William B. Davidson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1888-06-15 (59 years old)

Deathday

1947-09-28

Place of Birth

Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA

William B. Davidson

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 San...

Acting

1943

1942

1939

Dust Be My Destiny

as Work Farm Warden

1917

The White Raven

as The Stranger

1917

The Call of Her People

as Nicholas Van Kleet

1917

The Greatest Power

as John Conrad

1917

The Lifted Veil

as Malcolm Grant

1933

I'm No Angel

as Ernest Brown

1939

Hidden Power

as Foster

1919

1916

The Pretenders

as Joseph Bailey (as William Davidson)

1919

Lure of Ambition

as Hon. Cyril Ralston

1940

Seven Sinners

as Police Chief

1918

In Pursuit of Polly

as Larry O'Malley

1928

Good Morning, Judge

as Elton (as William Davidson)

1945

Circumstantial Evidence

as Board of Appeals Chairman

1930

Hook, Line and Sinker

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

1929

Queen of the Night Clubs

as Assistant District Attorney (as William Davidson)

1941

Sun Valley Serenade

as Jack Murray

1933

Lady Killer

as Director Williams

1938

Hollywood Hotel

as Director Kelton

1936

Earthworm Tractors

as Mr. Jackson

1933

Dangerously Yours

as George Carr

1941

Highway West

as Gorman

1925

Hearts and Spurs

as Victor Dufresne

1942

Larceny, Inc.

as McCarthy

1939

1935

Special Agent

as Charlie Young - Carston's Lawyer

1925

Ports of Call

as Randolph Sherman

1941

1946

The Notorious Lone Wolf

as Inspector Crane (as William Davidson)

1932

1938

Letter of Introduction

as Mr. Raleigh (uncredited)

1932

Her Mad Night

as District Attorney

1937

Paradise Isle

as Hoener

1915

A Yellow Streak

as Jack Rader

1935

Show Them No Mercy!

as Chief Haggerty (as William Davidson)

1938

Sergeant Murphy

as Maj. Gruff (uncredited)

1935

Sweet Music

as Billie Madison

1932

Sky Devils

as Captain

1931

Graft

as M.H. Thomas

1945

Tell It to a Star

as Brannigan

1930

Scarlet Pages

as Jackson

1932

The Animal Kingdom

as Chess Player

1936

Love on a Bet

as A.W. Hutchinson

1943

1932

The Menace

as John Utterson

1937

Midnight Court

as Alfred H. Kruger

1934

Laughing Boy

as Hartshone (as William Davidson)

1932

1937

1929

Woman Trap

as Watts

1936

Road Gang

as Attorney General Mardsen

1940

1930

For the Defense

as Dist. Atty. Stone

1941

Uncle Joe

as Mr. Day

1940

Florian

as Archduke Franz Ferdinand

1931

The Vice Squad

as Magistrate Tom Morrison

1942

The Affairs of Martha

as Homer Jacell

1915

1938

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

as Ellory Bugs

1947

That Hagen Girl

as Mr. Bowman (uncredited)

1939

Indianapolis Speedway

as Duncan Martin

1935

Woman Wanted

as Collins

1931

Captain Applejack

as Bill Dennett

1941

In the Navy

as Capt. Richards (uncredited)

1933

Hello, Everybody!

as Mr. Parker

1931

No Limit

as Wilkie

1938

Blockade

as Commandant

1930

Playboy of Paris

as Monsieur Bannack (uncredited)

1934

The St. Louis Kid

as Joe Hunter

1930

1916

Her Debt of Honor

as John Hartfield

1916

1935

Death Flies East

as Police Captain Barrie

1936

Murder by an Aristocrat

as Bayard Thatcher (as William Davidson)

1946

Ding Dong Williams

as Mr. Saul Dana

1916

The Price of Malice

as Capt. Mills

1929

1920

Partners of the Night

as Robert Clifford

1927

Cradle Snatchers

as Roy Ladd

1937

Ever Since Eve

as Henderson

1937

1937

Easy Living

as Mr. Hyde

1940

Lillian Russell

as President Cleveland

1935

In Person

as Director Bill Sutter

1933

The Intruder

as Det. Lt. Samson

1937

The Hurricane

as The Bully (uncredited)

1938

Racket Busters

as Trucking Chairman (uncredited)

1936

Fatal Lady

as Detective (uncredited)

1938

Cowboy from Brooklyn

as Mr. 'W.P.' Alvey

1938

Cocoanut Grove

as Hawtrey

1930

Sunny

as First Ship's Officer

1937

Melody for Two

as Mr. Hale

1939

Naughty But Nice

as Samuel 'Sam' 'Simsy' Hudson - Music Publisher

1944

Up in Arms

as Maxwell (uncredited)

1923

Adam and Eva

as Dr. Delamater

1944

Greenwich Village

as Dance Director

1939

1932

The Sport Parade

as Kendricks (uncredited)

1935

1940

Charter Pilot

as Mr. Wentworth

1936

The Big Noise

as Welford Andrews

1940

Hired Wife

as Mumford (as William Davidson)

1934

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

as Stephen Prime

1939

Tail Spin

as Sales Manager (Uncredited)

1939

Blondie Meets the Boss

as Elderly Man in Café (uncredited)

