William Hauber (May 20, 1891 – July 17, 1929) was an American film actor. He appeared in 66 films between 1913 and 1928.He was born in Brownsville, Minnesota, and died in California in a plane crash during aerial scouting for film locations during the production of the film The Aviator in 1929.
Cameraman Alvin Knechtel and pilot William Hauber and were killed on the set of The Aviator when their plane crashed while scouting locations for a scene in which a forced landing was to be filmed later that day.
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Supporting actor and stuntman at Keystone. Often used as stunt double for Larry Semon.
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Killed in a plane crash while performing a stunt for the film The Aviator (1929).
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Their Fatal Bumping
1914
Short
Birdie's Boyfriend
Fatty and Minnie He-Haw
1914
Short
Laughing Cowboy in Saloon (uncredited)
A Colored Girl's Love
1914
Short unconfirmed
The Plumber
1914/I
Short
Bystander (uncredited)
The Sea Nymphs
1914
Short
Minor Role (uncredited)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914
Servant / Policeman (uncredited)
His Talented Wife
1914
Short
The Husband's Pal
His Musical Career
1914
Short
Servant (uncredited)
Gentlemen of Nerve
1914
Short
Spectator (uncredited)
The Love Thief
1914
Short
The Boyfriend
Zip, the Dodger
1914
Short
1st Customer (uncredited)
Those Love Pangs
1914
Short
Movie Patron (uncredited)
Killing Horace
1914
Short
Kate's Father
He Loved the Ladies
1914
Short
Minor Role (uncredited)
Mabel's Blunder
1914
Short
Waiter (uncredited)
The Rounders
1914
Short
Waiter (uncredited)
His New Profession
1914
Short
Smoking Cop (uncredited)
A Coat's Tale
1914
Short
Love and Bullets
1914
Short
Policeman (uncredited)
Fatty's Finish
1914
Short
The Waiter
Mabel's Busy Day
1914
Short
Customer (uncredited)
Her Friend the Bandit
1914
Short uncredited
The Water Dog
1914
Short
The Nursemaid's Boyfriend
Caught in a Cabaret
1914
Short
Park Thief (uncredited)
Mabel at the Wheel
1914
Short
Mabel's co-driver
Chicken Chaser
1914
Short
Cop
Cruel, Cruel Love
1914
Short
Gardener (uncredited)
His Favorite Pastime
1914
Short
Shoeshine Customer / Servant (uncredited)
Tango Tangle
1914
Short
Flutist (uncredited)
A False Beauty
1914
1st Abductor
A Film Johnnie
1914
Short
Audience Member (uncredited)
A Thief Catcher
1914
Short
Cop (uncredited)
Mabel's Strange Predicament
1914
Short
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Won in a Closet
1914
Short
A Flirt's Mistake
1914
Short
Handlebar-Moustached Cop (uncredited)
Love and Dynamite
1914
Short
The Cop
Zuzu, the Band Leader
1913
Short
Trombonist
A Bad Game
1913
Short
Man with Moustache in Park (uncredited)
Fatty's Flirtation
1913
Short
Undetermined Minor Role (unconfirmed, uncredited)
The Gusher
1913
Short
Party Guest / Cop (uncredited)
Cohen Saves the Flag
1913
Short
Soldier (uncredited)
Fatty Joins the Force
1913
Short
Cop at Station House (uncredited)
A Muddy Romance
1913
Short
Cop at Call Box
A Quiet Little Wedding
1913
Short
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
A Healthy Neighborhood
1913
Short
Dr. Noodles' Assistant
Mother's Boy
1913
Short
Mug (uncredited)
The Fatal Taxicab
1913
Short
Cop
Mabel's Dramatic Career
1913
Short
Cameraman / Projectionist (uncredited)
Fatty's Day Off
1913
Short
Cop
The Riot
1913/I
Short
Rioter / Cop (uncredited)
A Noise from the Deep
1913
Short uncredited
Love and Rubbish
1913
Short
2nd Cop
Rastus and the Game Cock
1913
Short
Owner of Champion Cock
A Bandit
1913
Short
Villager (uncredited)
Peeping Pete
1913
Short
Villager (uncredited)
Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life
