Earle Williams (born February 28, 1880 in Sacramento, California - d. April 25, 1927 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California) was a silent film star.Vitagraph company's leading man in the 1910s, Earle Williams was voted America's number one star in 1915, starting his career on stage as a teenager, the year he made perhaps his most popular film of all, The Juggernaut. Vitagraph wrecked a real train in this action melodrama, which co-starred Williams with his most frequent leading lady, Anita Stewart. They were also teamed in the studio's earliest and perhaps most famous entry in the then-popular serial genre, The Goddess in 1915, and Williams made a dashing gentleman thief in Vitagraph's 1917 version of the ever popular Arsene Lupin. He continued his popularity streak into the 1920s, often portraying stalwart military heroes. Williams' early death was attributed to bronchial pneumonia. He was forty-seven years old.
Dapper romantic leading man of silent dramas and action films at Vitagraph, often paired with Anita Stewart. Voted America's number one star in 1915 and one of the top box office draws with Paramount until his death at the age of 47 from bronchial pneumonia.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fortune's Mask
1922
Ramón Olivarra / Dicky Maloney
Restless Souls
1922
James Parkington
The Man from Downing Street
1922
Capt. Robert Kent
Diamonds Adrift
1921
Bob Bellamy
Lucky Carson
1921
John Peters / David 'Lucky' Carson
Bring Him In
1921
Dr. John Hood
The Silver Car
1921
Anthony Trent
It Can Be Done
1921
Austin Crane
The Romance Promoters
1920
Captain Todd, D.S.O. / Todfield King
The Purple Cipher
1920
Leonard Staunton
A Master Stroke
1920
Yale Durant
Captain Swift
1920
Captain Swift
The Fortune Hunter
1920
Nathaniel 'Nat' Dunham
When a Man Loves
1919
John Howard Bannister
The Black Gate
1919
Shaler Spencer
The Wolf
1919
Jules Beaubien
Baptiste
Hornet's Nest
1919
Ashe Colvin
A Rogue's Romance
1919
Jules Marin / M. Picard
The Usurper
1919/I
James Maddox
Two Women
1919
John Leighton
A Gentleman of Quality
1919
John Ashton / Lord John Hartford
The Highest Trump
1919
John Paget / Richard Paget
The Man Who Wouldn't Tell
1918
Hawtrey Burke
A Diplomatic Mission
1918
Sylvester Todd
The Girl in His House
1918
James Armitage
The Seal of Silence
1918
Dr. Hugh Loring
An American Live Wire
1918
Willard Geddie
A Mother's Sin
1918
Patrick Yardley
In the Balance
1917
John Strangeway
The Grell Mystery
1917
Heeldon Foyle
The Love Doctor
1917
Dr. Ordway Brandt
Transgression
1917
Stephen Page
The Stolen Treaty
1917
Geoffrey Wynne
The Maelstrom
1917
Jimmie Hallet
The Soul Master
1917
Robert Travers
The Hawk
1917
Count George De Dazetta
Apartment 29
1917
Stanley Ormsby
Arsene Lupin
1917
Arsene Lupin
The Car and the Girl
1916
Short
Christopher Race
The Missing Chapter
1916
Short
Christopher Race
The Lost Girl
1916
Short
Christopher Race
The Gold Cigarette Case
1916
Short
Christopher Race
The Glove and the Ring
1916
Short
Christopher Race
The Red Whiskered Man
1916
Short
Christopher Race
The Mysterious Motor Car
1916
Short
Christopher Race
The Jacobean House
1916
Short
Christopher Race
The Hidden Prince
1916
Short
Christopher Race
The Masked Ball
1916
Short
Christopher Race
The Nuremberg Watch
1916
Short
Christopher Race
The Car and His Majesty
1916
Short
Christopher Race
The Scarlet Runner
1916
Christopher Race
My Lady's Slipper
1916
Lieutenant Francis Burnham
Count 'Em
1915
Short
The Awakening
1915
Short
Roscoe Thane
The Goddess
1915
Tom Barclay
The Sort-of-Girl-Who-Came-From-Heaven
1915
Short
Vinton
His Phantom Sweetheart
1915
Short
Jack Courtney
The Juggernaut
1915
Short
John Ballard
From Headquarters
1915
Short
William Brown
The Right Girl?
