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William De Vaulle is a Actor American born on 12 december 1870

William De Vaulle

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Nationality USA
Birth 12 december 1870
Death 4 june 1945 (at 74 years)

William De Vaull (12 December 1870 - 4 June 1945) - also credited as William P. DeVaull - was an American film actor. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1915 to 1927.

Usually with

D. W. Griffith
D. W. Griffith
(3 films)
Erich von Stroheim
Erich von Stroheim
(2 films)
Sam De Grasse
Sam De Grasse
(4 films)
King Vidor
King Vidor
(2 films)
Raoul Walsh
Raoul Walsh
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of William De Vaulle (14 films)

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Ace of Spades (serial)
Ace of Spades (serial) (1925)

Directed by Henry MacRae
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors William Desmond, Mary McAllister, William Steele, Frank Lanning, Bert Sprotte, William De Vaulle
Roles Napoleon Bonaparte (as William P. De Vaul)

Lights of Old Broadway
Lights of Old Broadway (1925)
, 1h10
Directed by Monta Bell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Marion Davies, Conrad Nagel, Julia Swayne Gordon, Frank Currier, George K. Arthur, Matthew Betz
Roles De Rhonde's Butler
Rating64% 3.2452853.2452853.2452853.2452853.245285
Marion Davies plays twins separated at birth: Anne becomes a society girl in New York and Fely becomes an Irish poor girl turning to the musical world. Dirk (Conrad Nagel), Anne's half brother, falls in love with the poor sister, with the added inconvenient that Anne's family owns the slum in which the Irish families live.
Better Times
Better Times (1919)
, 50minutes
Directed by King Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Zasu Pitts, David Butler, Jack McDonald, Julanne Johnston, George Hackathorne, William De Vaulle
Roles Si Whittaker (as William De Vaulle)
Rating22% 1.12221.12221.12221.12221.1222
As described in a film magazine, a western Pennsylvania town has two hotels that have seen better days. Nancy Scroggs (Pitts) is the neglected daughter of Ezra Scroggs (McDonald), who is the chief reason no one visits his hotel, the Lakeview. A gambler and procrastinator, he has succeeded in diverting trade from himself to Si Whittaker (De Vaull), proprietor of the Majestic.
Blind Husbands
Blind Husbands (1919)
, 1h31
Directed by James Cruze, Erich von Stroheim
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Sports films
Actors Sam De Grasse, Francelia Billington, Erich von Stroheim, Gibson Gowland, Betty Compson, Jack Perrin
Roles Man from 'Home'
Rating68% 3.442473.442473.442473.442473.44247
A group of holiday-makers arrive at Cortina d'Ampezzo, an Alpine village in the Dolomites. Among them are an American Doctor who does not pay much attention to his wife and an Austrian Lieutenant, who decides to seduce her. He manages to befriend the couple so that, when the Doctor has to leave to help a local physician, he asks the Lieutenant to look after his wife. When the Lieutenant becomes too pressing, she promises to leave with him but asks him to give her more time. During the night, she puts a letter under the door of his bedroom.
Poor Relations
Poor Relations (1919)
, 50minutes
Directed by King Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Florence Vidor, Zasu Pitts, Lillian Leighton, Roscoe Karns, William De Vaulle, Charles Meredith
Roles Pa Perkins (as William Du Vaull)

Dorothy Perkins, la fille aînée d'une famille simple de la campagne, part pour la grande ville faire des études d'architecture après avoir gagné un concours. Elle a du succès et rencontre Monty Rhodes. Malgré l'objection de ses parents, Monty épouse Dorothy. M Rhodes humilie continuellement Dorothy du fait de son manque d'éducation. Lorsque finalement Dorothy, le cœur gros, retourne chez ses parents, Monty réalise son erreur et la suit à la campagne où il trouve le bonheur avec sa femme.
What Every Woman Wants
What Every Woman Wants (1919)
, 1h15
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Grace Darmond, Wilfred Lucas, Forrest Stanley, Claire Du Brey, Bertram Grassby, Charles K. French
Roles Norman
Rating25% 1.262131.262131.262131.262131.26213
As described in a film magazine, Gloria Graham (Darmond), a young woman employed at an office for a small salary, believes that the capacity of a business woman for success depends upon dressing well. After she goes into debt, she is about to be rescued by marriage to the man she loves, Philip Belden (Stanley), but World War I breaks out and he enlists. Shen then falls for a snare set by her employer Horace Lennon (Lucas), who sends her to a clothing shop with a card allowing her to buy what she wants and to charge it to his account. After news arrives that her lover is missing in action, she marries her employer to allow her to indulge in her love of luxury. Her soldier lover, released from a German prisoner-of-war camp, returns and discovers that Gloria is married. He happens to be in the vicinity of her husband's house when the husband is accidentally shot by the maid. Gloria is suspected of killing her husband and arrested, but the truth is revealed by the end of the film.
An Innocent Magdalene
An Innocent Magdalene (1916)
, 50minutes
Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Lillian Gish, Spottiswoode Aitken, Sam De Grasse, Mary Alden, Jennie Lee, William De Vaulle
Roles Old Joe
Rating61% 3.0890553.0890553.0890553.0890553.089055
Quand le Colonel Raleigh, un aristocrate du Sud, refuse que sa fille Dorothy se marie avec Forbes Stewart, un joueur nordiste, le couple s'enfuit. Peu après Dorothy tombe enceinte, et Forbes promet de s'amender, mais il est arrêté et passe un an en prison. Pendant ce temps, juste avant la naissance du bébé, une femme se présente à Dorothy comme étant l'épouse de Forbes. Stupéfiée, Dorothy retourne chez son père, mais celui-ci la rejette, et elle donne naissance à son bébé que tout le monde croit illégitime. Convaincue qu'elle a péché, Dorothy est sur le point de se suicider quand Forbes, juste sorti de prison, la retrouve et lui explique que l'autre femme n'est qu'une ex-fiancée qui voulait simplement le retrouver.
The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
, 2h37
Directed by Monte Blue, Jack Conway, Erich von Stroheim, Henry B. Walthall, Robert Harron, Joseph Henabery, George Siegmann, Donald Crisp, Allan Dwan, D. W. Griffith, W. S. Van Dyke, Raoul Walsh, Elmer Clifton, Christy Cabanne, Tom Wilson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Horror, Historical, Romance, Western
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Politique, Films about racism, Musical films, Films about psychiatry, Political films, Films based on plays
Actors Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Miriam Cooper, Ralph Lewis, George Siegmann
Roles Nelse
Rating60% 3.049283.049283.049283.049283.04928
The film follows two juxtaposed families: the Northern Stonemans—abolitionist Congressman Austin Stoneman, based on the Reconstruction-era Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, his two sons and his daughter Elsie—and the Southern Camerons, a family including two daughters, Margaret and Flora, and three sons, most notably Ben.