William Bakewell

William Robertson Bakewell (May 2, 1908 – April 15, 1993) was an American actor. He achieved his greatest fame as one of the leading juvenile performers of the late 1920s and early 1930s.

Early years Bakewell was a native of Los Angeles, where he attended the Harvard School for Boys and Page Military Academy.

Partial filmography

Fighting Blood (1923) - Minor Role (uncredited) A Regular Fellow (1925) The Last Edition (1925) - 'Ink' Donovan The Gilded Butterfly (1926) - Party Guest (uncredited) The Waning Sex (1926) - Minor Role (uncredited) Whispering Wires (1926) - (uncredited) Old Ironsides (1926) - Young Philadelphian (uncredited) Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl (1926) The Heart Thief (1927) - Victor Mother (1927) - Jerry Ellis The Magic Flame (1927) The Shield of Honor (1927) - Jerry MacDowell West Point (1927) - 'Tex' McNeil The Latest from Paris (1928) - Bud Dolan The Devil's Trademark (1928) - Tom Benton Harold Teen (1928) - Percival The Battle of the Sexes (1928) - Billy Judson Annapolis (1928) - Skippy Lady of the Pavements (1929) - A Pianist The Iron Mask (1929) - Louis XIV / Twin Brother Hot Stuff (1929) - Mack Moran On with the Show! (1929) - Jimmy/Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929) - Wally Lummox (1930) - Paul Charvet Playing Around (1930) - Jack All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) - Albert Kropp The Bat Whispers (1930) - Brook Paid (1930) - Carney Reducing (1931) - Tommy Haverly The Great Meadow (1931) - Jack Jarvis (uncredited) Dance, Fools, Dance (1931) - Rodney Jordan Daybreak (1931) - Otto A Woman of Experience (1931) - Count Karl Runyi Politics (1931) - Benny Emerson Guilty Hands (1931) - Tommy Osgood The Spirit of Notre Dame (1931) - Jim Stewart Cheaters at Play (1932) - Maurice Perry While Paris Sleeps (1932) - Paul Renoir Back Street (1932) - Richard Saxel - Walter's Son The Secret of Madame Blanche (1933) - Minor Role (scenes deleted) Lucky Devils (1933) - Slugger Jones Three-Cornered Moon (1933) - Douglas Rimplegar A Man of Sentiment (1933) - John Russell Straightaway (1933) - Billy Dawson You Can't Buy Everything (1934) - Donny 'Don' Bell as a man The Quitter (1934) - Russell Tilford Speed Wings (1934) - Jerry Green Eyes (1934) - Cliff Miller Straight Is the Way (1934) - Dr. Wilkes The Party's Over (1934) - Clay The Curtain Falls (1934) - Barry Graham Crimson Romance (1934) - Adolph Sons of Steel (1934) - Roland Chadburne Laddie (1935) - Robert Pryor On Probation (1935) - Bill Coleman Strangers All (1935) - Dick Carter Manhattan Butterfly (1935) - Stevens aka Stephen Collier Together We Live (1935) - Billy Happiness C.O.D. (1935) - Ken Sherridan Lady Luck (1936) - Dave Haines Sea Spoilers (1936) - Lieut. Commander Mays Quality Street (1937) - Lt. Spicer (uncredited) Mile-a-Minute-Love (1937) - Bob Jackson Dangerous Holiday (1937) - Tom Wilson Jungle Menace (1937) - Tom Banning Trapped by G-Men (1937) - Dick Withers Exiled to Shanghai (1937) - Andrew The Higgins Family (1938) - Eddie Davis The Duke of West Point (1938) - Committee Captain King of the Turf (1939) - Intern Hotel Imperial (1939) - Cadet (uncredited) Zenobia (1939) - Townsman at Zeke's Recitation (uncredited) Those High Grey Walls (1939) - Kibitzer (uncredited) Gone with the Wind (1939) - Mounted Officer Beyond Tomorrow (1940) - David Chadwick The Saint Takes Over (1940) - Shipboard Card Player (uncredited) Seven Sinners (1940) - Ensign Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941) - Jim Forbes (uncredited) Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942) - Mr. Hubbell The Dawn Express (1942) - Tom Fielding I Live on Danger (1942) - Mac The Postman Didn't Ring (1942) - Robert Harwood Jr. The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (1942) - Hugh Pleasant King of the Mounties (1942) - Cpl. Hall Ross Submarine Alert (1943) - Agent Pomeroy - Fleming's Aide (uncredited) Yanks Ahoy (1943) - Ens. Crosby (uncredited) Hop Harrigan America's Ace of the Airways (1946) - Hop Harrigan The Fabulous Dorseys (1947) - Eddie The Farmer's Daughter (1947) - Windor The Trespasser (1947) - Bruce Coleman, the Literary Editor The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) - Winters Messenger of Peace (1947) - Pastor Willie von Adel King of the Bandits (1947) - Captain Frank Mason Arthur Takes Over (1948) - Lawrence White So This Is New York (1948) Romance on the High Seas (1948) - Dudley Night Wind (1948) - Capt. Kingston (uncredited) Miraculous Journey (1948) - (uncredited) You Gotta Stay Happy (1948) - Dick Hebert The Capture (1950) - Tolin Oh! Susanna (1951) - Lieutenant (uncredited) Wells Fargo Gunmaster (1951) - Charlie Lannon When the Redskins Rode (1951) - Appleby Come Fill the Cup (1951) - Hal Ortman Radar Men from the Moon (1952) - Ted Richards Room for One More (1952) - Milkman (scenes deleted) So This Is Love (1953) - Charles, Waiter (uncredited) Lucky Me (1954) - Jaguar Owner (uncredited) Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955) - Maj. Tobias Norton (archive footage) Official Detective (1958, TV Series) - Sam Graves Hell's Five Hours (1958) - Minor Role (uncredited) Johnny Rocco (1958) - Joe, Police Scientist (uncredited) Sea Hunt - Episode Monte Cristo (1958) The Big Fisherman (1959) - Minor Role (uncredited) Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966) - Brig. Gen. Swift (uncredited) Bonanza (1967-1968, TV Series) - Henshaw / Slatter (2 episodes) That Girl (1970, TV Series) - Mr. Macintosh (1 episode) The Strongest Man in the World (1975) - Professor