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name: "William Tubbs"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-tubbs"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 May 1907"
died: "25 January 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:13:26.349210+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# William Tubbs

Actor. Born 10 May 1907 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Died 25 January 1953.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 May 1907, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- **Died:** 25 January 1953
- **Also known as:** Bill Tubbs, William C. Tubbs, William Thubbs

## Biography

William Tubbs was an American stage and film actor. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he worked as an insurance man in Hollywood before entering acting. His film career began in the mid-1940s and was largely spent in Europe after the Second World War.

He appeared in several films directed by Roberto Rossellini, including *Paisan* (1946) as Captain Bill Martin and *Europe '51* (1952) as Professor Alessandrini. Other notable credits include *Quo Vadis* (1951) as Anaxander, *The Golden Coach* (1952) as Aubergiste, and his final role as Bill O'Brien in *The Wages of Fear* (1953).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Wages of Fear* (1953), Fi1m 90, as Bill O'Brien — [page](https://film.one/film/the-wages-of-fear.md)

## Also known for

- *Quo Vadis* (1951), Anaxander
- *Paisan* (1946), Captain Bill Martin
- *Cops and Robbers* (1951), Mr. Locuzzo, the Tourist
- *Europa '51* (1952), Professor Alessandrini
- *The Golden Coach* (1952), Aubergiste
- *Framed* (1947), (uncredited)
- *The Machine That Kills Bad People* (1952), American Girl's Father

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