William Sheer

born: 20 August 1889
Birmingham,
England
died: 10 July 1933
New York City, New York,
United States of America
(age 43)

British actor, from the silent era. A 1916 biography gives his birth-place as Birmingham, England, but he may have actually been born in Austria. [source: Brent Walker's "Mack Sennett's Fun Factory"]

Films listed on this page: all films with Charley Chase.

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NON-HAL ROACH FILMS

1915
He Wouldn't Stay Down
Young policeman

1915
A Versatile Villain
Desperate Dan

Acknowledgements:
Mack Sennett's Fun Factory by Brent Walker (book)

This page was last updated on: 23 August 2025