Acting

William J. Ferguson

June 8, 1845May 3, 1930 (aged 84)Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Probably remembered in history as one of the cast of Our American Cousin, that played at Ford’s Theatre on the night of Lincoln’s assassination. He went on to have a successful career on stage and in silent films.

Filmography

To Have and to Hold

as Jeremy Sparrow

8.01922

To Have and to Hold

as Jeremy Sparrow

John Smith

as Butler (as W.J. Ferguson)

7.01922

John Smith

as Butler (as W.J. Ferguson)

The World's Champion

as Butler

8.01922

The World's Champion

as Butler

Kindred of the Dust

as Mr. Daney

6.51922

Kindred of the Dust

as Mr. Daney

Peacock Alley

as Alex Smith

10.01922

Peacock Alley

as Alex Smith

Dream Street

as Gypsy's Father

6.01921

Dream Street

as Gypsy's Father

Passers-By

as Pine, the Butler

7.01920

Passers-By

as Pine, the Butler

The Deep Purple

as Pop Clark

10.01920

The Deep Purple

as Pop Clark

The Fatal Card

as Jim Dixon

1915

The Fatal Card

as Jim Dixon

The Battle Cry of Peace

as Abraham Lincoln

1915

The Battle Cry of Peace

as Abraham Lincoln

The Little Miss Brown

as Uncle

1915

The Little Miss Brown

as Uncle

Old Dutch

as John Rockmorgan

1915

Old Dutch

as John Rockmorgan

The Yosemite Trail

as Peter Blunt

The Yosemite Trail

as Peter Blunt