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William Strohbach(1892-1949)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
  • Actor
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William Strohbach was born on 18 May 1892 in New York, New York, USA. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for Fashion Model (1945), Freckles Comes Home (1942) and Leave It to the Irish (1944). He died on 24 May 1949 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornMay 18, 1892
DiedMay 24, 1949(57)
BornMay 18, 1892
DiedMay 24, 1949(57)
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Known for

Lorna Gray, Robert Lowery, Tim Ryan, and Marjorie Weaver in Fashion Model (1945)
Fashion Model
5.3
  • Producer
  • 1945
Johnny Downs, Mantan Moreland, and Gale Storm in Freckles Comes Home (1942)
Freckles Comes Home
4.9
  • Production Manager(as William Strohback)
  • 1942
James Dunn, Jack La Rue, Wanda McKay, and Dick Purcell in Leave It to the Irish (1944)
Leave It to the Irish
4.7
  • Production Manager
  • 1944
Alan Baxter, Florence Rice, Constance Worth, and Richard Terry in Borrowed Hero (1941)
Borrowed Hero
5.3
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1941

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Jack Haley and Jean Parker in One Body Too Many (1944)
    One Body Too Many
    5.4
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Alan Dinehart, Edmund Lowe, Jean Parker, and Marjorie Rambeau in Oh, What a Night! (1944)
    Oh, What a Night!
    5.9
    • assistant director
    • 1944
  • Veda Ann Borg, Peter Cookson, Douglas Fowley, Edward Gargan, Jean Parker, and Tim Ryan in Detective Kitty O'Day (1944)
    Detective Kitty O'Day
    5.4
    • assistant director
    • 1944
  • Belita, Walter Catlett, and James Ellison in Lady, Let's Dance (1944)
    Lady, Let's Dance
    5.6
    • assistant director
    • 1944
  • Veda Ann Borg, Bobby Larson, Wanda McKay, and Rick Vallin in Smart Guy (1943)
    Smart Guy
    7.4
    • assistant director
    • 1943
  • Jackie Cooper, Johnny Duncan, Evelynne Eaton, Ethelreda Leopold, John Litel, Gertrude Michael, Patricia Morison, and Gale Storm in Where Are Your Children? (1943)
    Where Are Your Children?
    5.5
    • assistant director (as Wm. Strohbach)
    • 1943
  • Felix Basch, Alan Baxter, Tala Birell, William Henry, Nancy Kelly, Gertrude Michael, Gail Patrick, Rita Quigley, H.B. Warner, and Maris Wrixon in Women in Bondage (1943)
    Women in Bondage
    5.9
    • assistant director
    • 1943
  • Gale Storm and Rick Vallin in Nearly Eighteen (1943)
    Nearly Eighteen
    5.5
    • assistant director
    • 1943
  • Helen Parrish, Dick Purcell, and Tim Ryan in The Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943)
    The Mystery of the 13th Guest
    5.4
    • assistant director
    • 1943
  • Armida, Eddie Quillan, Maxie Rosenbloom, and Joan Woodbury in Here Comes Kelly (1943)
    Here Comes Kelly
    5.2
    • assistant director
    • 1943
  • Armida, Mary Beth Hughes, Eddie Quillan, Irene Ryan, and Tim Ryan in Melody Parade (1943)
    Melody Parade
    5.6
    • assistant director
    • 1943
  • Six Gun Gospel (1943)
    Six Gun Gospel
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1943
  • Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, and Christine McIntyre in The Stranger from Pecos (1943)
    The Stranger from Pecos
    5.5
    • assistant director
    • 1943
  • Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, and Harry Woods in The Ghost Rider (1943)
    The Ghost Rider
    6.0
    • assistant director
    • 1943
  • Kenny Baker, Belita, and Patricia Morison in Silver Skates (1943)
    Silver Skates
    5.2
    • assistant director
    • 1943

