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William J. Gross(1838-1924)

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Mary Carr, William J. Gross, Howard Hall, Mitchell Lewis, Edward Roseman, Mabel Julienne Scott, Russell Simpson, and Victor Sutherland in The Barrier (1917)
William J. Gross was born in August 1838 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for The Blue Bird (1918), The Plunderer (1915) and The Barrier (1917). He was married to Julia Parker. He died on 12 April 1924 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
BornAugust 1838
DiedApril 12, 1924
BornAugust 1838
DiedApril 12, 1924
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Known for

Tula Belle and Robin Macdougall in The Blue Bird (1918)
The Blue Bird
6.9
  • Grandpa Gaffer Tyl
  • 1918
William Farnum in The Plunderer (1915)
The Plunderer
6.7
  • Old Bells Park
  • 1915
The Barrier (1917)
The Barrier
5.5
  • 'No Creek' Lee(as W.J. Gross)
  • 1917
Babe Ruth in Headin' Home (1920)
Headin' Home
5.2
  • Eliar Lott
  • 1920

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Actor

  • Finger Prints (1922)
    Finger Prints
    • (as W.J. Gross)
    • 1922
  • Hope (1922)
    Hope
    5.1
    Short
    • The Lighthouse Keeper (as W.J. Gross)
    • 1922
  • Ashamed of Parents (1921)
    Ashamed of Parents
    • Peter Trotwood
    • 1921
  • Alice Calhoun in Rainbow (1921)
    Rainbow
    • Shang Jordan (as William Gross)
    • 1921
  • Babe Ruth in Headin' Home (1920)
    Headin' Home
    5.2
    • Eliar Lott
    • 1920
  • The Stream of Life
    • Hiram, the Hired Man
    • 1919
  • Pauline Frederick in Out of the Shadow (1919)
    Out of the Shadow
    • Rev. Woodgate
    • 1919
  • To Hell with the Kaiser! (1918)
    To Hell with the Kaiser!
    7.8
    • Councillor
    • 1918
  • Marguerite Clark in Prunella (1918)
    Prunella
    6.1
    • The Gardener
    • 1918
  • Adele DeGarde, Arthur Donaldson, and Evart Overton in The Rathskeller and the Rose (1918)
    The Rathskeller and the Rose
    Short
    • 1918
  • Tula Belle and Robin Macdougall in The Blue Bird (1918)
    The Blue Bird
    6.9
    • Grandpa Gaffer Tyl
    • 1918
  • Mabel Taliaferro in Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp (1917)
    Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp
    • Anthony Desmond (as W.J. Gross)
    • 1917
  • The Bar Sinister (1917)
    The Bar Sinister
    • 1917
  • The Barrier (1917)
    The Barrier
    5.5
    • 'No Creek' Lee (as W.J. Gross)
    • 1917
  • Vivian Martin in The Little Dutch Girl (1915)
    The Little Dutch Girl
    • The Old Gardener (as W.J. Gross)
    • 1915

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  • Alternative names
    • W.J. Gross
  • Born
    • August 1838
    • Louisville, Kentucky, USA
  • Died
    • April 12, 1924
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Julia Parker? - November 16, 1922 (her death)
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