# William Bertram

William Bertram (19 de enero de 1880 – 1 de mayo de 1933) fue un actor y director cinematográfico de nacionalidad canadiense, cuya carrera se desarrolló en Estados Unidos en la época del cine mudo.

## Biografía

Su verdadero nombre era Benjamin Switzer, y nació en Walkerton, Ontario. Debutó en el cine como actor en 1912 con Love, War and a Bonnet, un film de Independent Moving Pictures Co. of America en el cual interpretaba a un religioso. A lo largo de su carrera rodó numerosos westerns y, hacia el final de los años 1910, dirigió una larga serie de películas que tenían como protagonista a Marie Osborne, una famosa actriz infantil.
En total, trabajó en unas ochenta cintas como actor, dirigió 66, y trabajó en el guion de dos producciones, todas ellas estrenadas entre 1912 y 1931.
William Bertram falleció en Los Ángeles, California, en 1933, a los 53 años de edad.

## Filmografía completa
### Actor

* Love, War and a Bonnet, de Harry A. Pollard (1912)
* The Parson and the Medicine Man, de Edward J. Le Saint (1912)
* Hearts in Conflict, de Edward LeSaint (1912)
* A Shot in the Dark, de Ben F. Wilson (1912)
* The Massacre of Santa Fe Trail, de Frank Montgomery (1912)
* The Tattoo (1912)
* Star Eyes' Stratagem, de Frank Montgomery (1912)
* Trapper Bill, King of Scouts (1912)
* A Red Man's Love, de Frank Montgomery (1912)
* An Indian Ishmael (1912)
* The Half-Breed Scout, de Frank Montgomery (1912)
* The Massacre of the Fourth Cavalry, de Frank Montgomery (1912)
* Big Rock's Last Stand, de Frank Montgomery (1912)
* Apache Love, de Frank Montgomery (1913)
* Mona, de Frank Montgomery (1913)
* At Midnight, de Lorimer Johnston (1913)
* The Shriner's Daughter, de Thomas Ricketts (1913)
* In the Firelight, de Thomas Ricketts (1913)
* Unto the Weak, de Thomas Ricketts (1914)
* Calamity Anne in Society, de Thomas Ricketts (1914)
* The Hermit, de Tom Ricketts (1914)
* The Lost Treasure, de Thomas Ricketts (1914)
* The Money Lender (1914)
* The Dream Child, de Thomas Ricketts (1914)
* The Carbon Copy, de Thomas Ricketts (1914)
* The Pursuer Pursued, de Thomas Ricketts (1914)
* A Decree of Justice, de Thomas Ricketts (1914)
* The Town of Nazareth (1914)
* A Happy Coercion (1914)
* The Second Clue, de Tom Ricketts (1914)
* The Smouldering Spark, de William Desmond Taylor (1914)
* The Getaway, de John B. O'Brien (1914)
* In the Moonlight, de Thomas Ricketts (1914)
* A Soul Astray, de William Desmond Taylor (1914)
* In the Footprints of Mozart, de Tom Ricketts (1914)
* Sheltering an Ingrate, de Tom Ricketts (1914)
* Jim, de Thomas Ricketts (1914)
* Blue Knot, King of Polo, de Tom Ricketts (1914)
* The Little House in the Valley, de Tom Ricketts (1914)
* The Broken Barrier, de Tom Ricketts (1914)
* Damaged Goods, de Tom Ricketts (1914)
* The Girl and the Stowaway, de Kenean Buel (1914)
* Daylight, de Tom Ricketts (1914)
* The Final Impulse, de Thomas Ricketts (1914)
* The Ruin of Manley, de Thomas Ricketts (1914)
* When the Road Parts, de William Desmond Taylor (1914)
* A Slice of Life, de Thomas Ricketts y William Desmond Taylor (1914)
* The Stolen Masterpiece, de H.O. Martinek (1914)
* In Tune, de Henry Otto (1914)
* The Silent Way, de Henry Otto (1914)
* When a Woman Waits, de Henry Otto (1914)
* Restitution, de Henry Otto (1915)
* Justified, de Henry Otto (1915)
* The Decision, de Henry Otto (1915)
* The Derelict, de Henry Otto (1915)
* The Truth of Fiction, de Henry Otto (1915)
* Ancestry, de Henry Otto (1915)
* His Brother's Debt, de Henry Otto (1915)
* The Wishing Stone, de Henry Otto (1915)
* Wife Wanted, de Henry Otto (1915)
* One Summer's Sequel, de Henry Otto (1915)
* The Zaca Lake Mystery, de Henry Otto (1915)
* The Long Chance
* The Western Musketeer, de William Bertram (1922)
* The Smoking Trails, de William Bertram (1922)
* Fangs of Fate, de Horace B. Carpenter (1925)
* Under Fire, de Clifford S. Elfelt (1926)
* Twisted Triggers
* The Outlaw Breaker
* Wanted: A Coward
* The Swift Shadow
* The Boss of Rustler's Roost
* The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come, de Alfred Santell (1928)
* Spurs, de Reaves Eason (1930)
* Trails of the Golden West
* The Mystery Trooper
* God's Country and the Man, de John P. McCarthy (1931)
* Rider of the Plains, de John P. McCarthy (1931)
* Lightnin' Smith Returns
* The Ridin' Kid, de Jack Irwin (1931)

### Director

* His Obligation (1915)
* Wait and See (1915)
* The Mighty Hold (1915)
* Neal of the Navy, codirigida con W.M. Harvey (1915)
* The Terror of Twin Mountains
* Man-Afraid-of-His-Wardrobe
* Let There Be Light
* Buck's Lady Friend
* The Idol
* This Is the Life (1915)
* Film Tempo (1915)
* Author! Author!
* The Mender
* The Hills of Glory
* Water Stuff
* The Thunderbolt (1916)
* The Extra Man and the Milk-Fed Lion
* Margy of the Foothills
* Curlew Corliss
* Snow Stuff
* Under Azure Skies
* The Awakening (1916)
* The Return
* With a Life at Stake
* The Gulf Between
* The Comet's Come-Back
* A Man's Friend
* A Modern Knight
* The Taming of Wild Bill (1916)
* The Madonna of the Night
* Sandy, Reformer
* El Diablo, codirigida con Murdock MacQuarrie (1916)
* The Neglected Wife (1917)
* Tears and Smiles (1917)
* The Understudy (1917)
* Who Is Number One?
* The Little Patriot (1917)
* Daddy's Girl (1918)
* Dolly Does Her Bit
* A Daughter of the West (1918)
* The Voice of Destiny (1918)
* Cupid by Proxy (1918)
* Winning Grandma (1918)
* Dolly's Vacation (1918)
* Milady o' the Beanstalk (1918)
* The Old Maid's Baby (1919)
* The Sawdust Doll
* Baby Marie's Round-Up
* The Arizona Cat Claw (1919)
* Miss Gingersnap
* Hidden Dangers
* The Wolverine
* Ghost City (1921)
* Alias Phil Kennedy
* Texas
* The Purple Riders
* The Western Musketeer (1922)
* The Smoking Trails
* Hoodoo Ranch
* Tangled Herds
* Detective K-9
* Fangs of Vengeance
* Ace of Action
* The Phantom Buster
* Gold from Weepah

### Guionista

* The Old Maid's Baby, de William Bertram (1919)
* The Western Musketeer, de William Bertram (1922)