Career
Born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Blystone"s full name was William Stanley Blystone. He is best known for his appearance in Charlie Chaplin"s Modern Times, playing Paulette Goddard"s father, and several short films starring The Three Stooges. Some of his more memorable roles were in the films Half Shot Shooters, False Alarms, Goofs and Saddles, Three Little Twirps and Slaphappy Sleuths.
He also appeared in several Laurel and Hardy films.
Blystone was married to Hollywood starlet Alma Tell (1898–1937). They had no children.
Blystone"s brother John Blystone (1892–1938) was a film director in Hollywood. Blystone was strolling down a Hollywood sidewalk on July 16, 1956 when he collapsed, dying of a sudden heart attack.