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William De Vaull

Actor (1870-1945) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 74

William De Vaull - also credited as William P. DeVaull - was an American film actor. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1915 to 1927. In 1919 he sued the Shipman-Curwood Company for nonpayment of $400. He portaryed a Black character, Jake, in the D. W. Griffith film The Birth of a Nation.

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1945Died4 June 19451925Lights of Old BroadwayFilm, De Rhonde's ButlerThe Ace of SpadesFilm, 1925Napoleon Bonaparte1923Around the World in 18 DaysFilm, Jiggs1922In the Days of Buffalo BillFilm, Edwin M. StantonWhite ShouldersFilm, 1922Uncle Enoch1921The Hole in the WallFilm, Deagon1919Better TimesFilm, Si Whittaker (as William De Vaulle)Poor RelationsFilm, 1919Pa PerkinsThe Shepherd of the HillsFilm, 1919Doctor1917The Haunted PajamasFilm, Colonel KirklandThe Late LamentedFilm, 1917The Model's Father1916An Innocent MagdaleneFilm, Old JoeBig TremaineFilm, 1916John Nolan1915The Birth of a NationFilm, Nelse (uncredited)1870Born12 December 1870

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United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1870 to 1945 · aged 74

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