William Stack

William Stack

William Stack has been often mistaken as British in the scant bio information available on him - he could imitate many a British accent. He was actually born in Oregon. But like many Americans who wished to become serious stage actors and seeing New York as overly competitive, he went to London as a young man. Not much is known about his career there, but with many theaters (almost fifty) and companies around, the opportunities for a talented young man were there. From the craze for post cards with the subject of photos - and especially those of actors that ensued between about 1890 and 1914, there exist pictures of Stack as Hamlet. So Stack did find initial success, and by 1918 he tried his hand in the budding British silent film industry with not much initial interest - just one film that year and another in 1922, then back to the stage. But by 1930 Stack was back in America - and not to Broadway (perhaps in a touring company, but at least not on record as a principal), as was a stage actor's usual course. He did end up in early Hollywood sound pictures - those with marginal sound quality - first with Fredric March as the star in Sarah and Son (1930). With a rich stage actor's voice and accents to apply where needed - and appreciated as audio technology improved - he appeared in from four to ramping up to as many as ten pictures per year through the 1930s. Moving into his 50s, bald and dignified, his roles were focused as featured character pieces - assured doctors, lawyers, judges, nobles, and several butlers. He was one of the Crawley clan in Becky Sharp (1935), the first feature-length three-color film. He perhaps gained press from being in one movie of some scandalous notoriety - Tarzan and His Mate (1934) in which Maureen O'Sullivan appeared to swim nude (somebody else in a body stocking). Although he had a few lines as a white hunter, in this and other films (of note, MGM's first and most famous version of Mutiny on the Bounty, 1935), Stack was not credited for his always believable characterizations. The year 1936 provided Stack with some his most memorable historical roles. He played the French general Montcalm of the French and Indian War in the popular The Last of the Mohicans (1936) with Randolph Scott. The same year he played a much richer character in the film adaptation of the play Mary of Scotland (1936) directed by John Ford. Along with an assemblage of some of the best character actors of Hollywood, Stack played one among a rogues' gallery of self-seeking Scottish lords who included: Robert Barrat, Gavin Muir (another American who spent time in England and was often thought to be British), and Ian Keith. Stack is able to be most Shakespearean, vying in Scottish brogue with his fellow conspirators as the sly Lord Ruthven. Although Stack appeared in many of the best A pictures of the later 1930s, many did not give credit for his great acting skills. There were only a few movies into the 1940s, before he retired - leaving film history all the richer for his screen presence.

  • หัวข้อ: William Stack
  • ความนิยม: 1.102
  • เป็นที่รู้จักสำหรับ: Acting
  • วันเกิด: 1882-03-05
  • สถานที่เกิด: Baker, Oregon, USA
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William Stack ภาพยนตร์

  • 1936
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    The Last of the Mohicans

    The Last of the Mohicans

    6.4 1936 HD

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  • 1935
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    I've Been Around

    I've Been Around

    2.5 1935 HD

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  • 1936
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    Stowaway

    Stowaway

    6.7 1936 HD

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  • 1932
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    Payment Deferred

    Payment Deferred

    5.9 1932 HD

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  • 1935
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    Becky Sharp

    Becky Sharp

    5.556 1935 HD

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  • 1936
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    Pennies from Heaven

    Pennies from Heaven

    6.833 1936 HD

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  • 1938
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    Man-Proof

    Man-Proof

    4.8 1938 HD

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  • 1937
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    Criminal Lawyer

    Criminal Lawyer

    5.9 1937 HD

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  • 1936
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    His Brother's Wife

    His Brother's Wife

    5.6 1936 HD

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  • 1935
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    College Scandal

    College Scandal

    5.2 1935 HD

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  • 1941
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    Among the Living

    Among the Living

    6 1941 HD

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  • 1931
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    Son of India

    Son of India

    5 1931 HD

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  • 1936
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    Mary of Scotland

    Mary of Scotland

    6.3 1936 HD

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  • 1937
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    History Is Made at Night

    History Is Made at Night

    6.6 1937 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Fountain

    The Fountain

    9.5 1934 HD

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  • 1939
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    วิมานลอย

    วิมานลอย

    7.941 1939 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Perfect Gentleman

    The Perfect Gentleman

    4.5 1935 HD

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    The Winning Ticket

    The Winning Ticket

    3.5 1935 HD

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  • 1933
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    Parachute Jumper

    Parachute Jumper

    6.1 1933 HD

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  • 1930
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    Sarah and Son

    Sarah and Son

    5.1 1930 HD

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  • 1936
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    Libeled Lady

    Libeled Lady

    7.329 1936 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Earl of Chicago

    The Earl of Chicago

    5.6 1940 HD

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  • 1937
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    Captains Courageous

    Captains Courageous

    7.419 1937 HD

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  • 1935
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    Mutiny on the Bounty

    Mutiny on the Bounty

    7.3 1935 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Lady in Question

    The Lady in Question

    6.6 1940 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Soldier and the Lady

    The Soldier and the Lady

    6.5 1937 HD

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  • 1941
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    So Ends Our Night

    So Ends Our Night

    6 1941 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Right to Love

    The Right to Love

    6 1930 HD

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  • 1938
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    Four Men and a Prayer

    Four Men and a Prayer

    6.3 1938 HD

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  • 1933
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    Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

    Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

    6 1933 HD

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  • 1930
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    Romance

    Romance

    6.3 1930 HD

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  • 1934
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    Chained

    Chained

    6.8 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    What Every Woman Knows

    What Every Woman Knows

    7 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    Manhattan Melodrama

    Manhattan Melodrama

    7 1934 HD

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  • 1938
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    A Criminal Is Born

    A Criminal Is Born

    6 1938 HD

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  • 1933
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    Penthouse

    Penthouse

    6.7 1933 HD

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  • 1934
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    Hell in the Heavens

    Hell in the Heavens

    4.7 1934 HD

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