William B. Davidson
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William B. Davidson

Jun 15, 1888 - Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA

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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.

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Movie1943The Good FellowsBlake
Movie1942The Affairs of Jimmy ValentineCyrus Ballard
Movie1939Dust Be My DestinyWork Farm Warden
Movie1917The Greatest PowerJohn Conrad
Movie1917The Call of Her PeopleNicholas Van Kleet
Movie1917The White RavenThe Stranger
Movie1917The Lifted VeilMalcolm Grant
Movie1933I'm No AngelErnest Brown
Movie1939Hidden PowerFoster
Movie1919La belle RusseBrand
Movie1919Lure of AmbitionHon. Cyril Ralston
Movie1916The PretendersJoseph Bailey (as William Davidson)
Movie1940Seven SinnersPolice Chief
Movie1918In Pursuit of PollyLarry O'Malley
Movie1928Good Morning, JudgeElton (as William Davidson)
Movie1945Circumstantial EvidenceBoard of Appeals Chairman
Movie1930Hook, Line and SinkerFrank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)
Movie1929Queen of the Night ClubsAssistant District Attorney (as William Davidson)
Movie1941Sun Valley SerenadeJack Murray
Movie1933Lady KillerDirector Williams
Movie1938Hollywood HotelDirector Kelton
Movie1936Earthworm TractorsMr. Jackson
Movie1933Dangerously YoursGeorge Carr
Movie1941Highway WestGorman
Movie1925Hearts and SpursVictor Dufresne
Movie1934The Dragon Murder CaseGreeff
Movie1942Larceny, Inc.McCarthy
Movie1939Blackwell's IslandHempel
Movie1935Special AgentCharlie Young - Carston's Lawyer
Movie1925Ports of CallRandolph Sherman
Movie1941The Great Man's LadySen. Knobs
Movie1946The Notorious Lone WolfInspector Crane (as William Davidson)
Movie1932The Lost SquadronLelewer
Movie1938Letter of IntroductionMr. Raleigh (uncredited)
Movie1932Her Mad NightDistrict Attorney
Movie1937Paradise IsleHoener
Movie1915A Yellow StreakJack Rader
Movie1935Show Them No Mercy!Chief Haggerty (as William Davidson)
Movie1938Sergeant MurphyMaj. Gruff (uncredited)
Movie1935Sweet MusicBillie Madison
Movie1932Sky DevilsCaptain
Movie1931GraftM.H. Thomas
Movie1945Tell It to a StarBrannigan
Movie1930Scarlet PagesJackson
Movie1932The Animal KingdomChess Player
Movie1936Love on a BetA.W. Hutchinson
Movie1943Murder on the WaterfrontCapt. Towne
Movie1932The MenaceJohn Utterson
Movie1937Midnight CourtAlfred H. Kruger
Movie1934Laughing BoyHartshone (as William Davidson)
Movie1932The Pride of the LegionSgt. Arnold
Movie1937Marry the GirlDrake
Movie1929Woman TrapWatts
Movie1936Road GangAttorney General Mardsen
Movie1940My Love Came BackAgent
Movie1930For the DefenseDist. Atty. Stone
Movie1941Uncle JoeMr. Day
Movie1940FlorianArchduke Franz Ferdinand
Movie1931The Vice SquadMagistrate Tom Morrison
Movie1942The Affairs of MarthaHomer Jacell
Movie1915For the Honor of the CrewRobert Brent
Movie1946The Plainsman and the LadyRussell
Movie1938Mr. Doodle Kicks OffEllory Bugs
Movie1947That Hagen GirlMr. Bowman (uncredited)
Movie1939Indianapolis SpeedwayDuncan Martin
Movie1935Woman WantedCollins
Movie1931Captain ApplejackBill Dennett
Movie1941In the NavyCapt. Richards (uncredited)
Movie1933Hello, Everybody!Mr. Parker
Movie1931No LimitWilkie
Movie1932The Most Dangerous GameCaptain
Movie1938BlockadeCommandant
Movie1932Guilty or Not GuiltyChief
Movie1930Playboy of ParisMonsieur Bannack (uncredited)
Movie1922The Dumb-Bell
Movie1934The St. Louis KidJoe Hunter