1915
Short
Jack Bachelor
The Sins of the Mothers
1914
Norris Graham
Two Women
1914
Short
John Emerson
'Midst Woodland Shadows
1914
Short
Earle, the Lucky Fellow
Lily of the Valley
1914
Short
Hugh Graham
Warfare in the Skies
1914
Short
Richard Lawrence - the General's Son
My Official Wife
1914
Sacha
Happy-Go-Lucky
1914
Short
Jim Van Rennan
Eve's Daughter
1914
Short
Richard Cortland - a Millionaire
The Battle of the Weak
1914
Short
Harry Mason, Helene's Brother
Memories That Haunt
1914
Short
James Moran, a Writer
Her Husband
1914
Short
John Darrell
The Christian
1914
Brother John Storm (as Mr. John Storm)
The Mischief Maker
1914
Short
Peter Drake
Love's Sunset
1913
Short
Wilton Towne
The Leading Lady
1913
Short
Jack
The Right Man
1913
Short
John Strong
The Diver
1913
Short
John Hawley
Their Mutual Friend
1913/II
Short
John Richardson
Old Moddington's Daughters
1913
Short
The Line-Up
1913
Short
Larry Pendleton
The Flirt
1913/I
Short
Carl Bressler - the Friend
When Society Calls
1913
Short
Herbert Bentley
The Only Way
1913
Short
Alfred Wallace
My Lady of Idleness
1913
Short
Karl Chapin
The Diamond Mystery
1913
Short
The Carpenter
1913
Short
Harry Faulkner
The Tiger Lily
1913
Short
Henry
Her Sweetest Memory
1913
Short
Philip Morton
A Modern Psyche
1913
Short
Carter Weston
The White Slave; or, The Octoroon
1913
Short
George Peyton
Bunny and the Bunny Hug
1913
Short
Norman Winthrop
His Life for His Emperor
1913
Short
General Murat
A Soul in Bondage
1913
Short
Roy Dayton
Hearts of the First Empire
1913
Short
Count de Mauperg
The Artist's Great Madonna
1913
Short
Playing with Fire
1913/I
Short
Morgan Dryden
Alixe; or, The Test of Friendship
1913
Short
Sherman Avery
Red and White Roses
1913
Short
Morgan Andrews
The Chains of an Oath
1913
Short
Ivan
Papa Puts One Over
1913
Short
Ahadee Shader - 1st Con Man
The Vengeance of Durand; or, The Two Portraits
1913
Short
Carl, a Painter
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
1913
Short
Walter P. Cross - Minister of Foreign Affairs
The Delayed Letter
1913
Short
Raymond Condon
Two Women and Two Men
1912
Short
James Thornwell
The Night Before Christmas
1912
Short
The Doctor
Song of the Shell
1912
Short
Dr. Ferguson
The Dawning
1912
Short
Victor Gardier, a Painter
Una of the Sierras
1912
Short
Out of the Shadows
1912
Short
Donald Wilson - Virginia's Fiancé
When California Was Young
1912
Short
José Martina / Brother Joseph
The Red Barrier
1912
Short
Lieutenant Bruce
A Fortune in a Teacup
1912
Short
Walter Brown, a Young Politician
The Hindoo's Curse
1912
Short unconfirmed
Coronets and Hearts
1912
Short
Cyril - Son of the Earl of Creston
The Bond of Music
1912
Short
Lt. Oscar Mulbach, a German Spy
The Party Dress
1912
Short
Lydia's Sweetheart, Paul
Saving an Audience
1912
Short
Matthew
The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton
1912
Short
Dr. Baldwin
The Church Across the Way
1912
Short
Mrs. Mason's Son, John
The Gamblers
1912
Short
The French Spy
1912
Short
The Light That Failed
1912/I
Short
Ben Quinn
On Her Wedding Day
1912
Short
Donald Scott, The Best Man
The Lady of the Lake
1912
Short
Malcolm Greene
The Spider's Web
1912
Short
Lester - a Swindler
The Woman Haters
1912
Short
Dick Morley - the Adopted Son
His Father's Son
1912/I
Short
Dick Livingston
The Seventh Son
1912
Short
One of the Beecham Brothers
The Suit of Armor
1912
Short
Harry Lansdale - Madge's Sweetheart, Donald
The First Woman Jury in America
1912
Short
The Young Newspaper Editor
Mrs. Carter's Necklace
1912
Short
Perry - the Butler
The Love of John Ruskin
1912
Short
John Ruskin
Father and Son
1912
Short
Jack
Willie's Sister
1912
Short
Willie's Room-Mate
The Heart of the King's Jester
1912
Short
The King's Jester
The Military Air-Scout
1911
Short
Lieutenant Wentworth
One Touch of Nature
1911
Short
James Mahoney - the Christian Son
Their Charming Mama
1911
Short
John - Nell's Sweetheart
An Aeroplane Elopement
1911
Short
George Pinckney
Aunt Huldah, the Matchmaker
1911
Short
Hawley Caldwell
By Way of Mrs. Browning
1911
Short
Dr. Chester North
The Missing Will
1911
Short
Jim Braddon - the Nephew
The Wager
1911
Short
Macy
One Flag at Last
1911
Short
Captain Jack Meyers
A Friendly Marriage
1911
Short
Lord Francis Towne
The Prince and the Pumps
1911
Short
Dan Ballard
The Thumb Print
1911
Short
Jack Plympton - Helen's Sweetheart
A Tale of Two Cities
1911
Short uncredited
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1910/I
Short
Love's Awakening
1910/I
Short
Dr. Grey
Capital vs. Labor
1910
Short
The Cobbler and the Caliph
1909
Short
The Poor Musician
1909
Short
Virginius
1909
Short
Julius Caesar
1908/I
Short
Marcus Brutus
Barbara Fritchie: The Story of a Patriotic American Woman
1908
Short
Say It with Diamonds
1927
Horace Howard
She's My Baby
1927
John Wilbur
Red Signals
1927
Mark Bryson
You'd Be Surprised
1926
Mr. Black - Deputy District Attorney (as Earl Williams)