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person_profile-William B. Davidson

William B. Davidson Died at age: 59

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Jun 15, 1888

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Sep 28, 1947

Biography of

William B. Davidson

    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.

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Filmography of

William B. Davidson

Found 220 Movies in total

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1994

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1975

The Judge Steps Out

Colonel Bright (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1947

That Hagen Girl

Mr. Bowman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1947

That's My Man

Steward ( Actor )

... 1947

Dick Tracy's Dilemma

Peter Premium ( Actor )

... 1947

... 1946

My Darling Clementine

Saloon Owner (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1946

The Cat Creeps

James Walsh ( Actor )

... 1946

Ding Dong Williams

Mr. Saul Dana ( Actor )

... 1946

Blonde Alibi

Police Captain Hurley (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1946

The Notorious Lone Wolf

Inspector Crane (as William Davidson) ( Actor )

... 1946

They Were Expendable

Hotel Manager (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1945

Sing Your Way Home

F.T. Johnson ( Actor )

... 1945

Tell It to a Star

Brannigan ( Actor )

... 1945

Circumstantial Evidence

Chairman ( Actor )

... 1945

The Man Who Walked Alone

Governor ( Actor )

... 1945

See My Lawyer

Judge ( Actor )

... 1945

Greenwich Village

Dance Director ( Actor )

... 1944

In Society

Parker ( Actor )

... 1944

Make Your Own Bed

Mr. Linklater ( Actor )

... 1944

A Night of Adventure

Gilbert J. Regan (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1944

Up in Arms

Maxwell ( Actor )

... 1944

Murder on the Waterfront

Capt. Towne ( Actor )

... 1943

The Good Fellows

Blake ( Actor )

... 1943

Hers to Hold

Al ( Actor )

... 1943

Mission to Moscow

Senator (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1943

Calaboose

Sheriff George Lane (as William Davidson) ( Actor )

... 1943

Truck Busters

Stephen S. Gray ( Actor )

... 1943

Gentleman Jim

Donovan (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Careful, Soft Shoulders

Mr. Aldrich ( Actor )

... 1942

The Magnificent Dope

Mr. Reindel ( Actor )

... 1942

The Affairs of Martha

Homer Jacell ( Actor )

... 1942

In This Our Life

Jim Purdy ( Actor )

... 1942

Larceny, Inc.

McCarthy ( Actor )

... 1942

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

Cyrus Ballard ( Actor )

... 1942

The Male Animal

Alumnus ( Actor )

... 1942

Over My Dead Body

Crole (as William Davidson) ( Actor )

... 1942

Remember the Day

Committeeman ( Actor )

... 1941

Keep 'Em Flying

Gonigle ( Actor )

... 1941

The Great Man's Lady

Sen. Knobs ( Actor )

... 1941

Three Girls About Town

Labor Leader ( Actor )

... 1941

Uncle Joe

Mr. Day ( Actor )

... 1941

Week-End in Havana

Captain Moss ( Actor )

... 1941

Sun Valley Serenade

Jack Murray ( Actor )

... 1941

Hold That Ghost

Moose Matson ( Actor )

... 1941

Highway West

Gorman ( Actor )

... 1941

Three Sons o' Guns

Henry Baxter ( Actor )

... 1941

In the Navy

Capt. Richards (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

Thieves Fall Out

Harrison "Harry" Eckles ( Actor )

... 1941

The Lady from Cheyenne

Nye Dunbar ( Actor )

... 1941

Man-Made Monster

District Attorney Ralph B. Stanley ( Actor )

... 1941

San Francisco Docks

Dist. Atty. Craig ( Actor )

... 1940

A Night at Earl Carroll's

Mayor Green of San Bernardino ( Actor )

... 1940

Charter Pilot

Mr. Wentworth ( Actor )

... 1940

Lady with Red Hair

Stock Company Manager (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Tin Pan Alley

Hotel Manager ( Actor )

... 1940

Sandy Gets Her Man

Councilman Charles J. Clark ( Actor )

... 1940

Seven Sinners

Police Chief ( Actor )

... 1940

Hired Wife

Mumford (as William Davidson) ( Actor )

... 1940

Maryland

John Addison ( Actor )

... 1940

My Love Came Back

Agent ( Actor )

... 1940

Sailor's Lady

Judge Hinsdale ( Actor )

... 1940

Florian

Archduke Franz Ferdinand ( Actor )

... 1940

Girl in 313

George Grayson ( Actor )

... 1940

Lillian Russell

President Cleveland ( Actor )

... 1940

On Their Own

Judge Bull ( Actor )

... 1940

Half a Sinner

Slick ( Actor )

... 1940

Granny Get Your Gun

Fitzgerald ( Actor )

... 1940

My Little Chickadee

Sheriff of Little Bend (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Invisible Stripes

Montgomery (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Private Detective

Inspector Evans ( Actor )

