Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1888-06-15
- Day of Death1947-09-28 (59 years)
- Place of BirthDobbs Ferry, New York, USA
- Also Known AsWm. B. DavidsonWm. DavidsonWilliam DavidsonBill DavidsonWilliam Beatman Davidson
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1947
The Judge Steps Out
As: Colonel Bright (uncredited)
- 1947
That Hagen Girl
As: Mr. Bowman (uncredited)
- 1947
That's My Man
As: Steward
- 1947
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
As: Peter Premium
- 1946
The Plainsman and the Lady
As: Russell
- 1946
My Darling Clementine
As: Saloon Owner (uncredited)
- 1946
The Cat Creeps
As: James Walsh
- 1946
Ding Dong Williams
As: Mr. Saul Dana
1946Blonde Alibi
As: Police Captain Hurley (Uncredited)
1946The Notorious Lone Wolf
As: Inspector Crane (as William Davidson)
- 1945
They Were Expendable
As: Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1945Sing Your Way Home
As: F.T. Johnson
1945Tell It to a Star
As: Brannigan
1945Circumstantial Evidence
As: Board of Appeals Chairman
1945The Man Who Walked Alone
As: Governor
1945See My Lawyer
As: Judge
1944Greenwich Village
As: Dance Director
1944In Society
As: Parker
1944Make Your Own Bed
As: Mr. Linklater
1944A Night of Adventure
As: Gilbert J. Regan (uncredited)
1944Shine on Harvest Moon
As: Tim Donovan (uncredited)
1944Up in Arms
As: Maxwell (uncredited)
1943Over the Wall
As: Warden Ed
1943Murder on the Waterfront
As: Capt. Towne
1943The Good Fellows
As: Blake
1943Hers to Hold
As: Al
1943Mission to Moscow
As: Senator (uncredited)
1943Calaboose
As: Sheriff George Lane (as William Davidson)
1943Truck Busters
As: Stephen S. Gray
1942Gentleman Jim
As: Donovan (uncredited)
1942Careful, Soft Shoulders
As: Mr. Aldrich
1942The Magnificent Dope
As: Mr. Reindel
1942The Affairs of Martha
As: Homer Jacell
1942In This Our Life
As: Jim Purdy
1942Larceny, Inc.
As: McCarthy
1942The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
As: Cyrus Ballard
1942The Male Animal
As: Alumnus
1942Over My Dead Body
As: Crole (as William Davidson)
1941Remember the Day
As: Committeeman
1941Keep 'Em Flying
As: Gonigle
1941The Great Man's Lady
As: Sen. Knobs
1941Three Girls About Town
As: Labor Leader
1941Uncle Joe
As: Mr. Day
1941Week-End in Havana
As: Captain Moss
1941Sun Valley Serenade
As: Jack Murray
1941Hold That Ghost
As: Moose Matson
1941Highway West
As: Gorman
1941Three Sons o' Guns
As: Henry Baxter
1941In the Navy
As: Capt. Richards (uncredited)
1941Thieves Fall Out
As: Harrison "Harry" Eckles
1941The Lady from Cheyenne
As: Nye Dunbar
1941Man-Made Monster
As: District Attorney Ralph B. Stanley
1940San Francisco Docks
As: Dist. Atty. Craig
1940Charter Pilot
As: Mr. Wentworth
1940A Night at Earl Carroll's
As: Mayor Green of San Bernardino
1940Lady with Red Hair
As: Stock Company Manager (uncredited)
1940Tin Pan Alley
As: Hotel Manager
1940Sandy Gets Her Man
As: Councilman Charles J. Clark
1940Seven Sinners
As: Police Chief
1940Hired Wife
As: Mumford (as William Davidson)
1940Maryland
As: John Addison
1940My Love Came Back
As: Agent
1940Sailor's Lady
As: Judge Hinsdale
1940Florian
As: Archduke Franz Ferdinand
1940Girl in 313
As: George Grayson
1940Lillian Russell
As: President Cleveland
1940On Their Own
As: Judge Bull
1940Half a Sinner
As: Slick
1940Granny Get Your Gun
As: Fitzgerald
1940My Little Chickadee
As: Sheriff of Little Bend (uncredited)
1939Invisible Stripes
As: Montgomery (uncredited)
1939Private Detective
As: Inspector Evans
1939Smashing the Money Ring
As: Warden Denby
1939Honeymoon in Bali
As: Store Detective
1939Dust Be My Destiny
As: Work Farm Warden
1939Hidden Power
As: Foster
1939Each Dawn I Die
As: Bill Mason
1939Indianapolis Speedway
As: Duncan Martin
1939Naughty But Nice
As: Samuel 'Sam' 'Simsy' Hudson - Music Publisher
1939On Trial
As: Mr. Gray
1939Sudden Money
