Claim profile

Lawson Harris

American director, actor, producer, and writer (1897-1948)

  • Fame43.7
  • Momentum0.5
  • Wikipedia1K
Source-basedFalling
Lived 1897–1948, aged 51United States
United States flagUnited StatesDirectorsMovie Director
  • Wikipedia
    5 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1897–1948
    Aged 51
  • Known for
    Evil on Queen Street
    2002
Summary
Updated 2026-06-26

William Lawson Harris was an American director, actor, producer, and writer who made a number of films in Australia. He came to Australia originally at the behest of Arthur Shirley to work as production manager on The Throwback (1920) and stayed out there for a number of years. Harris was the father of actor and director John Derek.

Deep cuts

Filmography

Low confidence
Where to find them

Platforms

By the numbers

Score breakdown

The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.

Fame
Falling
43.7
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum0.5
Historical5.1
Source confidence40.0
Completeness75.0
Global rank
—
Country rank
—
Category rank
—
Receipts

Sources