... 1939

Smashing the Money Ring

Warden Denby ( Actor )

... 1939

Honeymoon in Bali

Store Detective ( Actor )

... 1939

Dust Be My Destiny

Work Farm Warden ( Actor )

... 1939

Hidden Power

Foster ( Actor )

... 1939

Each Dawn I Die

Bill Mason ( Actor )

... 1939

Indianapolis Speedway

Duncan Martin ( Actor )

... 1939

Naughty But Nice

Samuel 'Sam' 'Simsy' Hudson - Music Publisher ( Actor )

... 1939

On Trial

Mr. Gray ( Actor )

... 1939

Sudden Money

Sam ( Actor )

... 1939

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

Stock Broker ( Actor )

... 1939

Blondie Meets the Boss

Elderly Man in Café (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Tail Spin

Sales Manager (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Blackwell's Island

Hempel ( Actor )

... 1939

... 1939

Off the Record

Scotty ( Actor )

... 1939

Illegal Traffic

Dalton ( Actor )

... 1938

There Goes My Heart

Skipper Jackson (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

Ellory Bugs ( Actor )

... 1938

Letter of Introduction

Mr. Raleigh (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

Racket Busters

Trucking Chairman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

Cowboy from Brooklyn

Mr. 'W.P.' Alvey ( Actor )

... 1938

Blockade

Commandant ( Actor )

... 1938

You and Me

N. G. Orton, Attorney-at-Law (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

Cocoanut Grove

Hawtrey ( Actor )

... 1938

The Jury's Secret

Page ( Actor )

... 1938

Hollywood Hotel

Director Kelton ( Actor )

... 1938

Sergeant Murphy

Maj. Gruff (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

Love on Toast

Jonathan ( Actor )

... 1937

The Hurricane

Abusive Drunk (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

Something to Sing About

Mr. Richards (as William Davidson) ( Actor )

... 1937

Behind the Mike

Cyrus Wittles ( Actor )

... 1937

It Happened in Hollywood

Al Howard ( Actor )

... 1937

Paradise Isle

Hoener ( Actor )

... 1937

Easy Living

Mr. Hyde ( Actor )

... 1937

Ever Since Eve

Henderson ( Actor )

... 1937

Marry the Girl

Drake ( Actor )

... 1937

The Road Back

Bartscher ( Actor )

... 1937

Melody for Two

Mr. Hale ( Actor )

... 1937

Let Them Live

The Editor ( Actor )

... 1937

Marked Woman

Bob Crandall ( Actor )

... 1937

Midnight Court

Alfred H. Kruger ( Actor )

... 1937

Gold Diggers of 1937

Andy Callahan ( Actor )

... 1936

Earthworm Tractors

Mr. Jackson ( Actor )

... 1936

Satan Met a Lady

City Fathers Committee Spokesman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1936

The Big Noise

Welford Andrews ( Actor )

... 1936

Murder by an Aristocrat

Bayard Thatcher (as William Davidson) ( Actor )

... 1936

Fatal Lady

Detective (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1936

The Singing Kid

Barney Hammond ( Actor )

... 1936

Road Gang

Attorney General Mardsen ( Actor )

... 1936

Love on a Bet

A.W. Hutchinson ( Actor )

... 1936

You May Be Next!

Official (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1936

Dangerous

Reed Walsh ( Actor )

... 1935

Show Them No Mercy!

Chief Haggerty (as William Davidson) ( Actor )

... 1935

In Person

Director Bill Sutter ( Actor )

... 1935

Special Agent

Charlie Young - Carston's Lawyer ( Actor )

... 1935

Redheads on Parade

Theatre Manager ( Actor )

... 1935

Woman Wanted

Collins ( Actor )

... 1935

Oil for the Lamps of China

E.H. Swaley ( Actor )

... 1935

Go Into Your Dance

Tom McGee ( Actor )

... 1935

A Night at the Ritz

Connolly ( Actor )

... 1935

Straight from the Heart

Prosecuting Attorney ( Actor )

... 1935

Death Flies East

Police Captain Barrie ( Actor )

... 1935

Sweet Music

Billie Madison ( Actor )

... 1935

Devil Dogs of the Air

Adjutant ( Actor )

... 1935

Bordertown

Dr. Carter ( Actor )

... 1935

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

Charles (as William Davidson) ( Actor )

... 1934

The Secret Bride

Representative McPherson ( Actor )

... 1934

Imitation of Life

Man Buying Cigar (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

The St. Louis Kid

Joe Hunter ( Actor )

... 1934

The Dragon Murder Case

Greeff ( Actor )

... 1934

Housewife

Nan's Attorney ( Actor )

... 1934

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

Stephen Prime ( Actor )

... 1934

Fog Over Frisco

Editor Joe Hogue ( Actor )

... 1934

Upperworld

City Editor (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

Laughing Boy

Hartshone (as William Davidson) ( Actor )

... 1934

The Big Shakedown

District Attorney (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

Lady Killer

Director Williams ( Actor )

... 1933

Female

Department Head (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

Meet the Baron

General Broadcasting Representative ( Actor )

... 1933

I'm No Angel

Ernest Brown ( Actor )

... 1933

Torch Singer

Jarrett ( Actor )

... 1933

The Intruder

Det. Lt. Samson ( Actor )

... 1933

Dangerously Yours

George Carr ( Actor )

... 1933

Mystery of the Wax Museum

Detective (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

Hello, Everybody!

