William Effingham Lawrence (August 22, 1896 – November 28, 1947) was an American actor of the silent era. He was born in

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and died in

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. Known by the nickname "Babe", Lawrence appeared in 120 films between 1912 and 1947. Before entering the movie industry, he was an artist's model.

Partial filmography

* ''

The Painted Lady ''The Painted Lady'' is a 1912 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives. Plot The story as told by ''The Moving Picture News'' reads: Cast See also * Harry Carey film ...

'' (1912) * '' The Battle of the Sexes'' (1914) * ''

The Life of General Villa ''The Life of General Villa'' (1914) is a silent biographical action–drama film starring Pancho Villa as himself, shot on location during a civil war. The film incorporated both staged scenes and authentic live footage from real battles d ...

'' (1914) * '' The Folly of Anne'' (1914) * '' The Sisters'' (1914) * '' The Slave Girl'' (1915) * ''

The Outlaw's Revenge ''The Outlaw's Revenge'' is a 1915 silent American biographical drama film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Raoul Walsh, Irene Hunt, and Teddy Sampson, and was released on April 15, 1915. Cast list * Raoul Walsh as the outlaw * Irene Hunt ...

'' (1915) * '' Daphne and the Pirate'' (1916) * ''

The Flying Torpedo ''The Flying Torpedo'' is a 1916 American silent drama directed by John B. O'Brien and Christy Cabanne. It was produced by the Fine Arts Film Company and distributed by the Triangle Film Corporation. The film was written by John Emerson (who ...

'' (1916) * '' Flirting with Fate'' (1916) * ''

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'' (1916) * '' The Old Folks at Home'' (1916) * '' Pathways of Life'' (1916) * ''

The Slacker ''The Slacker'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Emily Stevens. It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. A popular film with the U.S. Army causing a spike in Army recruitment just after the ...

'' (1917) * '' Mile-a-Minute Kendall'' (1918) * '' Hands Up!'' (1918) * ''

A Japanese Nightingale ''A Japanese Nightingale'' is a 1918 American silent drama film adapted from the Onoto Watanna novel, directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Fannie Ward, W.E. Lawrence and Yukio Aoyama.Motion Picture Guide Silent Film 1910-1936 p.368 Cast ...

'' (1918) * '' The Narrow Path'' (1918) * '' Common Clay'' (1919) * ''

Bride 13 ''Bride 13'' is a 1920 American thriller film serial directed by Richard Stanton, and the first film serial made by Fox. It is considered to be a lost film. ''Bride 13'' was promoted as romantic film. Plot A band of pirates operating from a ...

'' (1920) * '' The Snob'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * '' Ducks and Drakes'' (1921) * '' Get Your Man'' (1921) * '' The Kiss'' (1921) * '' Fightin' Mad'' (1921) * ''

Morals Morality () is the differentiation of intentions, decisions and actions between those that are distinguished as proper (right) and those that are improper (wrong). Morality can be a body of standards or principles derived from a code of cond ...

'' (1921) * ''

They Like 'Em Rough ''They Like 'Em Rough'' is a 1922 silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Viola Dana, W.E. Lawrence and Hardee Kirkland.Parish & Pitts p.22 Cast * Viola Dana as Katherine * W.E. Lawrence as Richard Wells Jr. * Hardee Kirkla ...

'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * '' Blood and Sand'' (1922) * ''

The Love Gambler ''The Love Gambler'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Joseph Franz (director), Joseph Franz and written by Jules Furthman. The film stars John Gilbert (actor), John Gilbert, Carmel Myers, Bruce Go ...

'' (1922) * '' A Front Page Story'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1923) * '' Cameo Kirby'' (1923) * ''

The Thrill Chaser ''The Thrill Chaser'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and featuring Hoot Gibson. Plot As described in a film magazine, Omar K. Jenkins' (Gibson) only inheritance from an eccentric father is a copy of the ''Ru ...

'' (1923) * '' The Whispered Name'' (1924) * '' The Law Forbids'' (1924) * ''

The Reckless Age ''The Reckless Age'' is a 1924 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Harry A. Pollard and starring Reginald Denny. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is based on the novel ''Love Insurance'' by Earl Derr Biggers a ...

'' (1924) * '' A Man Four-Square'' (1926) * '' Hard Boiled'' (1926) * ''

The Costello Case ''The Costello Case'' is a 1930 American pre-Code crime film directed by Walter Lang. Cast * Tom Moore as Mahoney * Lola Lane as Mollie * Roscoe Karns as Blair * Wheeler Oakman as Mile-Away-Harry * Russell Hardie as Jimmie * William B. David ...

'' (1930) * '' Best of Enemies'' (1933) * '' Sunset of Power'' (1936) * '' Silver Spurs'' (1936) * '' Ride 'Em Cowboy'' (1936) * '' Empty Saddles'' (1936) * ''

The Boss Rider of Gun Creek ''The Boss Rider of Gun Creek'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Frances Guihan. The film stars Buck Jones, Muriel Evans, Harvey Clark, Alphonse Ethier, Tom Chatterton and Josef Swickard. The film ...

'' (1936) * ''

Left-Handed Law ''Left-Handed Law'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Frances Guihan. It is based on the 1936 novel ''Left Handed Law'' by Charles M. Martin. The film stars Buck Jones, Noel Francis, Nina Quartero, Fran ...

'' (1937) * '' Black Aces'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1947)

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* 1896 births 1947 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors People from Brooklyn Male actors from New York City 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1890s-stub