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William Halligan

William Halligan

William Kerry Halligan (March 29, 1883 – January 28, 1957) was an American stage and film actor, and writer.

Halligan was born on March 29, 1883, in Chicago, Illinois. He was active on the stage from 1904 to 1919. That year he made his film debut in The Wonder Man. He appeared as a supporting actor in numerous films; his last appearance was in If I'm Lucky in 1946. He also worked as a writer and "gagman" (joke writer) from 1928 to 1943. He died at the Motion Picture County House in Woodland Hills, California on January 28, 1957.

The Dark Mirror

1946

as Sergeant Temple (uncredited)

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946

as Judge (uncredited)

Dick Tracy

1945

as Mayor

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945

as Chief Jennings

Flame of Barbary Coast

1945

as Tom Buckman

The Great Mike

1944

as Doc Scott

Riders of the Deadline

1943

as Simon Crandall

The Seventh Victim

1943

as Paul Radeaux (Uncredited)

Black Hills Express

1943

as Marshal Harvey Dorman

Coney Island

1943

as Murph, the Cop

The Leopard Man

1943

as Brunton

He's My Guy

1943

as Elwood (as Bill Halligan)

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

1942

as Sgt. McNamara

Lucky Jordan

1942

as Miller

Foreign Agent

1942

as Bob Davis

Henry Aldrich, Editor

1942

as Norman Kenly

The Big Street

1942

as Detective (Uncredited)

Moontide

1942

as "Charlie", Bartender

The Remarkable Andrew

1942

as Mr. Bricker, Banker

Broadway Big Shot

1942

as Warden Collins

A Gentleman at Heart

1942

as Higgins

Blonde Comet

1941

as Cannonball Blake

Remember the Day

1941

as Tom Hanlon

Mr. Celebrity

1941

as Daniel Mason

Double Cross

1941

as Houston

Gangs Inc.

1941

as Police Chief Flynn

Tom, Dick and Harry

1941

as Mr. Burton (uncredited)

Emergency Landing

1941

as George B. Lambert

Murder Among Friends

1941

as Dr. James Gerald

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940

as Ralph Russell

Hired Wife

1940

as Latimer

Earl of Puddlestone

1940

as Henry Potter-Potter

Boom Town

1940

as McCreery's Associate #2 (uncredited)

You Can't Fool Your Wife

1940

as J.R. Gillespie, Sr.

'Til We Meet Again

1940

as Bartender on Boat

One Way Passage

1932

as Agua Caliente Bartender (uncredited)

Blessed Event

1932

as Herbert Flint

Lady and Gent

1932

as Doc Hayes

By Whose Hand?

1932

as Detective (uncredited)

Dancers in the Dark

1932

as Terry - Trumpeter

The Circus Show-Up

1932

as Detective Hickey

The Public Defender

1931

as Lyn Austin the Auctioneer

Everything’s Rosie

1931

as Dr. Powers- Medicine Barker

Follow the Leader

1930

as Bob Sterling

Waltzing Around

1929