William Royle

William Royle

Nacimiento : 1887-03-22, Rochester, New York, USA

Muerte : 1940-08-09

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William Royle was born on March 22, 1887 in Rochester, New York. He was an actor, known for Drums of Fu Manchu (1940), The Rains Came (1939) and Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940). He died on August 9, 1940 in Los Angeles, California.

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William Royle

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Drums of Fu Manchu
Sir Dennis Nayland Smith
Feature version of the 1940 Republic serial, about Fu Manchu's attempt to conquer Asia.
La cruz de Lorena
Louis
Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, un grupo de soldados franceses se entregan a las tropas nazis con la promesa de que desertarán y podrán marcharse a su hogar. Sin embargo, los alemanes no cumplen su palabra y les internan en un campo de prisioneros.
Heroes of the Saddle
J.D. Crone
A fast-paced, enjoyable entry in the long-running Three Mesqueteers Western series, Heroes of the Saddle featured the three cowboy pals promising to look after Peggy Bell, the little daughter of mortally wounded rodeo champ Montana. Legal technicalities, however, halt the adoption proceeding and Stony, Rusty, and Rico can only watch as the little girl is placed in the county orphanage.
Lucky Cisco Kid
Sheriff
Cisco and Gordito arrive to find there is an outlaw operating in the area who is assumed to be the Cisco Kid. When a reward is offered for his capture and a large shipment of money goes out, Cisco is on hand. Seeing the gang rob the stage he goes after them only to be wounded. The gang leader leaves Cisco's handkerchief at the scene and now he is wanted for the murder he tried to break up.
Flash Gordon Conquista El Universo
Captain Sudan
Miniserie de TV. 12 episodios. En el planeta Mongo, Flash Gordon, Dale Arden y el Dr. Zarkov batallan contra la Plaga de la Muerte Púrpura, intentando reestablecer en el poder al príncipe Barin. Tercero y último serial de la Universal Pictures basado en el inmortal personaje creado por la pluma y el pincel de Alex Raymond. Los dos previos eran "Flash Gordon" (1936) y "Flash Gordon’s Trip to Mars" (1938).
Son of the Navy
Chief Petty Officer Pat Moote
A runaway boy pretends to be the son of a Navy man, only to turn both their lives upside down.
Drums of Fu Manchu
Sir Dennis Nayland Smith
The nefarious Dr. Fu Manchu searches for the keys to the tomb of Genghis Khan, in order to fulfill a prophecy that will enable him to conquer the world. His nemesi, Dr. Nayland Smith and his associates fight to keep the evil doctor from getting his hands on the keys. In 1943 the serial was edited together into a feature movie also called Drums of Fu Manchu.
Murder on the Yukon
George Weathers
Unknown to Joan Manning, her trading post partner Weathers is operating a counterfeiting ring. When miner Jim Smithers brings his gold dust in, Weathers pays him off in counterfeit money. Jim's drunken brother, Bill, comes to the post and Weathers hears him say that Jim is leaving the area for good. Weathers sends Hawks to kill Jim and retrieve the bogus money. RCMP Sergeant Renfrew and Constable Kelly find Jim's body, and Renfrew hurries for Jim's cabin to search it. He is attacked by Weathers' men who have found the money. Renfrew is suspicious when Bill Smithers body is found, supposedly a suicide, with a note he had burned the money. This leads the Mounties to suspect counterfeiting. Kelly follows Manti, an Indian who works for Weathers, to the gang's hideout and is captured. But Renfrew is trailing Kelly.
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Minor Role (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his election as President of the United States.
Balalaika
(uncredited)
A Russian prince disguised as a worker and a cafe singer secretly involved in revolutionary activities fall in love.
The Man from Montreal
Luther St. Paul
The Man From Montreal is a lively entry in Universal's Richard Arlen-Andy Devine action series. The stars are cast respectively as fur trapper Clark Manning and constable Bones Blair, who carry on a friendly rivalry in the Canadian Northwest. Our heroes team up in the final reels to put the kibosh on a fur-smuggling racket, permitting Universal to plunge deeply into its stock-footage files. The leading ladies this time out are Anne Gwynne and Kay Sutton, their billing status indicating which one of the two ladies will land Clark Manning in the last scene. Incredibly, the Arlen-Devine series lasted for 14 films, none of them classics but all of them worthwhile Saturday-matinee fare.
Mutiny in the Big House
Captain of Guards Ed Samson
A young man forges a check in order to help his mother, but is caught and sentenced to 14 years in prison...
Vinieron las lluvias
Raschid Ali Khan
El médico hindú Rama Safti, después de hacer unas prácticas en Estados Unidos, regresa a su país para curar a los pobres de Ranchipur. Allí conoce a Lady Edwina, una mujer infelizmente casada, que intenta paliar su soledad con efímeras aventuras. La vida de ambos cambiará cuando se produzca un gran terremoto.
