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William W. Cohill(1882-1931)

  • Actor
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William W. Cohill was born on 5 December 1882 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Life Without Soul (1915), Eye for Eye (1918) and The Road o' Strife (1915). He was married to Maybelle van Tassell. He died on 28 April 1931 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornDecember 5, 1882
DiedApril 28, 1931(48)
BornDecember 5, 1882
DiedApril 28, 1931(48)
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Known for

William W. Cohill, Pauline Curley, and Jack Hopkins in Life Without Soul (1915)
Life Without Soul
6.3
  • Dr. William Frawley
  • 1915
Charles Bryant, Sally Crute, Donald Gallaher, and Alla Nazimova in Eye for Eye (1918)
Eye for Eye
5.0
  • Actor(as William Cohill)
  • 1918
Betty Brice, Mary Charleson, John Ince, Jack Standing, and Crane Wilbur in The Road o' Strife (1915)
The Road o' Strife
  • Actor
  • 1915
The Fortunate Youth (1916)
The Fortunate Youth
  • Silas Finn(as William Cohill)
  • 1916

Credits

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Actor

  • E.K. Lincoln in Virtuous Men (1919)
    Virtuous Men
    • Biessen
    • 1919
  • The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns (1919)
    The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns
    • Assassin (as W.W. Cohill)
    • 1919
  • Charles Bryant, Sally Crute, Donald Gallaher, and Alla Nazimova in Eye for Eye (1918)
    Eye for Eye
    5.0
    • (as William Cohill)
    • 1918
  • Hale Hamilton in Five Thousand an Hour (1918)
    Five Thousand an Hour
    • (as William Cohill)
    • 1918
  • Jane Grey in Her Fighting Chance (1917)
    Her Fighting Chance
    • Pastamoo
    • 1917
  • The Crucial Test (1916)
    The Crucial Test
    • Boris (as W. Cohill)
    • 1916
  • The Fortunate Youth (1916)
    The Fortunate Youth
    • Silas Finn (as William Cohill)
    • 1916
  • The Other Sister
    Short
    • Donald Paulding
    • 1915
  • William W. Cohill, Pauline Curley, and Jack Hopkins in Life Without Soul (1915)
    Life Without Soul
    6.3
    • Dr. William Frawley
    • 1915
  • The Meddlesome Darling
    Short
    • Detective Kane
    • 1915
  • A Woman Reclaimed
    Short
    • Chief McCall
    • 1915
  • Voices from the Past
    Short
    • John Pemberton
    • 1915
  • Romance as a Remedy
    Short
    • Jack Lowe
    • 1915
  • The Witness
    Short
    • Fred Carlisle
    • 1915
  • Whom the Gods Would Destroy
    Short
    • Laska's Father
    • 1915

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • W.W. Cohill
  • Born
    • December 5, 1882
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • April 28, 1931
    • Hollywood, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Maybelle van Tassell? - 1907 (her death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Owned and operated William W. Cohill Management (6605 Hollywood Blvd in 1927). Clients included Francis X. Bushman, Noble Johnson, Ben Turpin, Ralph Emerson, Alma Rubens, Majel Coleman and Natalie Kingston.

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