Acting
William Stack
Born March 5, 1882 · Baker, Oregon, USA
Died January 15, 1949 · aged 66
William Stack has been often mistaken as British in the scant bio information available on him - he could imitate many a British accent. He was actually born in Oregon. But like many Americans who wished to become serious stage actors and seeing New York as overly competitive, he went to London as a young man. Not much is known about his career there, but with many theaters (almost fifty) and…
Known For
Gone with the Wind · 1939Gone with the Wind
★ 7.91939
MovieDramaWar
The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
Mutiny on the Bounty · 1935Mutiny on the Bounty
★ 7.41935
MovieAdventureDrama
Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.
Captains Courageous · 1937Captains Courageous
★ 7.41937
MovieAdventureDrama
Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vessel on the Grand Banks. Harvey fails to persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince the crew of his wealth. The captain offers him a low-paid job, until they return to port, as part of the crew that turns him into a mature, considerate young man.
Libeled Lady · 1936Libeled Lady
★ 7.31936
MovieComedyRomance
When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a way to turn the tables on her. Soon Haggerty's harried fiancée, Gladys Benton, and his dashing friend Bill Chandler are in on a scheme that aims to discredit Connie, with amusing and unexpected results.
Mary of Scotland · 1936Mary of Scotland
★ 6.21936
MovieDramaHistory
The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.
History Is Made at Night · 1937History Is Made at Night
★ 6.71937
MovieRomanceDrama
An American woman seeking divorce from her wealthy, controlling husband falls for a romantic Parisian who saves her from his entrapment.
Penthouse · 1933Penthouse
★ 6.91933
MovieCrimeDrama
Gertie Waxted knows how notorious gangster Jim Crelliman runs his rackets, because she's long been under the hoodlum's thumb. She's secretly helping lawyer Jackson Durant in a snoop job aimed at pinning a murder on the thug. Her life will be in peril when that secret gets out.
Manhattan Melodrama · 1934Manhattan Melodrama
★ 7.01934
MovieCrimeDrama
The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.
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Mutiny on the Bounty · 1935Mutiny on the Bounty
★ 7.41935
MovieAdventureDrama
Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.
Judge Advocate (uncredited)
Romance · 1930Romance
★ 6.51930
MovieDramaRomance
A beautiful opera star kept by a rich older man falls in love with a young clergyman.
Gossiping Party Guest (uncredited)
Four Men and a Prayer · 1938Four Men and a Prayer
★ 6.51938
MovieAdventureMystery
The sons of a disgraced British officer try to clear his name.
Prosecuting Attorney
The Earl of Chicago · 1940The Earl of Chicago
★ 6.31940
MovieDrama
A behind the times Chicago bootlegger goes to England with his lawyer to claim his estate as the Earl of Gorley.
Coroner (uncredited)
The Lady in Question · 1940The Lady in Question
★ 6.71940
MovieRomanceComedy
When a jury member takes in the defendant he couldn't convict, she has a bad influence on his son.
Mr. Marinier (uncredited)











