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William B. Davidson

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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

Born

Jun 15, 1888

Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA

Died

Sep 28, 1947

Known For

Acting

Movies

251 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.6

movie

Known For

Scarface

Scarface

1932

as Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine

1946

as Saloon Owner (uncredited)
The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game

1932

as Captain
They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable

1945

as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Mystery of the Wax Museum

Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933

as Detective (Uncredited)
Hell's Angels

Hell's Angels

1930

as Staff Major
Scarface
Scarface
1932 • as Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
★ 7.4
My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine
1946 • as Saloon Owner (uncredited)
★ 7.5
The Most Dangerous Game
The Most Dangerous Game
1932 • as Captain
★ 6.9
Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life
1934 • as Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
★ 7.0
They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable
1945 • as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Marked Woman
Marked Woman
1937 • as Bob Crandall
★ 6.6
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933 • as Detective (Uncredited)
★ 6.5
Sun Valley Serenade
Sun Valley Serenade
1941 • as Jack Murray
★ 7.1
Hell's Angels
Hell's Angels
1930 • as Staff Major
★ 6.6
Each Dawn I Die
Each Dawn I Die
1939 • as Bill Mason
★ 6.9
Bordertown
Bordertown
1935 • as Dr. Carter
★ 5.9
Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost
1941 • as Moose Matson
★ 6.8
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942 • as Cyrus Ballard
★ 6.4
Special Agent
Special Agent
1935 • as Charlie Young - Carston's Lawyer
★ 6.1
They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal
1939 • as Ennis
★ 6.3
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.3
In This Our Life
In This Our Life
1942 • as Jim Purdy
★ 6.9
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
1947 • as Peter Premium
★ 5.6
Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim
1942 • as Donovan (uncredited)
★ 7.2
I'm No Angel
I'm No Angel
1933 • as Ernest Brown
★ 6.4
Satan Met a Lady
Satan Met a Lady
1936 • as City Fathers Committee Spokesman (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes
1939 • as Montgomery (uncredited)
★ 6.2
The Judge Steps Out
The Judge Steps Out
1947 • as Colonel Bright (uncredited)
★ 6.8
In the Navy
In the Navy
1941 • as Capt. Richards (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Hurricane
The Hurricane
1937 • as The Bully (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Calaboose
Calaboose
1943 • as Sheriff George Lane (as William Davidson)
★ 7.0
Dishonored
Dishonored
1931
★ 7.0
The Great Man's Lady
The Great Man's Lady
1941 • as Sen. Knobs
★ 6.3
Smashing the Money Ring
Smashing the Money Ring
1939 • as Warden Denby
★ 5.8
That's My Man
That's My Man
1947 • as Steward
★ 6.7
Midnight Court
Midnight Court
1937 • as Alfred H. Kruger
★ 5.1
Hello, Everybody!
Hello, Everybody!
1933 • as Mr. Parker
★ 7.0
Sing Your Way Home
Sing Your Way Home
1945 • as F.T. Johnson (uncredited)
★ 5.6
The Male Animal
The Male Animal
1942 • as Alumnus
★ 4.7
Road Gang
Road Gang
1936 • as Attorney General Mardsen
★ 7.0
Man-Made Monster
Man-Made Monster
1941 • as District Attorney Ralph B. Stanley
★ 6.1
There Goes My Heart
There Goes My Heart
