William McCall | |
Birth Date: | 19 May 1870 |
Birth Place: | Delavan, Illinois, US |
Death Place: | Hollywood, California, US |
Yearsactive: | 1918–1938 |
William McCall (May 19, 1870 - January 10, 1938), was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 190 films between 1918 and 1938. He was born in Delavan, Illinois, and died in Hollywood, California.
McCall acted on stage before he began working in film for Vitagraph. During his early film activity he was credited as Billy McCall, and he performed primarily in comic roles in farces, including Huns and Hyphens (1918) and Frauds and Frenzies (1918). Later, as William McCall, he acted in serials and Westerns. He continued in films through the introduction of sound, ending his career in 1937.[1]