1939

1941

Three Sons o' Guns

as Henry Baxter

1939

Each Dawn I Die

as Bill Mason

1947

That's My Man

as Steward

1939

Honeymoon in Bali

as Store Detective

1938

There Goes My Heart

as Skipper Jackson (uncredited)

1941

Man-Made Monster

as District Attorney Ralph B. Stanley

1994

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

as Self (archive footage)

1927

The Last Trail

as Kurt Morley

1921

The Girl from Nowhere

as Jimmy Ryder

1943

1947

The Judge Steps Out

as Colonel Bright (uncredited)

1940

On Their Own

as Judge Bull

1944

A Night of Adventure

as Gilbert J. Regan (uncredited)

1943

Calaboose

as Sheriff George Lane (as William Davidson)

1935

Bordertown

as Dr. Carter

1935

1947

Dick Tracy's Dilemma

as Peter Premium

1937

Love on Toast

as Jonathan

1934

The Secret Bride

as Representative McPherson

1935

Dangerous

as Reed Walsh

1919

A Woman There Was

as Rev. Winthrop Stark

1942

Over My Dead Body

as Crole (as William Davidson)

1941

Keep 'Em Flying

as Gonigle

1917

Mary Lawson's Secret

as Dr. Brundage

1932

Scarface

as Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)

1946

My Darling Clementine

as Saloon Owner (uncredited)

1941

1940

My Little Chickadee

as Sheriff of Little Bend (uncredited)

1941

Hold That Ghost

as Moose Matson

1940

1940

Tin Pan Alley

as Hotel Manager

1936

The Singing Kid

as Barney Hammond

1942

Gentleman Jim

as Donovan (uncredited)

1935

1940

Lady with Red Hair

as Stock Company Manager (uncredited)

1940

Girl in 313

as George Grayson

1940

Maryland

as John Addison

1933

Meet the Baron

as General Broadcasting Representative

1939

Private Detective

as Inspector Evans

1936

Satan Met a Lady

as City Fathers Committee Spokesman (uncredited)

1941

Three Girls About Town

as Labor Leader

1930

The Silver Horde

as Tom Hilliard

1937

Something to Sing About

as Mr. Richards (as William Davidson)

1931

The Secret Call

as Jim Blake

1929

Always Faithful

as George W. Mason

1941

Remember the Day

as Committeeman

1934

Upperworld

as City Editor (uncredited)

1936

Gold Diggers of 1937

as Andy Callahan

1939

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

1930

Oh, for a Man!

as Kerry Stokes

1942

1934

Housewife

as Nan's Attorney

1939

1930

1930

Men Are Like That

as Frank Hyland

1939

On Trial

as Mr. Gray

1931

Half Holiday

as Jerry - Andy's Pal

1941

Week-End in Havana

as Captain Moss

1946

The Cat Creeps

as James Walsh

1934

Fog Over Frisco

as Editor Joe Hogue

1941

Thieves Fall Out

as Harrison "Harry" Eckles

1930

Hell's Angels

as Staff Major

1943

Mission to Moscow

as Senator (uncredited)

1940

Sailor's Lady

as Judge Hinsdale

1937

Marked Woman

as Bob Crandall

1933

Torch Singer

as Jarrett

1943

Over the Wall

as Warden Ed

1935

Go Into Your Dance

as Tom McGee

1943

Truck Busters

as Stephen S. Gray

1946

Blonde Alibi

as Police Captain Hurley (Uncredited)

1945

1940

Sandy Gets Her Man

as Councilman Charles J. Clark

1937

Behind the Mike

as Cyrus Wittles

1937

Let Them Live

as The Editor

1918

Why I Would Not Marry

as Undetermined Role

1925

Recompense

as Col. Donovan

1944

Make Your Own Bed

as Mr. Linklater

1919

Impossible Catherine

as John Henry Jackson

1933

1934

The Big Shakedown

as District Attorney (uncredited)

1936

You May Be Next!

as Official (uncredited)

1934

Imitation of Life

as Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)

1944

In Society

as Parker

1940

San Francisco Docks

as Dist. Atty. Craig

1940

Granny Get Your Gun

as Fitzgerald

1919

The Capitol

as Congressman Blake

1932

Central Park

as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

1939

Invisible Stripes

as Montgomery (uncredited)

1942

In This Our Life

as Jim Purdy

1929

Blaze o' Glory

as District Attorney (as William Davidson)

1916

Dorian's Divorce

as Henry Morgan (as William Davidson)

1945

They Were Expendable

as Hotel Manager (uncredited)

1932

Is My Face Red?

as O'Sullivan

1927

A Gentleman of Paris

as Henri Dufour

1942

The Male Animal

as Alumnus

1933

Female

as Department Head (Uncredited)

1933

Mystery of the Wax Museum

as Detective (Uncredited)

1934

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

as Charles (as William Davidson)

1938

1942

The Magnificent Dope

as Mr. Reindel

1932

The Thirteenth Guest

as Police Captain Brown (uncredited)

1945

Sing Your Way Home

as F.T. Johnson

1937

The Road Back

as Bartscher

1917

Persuasive Peggy

as Ed Trowbridge

1917

Her Second Husband

as John Kirby

1917

American Maid

as David Starr

1935

Redheads on Parade

as Theatre Manager

1938

You and Me

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

1935

Straight from the Heart

as Prosecuting Attorney

1940

A Night at Earl Carroll's

as Mayor Green of San Bernardino

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