Biography
William V. Ranous (March 12, 1857 – April 1, 1915) was an American silent film actor and director and Shakespearean stage actor. William V. Ranous was born in New York State on March 12, 1857. He married writer and translator Dora Knowlton on May 28, 1881; he later married actress Inez Marcel.
Ranous appeared in 54 films between 1907 and 1915. He also directed 28 films between 1907 and 1913. He was the first director at Vitagraph Studios and also directed Hiawatha (1909), the first film produced by Carl Laemmle's Independent Moving Pictures Company. On Broadway, Ranous appeared in Quo Vadis (1900) and Romeo and Juliet (1903).He died in Santa Monica on April 1, 1915.
Filmography
all 33
Movies 33
Director 12
Frank Monroe
Little Partner (1916)
Movie
Actor
The Hindoo Charm (1913)
Movie
Prince Raffaello
The Lonely Princess (1913)
Movie
A Passenger
Delayed Proposals (1913)
Movie
Director
The Skull (1913)
Movie
Director
Alixe; or, the Test of Friendship (1913)
Movie
Mr. Irving, Emily's Father
Getting Up a Practice (1913)
Movie
Director
The One Good Turn (1913)
Movie
Rob Dow
The Little Minister (1913)
Movie
Director
The Anarchist's Wife (1912)
Movie
Director
The Signal Fire (1912)
Movie
Director
The Higher Mercy (1912)
Movie
Director
Tommy's Sister (1912)
Movie
Director
The Heart of Esmeralda (1912)
Movie
Director
At the Eleventh Hour (1912)
Movie
Director
Yellow Bird (1912)
Movie
Director
An Eventful Elopement (1912)
Movie
Idiot
The Serpents (1912)
Movie
Actor
The Life of Buffalo Bill (1912)
Movie
Actor
The Buffalo Bill Show (1912)
Movie
Lord Steyne
Vanity Fair (1911)
Movie
Bottom
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1909)
Movie
The Father
Love's Stratagem (1909)
Movie
Javert
Les Misérables (1909)
Movie
King Lear
King Lear (1909)
Movie
Gaius Cassius
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy (1908)
Movie
Octavius Caesar
Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian (1908)
Movie
Richard III
Richard III (1908)
Movie
Arsène Lupin
The Gentleman Burglar (1908)
Movie
Macbeth
Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy (1908)
Movie
Actor
Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers (1908)
Movie
Director
Spy: A Romantic Story of the Civil War (1907)
Movie
Actor
The Haunted Hotel (1907)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1857-03-12
Deathday1915-04-01 (58 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsW.V. Ranous
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