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Complete Filmography
Laurel & Hardy: Year One
2023
Laurel & Hardy: Year One, The Newly Restored 1927 Silents, as proudly presented by Flicker Alley and Blackhawk Films®, offers fans new and old the rar...
High Speed
1932
as Mr. Preston
A policeman, working on a case against a local mobster and his gang, slips on some race-car-driver overalls and goggles and, in addition to stopping t...
Ridin' for Justice
1932
as Ranch Boss Tom Wilson (as William Walling)
More a romantic melodrama than a true Western, this Buck Jones vehicle from Columbia starred Jones as Buck Randall, a carefree cowboy whose popularity...
Two Fisted Justice
1931
as Nick Slavin
It's good guy Carson and the Poncho Riders against bad guy Slavin and his gang.
The Range Feud
1931
as Dad Turner
Clint Turner is arrested for the murder of his girlfriend Judy's father, a rival rancher who was an enemy of his own father, and his best friend, Sher...
Riders of the North
1931
as Inspector Devlin
In a trapper's cabin, Sergeant Stone finds a fellow Mountie murdered and is given the assignment of locating the killer.
The Bad Sister
1931
as Townsman / Investor (uncredited)
Marianne falls in love with con man Valentine who uses their relation to get her father's endorsement on a money-raising scheme. He runs off with the ...
The Painted Desert
1931
as Kirby
Western pardners Jeff and Cash find a baby boy in an otherwise deserted emigrants' camp, and clash over which is to be "father." They are still bitter...
Moby Dick
1930
as Blacksmith
Herman Melville's mad Capt. Ahab (John Barrymore) spends years hunting the white whale that got his leg.
Welcome Danger
1929
as Captain Walton, SFPD 3rd Div.
A gentle botany student has to toughen up to replace his father as chief of police.
Dark Streets
1929
as Police Captain
Pat and Danny McGlone are identical twin brothers, rivals and competitors in everything they do, and Pat grows up and becomes a policeman while Danny ...
The Mating Call
1928
as Uncle Billy - Townsman
A World War I veteran takes on the Ku Klux Klan when he loses his wife to a womanizing Klansman. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership...
Cleopatra
1928
An early retelling of Cleopatra’s story.
The Noose
1928
as Warden
In this suspenseful silent crime drama, a hijacker proves his loyalty to his mother by killing his biological father, a blackmailing gangster who has ...
The Harvester
1927
as Henry Jamison
The Harvester is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by James Leo Meehan and starring Orville Caldwell, Natalie Kingston and Will Walling. It ...
The Jazz Singer
1927
as Doctor (uncredited)
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first...
The Devil's Saddle
1927
as Sheriff Morrel
Hero is center of plot by a gang of lawless whites to convince Indians he killed one of their number, but finally clears himself.
The Princess from Hoboken
1927
as Mr. O'Brien (as Will R. Walling)
To enliven their business, the O'Tooles, restaurant owners in Hoboken, New Jersey, transform their restaurant into the Russian Inn when they hear that...
Are Brunettes Safe?
1927
Are Brunettes Safe?
Winners Of The Wilderness
1927
as Gen. Edward Braddock
During the French and Indian War the Indians under Pontiac kidnap Rene. Colonel O'Hara hopes to rescue and wed her.
The Canyon of Light
1926
as Cyrus Dean (as William Walling)
The story begins as Tom Mills (Tom Mix) rides off to fight in WWI. Leaving his ranch in the care of his sister Ellen (Carmelita Geraghty) and her husb...
The Great K&A Train Robbery
1926
as Eugene Cullen
Cullen has hired Tom to try and stop the robberies on his railroad. Knowing Cullen's secretary Holt is tipping off the gang, Tom works undercover by p...
Womanpower
1926
as Jake Killian (as William Walling)
Spoiled rich boy Johnny Bromley, goaded by the sneering laughter of the cheap Dot and by his father's open contempt, retires to a prizefighters' train...
The Gentle Cyclone
1926
as Marshall Senior
The story is motivated by a long-standing feud, which comes to a head when each of the warring families tries to adopt an orphan girl who is about to ...
Whispering Smith
1926
as Murray Sinclair
Railroad foreman Murray Sinclair is dismissed by George McCloud, division superintendent, for ransacking wrecks. Sinclair along with his henchmen, ret...