Movie1930A Man from WyomingMajor
Movie1916Her Debt of HonorJohn Hartfield
Movie1916In the Diplomatic ServiceLynn Hardi
Movie1935Death Flies EastPolice Captain Barrie
Movie1936Murder by an AristocratBayard Thatcher (as William Davidson)
Movie1946Ding Dong WilliamsMr. Saul Dana
Movie1916The Price of MaliceCapt. Mills
Movie1917A Modern Cinderella
Movie1929The Carnation KidBlythe
Movie1920Partners of the NightRobert Clifford
Movie1927Cradle SnatchersRoy Ladd
Movie1937Ever Since EveHenderson
Movie1937It Happened in HollywoodAl Howard
Movie1937Easy LivingMr. Hyde
Movie1940Lillian RussellPresident Cleveland
Movie1935In PersonDirector Bill Sutter
Movie1939They Made Me a CriminalEnnis
Movie1933The IntruderDet. Lt. Samson
Movie1931Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
Movie1937The HurricaneThe Bully (uncredited)
Movie1938Racket BustersTrucking Chairman (uncredited)
Movie1936Fatal LadyDetective (uncredited)
Movie1938Cowboy from BrooklynMr. 'W.P.' Alvey
Movie1938Cocoanut GroveHawtrey
Movie1930SunnyFirst Ship's Officer
Movie1937Melody for TwoMr. Hale
Movie1939Naughty But NiceSamuel 'Sam' 'Simsy' Hudson - Music Publisher
Movie1944Up in ArmsMaxwell (uncredited)
Movie1923Adam and EvaDr. Delamater
Movie1944Greenwich VillageDance Director
Movie1939Smashing the Money RingWarden Denby
Movie1932The Sport ParadeKendricks (uncredited)
Movie1935Oil for the Lamps of ChinaE.H. Swaley
Movie1940Charter PilotMr. Wentworth
Movie1936The Big NoiseWelford Andrews
Movie1940Hired WifeMumford (as William Davidson)
Movie1934Friends of Mr. SweeneyStephen Prime
Movie1939Tail SpinSales Manager (Uncredited)
Movie1939Blondie Meets the BossElderly Man in Café (uncredited)
Movie1939Three Smart Girls Grow UpStock Broker
Movie1941Three Sons o' GunsHenry Baxter
Movie1939Each Dawn I DieBill Mason
Movie1947That's My ManSteward
Movie1939Honeymoon in BaliStore Detective
Movie1938There Goes My HeartSkipper Jackson (uncredited)
Movie1941Man-Made MonsterDistrict Attorney Ralph B. Stanley
Movie1994Mae West and the Men Who Knew HerSelf (archive footage)
Movie1927The Last TrailKurt Morley
Movie1921The Girl from NowhereJimmy Ryder
Movie1943Hers to HoldAl
Movie1947The Judge Steps OutColonel Bright (uncredited)
Movie1940On Their OwnJudge Bull
Movie1944A Night of AdventureGilbert J. Regan (uncredited)
Movie1943CalabooseSheriff George Lane (as William Davidson)
Movie1935BordertownDr. Carter
Movie1935Devil Dogs of the AirAdjutant
Movie1947Dick Tracy's DilemmaPeter Premium
Movie1937Love on ToastJonathan
Movie1934The Secret BrideRepresentative McPherson
Movie1935DangerousReed Walsh
Movie1919A Woman There WasRev. Winthrop Stark
Movie1942Over My Dead BodyCrole (as William Davidson)
Movie1941Keep 'Em FlyingGonigle
Movie1917Mary Lawson's SecretDr. Brundage
Movie1932ScarfaceCitizens Committee Member (uncredited)
Movie1946My Darling ClementineSaloon Owner (uncredited)
Movie1941The Lady from CheyenneNye Dunbar
Movie1940My Little ChickadeeSheriff of Little Bend (uncredited)
Movie1941Hold That GhostMoose Matson
Movie1940Half a SinnerSlick
Movie1940Tin Pan AlleyHotel Manager
Movie1936The Singing KidBarney Hammond
Movie1942Gentleman JimDonovan (uncredited)
Movie1935A Night at the RitzConnolly
Movie1940Lady with Red HairStock Company Manager (uncredited)
Movie1940Girl in 313George Grayson
Movie1940MarylandJohn Addison
Movie1933Meet the BaronGeneral Broadcasting Representative
Movie1933How to Break 90 #3: Hip ActionHimself
Movie1939Private DetectiveInspector Evans