1938 • as Skipper Jackson (uncredited)
★ 7.3
Keep 'Em Flying
Keep 'Em Flying
1941 • as Gonigle
★ 6.2
Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow
1943 • as Senator (uncredited)
★ 5.7
The Affairs of Martha
The Affairs of Martha
1942 • as Homer Jacell
★ 6.6
Gold Diggers of 1937
Gold Diggers of 1937
1936 • as Andy Callahan
★ 6.1
Lady Killer
Lady Killer
1933 • as Director Williams
★ 6.9
Dillinger
Dillinger
1945 • as Bank President (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Female
Female
1933 • as Department Head (Uncredited)
★ 6.3
Dust Be My Destiny
Dust Be My Destiny
1939 • as Work Farm Warden
★ 6.5
Devil Dogs of the Air
Devil Dogs of the Air
1935 • as Adjutant
★ 6.8
My Little Chickadee
My Little Chickadee
1940 • as Sheriff of Little Bend (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Make Your Own Bed
Make Your Own Bed
1944 • as Mr. Linklater
★ 6.0
Easy Living
Easy Living
1937 • as Mr. Hyde
★ 7.2
Shine on Harvest Moon
Shine on Harvest Moon
1944 • as Tim Donovan (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Something to Sing About
Something to Sing About
1937 • as Café Manager
★ 6.2
Laughing Boy
Laughing Boy
1934 • as Hartshone (as William Davidson)
★ 3.7
Racket Busters
Racket Busters
1938 • as Trucking Chairman (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Larceny, Inc.
Larceny, Inc.
1942 • as McCarthy
★ 7.1
The Singing Kid
The Singing Kid
1936 • as Barney Hammond
★ 6.0
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939 • as Stock Broker
★ 7.2
My Love Came Back
My Love Came Back
1940 • as Agent
★ 4.9
In Society
In Society
1944 • as Parker
★ 5.8
In Person
In Person
1935 • as Director Bill Sutter (uncredited)
★ 6.8
A Magdalene of the Hills
A Magdalene of the Hills
1917 • as Bud Weaver
★ 10.0
The Jury's Secret
The Jury's Secret
1938 • as Page
★ 5.0
Ever Since Eve
Ever Since Eve
1937 • as Henderson
★ 5.8
Friend Husband
Friend Husband
1918 • as John Sparr
Hollywood Hotel
Hollywood Hotel
1938 • as Director Kelton
★ 5.6
The Magnificent Dope
The Magnificent Dope
1942 • as Mr. Reindel
★ 7.3
Love on a Bet
Love on a Bet
1936 • as A.W. Hutchinson
★ 7.0
The Thirteenth Guest
The Thirteenth Guest
1932 • as Police Captain Brown (uncredited)
★ 5.2
The Notorious Lone Wolf
The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946 • as Inspector Crane (as William Davidson)
★ 6.0
Sandy Gets Her Man
Sandy Gets Her Man
1940 • as Councilman Charles J. Clark
★ 6.5
Hook, Line and Sinker
Hook, Line and Sinker
1930 • as Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)
★ 5.7
Dangerous
Dangerous
1935 • as Reed Walsh
★ 6.6
The Road Back
The Road Back
1937 • as Bartscher
★ 6.7
You and Me
You and Me
1938 • as N. G. Orton, Attorney-at-Law (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Seven Sinners
Seven Sinners
1940 • as Police Chief
★ 6.0
Tin Pan Alley
Tin Pan Alley
1940 • as Hotel Manager
★ 5.5
The Animal Kingdom
The Animal Kingdom
1932 • as Chess Player (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Sky Devils
Sky Devils
1932 • as Captain
★ 5.0
The St. Louis Kid
The St. Louis Kid
1934 • as Joe Hunter
★ 6.3
The Big Shakedown
The Big Shakedown
1934 • as District Attorney (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Leave It to Blondie
Leave It to Blondie
1945 • as Butler (uncredited)
★ 6.8
The Cat Creeps
The Cat Creeps
1946 • as James Walsh
★ 5.0
Florian
Florian
1940 • as Archduke Franz Ferdinand
★ 4.5
Blondie Meets the Boss
Blondie Meets the Boss
1939 • as Elderly Man in Café (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Straight from the Heart
Straight from the Heart
1935 • as Prosecuting Attorney
★ 9.0