Clash of the Wolves
1925
as Sam Barstowe
A fire in the mountains drives a wolf pack into the nearby desert where they terrorize the local residents. The leader of the wolf pack is Lobo, actua...
The Iron Horse
1925
as Thomas Marsh
Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west. He sets off with his son, Davy, to survey a route. They discover a new pass which will ...
The Timber Wolf
1925
as Sheriff
A lumber man called the Timber Wolf comes to the aid of an old prospector.
His Master's Voice
1925
as William Marshall
A loyal dog follows his master to the front in World War One.
Ranger of the Big Pines
1925
as Sam Gregg
A college graduate returns West after ten years in the East to her home in Sulfur Springs. Virginia's mother, the owner of a rooming house has turned ...
The Trail Rider
1925
as Malcolm Duncan
Story of a cowboy who saves an old cobbler from being abused by a nasty banker. The banker does not take kindly to Hartwell's interfering and orders h...
As No Man Has Loved
1925
as Capt. Shaw
Also known as The Man Without a Country
Little Robinson Crusoe
1924
as Captain of Police
Left an orphan by the death of his father, Mickey Hogan sails for Australia to live with relatives, but he is shipwrecked and stranded on an island in...
Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model
1924
as Blizzard Dugan
Nellie Horton, when mistreated by her father, is taken in charge by Thomas Lipton. She grows up in poverty not knowing her true identity as the heires...
North of Hudson Bay
1923
as Angus McKenzie
On a steamboat heading North, where his brother has struck gold, Mike Dane falls in love with Estelle MacDonald. When he arrives at the Canadian tradi...
The Temple of Venus
1923
as Dennis Dean (as William Walling)
Venus, the Goddess of Love (Celeste Lee) sends Cupid to Earth to look for romance.
Cameo Kirby
1923
as Larkin Bunce
Wrongfully blamed for the death of Col. John Randall, Cameo Kirby (Gilbert) must find the true villain and clear his name before he can declare his lo...
Abysmal Brute
1923
as Farrell (as Will R. Walling)
A young man is raised in the mountains by his prizefighter father. Although he possesses great strength and athletic skill, he is completely out of hi...
Nobody's Money
1923
as Briscoe (as Will R. Walling)
Two newspapermen who wrote a successful book using a phony author have to come up with a real person when the book is a huge success. Ailing literary ...
Heroes of the Street
1922
as Officer Mike Callahan
When a smart-alec street kid's father, a policeman, is killed in the line of duty, the boy turns over a new leaf and goes to work to support his mothe...
The Sin Flood
1922
as Stratton
Stratton's café is a popular place with the people of Cottonia, a wealthy cotton town on the banks of the Mississippi, installs flood-proof doors as a...
The Village Blacksmith
1922
as John Hammond
(survived only 10 minutes) As young men, the squire (Marshall) and the village blacksmith (Walling) are in love with the same woman (Boardman), whom ...
Without Compromise
1922
as Bill Murray
When the ability of Dick Leighton (William Farnum), Sheriff of Randolph, Oregon, to enforce law and order is tested by the leader of the political opp...
The Siren Call
1922
as Gore
Love complicates the hunt for gold in 1890's Alaska.
While Satan Sleeps
1922
as Bud Deming (as Will R. Walling)
With the help of Red Barton (Wade Boteler), Phil (Jack Holt) makes a spectacular escape from jail. He obtains a parson's outfit from a pawnshop and sh...
His Back Against the Wall
1922
as Sheriff Lawrence
Jeremy Dice, a finisher in a New York East Side tailor shop who prides himself on being a smart dresser and dancer, proves to be cowardly when he retr...
North of the Rio Grande
1922
as John Hannon
Son of Colonel Haddington, Bob leads a posse against raiders in a settlement. During his absence, one of the prize horses is stolen and his father is ...
The Crimson Challenge
1922
as Jim Last
In the cattle town of Lost Valley, Buck Courtrey, saloon owner and political boss, covets Tharon, daughter of Jim Last, a small rancher; and when rebu...
The Little Minister
1921
as Dr. McQueen
In 1840 Scotland, a young lass named Babbie revels in the country life and frolics with the locals, simple weavers whose livelihood is threatened by i...
The Killer
1921
as John Emory
Claire Adams as a girl forced to marry the man she suspects killed her father. When she refuses, she is virtually kept a prisoner along with kid-broth...