# William Burress

William Burress (19 August 1867 – 30 October 1948) was an American actor. He appeared in fifteen Broadway productions from 1900 to 1920, and more than seventy films from 1915 to 1939.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1915 | A Bunch of Keys | Littleton Snaggs | |
| 1916 | A Man of Sorrow | Kridge | |
| 1916 | The Battle of Hearts | Captain Sprague | |
| 1916 | The Man from Bitter Roots | Toy | |
| 1916 | The End of the Trail | Father Le Jeune | |
| 1916 | The Fires of Conscience | Randolf Sneed | |
| 1917 | The Island of Desire | Tuan Yuck | |
| 1917 | The Book Agent | Crandall Barker | |
| 1917 | The Spy | Freiheer Von Wittzchaeft | |
| 1917 | The Soul of Satan | Alden Lee | |
| 1917 | The Scarlet Pimpernel | Chauvelin | |
| 1918 | A Soul for Sale | Hale Faxon | |
| 1918 | Kultur | The Kaiser | |
| 1918 | The Rainbow Trail | Waggoner | |
| 1919 | The Forbidden Room | Lawyer | |
| 1919 | Heartsease | Peter Padbury | |
| 1919 | Paid in Advance | Regan | |
| 1919 | Lord and Lady Algy | Brabazon Tudway | |
| 1921 | The Great Impersonation | Dr. Hugo Schmidt | |
| 1922 | The Girl Who Ran Wild | Johnny Cake | |
| 1927 | Yours to Command | Pa O'Brien | |
| 1927 | Fluttering Hearts | Father | Short |
| 1931 | Five and Ten | Man in Hospital Waiting Room | Uncredited |
| 1931 | Blonde Crazy | Col. Bellock | |
| 1931 | The Guilty Generation | Charlie - City Editor | Uncredited |
| 1931 | Local Boy Makes Good | Colonel Small | |
| 1932 | Lovers Courageous | Jan Coetzee - Tobacconist | Uncredited |
| 1932 | Scarface | Judge | (alternate ending), Uncredited |
| 1932 | Scandal for Sale | Judge | Uncredited |
| 1932 | The Famous Ferguson Case | Dad Sipes | |
| 1932 | The Strange Love of Molly Louvain | Policeman | Uncredited |
| 1932 | Street of Women | Doctor | Uncredited |
| 1932 | Love Is a Racket | Ollie | (scenes deleted) |
| 1932 | You Said a Mouthful | Roger Colby | Uncredited |
| 1932 | They Just Had to Get Married | Bradford | |
| 1932 | Rasputin and the Empress | Minor Role | Uncredited |
| 1933 | Pilgrimage | Mr. Goldstein | Uncredited |
| 1933 | Turn Back the Clock | Mr. Cradwell | Uncredited |
| 1933 | Broadway Through a Keyhole | Thomas Barnum | |
| 1933 | The World Changes | Mr. Krauss, a Banker | |
| 1933 | Convention City | Customer | |
| 1934 | Bedside | Oscar Bernstein | Uncredited |
| 1934 | Fashions of 1934 | Feldman | |
| 1934 | The Show-Off | Andrew Barnabas | Uncredited |
| 1934 | The Girl from Missouri | Mr. Freddie Hay | Uncredited |
| 1934 | Jane Eyre | Minister | |
| 1934 | One Night of Love | Mr. Barrett - Mary's Father | Uncredited |
| 1934 | The Richest Girl in the World | Haley's Editor | Uncredited |
| 1934 | Babes in Toyland | The Toy Maker | Uncredited |
| 1935 | The County Chairman | | Uncredited |
| 1935 | Grand Old Girl | Butts | |
| 1935 | The Little Colonel | Dr. Scott | |
| 1935 | Naughty Marietta | Petshop Keeper | Uncredited |
| 1935 | Life Begins at 40 | Abercrombie's Friend | Uncredited |
| 1935 | The Big Broadcast of 1936 | Musician | Uncredited |
| 1935 | Dr. Socrates | George S. Harris - Grocery Proprietor | Uncredited |
| 1936 | The Story of Louis Pasteur | Doctor François | Uncredited |
| 1936 | I'd Give My Life | | Uncredited |
| 1936 | After the Thin Man | Cousin Lucius | Uncredited |
| 1937 | We Who Are About to Die | Charlie Gaunt - Cashier | Uncredited |
| 1937 | Racketeers in Exile | Thornton | |
| 1937 | Shall We Dance | New Jersey Justice of the Peace | Uncredited |
| 1937 | Mountain Music | Hillbilly | Uncredited |
| 1937 | You Can't Beat Love | Mr. Maxwell | Uncredited |
| 1937 | Wild Money | Spreckett | |
| 1937 | She Asked for It | Coroner | Uncredited |
| 1937 | Hot Water | Clerk | Uncredited |
| 1937 | Partners in Crime | Policeman | Uncredited |
| 1938 | There's Always a Woman | Rent Collector | Uncredited |
| 1939 | Never Say Die | Man with Dog | Uncredited, (final film role) |