Blackwell's Island
Blackwell's Island
1939 • as Hempel
★ 5.5
The Pride of the Legion
The Pride of the Legion
1932 • as Sgt. Arnold
★ 7.0
Murder by an Aristocrat
Murder by an Aristocrat
1936 • as Bayard Thatcher
★ 5.0
Housewife
Housewife
1934 • as Nan's Attorney
★ 7.2
Private Detective
Private Detective
1939 • as Inspector Evans
★ 6.8
Fog Over Frisco
Fog Over Frisco
1934 • as Editor Joe Hogue
★ 6.4
More Truth Than Poetry
More Truth Than Poetry
1917 • as Allen Danby
Three Girls About Town
Three Girls About Town
1941 • as Labor Leader
★ 6.5
The Menace
The Menace
1932 • as John Utterson
★ 5.6
Meet the Baron
Meet the Baron
1933 • as General Broadcasting Representative
★ 5.3
Blonde Alibi
Blonde Alibi
1946 • as Police Captain Hurley (Uncredited)
★ 4.8
The Lady from Cheyenne
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941 • as Nye Dunbar
★ 5.7
The Plainsman and the Lady
The Plainsman and the Lady
1946 • as Russell
★ 6.0
A Man from Wyoming
A Man from Wyoming
1930 • as Major
★ 8.0
Show Them No Mercy!
Show Them No Mercy!
1935 • as Chief Haggerty (as William Davidson)
★ 7.5
The Secret Bride
The Secret Bride
1934 • as Representative McPherson
★ 6.2
The Good Fellows
The Good Fellows
1943 • as Blake
★ 8.0
Upperworld
Upperworld
1934 • as City Editor (uncredited)
★ 6.2
The Dragon Murder Case
The Dragon Murder Case
1934 • as Greeff
★ 5.9
That Hagen Girl
That Hagen Girl
1947 • as Mr. Bowman (uncredited)
★ 5.3
It Happened in Hollywood
It Happened in Hollywood
1937 • as Al Howard
★ 6.3
Three Sons o' Guns
Three Sons o' Guns
1941 • as Henry Baxter
★ 7.0
Careful, Soft Shoulders
Careful, Soft Shoulders
1942 • as Mr. Aldrich
★ 6.5
You May Be Next!
You May Be Next!
1936 • as Official (uncredited)
★ 4.8
Let Them Live
Let Them Live
1937 • as The Editor
★ 8.0
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
1934 • as Stephen Prime
★ 6.8
Recompense
Recompense
1925 • as Col. Donovan
★ 8.0
Week-End in Havana
Week-End in Havana
1941 • as Captain Moss
★ 7.0
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
1994 • as Self (archive footage)
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938 • as Mr. 'W.P.' Alvey
★ 7.0
Lady with Red Hair
Lady with Red Hair
1940 • as Stock Company Manager (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Granny Get Your Gun
Granny Get Your Gun
1940 • as Fitzgerald
★ 5.7
Off the Record
Off the Record
1939 • as Scotty
★ 6.4
The Man Who Walked Alone
The Man Who Walked Alone
1945 • as Governor
★ 5.9
Redheads on Parade
Redheads on Parade
1935 • as Theatre Manager
★ 9.0
Melody for Two
Melody for Two
1937 • as Mr. Hale
★ 7.0
Hers to Hold
Hers to Hold
1943 • as Al
★ 6.7
Up in Arms
Up in Arms
1944 • as Maxwell (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Hidden Power
Hidden Power
1939 • as Foster
★ 10.0
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
1931
★ 5.4
The Honeymoon's Over
The Honeymoon's Over
1939 • as Crane
★ 8.0
A Night of Adventure
A Night of Adventure
1944 • as Gilbert J. Regan (uncredited)
★ 5.0
The Storm Daughter
The Storm Daughter
1924 • as Rennert
★ 9.0
Maryland
Maryland
1940 • as John Addison
★ 6.5
The Child of Destiny
The Child of Destiny
1916 • as Calvin Baker
★ 10.0
Tell It to a Star
Tell It to a Star
1945 • as Brannigan
★ 10.0
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village
1944 • as Dance Director
★ 6.7
Murder on the Waterfront
Murder on the Waterfront
1943 • as Capt. Towne
★ 7.0
Naughty but Nice
Naughty but Nice
1939 • as Samuel 'Sam' 'Simsy' Hudson - Music Publisher
★ 6.8
Is My Face Red?
Is My Face Red?
1932 • as O'Sullivan
★ 5.0
See My Lawyer
See My Lawyer
1945 • as Judge
★ 7.3
The Call of Her People
The Call of Her People
