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William Bechtel(1867-1930)

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William Bechtel in Friday the 13th (1911)
William Bechtel was born on 12 June 1867 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Three Musketeers: Part 1 (1911), The Lurking Peril (1919) and It Is Never Too Late to Mend (1913). He was married to Mrs. William Bechtel. He died on 27 October 1930 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornJune 12, 1867
DiedOctober 27, 1930(63)
BornJune 12, 1867
DiedOctober 27, 1930(63)
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Known for

Sydney Booth, Jack Chagnon, Herbert Delmar, and Harold M. Shaw in The Three Musketeers: Part 1 (1911)
The Three Musketeers: Part 1
7.9
Short
  • King Louis XIII
  • 1911
The Lurking Peril (1919)
The Lurking Peril
3.4
  • Dr. Bates
  • 1919
It Is Never Too Late to Mend
Short
  • Thomas Robinson
  • 1913
Olive Borden in The Social Lion (1930)
The Social Lion
5.1
  • Schultz
  • 1930

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  • Leni Stengel, Bert Wheeler, and Robert Woolsey in Half Shot at Sunrise (1930)
    Half Shot at Sunrise
    6.0
    • Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Olive Borden in The Social Lion (1930)
    The Social Lion
    5.1
    • Schultz
    • 1930
  • Die Sehnsucht jeder Frau (1930)
    Die Sehnsucht jeder Frau
    6.6
    • Der Pfarrer
    • 1930
  • Buster Keaton in Spite Marriage (1929)
    Spite Marriage
    6.9
    • Frederick Nussbaum
    • 1929
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Marceline Day in The Jazz Age (1929)
    The Jazz Age
    8.1
    • Mr. Sayles
    • 1929
  • Meddling Women (1924)
    Meddling Women
    • Dr. Giani
    • 1924
  • Idle Hands (1921)
    Idle Hands
    6.5
    • Commissioner Deering
    • 1921
  • A Child for Sale (1920)
    A Child for Sale
    • 1920
  • The Lurking Peril (1919)
    The Lurking Peril
    3.4
    • Dr. Bates
    • 1919
  • Donald Hall and Marguerite Leslie in The Chosen Path (1919)
    The Chosen Path
    • Fred Willis (as William Betchel)
    • 1919
  • Alice Joyce in The Vengeance of Durand (1919)
    The Vengeance of Durand
    • Armand La Farge
    • 1919
  • The Gray Towers Mystery
    • Undetermined Role
    • 1919
  • Leah Baird and Charles Richman in The Echo of Youth (1919)
    The Echo of Youth
    • Thomas Donald
    • 1919
  • Carlyle Blackwell in Love in a Hurry (1919)
    Love in a Hurry
    • John Murr
    • 1919
  • James K. Hackett in Ashes of Love (1918)
    Ashes of Love
    • 1918

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  • Alternative names
    • Billy Bechtel
  • Born
    • June 12, 1867
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • October 27, 1930
    • Hollywood, California, USA(brief illness)
  • Spouse
    • Mrs. William Bechtel? - October 27, 1930 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage actor.
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    Appeared in early Mack Sennett films.

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