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William B. Davidson
Born · June 15, 1888
Died · September 28, 1947 (59 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
Bio
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William B. Davidson (June 16, 1888 – September 28, 1947) was an American film actor. Davidson attended Columbia University where he played football. He became a popular football star. This fame eventually led to his foray into motion pictures after he had spent some time as a lawyer. He started in films in 1914 with Vitagraph and supported well known stage and film actresses such as Ethel Barrymore, Mabel Taliaferro, Charlotte Walker, Olga Petrova, Viola Dana, June Caprice, Edna Goodrich, and Mae West. He appeared in 318 films between 1915 and 1949. He was born in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and died in Santa Monica, California. His first Hollywood film was For the Honor of the Crew. Afterward, he appeared in many films, his best-known role was perhaps the Ship's captain in The Most Dangerous Game. He remained in show business until his sudden death after surgery in 1947.
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1994
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
5.7
1975
The Judge Steps Out
Colonel Bright (uncredited)
7.0
1947
That Hagen Girl
Mr. Bowman (uncredited)
5.2
1947
That's My Man
Steward
6.0
1947
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
Peter Premium
5.4
1947
The Plainsman and the Lady
Russell
3.0
1946
My Darling Clementine
Saloon Owner (uncredited)
7.4
1946
The Cat Creeps
James Walsh
4.8
1946
Ding Dong Williams
Mr. Saul Dana
5.0
1946
Blonde Alibi
Police Captain Hurley (Uncredited)
3.9
1946
The Notorious Lone Wolf
Inspector Crane (as William Davidson)
5.5
1946
They Were Expendable
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
6.6
1945
Sing Your Way Home
F.T. Johnson
5.2
1945
Tell It to a Star
Brannigan
0.0
1945
Circumstantial Evidence
Board of Appeals Chairman
4.8
1945
The Man Who Walked Alone
Governor
5.5
1945
See My Lawyer
Judge
6.0
1945
Greenwich Village
Dance Director
6.0
1944
In Society
Parker
5.8
1944
Make Your Own Bed
Mr. Linklater
5.8
1944
A Night of Adventure
Gilbert J. Regan (uncredited)
4.9
1944
Up in Arms
Maxwell (uncredited)
5.9
1944
Over the Wall
Warden Ed
0.0
1943
Murder on the Waterfront
Capt. Towne
5.0
1943
The Good Fellows
Blake
0.0
1943
Hers to Hold
Al
6.8
1943
Mission to Moscow
Senator (uncredited)
5.2
1943
Calaboose
Sheriff George Lane (as William Davidson)
0.0
1943
Truck Busters
Stephen S. Gray
6.0
1943
Gentleman Jim
Donovan (uncredited)
7.2
1942
Careful, Soft Shoulders
Mr. Aldrich
6.0
1942
The Magnificent Dope
Mr. Reindel
7.2
1942
The Affairs of Martha
Homer Jacell
5.8
1942
In This Our Life
Jim Purdy
6.8
1942
Larceny, Inc.
McCarthy
6.9
1942
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Cyrus Ballard
6.0
1942
The Male Animal
Alumnus
4.1
1942
Over My Dead Body
Crole (as William Davidson)
0.0
1942
Remember the Day
Committeeman
6.6
1941
Keep 'Em Flying
Gonigle
5.9
1941
The Great Man's Lady
Sen. Knobs
6.3
1941
Three Girls About Town
Labor Leader
5.3
1941
Uncle Joe
Mr. Day
6.0
1941
Week-End in Havana
Captain Moss
6.6
1941
Sun Valley Serenade
Jack Murray
6.9
1941
Hold That Ghost
Moose Matson
6.7
1941
Highway West
Gorman
5.8
1941
Three Sons o' Guns
Henry Baxter
5.0
1941
In the Navy
Capt. Richards (uncredited)
6.3
1941
Thieves Fall Out
Harrison "Harry" Eckles
5.5
1941
The Lady from Cheyenne
Nye Dunbar
5.2
1941
Man-Made Monster
District Attorney Ralph B. Stanley
6.1
1941
San Francisco Docks
Dist. Atty. Craig
6.0
1940
Charter Pilot
Mr. Wentworth
6.0
1940
Lady with Red Hair
Stock Company Manager (uncredited)
6.5
1940
Tin Pan Alley
Hotel Manager
5.0
1940
Sandy Gets Her Man
Councilman Charles J. Clark
4.0
1940
Seven Sinners
Police Chief
6.0
1940
Hired Wife
Mumford (as William Davidson)
6.8
1940
Maryland
John Addison
6.2
1940
My Love Came Back
Agent
5.2
1940
Sailor's Lady
Judge Hinsdale
4.0
1940
Florian
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
1.0
1940
Girl in 313
George Grayson
5.6
1940
Lillian Russell
President Cleveland
6.1
1940
On Their Own
