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