Movie1936Satan Met a LadyCity Fathers Committee Spokesman (uncredited)
Movie1941Three Girls About TownLabor Leader
Movie1930The Silver HordeTom Hilliard
Movie1937Something to Sing AboutMr. Richards (as William Davidson)
Movie1931The Secret CallJim Blake
Movie1929Always FaithfulGeorge W. Mason
Movie1941Remember the DayCommitteeman
Movie1931How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'Himself - Golfer
Movie1934UpperworldCity Editor (uncredited)
Movie1928Sharp Tools
Movie1936Gold Diggers of 1937Andy Callahan
Movie1939Sudden MoneySam
Movie1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)
Movie1930Oh, for a Man!Kerry Stokes
Movie1942Careful, Soft ShouldersMr. Aldrich
Movie1934HousewifeNan's Attorney
Movie1939Off the RecordScotty
Movie1930The Costello CaseSaunders
Movie1930Men Are Like ThatFrank Hyland
Movie1939On TrialMr. Gray
Movie1931Half HolidayJerry - Andy's Pal
Movie1941Week-End in HavanaCaptain Moss
Movie1946The Cat CreepsJames Walsh
Movie1934Fog Over FriscoEditor Joe Hogue
Movie1941Thieves Fall OutHarrison "Harry" Eckles
Movie1930Hell's AngelsStaff Major
Movie1943Mission to MoscowSenator (uncredited)
Movie1940Sailor's LadyJudge Hinsdale
Movie1937Marked WomanBob Crandall
Movie1933Torch SingerJarrett
Movie1943Over the WallWarden Ed
Movie1935Go Into Your DanceTom McGee
Movie1943Truck BustersStephen S. Gray
Movie1946Blonde AlibiPolice Captain Hurley (Uncredited)
Movie1938The Jury's SecretPage
Movie1945See My LawyerJudge
Movie1940Sandy Gets Her ManCouncilman Charles J. Clark
Movie1937Behind the MikeCyrus Wittles
Movie1937Let Them LiveThe Editor
Movie1918Why I Would Not MarryUndetermined Role
Movie1925RecompenseCol. Donovan
Movie1944Make Your Own BedMr. Linklater
Movie1919Impossible CatherineJohn Henry Jackson
Movie1933The Billion Dollar ScandalJim Lawrence
Movie1934The Big ShakedownDistrict Attorney (uncredited)
Movie1936You May Be Next!Official (uncredited)
Movie1934Imitation of LifeMan Buying Cigar (uncredited)
Movie1944In SocietyParker
Movie1940San Francisco DocksDist. Atty. Craig
Movie1945The Man Who Walked AloneGovernor
Movie1940Granny Get Your GunFitzgerald
Movie1919The CapitolCongressman Blake
Movie1932Central ParkPolice Lieutenant (uncredited)
Movie1939Invisible StripesMontgomery (uncredited)
Movie1942In This Our LifeJim Purdy
Movie1929Blaze o' GloryDistrict Attorney (as William Davidson)
Movie1916Dorian's DivorceHenry Morgan (as William Davidson)
Movie1945They Were ExpendableHotel Manager (uncredited)
Movie1932Is My Face Red?O'Sullivan
Movie1927A Gentleman of ParisHenri Dufour
Movie1942The Male AnimalAlumnus
Movie1933FemaleDepartment Head (Uncredited)
Movie1933Mystery of the Wax MuseumDetective (Uncredited)
Movie1934The Man Who Reclaimed His HeadCharles (as William Davidson)
Movie1938Illegal TrafficDalton
Movie1942The Magnificent DopeMr. Reindel
Movie1931Dishonored
Movie1932The Thirteenth GuestPolice Captain Brown (uncredited)
Movie1945Sing Your Way HomeF.T. Johnson
Movie1937The Road BackBartscher
Movie1924The Valley of DoubtMacy
Movie1917Persuasive PeggyEd Trowbridge
Movie1917Her Second HusbandJohn Kirby
Movie1917American MaidDavid Starr
Movie1918Ashes of Love
Movie1935Redheads on ParadeTheatre Manager
Movie1938You and MeN. G. Orton, Attorney-at-Law (uncredited)
Movie1935Straight from the HeartProsecuting Attorney
Movie1940A Night at Earl Carroll'sMayor Green of San Bernardino
Movie1944Shine on Harvest MoonTim Donovan (uncredited)

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