William J. Ferguson

William J. Ferguson

Actor

Baltimore, Maryland, USA
June 8, 1845

Biography

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.

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William J. Ferguson 1
William J. Ferguson 2

Representative Works

Old Dutch
Old Dutch
No Rating Yet
/ English
Passers-By
Passers-By
7.0
/ English
The Battle Cry of Peace
The Battle Cry of Peace
No Rating Yet
/ English
The Deep Purple
The Deep Purple
10.0
/ English
Kindred of the Dust
Kindred of the Dust
6.5
/ English
The Little Miss Brown
The Little Miss Brown
No Rating Yet
/ English
Dream Street
Dream Street
6.0
/ English
The Yosemite Trail
The Yosemite Trail
10.0
/ English
Peacock Alley
Peacock Alley
10.0
/ English
To Have and to Hold
To Have and to Hold
8.0
/ English
John Smith
John Smith
7.0
/ English
The World's Champion
The World's Champion
8.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Old Dutch
1915Nominee

Best Performance

Old Dutch

Passers-By
1920Nominee

Best Performance

Passers-By

The Battle Cry of Peace
1915Nominee

Best Performance

The Battle Cry of Peace

Career Highlights

The Deep Purple
1920Highlight

Best Performance

The Deep Purple

Kindred of the Dust
1922Highlight

Best Performance

Kindred of the Dust