Bill Knight

born: 01 April 1888 Montrose, Colorado, United States of America

died: 29 September 1954 Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States of America (heart failure, age 66)

American actor and later makeup artist, a former policeman and detective who naturally often played cop roles in films. Later became head of the makeup department at Columbia Pictures, as well as Vice President of the Makeup and Hair Stylists Local 706. Some records suggest a possible birth year of 1887.

Real name: William Watson Knight Height: 6'0"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1930 Pups Is Pups Policeman 1930 Another Fine Mess Kelly, policeman 1931 Blood And Thunder Policeman Acknowledgements: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KNQZ-PFL (parents' marriage, 1885) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KNQZ-PGJ (1906 marriage) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK4V-HX5 (1910 Census) 1911 L.A. City Dir.: Knight Wm W driver h 219 N Bway [?] 1911 L.A. City Dir.: Knight Wm W clk H Jevne Co r 813 Boston [?] 1912 L.A. City Dir.: Knight Wm W motrmn h 641 N Grand av 1913 L.A. City Dir.: Knight Wm W police h 1217½ W Pico 1914 L.A. City Dir.: Knight Wm A [sic] police h 1217½ W Pico 1915 L.A. City Dir.: Knight Wm W police h 3657 University av 1916 L.A. City Dir.: Knight Wm W police r 1316 W 31st 1917 L.A. City Dir.: Knight Wm police h 201 S Grand av https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZVN-MPW (WWI draft reg. card) [address 201 So. Grand] https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHQW-NF7 (1920 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCJB-L8F (1930 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP75-RC2 (CA Death Index) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7Q-F51Z (death certificate) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85901960 (Find a Grave) https://archive.org/details/universalweekly100movi_3/page/n107/mode/1up?q=%22william+knight%22&view=theater (Universal Weekly, 05 Apr 1924) https://archive.org/details/motionpicturestu00leio/page/n12/mode/1up?q=%22william+knight%22&view=theater (Motion Picture Studio Insider, Jun 1935 -- group photo including Knight) https://archive.org/details/photopla15chic/page/n289/mode/1up?q=%22bill+knight%22&view=theater (Photoplay, Oct 1939) https://archive.org/details/cinemundial25unse/page/41/mode/1up?q=%22william+knight%22&view=theater (Cine-Mundial, Jan 1940) https://archive.org/details/hollywood29fawc/page/n83/mode/1up?q=%22william+knight%22&view=theater (Hollywood, Feb 1940 -- photo of Knight with Penny Singleton) https://archive.org/details/hollywood29fawc/page/n84/mode/1up?q=%22william+knight%22&view=theater (Hollywood, Feb 1940 -- photos of Knight with Penny Singleton) https://archive.org/details/filmdaily85wids/page/n788/mode/1up?q=%22bill+knight%22&view=theater (Film Daily, 27 Mar 1944) https://archive.org/details/motionpicturedai55unse/page/11/mode/1up?q=%22william+knight%22&view=theater (Motion Picture Daily, 27 Mar 1944) https://archive.org/details/variety196-1954-10/page/n74/mode/1up?q=%22william+knight%22&view=theater (Variety, 06 Oct 1954) Jesse Brisson (research and information) Jim Jarvis (height) This page was last updated on: 12 April 2022