William Gillis
Know for: Acting
Born: 1867-11-17
Place of birth: Anderson Country, Texas, USA
Also know as:
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
Mary Smith decides after a lifetime of being a shut-in to do something wild while her father is out campaigning for the presidency, so she takes off...
Conflict (1921)
A society girl goes to live in the woods with her evil uncle and his wicked housekeeper.
The Last Straw (1920)
A cowboy helps a pretty ranch owner getting rid of both cattle rustlers and an unwanted suitor in this silent oater.
Ruth of the Rockies (1920)
A young woman finds a trunk full of stolen diamonds, takes them and heads westward, pursued by the thief.
Riding with Death (1921)
Texas Ranger Steve Dorsey searches for the villain who murdered his partner.
Straight Through (1925)
O'Day, the terror of Red Gulch, wins the entire stake of a gambler named Granger in a poker game but gives it all to Denver Nell, a dancehall girl,...
Lawless Valley (1932)
A cattleman's association hires a range detective to track down and capture a notorious rustler known as El Lobo.
Beyond the Rockies (1932)
A noted gunman takes a job on a cattle ranch to stop a band of rustlers.
It's A Small World (1935)
Socialite, privileged, Jane Dale and lawyer Bill Shevlin meet in an automobile accident at night, on a dirt road, in a storm, near a hick town which...
Union Pacific (1939)
One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial...
Destry Rides Again (1939)
Tom Destry, son of a legendary frontier peacekeeper, doesn’t believe in gunplay. Thus he becomes the object of widespread ridicule when he...
The Cherokee Strip (1937)
A singing lawyer and other homesteaders participate in the Oklahoma land rush and found the town of Big Rock, but the fast-growing frontier...
Ride Him, Cowboy (1932)
John Drury saves Duke, a wild horse accused of murder, and trains him. When he discovers that the real murderer, a bad guy known as The Hawk, is the...
The Westerner (1940)
Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it...
Sundown Trail (1931)
Dorothy, and her big city lawyer boyfriend, return to the Lazy 'B' ranch to read her late father's will. For Dorothy to inherit everything, she must...
Fargo Express (1933)
When Mort loses his and Ken's money at poker, Goss gets him to rob the stage. He is captured, identified by his palomino horse. Ken tries to clear...
His Majesty, the American (1919)
A European prince is raised in America without knowing his true identity; he spends his time thrill-seeking, but his country needs him when a revolt...
Ridin' Pretty (1925)
A red-blooded romance of a millionaire cowboy and a city girl with stirring chase after a racing express that'll hold you spellbound.
The Big Trail (1930)
Young scout Breck Coleman leads a wagon train along the dangerous trail to Oregon as he tries to get the affection of the beautiful pioneer Ruth...