William De Vaull (December 12, 1870 – June 4, 1945) - also credited as William P. DeVaull - was an American film actor. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1915 to 1927. In 1919 he sued the Shipman-Curwood Company for nonpayment of $400 (approximately $35,000 in 2026). He portaryed a Black character, Jake, in the D. W. Griffith film The Birth of a Nation.
Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes1915The Birth of a NationNelse (aka Jake)Uncredited 1916An Innocent MagdaleneOld JoeDiane of the Folliesthe butlerBig TremaineJohn Nolan1917The Haunted PajamasColonel Kirkland 1918Treasure of the SeaHarrisWith Hoops of SteelJim Harlin 1919Life's a Funny PropositionJiggsThe Long Lane's TurningJubileeWhat Every Woman WantsNormanThe Shepherd of the HillsDoctorBetter TimesSi Whittaker(as William De Vaulle)Dangerous WatersJudsonPoor RelationsPa Perkins(as William Du Vaull)Blind Husbandsa man from homeThe Prince and BettyCrump1920Girls Don't GambleMr. Cassidy 1921 Trailin' Deputy GlendonUncreditedThe Hole in the WallDeagon 1922Bing Bang BoomThe MayorIn the Days of Buffalo BillEdwin M. Stanton(as William P. DeVaul)White ShouldersUncle Enoch 1923Around the World in Eighteen DaysJiggsas William P. DeVaulTea: With a Kick!NapoleonKentucky DaysScipio 1925Ace of SpadesNapoleon BonaparteSerial, (as William P. DeVaul)Lights of Old BroadwayDe Rhonde's Butler1927In the First DegreeButler(final film role)
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