death_place death_date birth_place birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
ione , california , us 6 march 1933 new milford , illinois , us 10 march 1848 1912-1930 william courtright
 william courtright actor
william courtright

william courtright -lrb- march 10 , 1848 -- march 6 , 1933 -rrb- was an american film actor .
he appeared in sixty-eight films between 1912 and 1930 .
he worked with d. w. griffith and in his later career at the hal roach studios , where he appeared in several early laurel and hardy comedies .
his best-known role was oliver hardy 's wealthy uncle bernal in `` that 's my wife '' -lrb- 1929 -rrb- .
his last film , the our gang comedy `` teacher 's pet '' , was also his first sound film .
he was born in new milford , illinois , and died in ione , california .
his wife was actress jennie lee , with whom he appeared in `` intolerance '' .