Judge Bull
0.0
1940
Half a Sinner
Slick
5.1
1940
Granny Get Your Gun
Fitzgerald
3.5
1940
My Little Chickadee
Sheriff of Little Bend (uncredited)
6.5
1940
Invisible Stripes
Montgomery (uncredited)
6.3
1939
Private Detective
Inspector Evans
6.0
1939
Smashing the Money Ring
Warden Denby
5.0
1939
Honeymoon in Bali
Store Detective
6.2
1939
Dust Be My Destiny
Work Farm Warden
6.2
1939
Hidden Power
Foster
0.0
1939
Each Dawn I Die
Bill Mason
6.8
1939
Indianapolis Speedway
Duncan Martin
5.0
1939
Naughty But Nice
Samuel 'Sam' 'Simsy' Hudson - Music Publisher
6.2
1939
On Trial
Mr. Gray
5.5
1939
Sudden Money
Sam
5.0
1939
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Stock Broker
7.3
1939
Blondie Meets the Boss
Elderly Man in Café (uncredited)
5.8
1939
Tail Spin
Sales Manager (Uncredited)
5.8
1939
Blackwell's Island
Hempel
5.0
1939
They Made Me a Criminal
Ennis
6.3
1939
Off the Record
Scotty
6.0
1939
Illegal Traffic
Dalton
6.5
1938
There Goes My Heart
Skipper Jackson (uncredited)
7.2
1938
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Ellory Bugs
9.0
1938
Letter of Introduction
Mr. Raleigh (uncredited)
5.9
1938
Racket Busters
Trucking Chairman (uncredited)
5.1
1938
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Mr. 'W.P.' Alvey
4.0
1938
Blockade
Commandant
5.6
1938
You and Me
N. G. Orton, Attorney-at-Law (uncredited)
6.7
1938
Cocoanut Grove
Hawtrey
0.0
1938
The Jury's Secret
Page
3.0
1938
Hollywood Hotel
Director Kelton
5.4
1938
Sergeant Murphy
Maj. Gruff (uncredited)
5.0
1938
Love on Toast
Jonathan
5.5
1937
The Hurricane
Abusive Drunk (uncredited)
6.6
1937
Something to Sing About
Mr. Richards (as William Davidson)
6.2
1937
Behind the Mike
Cyrus Wittles
0.0
1937
It Happened in Hollywood
Al Howard
6.1
1937
Paradise Isle
Hoener
5.0
1937
Easy Living
Mr. Hyde
7.0
1937
Ever Since Eve
Henderson
5.8
1937
Marry the Girl
Drake
5.0
1937
The Road Back
Bartscher
7.2
1937
Melody for Two
Mr. Hale
0.0
1937
Let Them Live
The Editor
0.0
1937
Marked Woman
Bob Crandall
6.5
1937
Midnight Court
Alfred H. Kruger
4.8
1937
Gold Diggers of 1937
Andy Callahan
5.8
1936
Earthworm Tractors
Mr. Jackson
5.0
1936
Satan Met a Lady
City Fathers Committee Spokesman (uncredited)
5.9
1936
The Big Noise
Welford Andrews
5.0
1936
Murder by an Aristocrat
Bayard Thatcher (as William Davidson)
3.0
1936
Fatal Lady
Detective (uncredited)
0.0
1936
The Singing Kid
Barney Hammond
4.0
1936
Road Gang
Attorney General Mardsen
6.5
1936
Love on a Bet
A.W. Hutchinson
7.0
1936
You May Be Next!
Official (uncredited)
2.5
1936
Dangerous
Reed Walsh
6.7
1935
Show Them No Mercy!
Chief Haggerty (as William Davidson)
7.0
1935
In Person
Director Bill Sutter
6.3
1935
Special Agent
Charlie Young - Carston's Lawyer
6.3
1935
Redheads on Parade
Theatre Manager
0.0
1935
Woman Wanted
Collins
6.3
1935
Oil for the Lamps of China
E.H. Swaley
7.3
1935
Go Into Your Dance
Tom McGee
7.0
1935
A Night at the Ritz
Connolly
3.0
1935
Death Flies East
Police Captain Barrie
5.0
1935
Sweet Music
Billie Madison
5.7
1935
Devil Dogs of the Air
Adjutant
6.4
1935
Bordertown
Dr. Carter
5.9
1935
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
Charles (as William Davidson)
6.0
1934
The Secret Bride
Representative McPherson
6.3
1934
Imitation of Life
Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
7.0
1934
The St. Louis Kid
Joe Hunter
5.8
1934
The Dragon Murder Case
Greeff
5.8
1934
Housewife
Nan's Attorney
7.6
1934
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Stephen Prime
6.0
1934
Fog Over Frisco
Editor Joe Hogue
6.2
1934
Upperworld
City Editor (uncredited)
6.3
1934
Laughing Boy
Hartshone (as William Davidson)
3.6
1934
The Big Shakedown
District Attorney (uncredited)
5.6
1934
Lady Killer
Director Williams
6.7
1933
Female
Department Head (Uncredited)
6.3
1933
Meet the Baron
General Broadcasting Representative
4.3
1933
I'm No Angel
Ernest Brown
6.4
1933
Torch Singer
Jarrett
5.2
1933
How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action
Himself
0.0
1933
The Intruder
Det. Lt. Samson
4.2
1933
Dangerously Yours
George Carr
0.0
1933
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Detective (Uncredited)
6.5
1933
Hello, Everybody!
