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William Desmond
Born · January 23, 1878
Died · November 3, 1949 (71 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Horseheads, New York, USA
Bio
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.
Savage Fury
Allen (archive footage)
0.0
1956
Thunder Mountain
Townsman (uncredited)
5.0
1947
The Egg and I
Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
7.0
1947
Code of the West
Settler (uncredited)
5.0
1947
Desert Command
Capt. Boncour
3.8
1946
Strange Confession
Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
6.8
1945
The Naughty Nineties
Showboat Customer (uncredited)
6.8
1945
The Return of the Durango Kid
Street Ambusher (uncredited)
8.0
1945
The Climax
Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
5.4
1944
The Mummy's Ghost
Museum Tourist (uncredited)
5.8
1944
Phantom Lady
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
7.0
1944
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
6.1
1943
Phantom of the Opera
Stagehand (uncredited)
6.2
1943
The Lone Star Trail
Bartender Mike
5.0
1943
Cheyenne Roundup
Pete
4.0
1943
Overland Mail
Williams - Banker
0.0
1942
The Silver Bullet
Townsman
4.0
1942
Down Rio Grande Way
Townsman
0.0
1942
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Bartender
5.0
1941
Where Did You Get That Girl?
Tourist
5.0
1941
Junior G-Men
Irish Cop (uncredited)
6.1
1940
The Boys from Syracuse
Citizen
5.8
1940
Winners of the West
Bill Brine
0.0
1940
Tim Tyler's Luck
Dock Official
0.0
1937
Song of the Gringo
Bailiff
4.7
1936
The Vigilantes Are Coming
Anderson, Vigilante Member
5.5
1936
Hollywood Boulevard
Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
2.5
1936
Treachery Rides the Range
Bill
1.0
1936
Song of the Saddle
Tim
7.0
1936
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Captain of the 'Viking'
4.0
1936
The Broken Coin
0.0
1936
Custer's Last Stand
Wagon Master
4.5
1936
Headin' for the Rio Grande
Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
0.0
1936
Frisco Kid
Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
6.8
1935
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
Foreman Burke
6.0
1935
Powdersmoke Range
Happy - Bartender
0.0
1935
Courage of the North
Gene Travis
0.0
1935
The Roaring West
Jim Parker
0.0
1935
Social Error
Policeman
5.0
1935
The Call of the Savage
Allen
5.0
1935
The Ghost Rider
Guard
5.0
1935
Cyclone of the Saddle
Wagon Master
5.2
1935
The Cowboy and the Bandit
Sheriff Pete
6.0
1935
Born to Battle
John Brownell
1.5
1935
Naughty Marietta
Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
5.1
1935
Wild Waters
Sheriff Manning
0.0
1935
Timber Terrors
Royce Horter
5.0
1935
Rustlers of Red Dog
Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]
8.0
1935
When Lightning Strikes
Marshal Jack Stevens
5.0
1934
Frontier Days
Sheriff Barnes
4.0
1934
The Way of the West
'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)
0.0
1934
The Red Rider
Sheriff Campbell
4.0
1934
I Can't Escape
Parole Officer Donovan
0.0
1934
Crack-Up
Police Chief
0.0
1934
The Vanishing Shadow
MacDonald
6.5
1934
The Rawhide Terror
Tom Blake
4.2
1934
Border Guns
Dr. Jim Wilson
0.0
1934
Pirate Treasure
Capt. Jim Carson
4.0
1934
Fargo Express
Sheriff Joe Thompson
0.0
1933
Perils of Pauline
Prof. Thompson
5.7
1933
Strawberry Roan
Colonel Brownlee
5.5
1933
Mr. Broadway
1st Suitor (archive footage)
0.0
1933
Gordon of Ghost City
John Mulford
4.0
1933
Laughing at Life
Military Cabinet Officer
6.0
1933
The Phantom of the Air
Thomas Edmonds
6.0
1933
The Three Musketeers
Capt. Boncour
5.5
1933
The Rustler's Roundup
San Dimas Sheriff Holden
0.0
1933
Clancy of the Mounted
Dave Moran
0.0
1933
A Scarlet Week-End
1.0
1932
The Last Frontier
General Custer
6.0
1932
Heroes of the West
John Blaine
5.5
1932
Battling with Buffalo Bill
John Mills
5.0
1931
The Lightning Warrior
Townsman (uncredited)
5.0
1931
Oklahoma Jim
Lacy
0.0
1931
The Vanishing Legion
Milesburg Sheriff
9.0
1931
The Phantom of the West
Martin Blair
0.0
1930
No Defense
John Harper
0.0
1929
No Children
Self
0.0
1929
The Mystery Rider
Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider
0.0
1928
The Vanishing Rider
Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
0.0
1928
The Strings of Steel
Ned Brown
0.0
1926
The Ace of Spades
Dan Harvey
0.0
1925
The Meddler
Richard Gilmore
2.0
1925
The Burning Trail
Smiling Bill Flannigan
0.0
1925
Straight Through
Good Deed O'Day
0.0
1925
Barriers of the Law
Rex Brandon
0.0
1925
Ridin' Pretty
Sky Parker
0.0
1925
Outwitted
Jack Blaisdel
0.0
1925
The Sunset Trail
Happy Hobo
0.0
1924
The Measure of a Man
John Fairmeadow
0.0
1924
Hello, 'Frisco
William Desmond
5.0
1924
The Breathless Moment
Billy Carson
0.0
1924
The Extra Girl
Himself
5.9
1923
The Extra Girl
Himself - Actor
5.9
1923
Shadows of the North
Ben 'Wolf' Darby
0.0
1923
McGuire of the Mounted
Bob McGuire
0.0
1923
Night Life in Hollywood
Self
0.0
1922
Perils of the Yukon
Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.
0.0
1922
Fightin' Mad
Bud McGraw
0.0
1921
The Policeman and the Baby
The Policeman
0.0
1921
The Child Thou Gavest Me
Tom Marshall
0.0
1921
Women Men Love
David Hunter
0.0
1921
The Prince and Betty
John Maude
7.5
1919
A Sage Brush Hamlet
Larry Lang
0.0
1919
Her Code of Honor
Eugene La Salle
0.0
1919
Society for Sale
Honorable Billy
0.0
1918
The Marriage Bubble
The Actor
0.0
1918
Captain of His Soul
Horace
0.0
1918
Married in Name Only
0.0
1917
Flying Colors
Brent Brewster
0.0
1917
Master of His Home
Carson Stewart
0.0
1917
Paws of the Bear
Ray Bourke
0.0
1917
The Last of the Ingrams
Jules Ingram
0.0
1917
The Iced Bullet
The Author / Horace Lee
0.0
1917
A Gamble in Souls
0.0
1916
The Dawn Maker
Bruce Smithson
0.0
1916
Peggy
Rev. Donald Bruce
0.0
1916
Peer Gynt
The Parson
0.0
1915
The Majesty of the Law
Jackson Morgan Kent
0.0
1915
Kilmeny
Bob Meredith
0.0
1915