blind Pete1933FilmFugitiveas Blind Pete1933FilmGun Justiceas Red Hogan1932FilmTexas Buddiesas Sheriff1932FilmHonor of the Mountedas U.S. Marshal Hatton1931FilmFrankensteinas Gravedigger (uncredited)1930FilmCode of Honoras Sheriff Asa Smyth (as Wm. Dyer)1929FilmOverland Boundas Boss Wheeler1927FilmThe Desert of the Lostas Steve Wolfe1927FilmGun Gospelas Sheriff1927FilmSpurs and Saddlesas Bud Bailey (as Bill Dyer)1927FilmThe Fighting Threeas Timothy1926FilmThe Trouble Chaser1926FilmLone Hand Saundersas Sheriff1926FilmThe Man in the Saddleas Sheriff1926FilmLooking for Troubleas Sheriff Tom Plump1926FilmHard Boiled Yeggsas Dave1925FilmThe Pony Expressas Bartender1925FilmPerils of the Wildas Black John1924FilmCrushed1924FilmTrigger Fingersas Sheriff Mackhart1924FilmWomen Firstas Sheriff1924FilmThe Measure of a Manas Billy the Beast1924FilmSinger Jim Mckeeas Hamlin Glass1924FilmMarry in Hasteas Champion1923FilmWild Bill Hickokas Col. Horatio Higginbotham1923FilmQuicksandsas Ring Member1922FilmThe Crow's Nestas Timberline1922FilmGun-Shy1922FilmDon't Shootas Boss McGinnis1922FilmThe Cowboy Kingas Hadley1921FilmFightin' Madas Obadiah Brennan (as William J. Dyer)1921FilmThe Silent Callas Ash Brent1921FilmCyclone Blissas Slim1920FilmThe Branded Fouras Lawyer1920FilmThe Courage of Marge O'Dooneas Hauck1920FilmThe Screaming Shadowas Jake Williams1919FilmThe Trail of the Octopusas Sandy MacNab1919FilmThe Four-Bit Man1919FilmMan's Desireas Slim Dorgan1919FilmThe Mayor of Filbertas Mike McCarthy1919FilmWhom the Gods Would Destroy1919FilmThe Red Glove1919FilmThe Little White Savageas Larkey1919FilmWho Will Marry Me?as Karl Kremer1918FilmAll Nightas Bradford1918FilmMadame Sphinxas Guissert1918FilmThe Shoes That Dancedas Hogan1917Film'49–'17as J. Gordon Castle1917FilmAnything Onceas Jethro Quall1917FilmTriumphas David Montieth (as William J. Dyer)1917FilmCome Throughas McGinnis (as Bill Dyer)1917FilmThe Reward of the Faithlessas Peter Vlasoff1917FilmBlack Orchidsas Proprietor of L'Hibour Blanc1916FilmBroken Fetters1916FilmThe Great Problem