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Austin Willis

Canadian actor
Person human Q4823335

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
September 30, 1917
Date of death
April 4, 2004
Place of birth
Halifax
Place of death
Dartmouth
Country of citizenship
Canada[10]
Occupation
actor, television presenter, film actor, television actor, presenter
Award received
Member of the Order of Canada[11]
Family name
Willis[13]
Given name
Austin[14]
Number of children
+2[15]
P14750
AF69-FC67-391A-98E0-EC33[17]
Start of work period
1947[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alexander Austin Willis en Austin Willis ar أوستين ويليس fa آستین ویلیس he אוסטין ויליס ja オースティン・ウィリス ru Остин Уиллис zh 奥斯丁·威利斯 zh-hant 奧斯丁·威利斯
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000042076143
VIAF cluster ID
70989828
Library of Congress authority ID
no96067505
GND ID
1231957581
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Canadian Actor Austin Willis and Dick Fry Perform from the CHNS Studio, Lord Nelson Hotel, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1928.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
142394468
British Comedy Guide person ID
austin-willis
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
82859
Danish National Filmography person ID
10744
Film.ru person ID
ostin-uillis
Filmweb.pl person ID
7371
Freebase ID
/m/03f7y6
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IMDb ID
nm0932270
Internet Broadway Database person ID
65136
Kinobox person ID
446393
LdiF person ID
107180
Notable Names Database ID
166/000353104
Order of Canada recipient ID
146-7475
Plex person key
5d776827999c64001ec2c998
Prabook ID
2611630
SNAC ARK ID
w60g5prp
TMDB person ID
9914
WikiTree person ID
Willis-19432
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhxkjRpTgqdJ9yhxc3PcP
Yale LUX ID
person/f17801e0-afb7-4a98-b693-4f185414c50a
ČSFD person ID
296347

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
actor, television presenter, film actor, television actor
← Cast member 4
Goldfinger, The Boston Strangler, The Boy in Blue, Revak the Rebel
Country of citizenship 1
Canada
Family name 1
Willis
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Halifax
Place of death 1
Dartmouth
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Austin Willis was born on September 30, 1917[1], in Halifax[2]. He died on April 4, 2004[3], in Dartmouth[4]. He worked as an actor[5], television presenter[6], film actor[7], television actor[8], and presenter[9].

FAQs

Where was Austin Willis born?

Austin Willis was born in Halifax[2].

Where did Austin Willis die?

Austin Willis died in Dartmouth[4].

What did Austin Willis do for work?

Austin Willis worked as an actor[5], television presenter[6], film actor[7], television actor[8], and presenter[9].

What awards did Austin Willis receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of Canada[11].

Related Entities

Canada Goldfinger

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Austin
    Sex or gender → male
    Place of death → Dartmouth
    Family name → Willis
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