1917 • as Nicholas Van Kleet
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934 • as Charles (as William Davidson)
★ 6.0
Cocoanut Grove
Cocoanut Grove
1938 • as Hawtrey
★ 9.0
Remember the Day
Remember the Day
1941 • as Committeeman
★ 7.3
Oh, for a Man!
Oh, for a Man!
1930 • as Kerry Stokes
★ 6.2
Go Into Your Dance
Go Into Your Dance
1935 • as Tom McGee
★ 7.2
Dangerously Yours
Dangerously Yours
1933 • as George Carr
★ 7.0
A Woman There Was
A Woman There Was
1919 • as Rev. Winthrop Stark
★ 8.0
Sweet Music
Sweet Music
1935 • as Billie Madison
★ 6.8
For the Defense
For the Defense
1930 • as Dist. Atty. Stone
★ 5.7
Oil for the Lamps of China
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935 • as E.H. Swaley
★ 7.2
Illegal Traffic
Illegal Traffic
1938 • as Dalton
★ 6.6
The Lost Squadron
The Lost Squadron
1932 • as Lelewer
★ 6.5
Torch Singer
Torch Singer
1933 • as Jarrett
★ 5.5
Earthworm Tractors
Earthworm Tractors
1936 • as Mr. Jackson
★ 5.4
Girl in 313
Girl in 313
1940 • as George Grayson
★ 5.6
Ding Dong Williams
Ding Dong Williams
1946 • as Mr. Saul Dana
★ 7.5
Honeymoon in Bali
Honeymoon in Bali
1939 • as Store Detective
★ 7.5
Mary Lawson's Secret
Mary Lawson's Secret
1917 • as Dr. Brundage
★ 8.0
The Valley of Doubt
The Valley of Doubt
1924 • as Macy
★ 8.0
A Night at the Ritz
A Night at the Ritz
1935 • as Connolly
★ 6.5
Charter Pilot
Charter Pilot
1940 • as Mr. Wentworth
★ 7.7
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938 • as Ellory Bugs
★ 8.0
Woman Wanted
Woman Wanted
1935 • as Collins
★ 6.8
A Gentleman of Paris
A Gentleman of Paris
1927 • as Henri Dufour
★ 8.0
Letter of Introduction
Letter of Introduction
1938 • as Mr. Raleigh (uncredited)
★ 6.0
On Their Own
On Their Own
1940 • as Judge Bull
★ 8.0
Hired Wife
Hired Wife
1940 • as Mumford (as William Davidson)
★ 6.8
Guilty or Not Guilty
Guilty or Not Guilty
1932 • as Chief
★ 7.0
Fatal Lady
Fatal Lady
1936 • as Detective (uncredited)
★ 10.0
Blockade
Blockade
1938 • as Commandant
★ 5.8
Over My Dead Body
Over My Dead Body
1942 • as Crole (as William Davidson)
★ 8.0
San Francisco Docks
San Francisco Docks
1940 • as Dist. Atty. Craig
★ 7.3
The Sport Parade
The Sport Parade
1932 • as Kendricks (uncredited)
★ 5.4
Nobody
Nobody
1921 • as John Rossmore
★ 7.0
Queen of the Night Clubs
Queen of the Night Clubs
1929 • as Assistant District Attorney (as William Davidson)
★ 8.0
The Secret Call
The Secret Call
1931 • as Jim Blake
★ 7.7
Sudden Money
Sudden Money
1939 • as Sam
★ 7.0
In Pursuit of Polly
In Pursuit of Polly
1918 • as Larry O'Malley
★ 7.5
Behind the Mike
Behind the Mike
1937 • as Cyrus Wittles
★ 8.0
Woman Trap
Woman Trap
1929 • as Watts
★ 5.3
The Billion Dollar Scandal
The Billion Dollar Scandal
1933 • as Jim Lawrence
The Big Noise
The Big Noise
1936 • as Welford Andrews
★ 7.5
Truck Busters
Truck Busters
1943 • as Stephen S. Gray
★ 7.0
Why I Would Not Marry
Why I Would Not Marry
1918 • as Undetermined Role
Sailor's Lady
Sailor's Lady
1940 • as Judge Hinsdale
★ 6.5
Men Are Like That
Men Are Like That
1930 • as Frank Hyland
★ 8.5
movie
Her Debt of Honor
1916 • as John Hartfield
A Night at Earl Carroll's
A Night at Earl Carroll's
1940 • as Mayor Green of San Bernardino
★ 4.5
The Greatest Power
The Greatest Power
1917 • as John Conrad
Uncle Joe
Uncle Joe
1941 • as Mr. Day
★ 7.0
Circumstantial Evidence
Circumstantial Evidence
1945 • as Board of Appeals Chairman
★ 5.2
The Lifted Veil
The Lifted Veil
1917 • as Malcolm Grant
★ 1.0
Highway West
Highway West
1941 • as Gorman
★ 6.6
Central Park
Central Park
1932 • as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Ports of Call
Ports of Call
1925 • as Randolph Sherman
