William Clifford (actor)

{{short description|American actor (1878–1941)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = William Clifford

| image = A Corner in Cotton -1.JPG

| caption = Still showing Clifford (right) in A Corner in Cotton (1916)

| birth_date = 1878

| birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1941|12|23|1877|6|27}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| occupation = Actor, screenwriter

| yearsactive = 1910-1929

}}

William Clifford (1878 – December 23, 1941{{Citation needed |date=January 2023}}) was an American actor and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 170 films between 1910 and 1929. He also wrote for 30 films between 1913 and 1919.

Clifford was born in New Orleans in 1878, and he was educated in voice and music in Toronto, Canada.{{cite news |title=William Clifford in Alaskan Film |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75779831/william-clifford/ |access-date=April 15, 2021 |work=The Journal and Tribune |date=December 3, 1916 |location=Tennessee, Knoxville |page=31|via = Newspapers.com}}

Early in his career, Clifford acted on stage as a supporting player for 18 years before he formed his own repertory company that toured the United States. He also was the leading man in Earnest Shipman's Prisoner of Zenda company.{{cite news |title=William Clifford, Star of Many Noted Dramas, Has Had Interesting Career |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75781458/william-clifford/ |access-date=April 15, 2021 |work=Vicksburg Evening Post |date=May 17, 1913 |location=Mississippi, Vicksburg |page=11|via = Newspapers.com}}

He died in Los Angeles, California.{{Citation needed |date=January 2023}}