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Will Louis(1873-1959)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Will Louis
Will Louis was born on 24 June 1873 in Maryland, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Spaghetti a la Mode (1915), What 80 Million Women Want (1913) and The Haunted Attic (1915). He was married to Adelaide Bonelli. He died on 6 December 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 24, 1873
DiedDecember 6, 1959(86)
BornJune 24, 1873
DiedDecember 6, 1959(86)
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Known for

Spaghetti a la Mode
Short
  • Director
  • 1915
What 80 Million Women Want (1913)
What 80 Million Women Want
3.9
  • Director
  • 1913
The Haunted Attic
Short
  • Director
  • 1915
The Undertaker's Daughter (1915)
The Undertaker's Daughter
Short
  • Director
  • 1915

Credits

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Director

  • Bobby Burns in Starting Out in Life (1919)
    Starting Out in Life
    Short
    • Director
    • 1919
  • Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge in Prize Winners (1916)
    Prize Winners
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Mother's Child
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Oliver Hardy and Kate Price in Pipe Dreams (1916)
    Pipe Dreams
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Florence McLaughlin, Kate Price, and Joe Cohen in A Warm Reception (1916)
    A Warm Reception
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Twin Flats
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Raymond McKee, Florence McLaughlin, and Kate Price in A Maid to Order (1916)
    A Maid to Order
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • The Precious Parcel
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Bobby Burns and Walter Stull in The Candy Trail (1916)
    The Candy Trail
    5.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Royal Blood
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • The Reformers (1916)
    The Reformers
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Love and Duty (1916)
    Love and Duty
    5.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Stranded (1916)
    Stranded
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Sidetracked
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Oliver Hardy and Billy Ruge in An Aerial Joyride (1916)
    An Aerial Joyride
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916

Writer

  • Leatrice Joy in Her Iron Will (1917)
    Her Iron Will
    Short
    • Writer (as William Louis)
    • 1917
  • Getting the Evidence
    Short
    • Writer (as William Louis)
    • 1917
  • Speed
    7.0
    Short
    • Writer (as William Louis)
    • 1917
  • Under a Barrel
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1916
  • The Parson's Button Matcher
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1915
  • The Parson's Horse Race
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1915
  • In Zululand
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1915
  • Babe's School Days
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1915
  • The Rakoon Hose Company
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1915
  • Father Said He'd Fix It
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1915
  • The Undertaker's Daughter (1915)
    The Undertaker's Daughter
    Short
    • story
    • 1915
  • The Haunted Attic
    Short
    • story
    • 1915
  • Mixed Flats
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1915
  • Black Art
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1915
  • Cleaning Time
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1915

Actor

  • Bobby Burns in Starting Out in Life (1919)
    Starting Out in Life
    Short
    • 1919
  • The Battle Royal (1916)
    The Battle Royal
    4.6
    Short
    • Revenue Officer
    • 1916
  • The Haunted Hat
    Short
    • The Boss
    • 1915
  • Spaghetti a la Mode
    Short
    • Antonio
    • 1915
  • Josephine West in Bringing in the Law (1914)
    Bringing in the Law
    Short
    • The Reformed Renegade (as Will E. Louis)
    • 1914
  • Mae Hotely in A Gay Time in Quebec (1912)
    A Gay Time in Quebec
    Short
    • Hans (as William Lewis)
    • 1912
  • Just Married
    Short
    • Short Actor (as William Louis)
    • 1912
  • One Way to Win
    Short
    • Billy Ray - the Barber (as William Louis)
    • 1911
  • Mr. and Mrs. Suspicious
    Short
    • Mr. Suspicious (as William Lewis)
    • 1911
  • An Actor in a New Role
    Short
    • Ralph Dolten - Actor Turned Book Agent (as William Louis)
    • 1911
  • A Gay Time in New York City
    Short
    • Arthur Douglas (as William Louis)
    • 1911
  • Harry Myers and Will Louis in A Hot Time in Atlantic City (1911)
    A Hot Time in Atlantic City
    Short
    • 2nd Tramp (as William Lewis)
    • 1911
  • Noah Reynolds in Archibald the Hero (1911)
    Archibald the Hero
    Short
    • Black Bart (as William Louis)
    • 1911
  • When Women Strike (1911)
    When Women Strike
    Short
    • John Matthews - The Husband (as William Lewis)
    • 1911

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • William Lewis
  • Born
    • June 24, 1873
    • Maryland, USA
  • Died
    • December 6, 1959
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Adelaide Bonelli1893 - 1951 (her death, 3 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Will Louis was a prolific comedy actor/director/writer of the 1910s, who first acted for Lubin, then Edison, then returned to Lubin, where he was one of the leading contributors to the comedies produced by the Jacksonville, Florida unit. Modern sources sometimes erroneously confuse him with Willard Louis (1882-1926) because of the similarity of their names.

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