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William B. Davidson

Acting
June 15, 1888
— September 28, 1947(59 years old)
Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
Popularity: 0
IMDb

Biography

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...

Also Known As

Wm. B. Davidson • Wm. Davidson • William Davidson • Bill Davidson • William Beatman Davidson

Known For

MGM Parade series poster (1955)
9.0

MGM Parade

The Most Dangerous Game movie poster (1932)
6.9

The Most Dangerous Game

Captain

Marked Woman movie poster (1937)
6.6

Marked Woman

Bob Crandall

Hell's Angels movie poster (1930)
6.5

Hell's Angels

Staff Major

Lady Killer movie poster (1933)
6.9

Lady Killer

Director Williams

Each Dawn I Die movie poster (1939)
6.8

Each Dawn I Die

Bill Mason

In This Our Life movie poster (1942)
6.9

In This Our Life

Jim Purdy

Hold That Ghost movie poster (1941)
6.8

Hold That Ghost

Moose Matson

Easy Living movie poster (1937)
7.1

Easy Living

Mr. Hyde

Seven Sinners movie poster (1940)
5.9

Seven Sinners

Police Chief

Dangerous movie poster (1935)
6.6

Dangerous

Reed Walsh

Keep 'Em Flying movie poster (1941)
6.1

Keep 'Em Flying

Gonigle

Photos of William B. Davidson

Filmography

1940s

That Hagen Girl movie poster (1947)
5.3

That Hagen Girl

Mr. Bowman (uncredited)

The Plainsman and the Lady movie poster (1946)
6.0

The Plainsman and the Lady

Russell

The Notorious Lone Wolf movie poster (1946)
6.0

The Notorious Lone Wolf

Inspector Crane (as William Davidson)

Ding Dong Williams movie poster (1946)
7.5

Ding Dong Williams

Mr. Saul Dana

Circumstantial Evidence movie poster (1945)
5.2

Circumstantial Evidence

Board of Appeals Chairman

Tell It to a Star movie poster (1945)
10.0

Tell It to a Star

Brannigan

The Good Fellows movie poster (1943)
8.0

The Good Fellows

Blake

Murder on the Waterfront movie poster (1943)
7.0

Murder on the Waterfront

Capt. Towne

Larceny, Inc. movie poster (1942)
7.1

Larceny, Inc.

McCarthy

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine movie poster (1942)
6.5

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

Cyrus Ballard

The Affairs of Martha movie poster (1942)
6.6

The Affairs of Martha

Homer Jacell

In the Navy movie poster (1941)
6.4

In the Navy

Capt. Richards (uncredited)

The Great Man's Lady movie poster (1941)
6.3

The Great Man's Lady

Sen. Knobs

Sun Valley Serenade movie poster (1941)
7.1

Sun Valley Serenade

Jack Murray

Highway West movie poster (1941)
6.6

Highway West

Gorman

Uncle Joe movie poster (1941)
7.0

Uncle Joe

Mr. Day

Seven Sinners movie poster (1940)
5.9

Seven Sinners

Police Chief

Lillian Russell movie poster (1940)
6.7

Lillian Russell

President Cleveland

My Love Came Back movie poster (1940)
4.9

My Love Came Back

Agent

Florian movie poster (1940)
4.5

Florian

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

1930s

Dust Be My Destiny movie poster (1939)
6.5

Dust Be My Destiny

Work Farm Warden

They Made Me a Criminal movie poster (1939)
6.3

They Made Me a Criminal

Ennis

Blackwell's Island movie poster (1939)
5.5

Blackwell's Island

Hempel

Hidden Power movie poster (1939)
10.0

Hidden Power

Foster

Indianapolis Speedway movie poster (1939)
5.6

Indianapolis Speedway

Duncan Martin

Racket Busters movie poster (1938)
5.6

Racket Busters

Trucking Chairman (uncredited)

Hollywood Hotel movie poster (1938)
5.8

Hollywood Hotel

Director Kelton

Cocoanut Grove movie poster (1938)
9.0

Cocoanut Grove

Hawtrey

Blockade movie poster (1938)
5.8

Blockade

Commandant

Cowboy from Brooklyn movie poster (1938)
7.0

Cowboy from Brooklyn

Mr. 'W.P.' Alvey

Letter of Introduction movie poster (1938)
6.0

Letter of Introduction

Mr. Raleigh (uncredited)

Sergeant Murphy movie poster (1938)
6.0

Sergeant Murphy

Maj. Gruff (uncredited)

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off movie poster (1938)
8.0

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

Ellory Bugs

The Hurricane movie poster (1937)
6.8

The Hurricane

The Bully (uncredited)

Easy Living movie poster (1937)
7.1

Easy Living

Mr. Hyde

Midnight Court movie poster (1937)
5.1

Midnight Court

Alfred H. Kruger

It Happened in Hollywood movie poster (1937)
6.3

It Happened in Hollywood

Al Howard

Marry the Girl movie poster (1937)
6.5

Marry the Girl

Drake

Ever Since Eve movie poster (1937)
5.8

Ever Since Eve

Henderson

Paradise Isle movie poster (1937)
6.0

Paradise Isle

Hoener

Road Gang movie poster (1936)
7.0

Road Gang

Attorney General Mardsen

Earthworm Tractors movie poster (1936)
5.3

Earthworm Tractors

Mr. Jackson

Love on a Bet movie poster (1936)
7.0

Love on a Bet

A.W. Hutchinson

Fatal Lady movie poster (1936)
10.0

Fatal Lady

Detective (uncredited)

