William Ruhl

William Ruhl, also known Bill Ruhl or William H. Ruhl, was an American character actor of the 1930s, 40s and early 50s. Born on October 25, 1901 in Colfax, Washington, Ruhl would enter the film industry in the small role of a shopper in 1934's The Man Who Reclaimed His Head, starring Claude Rains and Joan Bennett. Over the course of his career he would appear in over 150 films and television shows, including over 125 feature films. During the 1940s he was used frequently by Monogram Studios, appearing in several of their series, including Charlie Chan, The Bowery Boys, and Joe Palooka.

Notable films in which he appeared include: Pittsburgh (1942), starring John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich and Randolph Scott;Alfred Hitchcock's Saboteur, also in 1942;Hit the Ice (1943), starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello;Michael Curtiz's 1945 drama, Mildred Pierce, for which Joan Crawford won the Academy Award for Best Actress;Life With Father (1947), starring William Powell, Irene Dunne, and Elizabeth Taylor; and Cecil B. DeMille's epic, The Greatest Show on Earth in 1952. Ruhl's final film appearance would be in 1953's Above and Beyond, which starred Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker. In addition to his film work, Ruhl would also make appearances on several television shows, including The Lone Ranger, Hopalong Cassidy, and The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok.

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William (marcha orientalis)

William (II) was the margrave (comes terminalis, "frontier count") of the March of Pannonia in the mid ninth century until his death on campaign against the Moravians in 871. In his day, the march orientalis corresponded to a front along the Danube from the Traungau to Szombathely and the Rába river and including the Vienna basin. It was a military frontier zone against Avaria.

William co-ruled the march with his brother Engelschalk I and both died on the same campaign. They were replaced by Aribo, but Engelschalk's son Engelschalk II led their heirs in rebellion against Aribo in what became known as the Wilhelminer War from 882 to 884. The "Wilhelminers" were descendants of William's father, William I.

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William (archbishop of Mainz)

William (929 – 2 March 968) was Archbishop of Mainz from 17 December 954 until his death. He was the son of the Emperor Otto I the Great and a Slav mother.

On 17 December 954, he was appointed to the archbishopric of Mainz following the death of the rebellious former archbishop Frederick. William received confirmation from Pope Agapetus II and also the title of Apostolic Vicar of Germany, a title which made the archbishops of Mainz the pope's deputies in Germany and granted the archdiocese of Mainz the title of Holy See. From his father William also received the title of "Arch-Chaplain of the Empire."

William died at Rottleberode in 968 and was buried in St. Alban's Abbey, Mainz.