Chicken Wagon Family
Checker
Addie Fippany, her father Jean Paul Batiste Fippany, her mother Josephine and her sister Cecile roam the country-side in a mule-drawn wagon, trading trinkets to farmers for chickens which they sell in the cities. Addie and her father love the care-free life, but Mrs. Fippany and Cecile want to settle down in New York City. As soon as the "chicken wagon family" reaches New York, Addie gets into mischief and a policeman, Matt Hibbard, helps her and falls in love with Cecile. He helps the family settle into a deserted firehouse which is up for public sale.
The Fighting Gringo
Ben Wallace
A gunfighter and his partners clear a Spanish rancher charged with murder.
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Capt. Jaime
A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl "Captain J" on a sheet of paper. She proves to be Princess Lin Hwa, on a secret military mission for Chinese forces fighting the Japanese invasion. Mr. Wong finds two captains with the intial J in the case, neither being quite what he seems; there's fog on the waterfront and someone still has that poison-dart gun...
La máscara de hierro
Commandant of Bastille
Adaptación de la famosa novela de Alexandre Dumas que sigue unas pautas muy similares a la versión rodada diez años antes por Allan Dwan.
Code of the Streets
Club Manager Bert
Frankie Thomas plays Bob Lewis, leader of a gang consisting of Sailor (Harris Berger), Murph (Hally Chester), Monk (Charles Duncan), Trouble (Billy Benedict) and Yap (David Gorcey). The son of disgraced police officer Lt. Lewis (Harry Carey), Bob vows to clear his dad's name, and also to prove that accused murderer Tommy Shay (Paul Fix) is innocent.
Frontier Pony Express
Dan Garrett
In the midst of the Civil War, Lassiter has a plan to get control of California. Working out of St. Joseph, he plans to send forged messages to the troops on the west coast via Pony Express. First he attempts to bribe Pony Express ride Roy Rogers. When Roy refuses he turns to the outlaw Johnson and his gang and this leads to trouble.
Let Us Live
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Dos hombres inocentes son acusados injustamente de asesinato y condenados a muerte. La novia de uno de ellos convence a un detective de policía de su inocencia, y juntos tratan de encontrar al verdadero asesino antes de la fecha de ejecución de los hombres.
Mexicali Rose
Carruthers
Gene Autry and his sidekick Frog look into a phony oil scam being perpetrated on a mission orphanage.
Arizona Legion
Jim Dutton
A federal agent infiltrates an outlaw band that's taken over a western town.
Pirates of the Skies
Cafe waitress Barbara Whitney refuses to acknowledge her marriage to Air Policeman Nick Conlon until he upgrades his career. He does so by infiltrating a hi-jacking gang, posing as passengers, that robs airplanes carrying valuable items and money, and parachuting their escape from the scene of the crime.
Red River Range
Payne
Ladrones de ganado muy organizados trabajan con mataderos portátiles y furgones refrigerados. El gobernador pide a los Tres Mesquiteros que investiguen.
Convicts at Large
Steve Moran
An innocent man is bamboozled into trading places with a dangerous escaped convict.
Hawk of the Wilderness
Manuel Solerno
An expedition arrives on an uncharted jungle island to rescue the local natives, led by a jungle boy, from a volcano that is about to erupt.
El renegado
Ben Sanderson
El capitán Jack Steele es un ranger de Texas destinado a investigar el caso de la hermosa Judith Alvarez, acusada de asesinato. El asunto parece sencillo, pero no tarda mucho en descubrir que no todo es lo que parece. La corrupción y los intereses del gobierno por conseguir tierras y ganado llevan al ranger a creer en la inocencia de Judith, colocándolo a él también en el punto de mira de los verdaderos asesinos.
Flaming Frontiers
Henchman Jim Crosby
Tom Grant has found a rich gold vein and Bart Eaton is after it. Tom's sister Mary heads for the gold fields and Eaton and his men follow. Eaton teams up with Ace Daggett who plans to doublecross him and get the gold for himself. They frame Tom for murder and then try to get him to sign over his claim. The famous scout Tex Houston is on hand, escaping the attempts on his life, saving Mary from various perils, and trying to bring in the real killer and clear Tom.
Locura de la marihuana
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
El Dr. Alfred Carroll, director de un instituto, relata a una audiencia de padres que la marihuana puede tener efectos devastadores en los adolescentes: un proveedor de drogas atrae a varios adolescentes inquietos, Mary y Jimmy Lane, hermana y hermano, y a Bill, el novio de Mary, para que frecuenten un fumadero. Poco a poco, Bill y Jimmy se ven arrastrados a fumar droga, lo que afecta a su vida familiar.
The Nurse from Brooklyn
Boylan