★ 7.0
Playboy of Paris
Playboy of Paris
1930 • as Monsieur Bannack (uncredited)
★ 7.0
In the Diplomatic Service
In the Diplomatic Service
1916 • as Lynn Hardi
The Carnation Kid
The Carnation Kid
1929 • as Blythe
★ 10.0
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
1931 • as Himself - Golfer
★ 7.5
The Gold Cure
The Gold Cure
1919 • as Michael Darcy
★ 7.0
Our Little Wife
Our Little Wife
1918 • as Dr. Elliott
Tail Spin
Tail Spin
1939 • as Sales Manager (Uncredited)
★ 6.3
Indianapolis Speedway
Indianapolis Speedway
1939 • as Duncan Martin
★ 5.6
The Silver Horde
The Silver Horde
1930 • as Tom Hilliard
★ 5.6
Marry the Girl
Marry the Girl
1937 • as Drake
★ 6.0
The Price of Malice
The Price of Malice
1916 • as Capt. Mills
Her Mad Night
Her Mad Night
1932 • as District Attorney
★ 3.8
Lillian Russell
Lillian Russell
1940 • as President Cleveland
★ 6.7
The Intruder
The Intruder
1933 • as Det. Lt. Samson
★ 4.6
Partners of the Night
Partners of the Night
1920 • as Robert Clifford
★ 10.0
Good Morning, Judge
Good Morning, Judge
1928 • as Elton (as William Davidson)
★ 8.0
Death Flies East
Death Flies East
1935 • as Police Captain Barrie
★ 7.0
Paradise Isle
Paradise Isle
1937 • as Hoener
★ 6.0
Graft
Graft
1931 • as M.H. Thomas
★ 5.0
Her Second Husband
Her Second Husband
1917 • as John Kirby
★ 8.0
The Pretenders
The Pretenders
1916 • as Joseph Bailey (as William Davidson)
★ 9.0
For the Honor of the Crew
For the Honor of the Crew
1915 • as Robert Brent
On Trial
On Trial
1939 • as Mr. Gray
★ 6.1
The Girl from Nowhere
The Girl from Nowhere
1921 • as Jimmy Ryder
★ 10.0
Scarlet Pages
Scarlet Pages
1930 • as Jackson
★ 6.2
The Last Trail
The Last Trail
1927 • as Kurt Morley
★ 9.0
Over the Wall
Over the Wall
1943 • as Warden Ed
★ 8.0
The Costello Case
The Costello Case
1930 • as Saunders
★ 8.0
Impossible Catherine
Impossible Catherine
1919 • as John Henry Jackson
★ 7.0
Lady Barnacle
Lady Barnacle
1917 • as Krishna Dhwaj
The Vice Squad
The Vice Squad
1931 • as Magistrate Tom Morrison
★ 6.8
The White Raven
The White Raven
1917 • as The Stranger
★ 5.5
Thieves Fall Out
Thieves Fall Out
1941 • as Harrison "Harry" Eckles
★ 6.0
movie
Blonde Ransom
1945 • as Police Captain
★ 8.0
Half a Sinner
Half a Sinner
1940 • as Slick
★ 5.3
Persuasive Peggy
Persuasive Peggy
1917 • as Ed Trowbridge
Adam and Eva
Adam and Eva
1923 • as Dr. Delamater
★ 8.0
Sunny
Sunny
1930 • as First Ship's Officer
★ 6.3
Blaze o' Glory
Blaze o' Glory
1929 • as District Attorney (as William Davidson)
★ 7.0
The Capitol
The Capitol
1919 • as Congressman Blake
movie
A Modern Cinderella
1917
Lure of Ambition
Lure of Ambition
1919 • as Hon. Cyril Ralston
★ 10.0
Love on Toast
Love on Toast
1937 • as Jonathan
★ 5.8
movie
How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action
1933 • as Himself
★ 10.0
movie
Half Holiday
1931 • as Jerry - Andy's Pal
★ 8.0
Cradle Snatchers
Cradle Snatchers
1927 • as Roy Ladd
★ 3.8
Hearts and Spurs
Hearts and Spurs
1925 • as Victor Dufresne
★ 10.0
Ashes of Love
Ashes of Love
1918
Captain Applejack
Captain Applejack
1931 • as Bill Dennett
★ 7.3
Sergeant Murphy
Sergeant Murphy
1938 • as Maj. Gruff (uncredited)
★ 6.0
The Dumb-Bell
The Dumb-Bell
1922
★ 6.3
No Limit
No Limit
1931 • as Wilkie
★ 6.0
A Yellow Streak
A Yellow Streak
1915 • as Jack Rader
American Maid
American Maid
1917 • as David Starr
★ 7.0
La belle Russe
La belle Russe
1919 • as Brand
movie
Sharp Tools
1928
★ 7.0
Always Faithful
Always Faithful
1929 • as George W. Mason
★ 9.0
Women and Gold
Women and Gold
1925 • as Señor Ortego
★ 9.0
movie
The Lash
1928
Dorian's Divorce
Dorian's Divorce
1916 • as Henry Morgan (as William Davidson)
★ 7.0