Mr. Parker
6.0
1933
The Billion Dollar Scandal
Jim Lawrence
0.0
1933
The Animal Kingdom
Chess Player
5.8
1932
Central Park
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
5.2
1932
Guilty or Not Guilty
Chief
6.0
1932
The Sport Parade
Kendricks (uncredited)
5.3
1932
The Pride of the Legion
Sgt. Arnold
6.0
1932
Her Mad Night
District Attorney
1.0
1932
The Most Dangerous Game
Captain
6.9
1932
The Thirteenth Guest
Police Captain Brown (Uncredited)
5.2
1932
Is My Face Red?
O'Sullivan
5.0
1932
Scarface
Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
7.4
1932
The Lost Squadron
Lelewer
6.3
1932
Sky Devils
Captain
5.5
1932
The Menace
John Utterson
4.5
1932
Half Holiday
Jerry - Andy's Pal
0.0
1931
Graft
M.H. Thomas
4.5
1931
The Secret Call
Jim Blake
0.0
1931
The Vice Squad
Magistrate Tom Morrison
7.0
1931
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
5.0
1931
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
Himself - Golfer
0.0
1931
Dishonored
6.8
1931
Captain Applejack
Bill Dennett
6.5
1931
No Limit
Wilkie
6.0
1931
Hook, Line and Sinker
Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)
5.5
1930
Oh, for a Man!
Kerry Stokes
5.7
1930
Hell's Angels
Staff Major
6.5
1930
Sunny
First Ship's Officer
5.0
1930
The Silver Horde
Tom Hilliard
5.3
1930
Playboy of Paris
Monsieur Bannack (uncredited)
7.0
1930
The Costello Case
Saunders
0.0
1930
Scarlet Pages
Jackson
6.5
1930
For the Defense
Dist. Atty. Stone
4.8
1930
A Man from Wyoming
Major
9.0
1930
Men Are Like That
Frank Hyland
9.0
1930
Blaze o' Glory
District Attorney (as William Davidson)
0.0
1929
Always Faithful
George W. Mason
0.0
1929
Woman Trap
Watts
5.2
1929
Queen of the Night Clubs
Assistant District Attorney (as William Davidson)
0.0
1929
The Carnation Kid
Blythe
0.0
1929
Sharp Tools
0.0
1928
Good Morning, Judge
Elton (as William Davidson)
0.0
1928
A Gentleman of Paris
Henri Dufour
0.0
1927
Cradle Snatchers
Roy Ladd
3.5
1927
The Last Trail
Kurt Morley
0.0
1927
Hearts and Spurs
Victor Dufresne
0.0
1925
Recompense
Col. Donovan
0.0
1925
Ports of Call
Randolph Sherman
0.0
1925
The Valley of Doubt
Macy
0.0
1924
Adam and Eva
Dr. Delamater
0.0
1923
The Dumb-Bell
6.0
1922
The Girl from Nowhere
Jimmy Ryder
0.0
1921
Partners of the Night
Robert Clifford
0.0
1920
The Capitol
Congressman Blake
0.0
1919
Lure of Ambition
Hon. Cyril Ralston
0.0
1919
Impossible Catherine
John Henry Jackson
0.0
1919
La belle Russe
Brand
0.0
1919
A Woman There Was
Rev. Winthrop Stark
0.0
1919
Why I Would Not Marry
Undetermined Role
0.0
1918
In Pursuit of Polly
Larry O'Malley
7.5
1918
Ashes of Love
0.0
1918
Her Second Husband
John Kirby
0.0
1917
American Maid
David Starr
0.0
1917
Persuasive Peggy
Ed Trowbridge
0.0
1917
The Lifted Veil
Malcolm Grant
1.0
1917
The Greatest Power
John Conrad
0.0
1917
The Call of Her People
Nicholas Van Kleet
0.0
1917
Mary Lawson's Secret
Dr. Brundage
0.0
1917
The White Raven
The Stranger
6.0
1917
A Modern Cinderella
0.0
1917
In the Diplomatic Service
Lynn Hardi
0.0
1916
The Pretenders
Joseph Bailey (as William Davidson)
0.0
1916
Dorian's Divorce
Henry Morgan (as William Davidson)
0.0
1916
The Price of Malice
Capt. Mills
0.0
1916
Her Debt of Honor
John Hartfield
0.0
1916
A Yellow Streak
Jack Rader
0.0
1915
For the Honor of the Crew
Robert Brent
0.0
1915