William B. Davidson

William B. Davidson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

15/06/1888

Day of Death

28/09/1947
(59) years old

Place of Birth

Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA

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 spen... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1994

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

as Self (archive footage)

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

1947

The Judge Steps Out

as Colonel Bright (uncredited)

1947

That Hagen Girl

as Mr. Bowman (uncredited)

1947

That's My Man

as Steward

1947

Dick Tracy's Dilemma

as Peter Premium

1946

My Darling Clementine

as Saloon Owner (uncredited)

1946

The Cat Creeps

as James Walsh

1946

Ding Dong Williams

as Mr. Saul Dana

1946

Blonde Alibi

as Police Captain Hurley (Uncredited)

1946

The Notorious Lone Wolf

as Inspector Crane (as William Davidson)

1945

They Were Expendable

as Hotel Manager (uncredited)

1945

Sing Your Way Home

as F.T. Johnson

1945

Tell It to a Star

as Brannigan

1945

Circumstantial Evidence

as Board of Appeals Chairman

1945

See My Lawyer

as Judge

1944

Greenwich Village

as Dance Director

1944

In Society

as Parker

1944

Make Your Own Bed

as Mr. Linklater

1944

A Night of Adventure

as Gilbert J. Regan (uncredited)

1944

Up in Arms

as Maxwell (uncredited)

1943

Over the Wall

as Warden Ed

1943

Murder on the Waterfront

as Capt. Towne

1943

The Good Fellows

as Blake

1943

Hers to Hold

as Al

1943

Mission to Moscow

as Senator (uncredited)

1943

Calaboose

as Sheriff George Lane (as William Davidson...

1943

Truck Busters

as Stephen S. Gray

1942

Gentleman Jim

as Donovan (uncredited)

1942

Careful, Soft Shoulders

as Mr. Aldrich

1942

The Magnificent Dope

as Mr. Reindel

1942

The Affairs of Martha

as Homer Jacell

1942

In This Our Life

as Jim Purdy

1942

Larceny, Inc.

as McCarthy

1942

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

as Cyrus Ballard

1942

The Male Animal

as Alumnus

1942

Over My Dead Body

as Crole (as William Davidson)

1941

Remember the Day

as Committeeman

1941

Keep 'Em Flying

as Gonigle

1941

The Great Man's Lady

as Sen. Knobs

1941

Three Girls About Town

as Labor Leader

1941

Uncle Joe

as Mr. Day

1941

Week-End in Havana

as Captain Moss

1941

Sun Valley Serenade

as Jack Murray

1941

Hold That Ghost

as Moose Matson

1941

Highway West

as Gorman

1941

Three Sons o' Guns

as Henry Baxter

1941

In the Navy

as Capt. Richards (uncredited)

1941

Thieves Fall Out

as Harrison "Harry" Eckles

1941

The Lady from Cheyenne

as Nye Dunbar

1941

Man-Made Monster

as District Attorney Ralph B. Stanley

1940

San Francisco Docks

as Dist. Atty. Craig

1940

Charter Pilot

as Mr. Wentworth

1940

A Night at Earl Carroll's

as Mayor Green of San Bernardino

1940

Lady with Red Hair

as Stock Company Manager (uncredited)

1940

Tin Pan Alley

as Hotel Manager

1940

Sandy Gets Her Man

as Councilman Charles J. Clark

1940

Seven Sinners

as Police Chief

1940

Hired Wife

as Mumford (as William Davidson)

1940

Maryland

as John Addison

1940

My Love Came Back

as Agent

1940

Sailor's Lady

as Judge Hinsdale

1940

Florian

as Archduke Franz Ferdinand

1940

Girl in 313

as George Grayson

1940

Lillian Russell

as President Cleveland

1940

On Their Own

as Judge Bull

1940

Half a Sinner

as Slick

1940

Granny Get Your Gun

as Fitzgerald

1940

My Little Chickadee

as Sheriff of Little Bend (uncredited)

1939

Invisible Stripes

as Montgomery (uncredited)

1939

Private Detective

as Inspector Evans

1939

Smashing the Money Ring

as Warden Denby

1939

Honeymoon in Bali

as Store Detective

1939

Dust Be My Destiny

as Work Farm Warden

1939

Hidden Power

as Foster

1939

Each Dawn I Die

as Bill Mason

1939

Indianapolis Speedway

as Duncan Martin

1939

Naughty But Nice

as Samuel 'Sam' 'Simsy' Hudson - Music Publ...

