William B. Mack (born William B. McGillicuddy, April 8, 1872 â€"
September 13, 1955) was an American stage and film actor. His Broadway
roles included Hedda Gabler and Within the Law. His films included The
American Venus and The Song and Dance Man.Mack began his theatrical
career in traveling productions, working with the companies of actors
such as Clay Clement and Walker Whiteside and appearing in such plays
as The Orphan of Geneva, The New Dominion, and A Southern Gentleman.
In 1902 he joined the company of Minnie Maddern Fiske and began
appearing in her Broadway productions. He abruptly left Fiske's
company in December 1906 to take a role in Clyde Fitch's The
Truth.Mack began taking roles in silent films in 1919, when he
appeared in Virtuous Men. His other film roles included Missing
Millions (1922) and Backbone (1923). His final films were The American
Venus and The Song and Dance Man, both in 1926.Mack was born in Bay
City, Michigan on April 8, 1872, with the last name McGillicuddy. He
attended the University of Michigan, and was a longtime member of The
Lambs, a theatrical society. He died at the Percy Williams Home for
retired actors on September 13, 1955.
September 13, 1955) was an American stage and film actor. His Broadway
roles included Hedda Gabler and Within the Law. His films included The
American Venus and The Song and Dance Man.Mack began his theatrical
career in traveling productions, working with the companies of actors
such as Clay Clement and Walker Whiteside and appearing in such plays
as The Orphan of Geneva, The New Dominion, and A Southern Gentleman.
In 1902 he joined the company of Minnie Maddern Fiske and began
appearing in her Broadway productions. He abruptly left Fiske's
company in December 1906 to take a role in Clyde Fitch's The
Truth.Mack began taking roles in silent films in 1919, when he
appeared in Virtuous Men. His other film roles included Missing
Millions (1922) and Backbone (1923). His final films were The American
Venus and The Song and Dance Man, both in 1926.Mack was born in Bay
City, Michigan on April 8, 1872, with the last name McGillicuddy. He
attended the University of Michigan, and was a longtime member of The
Lambs, a theatrical society. He died at the Percy Williams Home for
retired actors on September 13, 1955.
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