William Faversham

William Faversham

Fom Wikipedia William Faversham (born 12 February 1868 in London – d. 7 April 1940 in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York) William Faversham was an English stage and film actor, manager, producer. Father of William Jr. and Philip. One of the last of the legendary actor-managers, William Faversham became a major name on Broadway in the original production of The Importance of Being Earnest in 1895. Faversham was much admired in such potboilers as Brother Officers (1900), which he revived twice that same year and the next, and he produced, directed, and starred in the original production of The Squaw Man (1906). Productions of both Julius Caesar (1914) and Othello (1917) followed and he became a motion picture star in 1915 courtesy of the burgeoning Metro company. At one point, Faversham's popularity at Metro was second only to that of Francis X. Bushman, the leading matinee idol of the era. Quite elderly by then, Faversham later appeared in bit roles in talkies, including portraying the Duke of Wellington in the Technicolor production of Becky Sharp and, of all things, playing the heroine's father in the low-budget singing cowboy oater The Singing Buckaroo (1937). Faversham's Broadway swan song had come in a 1931 repertory presentation of Julius Caesar, Hamlet, and The Merchant of Venice. He was married to stage actresses Edith Campbell and Julia Opps and was the father of William Faversham (Harvard, Brown-Forman, Cassius Clay/Muhamed Ali) and actor Philip Faversham. He received a star on the Walk of Fame in 1940.

  • Title : William Faversham
  • Popularity : 0.507
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1868-02-12
  • Place of Birth : London, England, UK
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William Faversham Movies

  • 1937
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    Arizona Days

    Arizona Days

    4 1937 HD

    Tex and sidekick Grass join McGill's traveling show. When Price has McGill's wagons burned, Tex becomes the county tax collector to earn money. This...

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  • 1919
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    The Silver King

    The Silver King

    1 1919 HD

    When British gentleman Wilfred Denver weds the beautiful Nellie, he earns the undying hatred of Nellie's former sweetheart, Geoffrey Ware. After...

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  • 1935
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    Becky Sharp

    Becky Sharp

    5.6 1935 HD

    The first feature length film to use three-strip Technicolor film. Adapted from a play that was adapted from William Makepeace Thackeray's book...

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  • 1934
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    Secret of the Chateau

    Secret of the Chateau

    6 1934 HD

    Murder results when a group of houseguests converge on a chateau, each plotting to steal a valuable Gutenberg Bible.

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  • 1937
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    The Singing Buckaroo

    The Singing Buckaroo

    0.5 1937 HD

    Barbara Evans has $25,000 and Gifford is after it. When his henchman fail to get it he refuses to pay them. They then decide to double cross him and...

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  • 1924
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    The Sixth Commandment

    The Sixth Commandment

    1 1924 HD

    John Brant, a devoted minister, is in love with Marian Calhoun, but must keep it a secret because she is engaged to Robert Fields. However is playing...

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  • 1915
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    The Right of Way

    The Right of Way

    1 1915 HD

    Snobbish attorney Charles 'Beauty' Steele loses his wife due to his drinking and his airs at the same time that his brother-in-law absconds with...

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  • 1915
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    One Million Dollars

    One Million Dollars

    1 1915 HD

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