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William E. Shay

  • Actor
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William E. Shay in The Aggressor (1911)
William E. Shay was born on 16 September 1866 in New York, New York, USA. He is known for Robespierre (1913), The Clemenceau Case (1915) and The Two Orphans (1915).
BornSeptember 16, 1866
BornSeptember 16, 1866
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Known for

Robespierre
  • Robespierre
  • 1913
Theda Bara and Stuart Holmes in The Clemenceau Case (1915)
The Clemenceau Case
5.8
  • Pierre Clemenceau
  • 1915
Theda Bara and Jean Sothern in The Two Orphans (1915)
The Two Orphans
3.9
  • Chevalier de Vaudrey
  • 1915
Mrs. Leslie Carter in The Heart of Maryland (1915)
The Heart of Maryland
  • Alan Kendrick
  • 1915

Credits

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Actor

  • Warner Baxter and Madge Bellamy in The Telephone Girl (1927)
    The Telephone Girl
    4.9
    • Detective (as W.E. Shay)
    • 1927
  • Alfred Hickman, Nance O'Neil, FALL OF THE ROMANOFFS, THE, First National, 1918, **I.V.
    The Fall of the Romanoffs
    6.7
    • Theofan
    • 1917
  • Hazel Dawn and Bert Lytell in The Lone Wolf (1917)
    The Lone Wolf
    6.9
    • Wertheimer
    • 1917
  • Old Faithful
    Short
    • 1917
  • Florence Reed in The Eternal Sin (1917)
    The Eternal Sin
    • The Duke of Ferrara
    • 1917
  • In the Shadows of the Night
    Short
    • William
    • 1917
  • Bubbles
    Short
    • 1916
  • Annette Kellerman in A Daughter of the Gods (1916)
    A Daughter of the Gods
    6.5
    • Prince Omar (as William Shay)
    • 1916
  • The Missing Witness
    Short
    • 1916
  • The Ruling Passion (1916)
    The Ruling Passion
    • Ram Singh - The Rajah of Mawar
    • 1916
  • Jane Lee and Valeska Suratt in The Soul of Broadway (1915)
    The Soul of Broadway
    • William Craig
    • 1915
  • Theda Bara in Sin (1915)
    Sin
    • Luigi
    • 1915
  • Theda Bara and Jean Sothern in The Two Orphans (1915)
    The Two Orphans
    3.9
    • Chevalier de Vaudrey
    • 1915
  • Theda Bara and Stuart Holmes in The Clemenceau Case (1915)
    The Clemenceau Case
    5.8
    • Pierre Clemenceau
    • 1915
  • Mrs. Leslie Carter in The Heart of Maryland (1915)
    The Heart of Maryland
    • Alan Kendrick
    • 1915

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Billy Shay
  • Born
    • September 16, 1866
    • New York, New York, USA
  • Other works
    Play: Kassa (1909); written by John Luther Long. Liberty Theatre: 27 Jan 1909- 1 March 1909 (65 performances). Appeared with Henry Weaver.
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  • Trivia
    Not to be confused with William Shea (1851-1918), who worked primarily at Vitagraph.

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