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