A nurse's younger brother is caught in a shootout between a criminal gang and the police, and he is shot and killed. The officer who is accused of shooting the man knows that he didn't do it, and sets out to find the real killer and clear his own name.
The Secret of Treasure Island
Paul Thorndyke [Ch.1]
A variety of people are searching for a long-hidden treasure somewhere on an island. Chapter titles: 1.The Isle of Fear 2.The Ghost Talks 3.The Phantom Duel 4.Buried Alive 5.The Girl Who Vanished 6.Trapped by the Flood 7.The Cannon Roars 8.The Circle of Death 9.The Pirate's Revenge 10.The Crash 11.Dynamite 12.The Bridge of Doom 13.The Mad Flight 14.The Jaws of Destruction 15.Justice
Arsène Lupin Returns
Burly Detective (uncredited)
A woman and a man vying for a woman's affection: the usual love trio? Not quite so since the belle in question is Lorraine de Grissac, a very wealthy and alluring society woman, while one of the two rivals is none other than Arsène Lupin, the notorious jewel thief everybody thought dead, now living under the assumed name of René Farrand. As for the other suitor he is an American, a former F.B.I. sleuth turned private eye by the name of Steve Emerson. Steve not only suspects Farrand of being Lupin but when someone attempts to steal a precious emerald necklace from Lorraine's uncle, Count de Brissac, he is persuaded Lupin is the culprit. Is Emerson right or wrong? Which of the two men will win over Lorraine's heart?
The Jury's Secret
Policeman
A reporter covering a murder trial guesses that the murderer of a ruthless businessman is her ex-fiancé and persuades him to confess and clear the innocent man on trial.
Radio Patrol
Inspector Clark
About a young radio cop and a beautiful girl try to stop an international criminal gang from getting their hands on the formula for a new bulletproof steel.
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
George Poulis
El sargento Preston de la policía montada de Canadá patrulla la selva de la Yukon con su caballo Rex y su fiel perro Yukon King, luchando tanto contra los criminales como contra los elementos.
Slaves in Bondage
Newspaper City Editor
Mary Lou manages to escape abduction by a prostitution ring. She tells the Chief of Detectives they were planning to take her to the Berrywood road house, a well-known den of iniquity. Jim Murray and beautician Belle Harris are using her beauty shop to recruit floozies for their road house circuit. Dona Lee, who works at the beauty salon, is falling in love with young reporter wanna-be Phillip, but Murray gets jealous and makes life rough for him. Meanwhile Dona begins to figure out the racket, but becomes threatened by Murray's unwanted advances.
It Can't Last Forever
Assistant District Attorney
Russ Matthews, a theatrical agent who is not above pulling off a hoax or two or more to further the career of his clients (and himself), and a newspaper gossip-columnist, Carol Wilson, get involved with gangsters when one of Larry's radio-program future-predicting cons gets out of hand.
Wild West Days
Braden, member of the Secret 7
Retired lawman Kentucky Wade and his three buddies, Mike Morales, "Dude" Hanford and "Trigger" Benton come to Brimstone and help their friends Larry Munro and his sister, Lucy , in their fight to retain control of Larry's rich ore mine. "Doc" Hardy , as an old friend of Wade's, joins them in their efforts to keep Matt Keeler , the scheming owner of "The Brimstone News", from his efforts to wrest control of Munro's property and mine. Keller employs a legion of henchmen, and sidelines at running runs guns to Red Hatchet and his tribe so they can also get in on the fray against the Munro's and Kentucky and friends.
Hollywood Cowboy
Klinker
Just after Kramer goes to Wyoming to start his protection racket, cowboy actor Jeff Carson finishes a picture and goes camping. Attracted to Joyce Butler, he hires on at her ranch and quickly gets caught up in Butler's conflict with Kramer. When the Butlers refuse to buy his service, he has their cattle stampeded.
Torture Money
Chief of Police (uncredited)
In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, police go after a fraud operation that stages automobile accidents to collect insurance money.
Rebellion
Harris
In this drama, a Mexican woman attempts to live a peaceful life in California. Unfortunately, land-grabbers kill her father and begin harassing her. Desperate, she sends an impassioned plea for help to Washington, who sends her is special aide to mediate.
The Glory Trail
Captain Fetterman
It's just after the Civil War and Captain Morgan and his confederate soldiers are establishing a town on the Bozeman trail. Colonel Strong and his union men are at the nearby fort. Things are peaceful until Riley has the Indians attack a union wagon train and leave a confederate sword at the scene.
Crash Donovan
Patrolman (uncredited)
A California Highway Patrolman gets involved with a smuggling ring.
Special Agent K-7
Police Capt. Hall
Police detective Lanny resents the ongoing interference of the local FBI branch. Hoping to show up the feds, Lanny tackles a baffling espionage case. Things heat up when reporter sweetheart Ollie is framed for murder.