William Stanley Blystone (August 1, 1894 – July 16, 1956) was an American film actor who made more than 500 films appearances from 1924 to 1956. He was sometimes billed as William Blystone or William Stanley.
Early years Blystone was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He was a steel production engineer and worked in ore mines before he became an actor.
Career
Blystone is best known for his appearance in Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times, playing Paulette Goddard's father, and several short films starring The Three Stooges. Some of his more memorable roles were in the films Half Shot Shooters, False Alarms, Goofs and Saddles, Three Little Twirps and Slaphappy Sleuths. His final appearance with the trio was Of Cash and Hash in 1955. He also appeared in several Laurel and Hardy films.
Personal life and death Blystone was married to Hollywood starlet Alma Tell. He was the brother of film director John G. Blystone.
Blystone was walking on a Hollywood sidewalk on July 16, 1956, when he collapsed, dying of a sudden heart attack. He was dressed as a cowboy for the Desilu The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp television seriesAssociated Press, "Veteran of Westerns Collapses at Studio", The Daily Sun, San Bernardino, California, Tuesday July 17, 1956, Volume LXII, Number 275, page 2. and was pronounced dead on arrival at Hollywood Receiving Hospital. He was buried at Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, California.
Filmography
Excitement (1924) - Freddie Darwin Was Right (1924) - Courtney Lawson Ranger Bill (1925) Under the Rouge (1925) - Jim Condon One Sunday Morning (1926, Short) Flirty Four-Flushers (1926, Short) - Joe - Aggie's Sweetheart The Circus Ace (1927) - Boss Convas Man The Circus (1928) - Cop (uncredited) Sharp Shooters (1928) - Bouncer (uncredited) Four Sons (1928) - Officer (uncredited) Synthetic Sin (1929) - Member of Frank's Gang #2 Thru Different Eyes (1929) - Reporter Parade of the West (1930) - Dude Young Eagles (1930) - Captain Deming Redemption (1930) - Minor Role (uncredited) The Fighting Legion (1930) - Burl Edwards Born Reckless (1930) - Newspaper Worker (uncredited) The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930, Short) - Detective (uncredited) Noche de duendes (1930) - Un detective (uncredited) Men on Call (1930) - Coast Guardsman (uncredited) Ex-Plumber (1931, Short) - Addie's Husband Cracked Nuts (1931) - Man at Elevator (uncredited) A Connecticut Yankee (1931) - King's Knight (uncredited) Partners of the Trail (1931) - Henchman (uncredited) Dancing Dynamite (1931) - Bull Evans The Man from Death Valley (1931) - Sheriff Jeffries Sundown Trail (1931) - Joe Currier Galloping Thru (1931) - Wallis Law and Order (1932) - Lynch Mob Leader (uncredited) The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932) - Cop Who Kills Parone (uncredited) State's Attorney (1932) - Assistant District Attorney (uncredited) Honor of the Mounted (1932) - Scott Blakely, aka Carey Miss Pinkerton (1932) - First Police Guard (uncredited) The Painted Woman (1932) - Court Extra (uncredited) Hold 'Em Jail (1932) - Kravette Flaming Gold (1932) - Bar Debtor (uncredited) Wild Girl (1932) - Deputy (uncredited) The Golden West (1932) - Major (uncredited) Tess of the Storm Country (1922) - Seaman (uncredited) Lucky Larrigan (1932) - Kirk Warren Man of Action (1933) - Curt Masters Parachute Jumper (1933) - Cop (uncredited) Phantom Thunderbolt (1933) - Henchman Flash (uncredited) Fast Workers (1933) - Cop in Alley (uncredited) Infernal Machine (1933) - Minor Role (uncredited) Picture Snatcher (1933) - Prison Guard (uncredited) The Nuisance (1933) - Policeman at Skating Rink (uncredited) Cross Fire (1933) - Kreuger - Henchman Strange People (1933) - Al Burke The Fighting Parson (1933) - Bart McCade Before Dawn (1933) - Police Car Driver (uncredited) The Last Trail (1933) - Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) The Wolf Dog (1933) - Lang Dancing Lady (1933) - Traffic Cop (uncredited) Roman Scandals (1933) - Cop / Roman Jailer (uncredited) Sons of the Desert (1933) - Brawny Speakeasy Manager (uncredited) Moulin Rouge (1934) - Traffic Cop (uncredited) Palooka (1934) - Second House Detective (uncredited) Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934) - Race Driver (uncredited) Looking for Trouble (1934) - Fire Officer (uncredited) A Very Honorable Guy (1934) - Man at Tea Party (uncredited) We're Not Dressing (1934) - Ship's Officer - Yacht Doris (uncredited) Manhattan Melodrama (1934) - Detective in Court (uncredited) Murder at the Vanities (1934) - Policeman (uncredited) Such Women Are Dangerous (1934) - Turnkey (uncredited) Burn 'Em Up Barnes (1934, Serial) - Henchman Joe Stevens [Chs. 3-12] (uncredited) The Hell Cat (1934) - Chief Boatswain Mate (uncredited) The Man with Two Faces (1934) - Detective Monahan (uncredited) The Party's Over (1934) - Bartender (uncredited) The Case of the Howling Dog (1934) - Juror (uncredited) The Lemon Drop Kid (1934) - Second Cop (uncredited) We Live Again (1934) - Guard in Cell (uncredited) In Old Santa Fe (1934) - Hank - Henchman (uncredited) Broadway Bill (1934) - Jailer (uncredited) The Silver Streak (1934) - Detective (uncredited) Hell in the Heavens (1934) - French Mechanic (uncredited) Mills of the Gods (1934) - Bit Role (uncredited) Helldorado (1935) - Man in Car (uncredited) Under Pressure (1935) - Man Lock Tender's Helper (uncredited) The Mystery Man (1935) - Bar Waiter (uncredited) When a Man's a Man (1935) - Mover (uncredited) Carnival (1935) - Detective (uncredited) Restless Knights (1935, Short) - Captain of the Guard (uncredited) The Whole Town's Talking (1935) - Charlie - Clerk (uncredited) The Phantom Empire (1935, Serial) - Gaspar - Television Operator (uncredited) In Spite of Danger (1935) - Chekcer (uncredited) The Revenge Rider (1935) - Saunders (uncredited) I'll Love You Always (1935) - Bill Collector (uncredited) The Nut Farm (1935) - Holland's Asst. Cameraman (uncredited) Les Misérables (1935) - Gendarme in Prefect's Office (uncredited) G Men (1935) - Cop (uncredited) Vagabond Lady (1935) - Hotel Detective (uncredited) Men of the Hour (1935) - Policeman (uncredited) The Awakening of Jim Burke (1935) - Minor Role (uncredited) Fighting Pioneers (1935) - Hadley Justice of the Range (1935) - San Mateo Sheriff (uncredited) Ginger (1935) - Detective (uncredited) Saddle Aces (1935) - Pete Sutton Code of the Mounted (1935) - Town Constable Ladies Crave Excitement (1935) - Joe (uncredited) The Roaring West (1935, Serial) - Night Deputy [ch. 2] (uncredited) Rainbow's End (1935) - Dorgan - Ranch Foreman The Daring Young Man (1935) - Guard (uncredited) Smart Girl (1935) - (uncredited) The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935) - Fred (uncredited) Orchids to You (1935) - Salesman (uncredited) Trails End (1935) - Randall, Foreman of the Bar X Page Miss Glory (1935) - Policeman at Railroad Station (uncredited) Redheads on Parade (1935) - Grip (uncredited) Thunder in the Night (1935) - Policeman (uncredited) The Public Menace (1935) - Policeman (uncredited) The Three Musketeers (1935) - Villard - de Winter's Captain (uncredited) Bad Boy (1935) - Gunman (uncredited) A Night at the Opera (1935) - Ship's Officer (uncredited) The Ivory-Handled Gun (1935) - Squint Barlow Annie Oakley (1935) - Shooting Match Judge (uncredited) The Fighting Marines (1935, Serial) - Crawley - Henchman (uncredited) One Way Ticket (1935) - State Police officer (uncredited) Gallant Defender (1935) - Uncle Marvin (uncredited) Super-Speed (1935) - Policeman (uncredited) Show Them No Mercy! (1935) - Announcer (uncredited) The Littlest Rebel (1935) - Party Guest (uncredited) Strike Me Pink (1936) - Miller Modern Times (1936) - The Gamin's Father You May Be Next (1936) - Printer's Devil (uncredited) Hell-Ship Morgan (1936) - Lookout (uncredited) The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) - Minor Role (uncredited) Here Comes Trouble (1936) - Detective Murder at Glen Athol (1936) - Henchman Joe (uncredited) The Little Red Schoolhouse (1936) - Reformatory Guard (uncredited) The Country Doctor (1936) - Logger (uncredited) Silly Billies (1936) - Cavalry Captain (uncredited) Comin' Round the Mountain (1936) - Gambler (uncredited) Half Shot Shooters (1936, Short) - Sgt. MacGillicuddy The Moon's Our Home (1936) - Cop (uncredited) The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936) - Police Radio Operator (uncredited) Human Cargo (1936) - Detective (uncredited) Little Miss Nobody (1936) - Policeman (uncredited) The Last Outlaw (1936) - Jailer (uncredited) The Riding Avenger (1936) - Mort Ringer False Alarms (1936, Short) - Fire Captain Ashe (uncredited) Sing, Baby, Sing (1936) - Kelly (uncredited) The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936, Serial) - Kramer (uncredited) The Three Mesquiteers (1936) - Henchman (uncredited) End of the Trail (1936) - Bartender (uncredited) Ace Drummond (1936, Serial) Sergei - Henchman (uncredited) Come and Get It (1936) - Lumberjack (uncredited) Smartest Girl in Town (1936) - Man in Room 216 (uncredited) Pennies from Heaven (1936) - Detective Gilroy (uncredited) Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) - Backstage Cop Who Shoots Gravelle (uncredited) We Who Are About to Die (1937) - Plainclothesman with Rifle (uncredited) Jail Bait (1937, Short) - Arresting Officer (uncredited) You Only Live Once (1937) - Rafferty - Guard (uncredited) She's Dangerous (1937) - Cop (uncredited) Two Wise Maids (1937) - Jim Butch Murder Goes to College (1937) - (uncredited) The Man Who Found Himself (1937) - John (uncredited) King of Gamblers (1937) - Man at Table (uncredited) Behind the Headlines (1937) - Fire Chief (uncredited) Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) - New York Policeman (uncredited) There Goes My Girl (1937) - Pedestrian (uncredited) Armored Car (1937) - Lt. Shores (uncredited) Love in a Bungalow (1937) - Policeman Goofs and Saddles (1937, Short) - Longhorn Pete (uncredited) Galloping Dynamite (1937) - Lew Wilkes The Toast of New York (1937) - Sheriff (uncredited) Windjammer (1937) - Peterson The Life of Emile Zola (1937) - (uncredited) Hot Water (1937) - Radio Officer (uncredited) Youth on Parole (1937) - Store Detective (uncredited) Radio Patrol (1937, Serial) - Plant Foreman (uncredited) Boots and Saddles (1937) - Army Sergeant Music for Madame (1937) - Policeman (uncredited) Second Honeymoon (1937) - Policeman (uncredited) High Flyers (1937) - Cop on Pier (uncredited) Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937) - Detective (uncredited) Headin' East (1937) - Bert Lohman Tim Tyler's Luck (1937, Serial) - Capt. Clark The Buccaneer (1938) - Pirate (uncredited) The Jury's Secret (1938) - Speech Observer (uncredited) Spirit of Youth (1938) - Storage and Transfer Co. Boss (uncredited) Bringing Up Baby (1938) - Doorman (uncredited) Born to Be Wild (1938) - Henchman (uncredited) Dangerous to Know (1938) - Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938) - Policeman (uncredited) Go Chase Yourself (1938) - Policeman in Backwards Car (uncredited) Law of the Underworld (1938) - Policeman (uncredited) Joy of Living (1938) - Cop at Dock (uncredited) Swiss Miss (1938) - Doorman (uncredited) Blind Alibi (1938) - Detective (uncredited) The Devil's Party (1938) - Policeman with Doorman (uncredited) The Saint in New York (1938) - Policeman at the Zoo (uncredited) Crime Ring (1938) - Trooper (uncredited) Smashing the Rackets (1938) - Policeman (uncredited) Boys Town (1938) - Guard (uncredited) Valley of the Giants (1938) - Bartender (uncredited) The Affairs of Annabel (1938) - Cop (uncredited) Fugitives for a Night (1938) - Doorman at Jericho Club (uncredited) Room Service (1938) - Policeman in Alley (uncredited) The Stranger from Arizona (1938) - Banker Haskell Time Out for Murder (1938) - Detective at Johnny's Grilling (uncredited) King of Alcatraz (1938) - Second Officer (uncredited) Touchdown, Army (1938) - Major - Battalion Board Office (uncredited)