William Garwood

William Davis Garwood, Jr. (April 28, 1884 – December 28, 1950) was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent film era in the 1910s.

Between 1911 and 1913, Garwood starred in a number of early adaptions of popular films, including Jane Eyre and The Vicar of Wakefield (1910), Lorna Doone (1911), The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1911), David Copperfield (1911), The Merchant of Venice (1912), and Little Dorrit (1913), and Robin Hood (1913). In total, he starred in more than 150 short and feature films.

Early life William Davis Garwood, Jr. was born in Springfield, Missouri. He attended public schools in Springfield before moving to New Mexico at the age of 15.

Career Garwood left American Studios after eight months and signed a two-year contract with Universal Film Manufacturing Company in late May 1914. Garwood's first picture for Universal was On Dangerous Ground, released in 1915. By this time, Garwood's popularity had risen and he became a popular leading man with a sizable female fan base. They worked together in many one-reel comedy film that year, including You Can't Always Tell, Destiny's Trump Card, Uncle's New Blazer, The Adventure of the Yellow Curl Papers, Wild Blood and The Supreme Impulse. During his time at Universal, Garwood also starred as the title character in Lord John in New York (now considered lost). Based on the short story by C.N. and A.M. Williamson, the film proved to be popular with audiences and Garwood starred in four more Lord John films over the following months. He made his final screen appearance in 1919's A Proxy Husband, which he also directed after which he retired. Garwood reportedly lived off of the fortune he made through various investments.

Garwood was a lifelong bachelor and had no children. On December 28, 1950, he died of cirrhosis due to alcoholism in Los Angeles at the age of 66.

Selected filmography + Short subject Year Title Role Notes 1909 The Cowboy Millionaire Alternative titles: Fell Heir to a Million DollarsThe Millionaire Cowboy 1911 The Pasha's Daughter 1911 Baseball and Bloomers 1911 For Her Sake Confederate Soldier, Lover 1911 Cally's Comet Jack 1911 The Railroad Builder 1911 The Colonel and the King 1911 Flames and Fortune The Rescuer 1911 The Coffin Ship 1911 Courting Across the Court The Lover 1911 Won by Wireless Wireless Operator 1911 That's Happiness The Wealthy Old Woman's Son 1911 The Smuggler The Smuggler 1911 The Buddhist Priestess The Naval Officer 1911 The Higher Law The Minister 1911 David Copperfield 1912 A New Cure for Divorce The Groom 1912 Conductor 786 The Conductor's Son 1912 At the Foot of the Ladder The Society Leader 1912 Please Help the Pore The Poor Father 1912 A Six Cylinder Elopement John Henderson, Gray's Daughter's Sweetheart 1912 Put Yourself in His Place Henry Little 1912 The Little Girl Next Door The Husband 1912 Petticoat Camp 1912 Frankfurters and Quail 1912 The Thunderbolt The Poor Couple's Son, as an Adult 1912 Standing Room Only The Cook's Sweetheart 1912 Aurora Floyd 1912 With the Mounted Police The Mounted Policeman 1913 The Heart of a Fool Sir Roger Motley 1913 The Evidence of the Film The Broker 1913 Some Fools There Were First Unsuspecting Bachelor 1913 Her Gallant Knights 1913 For Her Boy's Sake The Son 1913 The Caged Bird The Prince 1913 The Oath of Pierre Pierre Dorchet – a Young Trapper 1913 Beautiful Bismark The Real Estate Agent 1913 The Lady Killer 1913 The Shoemaker and the Doll The Shoemaker 1913 A Mix-Up in Pedigrees Bob Brown 1913 Through the Sluice Gates John Browning 1913 The Oath of Tsuru San Ned Winthrop 1913 Article 47, L' 1913 The House in the Tree Jack – age 20 1913 Rick's Redemption Rick 1914 The Ten of Spades Ralph West – the Prospector 1914 A Ticket to Red Horse Gulch Jack Oliver 1914 A Turn of the Cards John Richards 1914 Fate's Decree John Graves 1914 The Green-Eyed Devil 1914 The Hunchback Tom Carson – a Young Prospector 1914 Imar the Servitor Imar 1914 The Body in the Trunk 1914 The Lost Sermon Rev. John Strong 1914 The Unmasking Harold Clark 1914 Nature's Touch Richard Stone 1914 The Cameo of the Yellowstone Cameo – the Cowpuncher 1914 Feast and Famine Jerry Benton – the Son 1914 A Man's Way Henry 1914 Does It End Right? 1914 Their Worldly Goods Frank Mason 1914 Break, Break, Break Tom Day, a Son of the People 1914 The Cocoon and the Butterfly 1914 His Faith in Humanity Jim Marsh 1914 The Taming of Sunnybrook Nell Steve, a Woodcutter 1914 Billy's Rival Billy Manning 1914 Jail Birds Robert MacFarlane, a young attorney Alternative title: Jailbirds 1914 In the Open Ben Carroll, a Young Ranchman 1914 Sweet and Low 1914 Sir Galahad of Twilight Bryan Kyam 1914 Redbird Wins Philip Pierpont 1914 Old Enough to Be Her Grandpa Rollie – Stephen's Grandson 1914 In the Candlelight Ralph, a Young Art Student 1914 The Strength o' Ten Jep 1914 The Sower Reaps Ben Rolfe 1915 The Legend Beautiful Jose Cordero 1915 On Dangerous Ground Williams – the Bank Cashier 1915 The Stake 1915 She Never Knew 1915 The Supreme Impulse Earl Graham 1915 Wild Blood Walt Hiller Director 1915 The Adventure of the Yellow Curl Papers Ted Alternative title: The Mystery of the Yellow Curl Papers 1915 Uncle's New Blazer Billy Director 1915 Destiny's Trump Card Bill Avery Director 1915 You Can't Always Tell Harrington Spencer – Reporter Director 1915 Larry O'Neill Larry O'Neill 1915 Thou Shalt Not Lie Fred Harnett aka Harrington 1915 Driven by Fate 1915 Billy's Love Making Billy Burnitt Director 1915 The Wolf of Debt Bruce Marsden 1915 The Unnecessary Sex John 1915 Getting His Goat Bill 1916 The Grey Sisterhood Lord John Haselmore Lord John's Journal ep. 2 1916 Three Fingered Jenny Lord John Haselmore Lord John's Journal ep. 3 1916 The Eye of Horus Lord John Haselmore Lord John's Journal ep. 4 1916 The League of the Future Lord John Haselmore Lord John's Journal ep. 5 1916 Billy's War Brides Director 1916 His Picture Director 1916 Two Seats at the Opera Michael Claney Director 1916 The Gentle Art of Burglary 1916 A Society Sherlock Director 1916 He Wrote a Book Director 1916 Arthur's Desperate Resolve Director 1916 A Soul at Stake Director 1916 The Decoy Director 1917 A Magdalene of the Hills Eric Southward Alternative title: A Magdalen of the Hills 1917 The Little Brother Franak Girard 1919 Proxy Husband Director

+ Features Year Title Role Notes 1915 Lord John in New York Lord John Haselmore Lost film; Lord John's Journal ep. 1 1916 Broken Fetters Lawrence Demarest 1918 The Guilty Man Claude Lescuyer 1918 Her Moment Jan Drakachu 1918 Wives and Other Wives Norman Craig