Production Manager

  • Gloria Warren and Donald Woods in Bells of San Fernando (1947)
    Bells of San Fernando
    5.3
    • production manager
    • 1947
  • William Farnum, Tom Neal, Sarah Padden, Lanny Rees, and Flame in My Dog Shep (1946)
    My Dog Shep
    6.1
    • production manager
    • 1946
  • Richard Alexander, Douglas Fowley, Russell Hayden, and Anthony Warde in North of the Border (1946)
    North of the Border
    6.5
    • production supervisor (as William E. Strobach)
    • 1946
  • Harry Carey, Gloria Ann Chew, Chin Kuang Chow, Hayward Soo Hoo, Paul Kelly, and 'Ducky' Louie in China's Little Devils (1945)
    China's Little Devils
    8.0
    • production manager
    • 1945
  • Benson Fong, Mantan Moreland, and Sidney Toler in The Scarlet Clue (1945)
    The Scarlet Clue
    6.3
    • production manager (as Wm. Strohbach)
    • 1945
  • Henry Hall, Edwin Luke, Mantan Moreland, Janet Warren, Frank Reicher, and Sidney Toler in The Jade Mask (1945)
    The Jade Mask
    6.2
    • production manager (as Wm. Strohbach)
    • 1945
  • Mary Boland, Johnny Mack Brown, Frank Craven, Johnny Downs, Conrad Nagel, C. Aubrey Smith, and Gale Storm in Forever Yours (1945)
    Forever Yours
    6.0
    • production manager
    • 1945
  • Peter Cookson, Lorna Gray, Jean Parker, Tim Ryan, Ralph Sanford, and Jan Wiley in Adventures of Kitty O'Day (1945)
    Adventures of Kitty O'Day
    5.3
    • production manager
    • 1945
  • James Dunn, Jack La Rue, Wanda McKay, and Dick Purcell in Leave It to the Irish (1944)
    Leave It to the Irish
    4.7
    • production manager
    • 1944
  • Veda Ann Borg, Peter Cookson, Douglas Fowley, Edward Gargan, Jean Parker, and Tim Ryan in Detective Kitty O'Day (1944)
    Detective Kitty O'Day
    5.4
    • production manager
    • 1944
  • Harry Langdon, Jerry Cooper, Joan Curtis, Dona Drake, Robert Lowery, Irene Ryan, and Tim Ryan in Hot Rhythm (1944)
    Hot Rhythm
    6.0
    • production manager
    • 1944
  • Jack La Rue and Edward Norris in You Can't Beat the Law (1943)
    You Can't Beat the Law
    5.3
    • production manager
    • 1943
  • Richard Cromwell, Frank Graham, Edgar Kennedy, Mantan Moreland, and Gale Storm in Cosmo Jones in the Crime Smasher (1943)
    Cosmo Jones in the Crime Smasher
    4.9
    • production manager
    • 1943
  • Robert Lowery in Criminal Investigator (1942)
    Criminal Investigator
    5.6
    • production manager
    • 1942
  • John Archer, Warren Hymer, Joan Marsh, and Milburn Stone in Police Bullets (1942)
    Police Bullets
    5.5
    • production manager
    • 1942

Actor

  • Marjorie Beebe, Joe Bordeaux, and Lloyd Hamilton in Doubling in the Quickies (1932)
    Doubling in the Quickies
    6.6
    Short
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Let's Go
    Short
    • (as William Strawback)
    • 1918
  • A Gasoline Wedding (1918)
    A Gasoline Wedding
    6.4
    Short
    • (uncredited)
    • 1918
  • Beat It (1918)
    Beat It
    Short
    • (as William Strawback)
    • 1918
  • The Lamb
    Short
    • (as William Strawback)
    • 1918
  • The Tip
    Short
    • (as William Strawback)
    • 1918
  • The Big Idea (1917)
    The Big Idea
    6.5
    Short
    • (uncredited)
    • 1917
  • Harold Lloyd in Step Lively (1917)
    Step Lively
    5.7
    Short
    • (as William Strawback)
    • 1917
  • Bebe Daniels and Harold Lloyd in Bashful (1917)
    Bashful
    6.4
    Short
    • (uncredited)
    • 1917
  • Luke's Movie Muddle (1916)
    All Aboard
    5.7
    Short
    • (as William Strawback)
    • 1917
  • Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, FLIRT, THE, Pathe-Rolin, 1917, **I.V.
    The Flirt
    6.0
    Short
    • (as William Strawback)
    • 1917
  • Bliss (1917)
    Bliss
    5.4
    Short
    • 1917

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • William Strawback
  • Born
    • May 18, 1892
    • New York, New York, USA
  • Died
    • May 24, 1949
    • Hollywood, California, USA

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