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