William B. Davidson
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jun 15, 1888 (138 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 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
| 1994 | Mae West and the Men Who Knew HerSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage) | |
| 1955 | MGM Parade | |
| 1947 | That Hagen GirlMr. Bowman (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | That's My ManSteward | |
| 1947 | The Judge Steps OutColonel Bright (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | Dick Tracy's DilemmaPeter Premium | |
| 1946 | The Notorious Lone WolfInspector Crane (as William Davidson) | |
| 1946 | The Plainsman and the LadyRussell | |
| 1946 | Ding Dong WilliamsMr. Saul Dana | |
| 1946 | My Darling ClementineSaloon Owner (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | The Cat CreepsJames Walsh | |
| 1946 | Blonde AlibiPolice Captain Hurley (Uncredited) | |
| 1945 | Circumstantial EvidenceBoard of Appeals Chairman | |
| 1945 | Tell It to a StarBrannigan | |
| 1945 | See My LawyerJudge | |
| 1945 | The Man Who Walked AloneGovernor | |
| 1945 | They Were ExpendableHotel Manager (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | Sing Your Way HomeF.T. Johnson | |
| 1945 | DillingerBank President (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | Up in ArmsMaxwell (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | Greenwich VillageDance Director | |
| 1944 | A Night of AdventureGilbert J. Regan (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | Make Your Own BedMr. Linklater | |
| 1944 | In SocietyParker | |
| 1944 | Shine on Harvest MoonTim Donovan (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | The Good FellowsBlake | |
| 1943 | Murder on the WaterfrontCapt. Towne | |
| 1943 | Hers to HoldAl | |
| 1943 | CalabooseSheriff George Lane (as William Davidson) | |
| 1943 | Mission to MoscowSenator (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Over the WallWarden Ed | |
| 1943 | Truck BustersStephen S. Gray | |
| 1942 | The Affairs of Jimmy ValentineCyrus Ballard | |
| 1942 | Larceny, Inc.McCarthy | |
| 1942 | The Affairs of MarthaHomer Jacell | |
| 1942 | Over My Dead BodyCrole (as William Davidson) | |
| 1942 | Gentleman JimDonovan (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Careful, Soft ShouldersMr. Aldrich | |
| 1942 | In This Our LifeJim Purdy | |
| 1942 | The Male AnimalAlumnus | |
| 1942 | The Magnificent DopeMr. Reindel | |
| 1941 | Sun Valley SerenadeJack Murray | |
| 1941 | Highway WestGorman | |
| 1941 | The Great Man's LadySen. Knobs | |
| 1941 | Uncle JoeMr. Day | |
| 1941 | In the NavyCapt. Richards (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Three Sons o' GunsHenry Baxter | |
| 1941 | Man-Made MonsterDistrict Attorney Ralph B. Stanley | |
| 1941 | Keep 'Em FlyingGonigle | |
| 1941 | The Lady from CheyenneNye Dunbar | |
| 1941 | Hold That GhostMoose Matson | |
| 1941 | Three Girls About TownLabor Leader | |
| 1941 | Remember the DayCommitteeman | |
| 1941 | Week-End in HavanaCaptain Moss | |
| 1941 | Thieves Fall OutHarrison "Harry" Eckles | |
| 1940 | Seven SinnersPolice Chief | |
| 1940 | My Love Came BackAgent | |
| 1940 | FlorianArchduke Franz Ferdinand | |
| 1940 | Lillian RussellPresident Cleveland | |
| 1940 | Charter PilotMr. Wentworth | |
| 1940 | Hired WifeMumford (as William Davidson) | |
| 1940 | On Their OwnJudge Bull | |
| 1940 | My Little ChickadeeSheriff of Little Bend (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Half a SinnerSlick | |
| 1940 | Tin Pan AlleyHotel Manager | |
| 1940 | Lady with Red HairStock Company Manager (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Girl in 313George Grayson | |
| 1940 | MarylandJohn Addison | |
| 1940 | Sailor's LadyJudge Hinsdale | |
| 1940 | Sandy Gets Her ManCouncilman Charles J. Clark | |
| 1940 | San Francisco DocksDist. Atty. Craig | |
| 1940 | Granny Get Your GunFitzgerald | |
| 1940 | A Night at Earl Carroll'sMayor Green of San Bernardino | |
| 1939 | Dust Be My DestinyWork Farm Warden | |
| 1939 | Hidden PowerFoster | |
| 1939 | Blackwell's IslandHempel | |
| 1939 | Indianapolis SpeedwayDuncan Martin | |
