Clipped Wings

Hopalong Cassidy Returns

Sutter's Gold

Bonnie Scotland

Born to Gamble

Without Children

The Great Hotel Murder

Sweepstake Annie

A Successful Failure

A Modern Hero

As the Earth Turns

Should Ladies Behave

The World Changes

King of the Wild Horses

Secret of the Blue Room

Terror Aboard

The Crime of the Century

The Iron Master

Under-Cover Man

A Successful Calamity

Crooner

Two Seconds

The Mouthpiece

Girls Demand Excitement

Cimarron

The Right of Way

The Pay-Off

Shooting Straight

The Dawn Patrol

Young Desire

Those Who Dance

The Girl Said No

Mexicali Rose

Salute

Coquette

William Janney (born Russell Dixon Janney, February 15, 1908 – December 22, 1992) was an American actor who appeared in 39 films between 1929 and 1937.
He was the son of author and theatrical producer Russell Janney, and he attended the School for Professional Children.
Janney debuted on Broadway in Merton of the Movies (1922). His other Broadway credits include Great Music (1924) Four O'Clock (1933), Take My Tip (1932), Tommy (1927), and Bridge of Distances (1925).
His biggest regret was not taking the role in Tol'able David (1930) after Columbia boss Harry Cohn offered it to him. His mother urged him to let Richard Cromwell have it. "She told me there was this old woman friend of hers whose son had always wanted to play the part. She said I didn't want to play it anyway. To this day, I don't understand her... This really spoiled the whole thing for me, because I might have been offered a contract with Columbia. As it turned out, I never did get a contract, and Harry Cohn never offered me anything else."
Janney may be best remember for playing Hoppy's brother in Hopalong Cassidy Returns (1936). It is the only film that Hoppy's brother appeared in. A few films later North of the Rio Grande it is mentioned that Hoppy's brother was killed off.  



William Janney