Murder by an Aristocrat movie poster (1936)
5.0

Murder by an Aristocrat

Bayard Thatcher

Death Flies East movie poster (1935)
7.0

Death Flies East

Police Captain Barrie

Special Agent movie poster (1935)
6.2

Special Agent

Charlie Young - Carston's Lawyer

Sweet Music movie poster (1935)
6.8

Sweet Music

Billie Madison

In Person movie poster (1935)
6.8

In Person

Director Bill Sutter (uncredited)

Show Them No Mercy! movie poster (1935)
7.5

Show Them No Mercy!

Chief Haggerty (as William Davidson)

Woman Wanted movie poster (1935)
6.8

Woman Wanted

Collins

The St. Louis Kid movie poster (1934)
6.3

The St. Louis Kid

Joe Hunter

The Dragon Murder Case movie poster (1934)
5.9

The Dragon Murder Case

Greeff

Laughing Boy movie poster (1934)
3.7

Laughing Boy

Hartshone (as William Davidson)

Lady Killer movie poster (1933)
6.9

Lady Killer

Director Williams

I'm No Angel movie poster (1933)
6.4

I'm No Angel

Ernest Brown

The Intruder movie poster (1933)
4.6

The Intruder

Det. Lt. Samson

Hello, Everybody! movie poster (1933)
7.0

Hello, Everybody!

Mr. Parker

Dangerously Yours movie poster (1933)
7.0

Dangerously Yours

George Carr

The Most Dangerous Game movie poster (1932)
6.9

The Most Dangerous Game

Captain

The Lost Squadron movie poster (1932)
6.5

The Lost Squadron

Lelewer

The Animal Kingdom movie poster (1932)
5.6

The Animal Kingdom

Chess Player

Sky Devils movie poster (1932)
5.0

Sky Devils

Captain

The Menace movie poster (1932)
5.6

The Menace

John Utterson

The Pride of the Legion movie poster (1932)
7.0

The Pride of the Legion

Sgt. Arnold

Guilty or Not Guilty movie poster (1932)
7.0

Guilty or Not Guilty

Chief

Her Mad Night movie poster (1932)
3.8

Her Mad Night

District Attorney

Graft movie poster (1931)
5.0

Graft

M.H. Thomas

Windy Riley Goes Hollywood movie poster (1931)
5.8

Windy Riley Goes Hollywood

The Vice Squad movie poster (1931)
7.0

The Vice Squad

Magistrate Tom Morrison

No Limit movie poster (1931)
6.0

No Limit

Wilkie

Captain Applejack movie poster (1931)
7.3

Captain Applejack

Bill Dennett

Scarlet Pages movie poster (1930)
7.0

Scarlet Pages

Jackson

For the Defense movie poster (1930)
5.3

For the Defense

Dist. Atty. Stone

Hook, Line and Sinker movie poster (1930)
5.6

Hook, Line and Sinker

Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)

A Man from Wyoming movie poster (1930)
8.0

A Man from Wyoming

Major

Playboy of Paris movie poster (1930)
7.0

Playboy of Paris

Monsieur Bannack (uncredited)

1920s

Woman Trap movie poster (1929)
5.3

Woman Trap

Watts

Queen of the Night Clubs movie poster (1929)
8.0

Queen of the Night Clubs

Assistant District Attorney (as William Davidson)

The Carnation Kid movie poster (1929)
10.0

The Carnation Kid

Blythe

Good Morning, Judge movie poster (1928)
8.0

Good Morning, Judge

Elton (as William Davidson)

Cradle Snatchers movie poster (1927)
3.8

Cradle Snatchers

Roy Ladd

Ports of Call movie poster (1925)
7.0

Ports of Call

Randolph Sherman

Hearts and Spurs movie poster (1925)
10.0

Hearts and Spurs

Victor Dufresne

The Dumb-Bell movie poster (1922)
6.3

The Dumb-Bell

Partners of the Night movie poster (1920)
10.0

Partners of the Night

Robert Clifford

1910s

Lure of Ambition movie poster (1919)
10.0

Lure of Ambition

Hon. Cyril Ralston

La belle Russe movie poster (1919)

La belle Russe

Brand

In Pursuit of Polly movie poster (1918)
7.5

In Pursuit of Polly

Larry O'Malley

The White Raven movie poster (1917)
5.5

The White Raven

The Stranger

The Greatest Power movie poster (1917)

The Greatest Power

John Conrad

The Lifted Veil movie poster (1917)
1.0

The Lifted Veil

Malcolm Grant

The Call of Her People movie poster (1917)

The Call of Her People

Nicholas Van Kleet

The Pretenders movie poster (1916)
9.0

The Pretenders

Joseph Bailey (as William Davidson)

The Price of Malice movie poster (1916)

The Price of Malice

Capt. Mills

In the Diplomatic Service movie poster (1916)

In the Diplomatic Service

Lynn Hardi

A Yellow Streak movie poster (1915)

A Yellow Streak

Jack Rader

For the Honor of the Crew movie poster (1915)

For the Honor of the Crew

Robert Brent