| 1939 | They Made Me a CriminalEnnis | |
| 1939 | Naughty But NiceSamuel 'Sam' 'Simsy' Hudson - Music Publisher | |
| 1939 | Smashing the Money RingWarden Denby | |
| 1939 | Tail SpinSales Manager (Uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Blondie Meets the BossElderly Man in Café (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Three Smart Girls Grow UpStock Broker | |
| 1939 | Each Dawn I DieBill Mason | |
| 1939 | Honeymoon in BaliStore Detective | |
| 1939 | Private DetectiveInspector Evans | |
| 1939 | Sudden MoneySam | |
| 1939 | Off the RecordScotty | |
| 1939 | On TrialMr. Gray | |
| 1939 | Invisible StripesMontgomery (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | The Honeymoon's OverCrane | |
| 1938 | Hollywood HotelDirector Kelton | |
| 1938 | Letter of IntroductionMr. Raleigh (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Sergeant MurphyMaj. Gruff (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Mr. Doodle Kicks OffEllory Bugs | |
| 1938 | BlockadeCommandant | |
| 1938 | Racket BustersTrucking Chairman (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Cowboy from BrooklynMr. 'W.P.' Alvey | |
| 1938 | Cocoanut GroveHawtrey | |
| 1938 | There Goes My HeartSkipper Jackson (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | The Jury's SecretPage | |
| 1938 | Illegal TrafficDalton | |
| 1938 | You and MeN. G. Orton, Attorney-at-Law (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | Paradise IsleHoener | |
| 1937 | Midnight CourtAlfred H. Kruger | |
| 1937 | Marry the GirlDrake | |
| 1937 | Ever Since EveHenderson | |
| 1937 | It Happened in HollywoodAl Howard | |
| 1937 | Easy LivingMr. Hyde | |
| 1937 | The HurricaneThe Bully (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | Melody for TwoMr. Hale | |
| 1937 | Love on ToastJonathan | |
| 1937 | Something to Sing AboutMr. Richards (as William Davidson) | |
| 1937 | Marked WomanBob Crandall | |
| 1937 | Behind the MikeCyrus Wittles | |
| 1937 | Let Them LiveThe Editor | |
| 1937 | The Road BackBartscher | |
| 1936 | Earthworm TractorsMr. Jackson | |
| 1936 | Love on a BetA.W. Hutchinson | |
| 1936 | Road GangAttorney General Mardsen | |
| 1936 | Murder by an AristocratBayard Thatcher | |
| 1936 | Fatal LadyDetective (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | The Big NoiseWelford Andrews | |
| 1936 | The Singing KidBarney Hammond | |
| 1936 | Satan Met a LadyCity Fathers Committee Spokesman (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | Gold Diggers of 1937Andy Callahan | |
| 1936 | You May Be Next!Official (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Special AgentCharlie Young - Carston's Lawyer | |
| 1935 | Show Them No Mercy!Chief Haggerty (as William Davidson) | |
| 1935 | Sweet MusicBillie Madison | |
| 1935 | Woman WantedCollins | |
| 1935 | Death Flies EastPolice Captain Barrie | |
| 1935 | In PersonDirector Bill Sutter (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Oil for the Lamps of ChinaE.H. Swaley | |
| 1935 | BordertownDr. Carter | |
| 1935 | Devil Dogs of the AirAdjutant | |
| 1935 | DangerousReed Walsh | |
| 1935 | A Night at the RitzConnolly | |
| 1935 | Go Into Your DanceTom McGee | |
| 1935 | Redheads on ParadeTheatre Manager | |
| 1935 | Straight from the HeartProsecuting Attorney | |
| 1934 | The Dragon Murder CaseGreeff | |
| 1934 | Laughing BoyHartshone (as William Davidson) | |
| 1934 | The St. Louis KidJoe Hunter | |
| 1934 | Friends of Mr. SweeneyStephen Prime | |
| 1934 | The Secret BrideRepresentative McPherson | |
| 1934 | HousewifeNan's Attorney | |
| 1934 | Fog Over FriscoEditor Joe Hogue | |
| 1934 | The Big ShakedownDistrict Attorney (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | Imitation of LifeMan Buying Cigar (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | The Man Who Reclaimed His HeadCharles (as William Davidson) | |
| 1934 | UpperworldCity Editor (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | I'm No AngelErnest Brown | |
| 1933 | Lady KillerDirector Williams | |
| 1933 | Dangerously YoursGeorge Carr | |
| 1933 | Hello, Everybody!Mr. Parker | |
| 1933 | The IntruderDet. Lt. Samson | |