1939

On Trial

as Mr. Gray

1939

Sudden Money

as Sam

1939

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

as Stock Broker

1939

Blondie Meets the Boss

as Elderly Man in Café (uncredited)

1939

Tail Spin

as Sales Manager (Uncredited)

1939

Blackwell's Island

as Hempel

1939

Off the Record

as Scotty

1938

Illegal Traffic

as Dalton

1938

There Goes My Heart

as Skipper Jackson (uncredited)

1938

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

as Ellory Bugs

1938

Letter of Introduction

as Mr. Raleigh (uncredited)

1938

Racket Busters

as Trucking Chairman (uncredited)

1938

Cowboy from Brooklyn

as Mr. 'W.P.' Alvey

1938

Blockade

as Commandant

1938

You and Me

as N. G. Orton, Attorney-at-Law (uncredited...

1938

Cocoanut Grove

as Hawtrey

1938

Hollywood Hotel

as Director Kelton

1938

Sergeant Murphy

as Maj. Gruff (uncredited)

1937

Love on Toast

as Jonathan

1937

The Hurricane

as The Bully (uncredited)

1937

Something to Sing About

as Mr. Richards (as William Davidson)

1937

Behind the Mike

as Cyrus Wittles

1937

It Happened in Hollywood

as Al Howard

1937

Paradise Isle

as Hoener

1937

Easy Living

as Mr. Hyde

1937

Ever Since Eve

as Henderson

1937

Marry the Girl

as Drake

1937

The Road Back

as Bartscher

1937

Melody for Two

as Mr. Hale

1937

Let Them Live

as The Editor

1937

Marked Woman

as Bob Crandall

1937

Midnight Court

as Alfred H. Kruger

1936

Gold Diggers of 1937

as Andy Callahan

1936

Earthworm Tractors

as Mr. Jackson

1936

Satan Met a Lady

as City Fathers Committee Spokesman (uncred...

1936

The Big Noise

as Welford Andrews

1936

Murder by an Aristocrat

as Bayard Thatcher (as William Davidson)

1936

Fatal Lady

as Detective (uncredited)

1936

The Singing Kid

as Barney Hammond

1936

Road Gang

as Attorney General Mardsen

1936

Love on a Bet

as A.W. Hutchinson

1936

You May Be Next!

as Official (uncredited)

1935

Dangerous

as Reed Walsh

1935

Show Them No Mercy!

as Chief Haggerty (as William Davidson)

1935

In Person

as Director Bill Sutter

1935

Special Agent

as Charlie Young - Carston's Lawyer

1935

Redheads on Parade

as Theatre Manager

1935

Woman Wanted

as Collins

1935

Oil for the Lamps of China

as E.H. Swaley

1935

Go Into Your Dance

as Tom McGee

1935

A Night at the Ritz

as Connolly

1935

Straight from the Heart

as Prosecuting Attorney

1935

Death Flies East

as Police Captain Barrie

1935

Sweet Music

as Billie Madison

1935

Devil Dogs of the Air

as Adjutant

1935

Bordertown

as Dr. Carter

1934

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

as Charles (as William Davidson)

1934

The Secret Bride

as Representative McPherson

1934

Imitation of Life

as Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)

1934

The St. Louis Kid

as Joe Hunter

1934

Housewife

as Nan's Attorney

1934

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

as Stephen Prime

1934

Fog Over Frisco

as Editor Joe Hogue

1934

Upperworld

as City Editor (uncredited)

1934

Laughing Boy

as Hartshone (as William Davidson)