1913
Short
Villager / Cop (uncredited)
The Gangsters
1913
Short
Cop (uncredited)
Toplitsky and Company
1913
Short
Bath House Customer (uncredited)
Their First Execution
1913
Short
Minor Role (uncredited)
That Ragtime Band
1913
Short
Man in Audience (uncredited)
A Fishy Affair
1913
Short
1st Cop
A Life in the Balance
1913/I
Short
Cop in Station (uncredited)
The Chief's Predicament
1913
Short
Cop (uncredited)
The Man Next Door
1913
Short
Cop (uncredited)
A Strong Revenge
1913
Short
Bread Customer / Party Guest (as Bill Hauber)
The Midnight Taxi
1928
Squint
Tub Cleaners
1926
Short
Truck Driver
The Wizard of Oz
1925
Undetermined Role
Kid Speed
1924
Short
Sheriff Phil O'Delfa (as Bill Hauber)
Her Boy Friend
1924
Short as Bill Hauber
Trouble Brewing
1924
Short
Lightning Love
1923
Short
The Gown Shop
1923
Short as Bill Hauber
The Midnight Cabaret
1923
Short
The Barnyard
1923
Short
The Counter Jumper
1922
Short
Bit Role (uncredited)
The Agent
1922
Short
Golf
1922
Short
Mr. Dub
A Pair of Kings
1922
Short
Bit Role (uncredited)
The Show
1922/II
Short
Audience member (as Bill Hauber)
The Sawmill
1922
Short
The Bell Hop
1921
Short
Hotel detective
The Fall Guy
1921
Short as Bill Hauber
The Rent Collector
1921
Short
Bit Role (uncredited)
The Bakery
1921
Short
Rival worker (as Bill Hauber)
The Hick
1921
Short
The Sportsman
1921
Short
Chief Bodyguard
The Suitor
1920
Short
The Chef
The Stage Hand
1920
Short
Props
Solid Concrete
1920
Short
The Fly Cop
1920
Short
A Crook
The Grocery Clerk
1919
Short as Bill Hauber
Dew Drop Inn
1919
Short
A Moonshiner
Dull Care
1919
Short
Chief Crook (as Bill Hauber)
His Home Sweet Home
1919
Short
A Policeman
The Star Boarder
1919
Short
Old Maid
Passing the Buck
1919
Short
A Hindoo
Well, I'll Be
1919
Short
A Crook
Scamps and Scandals
1919
Short
Policeman
Traps and Tangles
1919
Short
Gangster
Pluck and Plotters
1918
Short
A Gangster
Humbugs and Husbands
1918
Short
Frauds and Frenzies
1918
Short
Prison guard (as Bill Hauber)
Bears and Bad Men
1918
Short
Huns and Hyphens
1918
Short
Waiter (as Bill Hauber)
Dunces and Dangers
1918
Short
Hindoos and Hazards
1918
Short
A Hindoo
Boodle and Bandits
1918
Short
An Aerial Joy Ride
1917
Short
Her Father's Station
1917
Short
Assistant Crook
Social Pirates
1917
Short as Bill Hauber
The Winning Punch
1916/II
Short as Bill Hauber
The Surf Girl
1916
Short
Man at Test of Strength Concession (uncredited)
His Bitter Pill
1916
Short
The Bar Fighter (as Bill Hauber)
The Lion and the Girl
1916
Short as Bill Hauber
An Oily Scoundrel
1916
Short
1st Crooked Real Estate Broker
The Village Vampire
1916
Short
3rd Accomplice
Love Will Conquer
1916
Short
Minor Role (uncredited)
A Game Old Knight
1915
Short
Servant with Document
A Rascal's Wolfish Ways
1915
Short
Henchman (uncredited)
Love, Loot and Crash
1915
Short
Male Crook (as W.C. Hauber)
The Rent Jumpers
1915
Short
Check Room Clerk (uncredited)
Settled at the Seaside
1915
Short
Rolling Chair Man / Swimmer (uncredited)
Ambrose's Little Hatchet
1915
Short
The Cop
That Little Band of Gold
1915
Short
Attendant Inside Coat Check (uncredited)
Love in Armor
1915
Short
1st Crook
A Lucky Leap
1915
Short
First Prowler
A Bird's a Bird
1915
Short
Raffle Wheel Spinner and Bomber
Peanuts and Bullets
1915
Short
Man in Blackface (uncredited)
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
1915
Short
Cop in Park (uncredited)
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
1915
Short
Parade Official / Rolling Chair Operator / Cop at Fountain (uncredited)
Hash House Mashers
1915
Short
The Film Director
Stunts
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Aviator
1929
stunts
The Wizard of Oz
1925
stunt double: Larry Semon & Dorothy Dwan - uncredited