William Desmond
Born
January 23, 1878
Died
November 3, 1949 (71 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Horseheads, New York, USA
Starting out in dramatic parts, Desmond soon switched to westerns and action serials, and became a major western star. When the sound era began Desmond was almost 50 years old, and was soon relegated to supporting roles.
Known For

Savage Fury
Allen (archive footage)
1956

Thunder Mountain
Townsman (uncredited)
1947

The Egg and I
Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
1947

Code of the West
Settler (uncredited)
1947

Desert Command
Capt. Boncour
1946

Strange Confession
Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
1945

The Naughty Nineties
Showboat Customer (uncredited)
1945

The Return of the Durango Kid
Street Ambusher (uncredited)
1945

The Climax
Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
1944

The Mummy's Ghost
Museum Tourist (uncredited)
1944

Phantom Lady
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1944

Thank Your Lucky Stars
Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
1943

Phantom of the Opera
Stagehand (uncredited)
1943

The Lone Star Trail
Bartender Mike
1943

Cheyenne Roundup
Pete
1943

Overland Mail
Williams - Banker
1942

The Silver Bullet
Townsman
1942

Down Rio Grande Way
Townsman
1942

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Bartender
1941

Where Did You Get That Girl?
Tourist
1941

Junior G-Men
Irish Cop (uncredited)
1940

The Boys from Syracuse
Citizen
1940

Winners of the West
Bill Brine
1940

Tim Tyler's Luck
Dock Official
1937

Song of the Gringo
Bailiff
1936

The Vigilantes Are Coming
Anderson, Vigilante Member
1936

Hollywood Boulevard
Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
1936

Treachery Rides the Range
Bill
1936

Song of the Saddle
Tim
1936

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Captain of the 'Viking'
1936
The Broken Coin
1936

Custer's Last Stand
Wagon Master
1936

Headin' for the Rio Grande
Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
1936

Frisco Kid
Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
1935

Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
Foreman Burke
1935

Powdersmoke Range
Happy - Bartender
1935

Courage of the North
Gene Travis
1935

The Roaring West
Jim Parker
1935

Social Error
Policeman
1935

The Call of the Savage
Allen
1935

The Ghost Rider
Guard
1935

Cyclone of the Saddle
Wagon Master
1935

The Cowboy and the Bandit
Sheriff Pete
1935

Born to Battle
John Brownell
1935

Naughty Marietta
Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
1935
Wild Waters
Sheriff Manning
1935
Timber Terrors
Royce Horter
1935

Rustlers of Red Dog
Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]
1935

When Lightning Strikes
Marshal Jack Stevens
1934

Frontier Days
Sheriff Barnes
1934

The Way of the West
'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)
1934

The Red Rider
Sheriff Campbell
1934

I Can't Escape
Parole Officer Donovan
1934
Crack-Up
Police Chief
1934

The Vanishing Shadow
MacDonald
1934

The Rawhide Terror
Tom Blake
1934

Border Guns
Dr. Jim Wilson
1934

Pirate Treasure
Capt. Jim Carson
1934

Fargo Express
Sheriff Joe Thompson
1933

Perils of Pauline
Prof. Thompson
1933

Strawberry Roan
Colonel Brownlee
1933

Mr. Broadway
1st Suitor (archive footage)
1933

Gordon of Ghost City
John Mulford
1933

Laughing at Life
Military Cabinet Officer
1933

The Phantom of the Air
Thomas Edmonds
1933

The Three Musketeers
Capt. Boncour
1933

The Rustler's Roundup
San Dimas Sheriff Holden
1933

Clancy of the Mounted
Dave Moran
1933

A Scarlet Week-End
1932

The Last Frontier
General Custer
1932

Heroes of the West
John Blaine
1932

Battling with Buffalo Bill
John Mills
1931

The Lightning Warrior
Townsman (uncredited)
1931

Oklahoma Jim
Lacy
1931

The Vanishing Legion
Milesburg Sheriff
1931

The Phantom of the West
Martin Blair
1930

No Defense
John Harper
1929

No Children
Self
1929

The Mystery Rider
Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider
1928

The Vanishing Rider
Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
1928

The Strings of Steel
Ned Brown
1926

The Ace of Spades
Dan Harvey
1925

The Meddler
Richard Gilmore
1925

The Burning Trail
Smiling Bill Flannigan
1925
Red Clay
Chief John Nisheto
1925

Straight Through
Good Deed O'Day
1925

Barriers of the Law
Rex Brandon
1925

Ridin' Pretty
Sky Parker
1925

Outwitted
Jack Blaisdel
1925

The Sunset Trail
Happy Hobo
1924

The Measure of a Man
John Fairmeadow
1924
Hello, 'Frisco
William Desmond
1924

The Breathless Moment
Billy Carson
1924

The Extra Girl
Himself
1923

The Extra Girl
Himself - Actor
1923

Shadows of the North
Ben 'Wolf' Darby
1923

McGuire of the Mounted
Bob McGuire
1923

Night Life in Hollywood
Self
1922

Perils of the Yukon
Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.
1922

Fightin' Mad
Bud McGraw
1921

The Policeman and the Baby
The Policeman
1921

The Child Thou Gavest Me
Tom Marshall
1921

Women Men Love
David Hunter
1921

The Prince and Betty
John Maude
1919

A Sage Brush Hamlet
Larry Lang
1919

Bare-Fisted Gallagher
'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher
1919

Her Code of Honor
Eugene La Salle
1919

Society for Sale
Honorable Billy
1918
The Marriage Bubble
The Actor
1918
Captain of His Soul
Horace
1918

Married in Name Only
1917

Flying Colors
Brent Brewster
1917

Master of His Home
Carson Stewart
1917
Paws of the Bear
Ray Bourke
1917
The Last of the Ingrams
Jules Ingram
1917

The Iced Bullet
The Author / Horace Lee
1917

A Gamble in Souls
1916

The Dawn Maker
Bruce Smithson
1916
Bullets and Brown Eyes
Prince Carl
1916

Peggy
Rev. Donald Bruce
1916

Peer Gynt
The Parson
1915

The Majesty of the Law
Jackson Morgan Kent
1915

Kilmeny
Bob Meredith
1915