Mr. Parker ( Actor )

... 1933

The Billion Dollar Scandal

Jim Lawrence ( Actor )

... 1933

The Animal Kingdom

Chess Player ( Actor )

... 1932

Central Park

Police Lieutenant (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1932

Guilty or Not Guilty

Chief ( Actor )

... 1932

The Sport Parade

Kendricks (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1932

The Pride of the Legion

Sgt. Arnold ( Actor )

... 1932

Her Mad Night

District Attorney ( Actor )

... 1932

The Most Dangerous Game

Captain (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1932

The Thirteenth Guest

Police Captain Brown (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1932

Is My Face Red?

O'Sullivan ( Actor )

... 1932

Scarface

Citizens Committee Member (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1932

The Lost Squadron

Lelewer ( Actor )

... 1932

Sky Devils

Captain ( Actor )

... 1932

The Menace

John Utterson ( Actor )

... 1932

Graft

M.H. Thomas ( Actor )

... 1931

The Secret Call

Jim Blake ( Actor )

... 1931

The Vice Squad

Magistrate Tom Morrison ( Actor )

... 1931

... 1931

Captain Applejack

Bill Dennett ( Actor )

... 1931

No Limit

Wilkie ( Actor )

... 1931

Hook, Line and Sinker

Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson) ( Actor )

... 1930

Oh, for a Man!

Kerry Stokes ( Actor )

... 1930

Hell's Angels

Staff Major ( Actor )

... 1930

Sunny

First Ship's Officer ( Actor )

... 1930

The Silver Horde

Tom Hilliard ( Actor )

... 1930

Playboy of Paris

Monsieur Bannack (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1930

The Costello Case

Saunders ( Actor )

... 1930

Scarlet Pages

Jackson ( Actor )

... 1930

For the Defense

Dist. Atty. Stone ( Actor )

... 1930

A Man from Wyoming

Major ( Actor )

... 1930

Men Are Like That

Frank Hyland ( Actor )

... 1930

Blaze o' Glory

District Attorney (as William Davidson) ( Actor )

... 1929

Woman Trap

Watts ( Actor )

... 1929

Queen of the Night Clubs

Assistant District Attorney (as William Davidson) ( Actor )

... 1929

The Carnation Kid

Blythe ( Actor )

... 1929

Good Morning, Judge

Elton (as William Davidson) ( Actor )

... 1928

A Gentleman of Paris

Henri Dufour ( Actor )

... 1927

Cradle Snatchers

Roy Ladd ( Actor )

... 1927

The Last Trail

Kurt Morley ( Actor )

... 1927

Hearts and Spurs

Victor Dufresne ( Actor )

... 1925

Recompense

Col. Donovan ( Actor )

... 1925

Ports of Call

Randolph Sherman ( Actor )

... 1925

The Valley of Doubt

Macy ( Actor )

... 1924

Adam and Eva

Dr. Delamater ( Actor )

... 1923

Partners of the Night

Robert Clifford ( Actor )

... 1920

The Capitol

Congressman Blake ( Actor )

... 1919

Lure of Ambition

Hon. Cyril Ralston ( Actor )

... 1919

La belle Russe

Brand ( Actor )

... 1919

A Woman There Was

Rev. Winthrop Stark ( Actor )

... 1919

Why I Would Not Marry

Undetermined Role ( Actor )

... 1918

In Pursuit of Polly

Larry O'Malley ( Actor )

... 1918

Persuasive Peggy

Ed Trowbridge ( Actor )

... 1917

The Lifted Veil

Malcolm Grant ( Actor )

... 1917

The Greatest Power

John Conrad ( Actor )

... 1917

The Call of Her People

Nicholas Van Kleet ( Actor )

... 1917

Mary Lawson's Secret

Dr. Brundage ( Actor )

... 1917

The White Raven

The Stranger ( Actor )

... 1917

In the Diplomatic Service

Lynn Hardi ( Actor )

... 1916

The Pretenders

Joseph Bailey (as William Davidson) ( Actor )

... 1916

Dorian's Divorce

Henry Morgan (as William Davidson) ( Actor )

... 1916

The Price of Malice

Capt. Mills ( Actor )

... 1916

A Yellow Streak

Jack Rader ( Actor )

... 1915