William Bertram
actor, director, writer
- Birth name:
- Benjamin Switzer
- Born:
- 1880-01-19, Walkerton, Ontario, Canada
- Died:
- 1933-05-01, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Professions:
- actor, director, writer
Biography
Born in the snow-quiet town of Walkerton, Ontario, on 19 January 1880, William Bertram traded the chill of Canada for the flicker of early Hollywood lights. In front of the camera he charmed, behind it he shaped stories—steering the mischievous comedy of The Old Maid’s Baby (1919), navigating the serial escapades of Neal of the Navy (1915), and unleashing the spooky antics of The Phantom Buster (1927). Off-screen he shared life with his wife, Jean. The final curtain fell on 1 May 1933 in Los Angeles, California, where the sun that had lit so many of his frames set on him for good.
