William Haade (March 2, 1904 or March 2, 1903 – November 15, 1966) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1937 and 1957. He was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles, California.
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Early life
Born and raised in Manhattan, New York City, Haade was one of four children born to Bernard Francis Haade and Annie Kelly, one of whom died at the age of one in 1908. Following the death of his birth father in 1909, Haade's mother married William Bittner, resulting in the eventual acquisition of four additional half-siblings. He attended All Saints Parochial School and All Hallows Institute, and he served in the Navy for four years and three months.
Career
Haade was a construction boss until he began acting, appearing in Iron Men (1936) on Broadway. A technical advisor to Norman Bel Geddes recommended Haade to his boss, who was seeking a fresh face for the play's lead.
Haade dismissed rumors that when Bel Geddes initially asked him about acting he immediately accepted and walked away from his tools. "That's a lot of bunk," he said. He did not take the offer seriously, responding, "Are you drunk or on hop?" When Bel Geddes telephoned Haades's wife, she promised to have him meet the people putting on the play. He complied, and "When they show me everything's on the up and up, and agree to pay me 200 smackers a week", he accepted the deal.
Screen tests resulted after motion-picture scouts were impressed with Haade's performance on Broadway, and the result was a contract for him with Warner Bros.
Personal life and death
Haade was married once, to Anna R. Sincere. They had two sons, William Joseph and Edward John Haade.
Haade died on November 15, 1966.
Selected filmography
Kid Galahad (1937) - Chuck McGraw
Telephone Operator (1937) - Heaver
Missing Witnesses (1937) - Emmet White
The Invisible Menace (1938) - Private Ferris
Hollywood Stadium Mystery (1938) - Tommy Madison - the Champ
Copper Canyon (1950) - Laughing Poker Game Bystander (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle (1950) - Robert 'Bubbles' Conway
Hunt the Man Down (1950) - Bart (uncredited)
Three Desperate Men (1951) - Bill Devlin
A Yank in Korea (1951) - Corporal Jawolski
Oh! Susanna (1951) - Trooper Riorty
Rawhide (1951) - Gil Scott (uncredited)
Stop That Cab (1951) - Onslow
Santa Fe (1951) - Union Veteran (uncredited)
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas (1951) - Henchman Mark Brannigan
The Texas Rangers (1951) - Guard on Train (uncredited)
Leave It to the Marines (1951) - Recruiting Sergeant Delaney
The Sea Hornet (1951) - Condor
Here Come the Nelsons (1952) - Bully (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious (1952) - Sheriff Sam Bullock (uncredited)
And Now Tomorrow (1952)
Skirts Ahoy! (1952) - Bosun's Mate (uncredited)
Carson City (1952) - Hardrock Haggerty
Bonzo Goes to College (1952) - Tom, Truck Driver (uncredited)
Kansas City Confidential (1952) - Detective Mullins (uncredited)
Come Back, Little Sheba (1952) - Interne (uncredited)
San Antone (1953) - Yankee Sergeant (uncredited)
The Blue Gardenia (1953) - Patrolman Hopper (uncredited)
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953) - Police Captain (uncredited)
Red River Shore (1953) - Link - Henchman
The Great Diamond Robbery (1954) - Mike, the Policeman (uncredited)
Jubilee Trail (1954) - Jake - Sailor (uncredited)
Untamed Heiress (1954) - Friend
Silver Lode (1954) - Searcher at Dolly's Door (uncredited)
Toughest Man Alive (1955)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955) - Hobo (uncredited)
Many Rivers to Cross (1955) - The Constable (uncredited)
The Road to Denver (1955) - Bartender #1 (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) (Season 1 Episode 20: "And So Died Riabouchinska") - Stagehand
Spoilers of the Forest (1957) - Loader (uncredited)
She Devil (1957) - Police Detective (uncredited)
The Tall Stranger (1957) - Cattle Thief (uncredited)
Revolt in the Big House (1958) - Guard (uncredited)
William Haade was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1937 and 1957. He was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles, California.