1934

The Big Shakedown

as District Attorney (uncredited)

1933

Lady Killer

as Director Williams

1933

Female

as Department Head (Uncredited)

1933

Meet the Baron

as General Broadcasting Representative

1933

I'm No Angel

as Ernest Brown

1933

Torch Singer

as Jarrett

1933

The Intruder

as Det. Lt. Samson

1933

Dangerously Yours

as George Carr

1933

Mystery of the Wax Museum

as Detective (Uncredited)

1933

Hello, Everybody!

as Mr. Parker

1933

The Billion Dollar Scandal

as Jim Lawrence

1932

The Animal Kingdom

as Chess Player

1932

Central Park

as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

1932

The Sport Parade

as Kendricks (uncredited)

1932

The Pride of the Legion

as Sgt. Arnold

1932

Her Mad Night

as District Attorney

1932

The Thirteenth Guest

as Police Captain Brown (uncredited)

1932

Is My Face Red?

as O'Sullivan

1932

Scarface

as Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)

1932

The Lost Squadron

as Lelewer

1932

Sky Devils

as Captain

1932

The Menace

as John Utterson

1931

Half Holiday

as Jerry - Andy's Pal

1931

Graft

as M.H. Thomas

1931

The Secret Call

as Jim Blake

1931

The Vice Squad

as Magistrate Tom Morrison

1931

Captain Applejack

as Bill Dennett

1931

No Limit

as Wilkie

1930

Hook, Line and Sinker

as Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as...

1930

Oh, for a Man!

as Kerry Stokes

1930

Hell's Angels

as Staff Major

1930

Sunny

as First Ship's Officer

1930

The Silver Horde

as Tom Hilliard

1930

Playboy of Paris

as Monsieur Bannack (uncredited)

1930

The Costello Case

as Saunders

1930

Scarlet Pages

as Jackson

1930

For the Defense

as Dist. Atty. Stone

1930

A Man from Wyoming

as Major

1930

Men Are Like That

as Frank Hyland

1929

Blaze o' Glory

as District Attorney (as William Davidson)

1929

Always Faithful

as George W. Mason

1929

Woman Trap

as Watts

1929

Queen of the Night Clubs

as Assistant District Attorney (as William ...

1929

The Carnation Kid

as Blythe

1928

Good Morning, Judge

as Elton (as William Davidson)

1927

A Gentleman of Paris

as Henri Dufour

1927

Cradle Snatchers

as Roy Ladd

1927

The Last Trail

as Kurt Morley

1925

Hearts and Spurs

as Victor Dufresne

1925

Recompense

as Col. Donovan

1925

Ports of Call

as Randolph Sherman

1923

Adam and Eva

as Dr. Delamater

1921

The Girl from Nowhere

as Jimmy Ryder

1920

Partners of the Night

as Robert Clifford

1919

The Capitol

as Congressman Blake

1919

Lure of Ambition

as Hon. Cyril Ralston

1919

Impossible Catherine

as John Henry Jackson

1919

La belle Russe

as Brand

1919

A Woman There Was

as Rev. Winthrop Stark

1918

Why I Would Not Marry

as Undetermined Role

1918

In Pursuit of Polly

as Larry O'Malley

1917

Her Second Husband

as John Kirby

1917

American Maid

as David Starr

1917

Persuasive Peggy

as Ed Trowbridge

1917

The Lifted Veil

as Malcolm Grant

1917

The Greatest Power

as John Conrad

1917

The Call of Her People

as Nicholas Van Kleet

1917

Mary Lawson's Secret

as Dr. Brundage

1917

The White Raven

as The Stranger

1916

In the Diplomatic Service

as Lynn Hardi

1916

The Pretenders

as Joseph Bailey (as William Davidson)

1916

Dorian's Divorce

as Henry Morgan (as William Davidson)

1916

The Price of Malice

as Capt. Mills

1916

Her Debt of Honor

as John Hartfield

1915

A Yellow Streak

as Jack Rader

1915

For the Honor of the Crew

as Robert Brent