William Courtenay (actor)

William Courtenay
Born	William Hancock Kelly (1875-06-19)June 19, 1875 Worcester, Massachusetts
Died	April 20, 1933(1933-04-20) (aged 57) Rye, New York
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1894-1930
Spouse	Virginia Harned

William Courtenay (June 19, 1875 – April 20, 1933) was a noted Broadway star and later film actor. He was born William Hancock Kelly. At age 19 in 1894, before his Broadway career took off, Courtenay appeared in Alexander Black's slide show Miss Jerry. This was a sort of alternative entertainment to a new device by Thomas Edison called a Kinetoscope à la moving pictures.