William Austin

William Crosby Percy Austin (12 June 1884 – 15 June 1975) was an English character actor. He was the first actor to play Alfred in a Batman adaptation.

Early years William Austin was born in Georgetown in British Guiana. His parents were Charles Percy Austin and Rosalie Ann Sarah Austin. which has remained consistent since.

Death Austin died at his home in Newport Beach, California, on 15 June 1975, three days after his 91st birthday, from complications following a stroke. He was buried in Pacific View Memorial Park Cemetery, Corona del Mar, Newport Beach.

Selected filmography

Common Sense (1920) – Reggie Barrett Handle with Care (1922) – Peter Carter The Cowboy King (1922) – Wilbur Rich Men's Wives (1922) – Reggie Ruggles of Red Gap (1923) – Mr. Belknap–Jackson The Reckless Age (1924) – Lord Harrowby The Garden of Weeds (1924) – Archie In Love with Love (1924) – George Sears The Night Club (1925) – Gerly – The Valet Who Cares (1925) – Dr. Harry Oldershaw Head Winds (1925) – Theodore Van Felt Seven Days (1925) – Dal Brown The Best People (1925) – Arthur Rockmere The Fate of a Flirt (1925) – Riggs What Happened to Jones (1926) – Henry Fuller The Far Cry (1926) – Eric Lancefield Fig Leaves (1926) – André's Assistant Collegiate (1926) – G. Horace Crumbleigh Her Big Night (1926) – Harold Crosby West of Broadway (1926) – Mortimer Allison The Flaming Forest (1926) – Alfred Wimbledon One Hour of Love (1927) – Louis Carruthers It (1927) – 'Monty' Montgomery Ritzy (1927) – Algy The World at Her Feet (1927) – Det. Hall Swim Girl, Swim (1927) – Mr. Spangle, PhD Silk Stockings (1927) – George Bagnall The Small Bachelor (1927) Honeymoon Hate (1927) – Banning–Green Drums of Love (1928) – Raymond of Boston Red Hair (1928) – Dr. Eustace Gill The Fifty-Fifty Girl (1928) – Engineer Just Married (1928) – Percy Jones Someone to Love (1928) – Aubrey Weems What a Night! (1928) – Percy Penfield The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929) – Sylvester Wadsworth Illusion (1929) – Mr. Z Sweetie (1929) – Prof. Willow The Marriage Playground (1929) – Lord Wrench Embarrassing Moments (1929) – Jasper Hickson The Man from Blankley's (1930) – Mr. Poffley The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (1930) – Sylvester Wadsworth The Flirting Widow (1930) – James Raleigh Let's Go Native (1930) – Basil Pistol Along Came Youth (1930) – Eustace A Tailor Made Man (1931) – Jellicott Corsair (1931) – Richard Bentinck High Society (1932) – Wilberforce Strangeways Don't Be a Dummy (1932) – Lord Tony Probus The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) – Duke of Cleves Alice in Wonderland (1933) – Gryphon Three Men in a Boat (1933) – Harris Once to Every Bachelor (1934) – Mathews The Gay Divorcee (1934) – Cyril Glossop Thirty-Day Princess (1934) Redheads on Parade (1935) – Trelawney Redfern The Goose and the Gander (1935) – Arthur Summers $1000 a Minute (1935) – Salesman Renfrew of the Royal Mounted (1937) – Constable Kelly Doctor Rhythm (1938) – Mr. Martingale (The Floorwalker) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) – Inquisitive Stranger Charley's Aunt (1941) – Cricket Match Spectator Batman (1943, Serial) – Alfred Beagle (uncredited) My Kingdom for a Cook (1943) – Brooks The Return of the Vampire (1943) – Detective Gannett The Ghost Goes Wild (1947) – Barnaby (final film role)