William Irving

born: 17 May 1893 Hamburg, Germany

died: 25 December 1943 Los Angeles, California, United States of America (automobile accident: hit by vehicle, age 50)

German-born actor in silent American films of the 1920s. He later changed his name to later changed to William Jackson Irving. There are some sources that incorrectly list him as one of the motorcycle cops in Charley Chase's The Count Takes The Count (1936).

Real name: Gustave Emiel Luedemann Height: 5'11"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography; plus 1 film with Stan Laurel; plus all films with Charley Chase; plus 1 film with Our Gang.

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1928 You're Darn Tootin' Musician 1934 Mike Fright Announcer 1934 Washee Ironee Pedestrian 1937 Topper Policeman ▼ NON-HAL ROACH FILMS 1925 Pie-Eyed Trombonist 1937 The Wrong Miss Wright Wright's butler 1937 Calling All Doctors Cronkite's nephew 1939 The Sap Takes A Wrap Policeman 1941 Wedding Worries Extra at wedding Acknowledgements & sources: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6YX-HX9 (1893 pass. list) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDQ5-L7B (Germans to America Index — 1893) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHLX-NMN (1901 Canada Census) https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=2676889 (1901 Canada Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JFW6-F4X (1905 pass. list) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M58Z-HDD (1910 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZVN-SC7 (WWI draft reg. card) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHQK-RH6 (1920 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8NF-MPY (1926 marriage) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCJ1-XK1 (1930 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9C6-2H5 (1940 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4DH-V1P (WWII draft reg. card) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VG5F-G9H (CA Death Index — "Gustav E Luedeman") https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPQ4-9XW (CA Death Index — "William J Irving") https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP34-5FQV (death certificate) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166048438 (Find a Grave) https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturestu00moti#page/40/mode/1up/search/irving (Oct 1916 Motion Picture News Studio Directory) https://archive.org/stream/moctu00moti#page/60/mode/1up/search/irving (Apr 1917 Motion Picture Studio Directory) https://archive.org/stream/motrestu00moti#page/57/mode/1up/search/irving (1918 Motion Picture Studio Directory) https://archive.org/stream/variety153-1944-01#page/n239/mode/1up/search/%22j+irving%22 (Variety — 05 Jan 1944) https://archive.org/stream/filmdaily85wids#page/n92/mode/1up/search/%22william+irving%22 (Film Daily — 12 Jan 1944) Jesse Brisson (research and information) This page was last updated on: 22 February 2023