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