| 1933 | Meet the BaronGeneral Broadcasting Representative | |
| 1933 | How to Break 90 #3: Hip ActionHimself | |
| 1933 | Torch SingerJarrett | |
| 1933 | The Billion Dollar ScandalJim Lawrence | |
| 1933 | FemaleDepartment Head (Uncredited) | |
| 1933 | Mystery of the Wax MuseumDetective (Uncredited) | |
| 1932 | The Lost SquadronLelewer | |
| 1932 | Her Mad NightDistrict Attorney | |
| 1932 | Sky DevilsCaptain | |
| 1932 | The Animal KingdomChess Player | |
| 1932 | The MenaceJohn Utterson | |
| 1932 | The Pride of the LegionSgt. Arnold | |
| 1932 | The Most Dangerous GameCaptain | |
| 1932 | Guilty or Not GuiltyChief | |
| 1932 | The Sport ParadeKendricks (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | ScarfaceCitizens Committee Member (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Central ParkPolice Lieutenant (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Is My Face Red?O'Sullivan | |
| 1932 | The Thirteenth GuestPolice Captain Brown (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | GraftM.H. Thomas | |
| 1931 | The Vice SquadMagistrate Tom Morrison | |
| 1931 | Captain ApplejackBill Dennett | |
| 1931 | No LimitWilkie | |
| 1931 | Windy Riley Goes Hollywood | |
| 1931 | The Secret CallJim Blake | |
| 1931 | How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'Himself - Golfer | |
| 1931 | Half HolidayJerry - Andy's Pal | |
| 1931 | Dishonored | |
| 1930 | Hook, Line and SinkerFrank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson) | |
| 1930 | Scarlet PagesJackson | |
| 1930 | For the DefenseDist. Atty. Stone | |
| 1930 | Playboy of ParisMonsieur Bannack (uncredited) | |
| 1930 | A Man from WyomingMajor | |
| 1930 | SunnyFirst Ship's Officer | |
| 1930 | The Silver HordeTom Hilliard | |
| 1930 | Oh, for a Man!Kerry Stokes | |
| 1930 | The Costello CaseSaunders | |
| 1930 | Men Are Like ThatFrank Hyland | |
| 1930 | Hell's AngelsStaff Major | |
| 1929 | Queen of the Night ClubsAssistant District Attorney (as William Davidson) | |
| 1929 | Woman TrapWatts | |
| 1929 | The Carnation KidBlythe | |
| 1929 | Always FaithfulGeorge W. Mason | |
| 1929 | Blaze o' GloryDistrict Attorney (as William Davidson) | |
| 1928 | Good Morning, JudgeElton (as William Davidson) | |
| 1928 | Sharp Tools | |
| 1927 | Cradle SnatchersRoy Ladd | |
| 1927 | The Last TrailKurt Morley | |
| 1927 | A Gentleman of ParisHenri Dufour | |
| 1925 | Hearts and SpursVictor Dufresne | |
| 1925 | Ports of CallRandolph Sherman | |
| 1925 | RecompenseCol. Donovan | |
| 1925 | Women and GoldSeñor Ortego | |
| 1924 | The Valley of DoubtMacy | |
| 1924 | The Storm DaughterRennert | |
| 1923 | Adam and EvaDr. Delamater | |
| 1922 | The Dumb-Bell | |
| 1921 | The Girl from NowhereJimmy Ryder | |
| 1921 | NobodyJohn Rossmore | |
| 1920 | Partners of the NightRobert Clifford | |
| 1919 | La belle RusseBrand | |
| 1919 | Lure of AmbitionHon. Cyril Ralston | |
| 1919 | A Woman There WasRev. Winthrop Stark | |
| 1919 | Impossible CatherineJohn Henry Jackson | |
| 1919 | The CapitolCongressman Blake | |
| 1919 | The Gold CureMichael Darcy | |
| 1918 | In Pursuit of PollyLarry O'Malley | |
| 1918 | Why I Would Not MarryUndetermined Role | |
| 1918 | Ashes of Love | |
| 1918 | Our Little WifeDr. Elliott | |
| 1918 | Friend HusbandJohn Sparr | |
| 1917 | The Greatest PowerJohn Conrad | |
| 1917 | The Call of Her PeopleNicholas Van Kleet | |
| 1917 | The White RavenThe Stranger | |
| 1917 | The Lifted VeilMalcolm Grant | |
| 1917 | A Modern Cinderella | |
| 1917 | Mary Lawson's SecretDr. Brundage | |
| 1917 | Persuasive PeggyEd Trowbridge | |
| 1917 | Her Second HusbandJohn Kirby | |
| 1917 | American MaidDavid Starr | |
| 1917 | Lady BarnacleKrishna Dhwaj | |
| 1917 | A Magdalene of the HillsBud Weaver | |
| 1917 | More Truth Than PoetryAllen Danby | |
| 1916 | The PretendersJoseph Bailey (as William Davidson) | |
| 1916 | Her Debt of HonorJohn Hartfield | |
| 1916 | In the Diplomatic ServiceLynn Hardi | |
| 1916 | The Price of MaliceCapt. Mills | |
| 1916 | Dorian's DivorceHenry Morgan (as William Davidson) | |
| 1916 | The Child of DestinyCalvin Baker | |
| 1915 | A Yellow StreakJack Rader | |
| 1915 | For the Honor of the CrewRobert Brent |