As: Sam
1939Three Smart Girls Grow Up
As: Stock Broker
1939Blondie Meets the Boss
As: Elderly Man in Café (uncredited)
1939Tail Spin
As: Sales Manager (Uncredited)
1939Blackwell's Island
As: Hempel
1939They Made Me a Criminal
As: Ennis
1939Off the Record
As: Scotty
1938Illegal Traffic
As: Dalton
1938There Goes My Heart
As: Skipper Jackson (uncredited)
1938Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
As: Ellory Bugs
1938Letter of Introduction
As: Mr. Raleigh (uncredited)
1938Racket Busters
As: Trucking Chairman (uncredited)
1938Cowboy from Brooklyn
As: Mr. 'W.P.' Alvey
1938Blockade
As: Commandant
1938You and Me
As: N. G. Orton, Attorney-at-Law (uncredited)
1938Cocoanut Grove
As: Hawtrey
1938The Jury's Secret
As: Page
1938Hollywood Hotel
As: Director Kelton
1938Sergeant Murphy
As: Maj. Gruff (uncredited)
1937Love on Toast
As: Jonathan
1937The Hurricane
As: The Bully (uncredited)
1937Something to Sing About
As: Mr. Richards (as William Davidson)
1937Behind the Mike
As: Cyrus Wittles
1937It Happened in Hollywood
As: Al Howard
1937Paradise Isle
As: Hoener
1937Easy Living
As: Mr. Hyde
1937Ever Since Eve
As: Henderson
1937Marry the Girl
As: Drake
1937The Road Back
As: Bartscher
1937Melody for Two
As: Mr. Hale
1937Let Them Live
As: The Editor
1937Marked Woman
As: Bob Crandall
1937Midnight Court
As: Alfred H. Kruger
1936Gold Diggers of 1937
As: Andy Callahan
1936Earthworm Tractors
As: Mr. Jackson
1936Satan Met a Lady
As: City Fathers Committee Spokesman (uncredited)
1936The Big Noise
As: Welford Andrews
1936Murder by an Aristocrat
As: Bayard Thatcher (as William Davidson)
1936Fatal Lady
As: Detective (uncredited)
1936The Singing Kid
As: Barney Hammond
1936Road Gang
As: Attorney General Mardsen
1936Love on a Bet
As: A.W. Hutchinson
1936You May Be Next!
As: Official (uncredited)
1935Dangerous
As: Reed Walsh
1935Show Them No Mercy!
As: Chief Haggerty (as William Davidson)
1935In Person
As: Director Bill Sutter
1935Special Agent
As: Charlie Young - Carston's Lawyer
1935Redheads on Parade
As: Theatre Manager
1935Woman Wanted
As: Collins
1935Oil for the Lamps of China
As: E.H. Swaley
1935Go Into Your Dance
As: Tom McGee
1935A Night at the Ritz
As: Connolly
1935Straight from the Heart
As: Prosecuting Attorney
1935Death Flies East
As: Police Captain Barrie
1935Sweet Music
As: Billie Madison
1935Devil Dogs of the Air
As: Adjutant
1935Bordertown
As: Dr. Carter
1934The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
As: Charles (as William Davidson)
1934The Secret Bride
As: Representative McPherson
1934Imitation of Life
As: Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
1934The St. Louis Kid
As: Joe Hunter
1934The Dragon Murder Case
As: Greeff
1934Housewife
As: Nan's Attorney
1934Friends of Mr. Sweeney
As: Stephen Prime
1934Fog Over Frisco
As: Editor Joe Hogue
1934Upperworld
As: City Editor (uncredited)
1934Laughing Boy
As: Hartshone (as William Davidson)
1934The Big Shakedown
As: District Attorney (uncredited)
1933Lady Killer
As: Director Williams
1933Female
As: Department Head (Uncredited)
1933Meet the Baron
As: General Broadcasting Representative
1933I'm No Angel
As: Ernest Brown
1933Torch Singer
As: Jarrett
1933The Intruder
As: Det. Lt. Samson
1933Dangerously Yours
As: George Carr
- 1933
Mystery of the Wax Museum
As: Detective (Uncredited)
1933Hello, Everybody!
As: Mr. Parker
1933The Billion Dollar Scandal
As: Jim Lawrence
1932The Animal Kingdom
As: Chess Player
1932Central Park
As: Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
1932Guilty or Not Guilty
As: Chief
1932The Sport Parade
As: Kendricks (uncredited)
1932The Pride of the Legion
As: Sgt. Arnold
1932Her Mad Night
As: District Attorney
- 1932
The Most Dangerous Game
As: Captain
1932The Thirteenth Guest
As: Police Captain Brown (uncredited)
1932Is My Face Red?
As: O'Sullivan
- 1932
Scarface
As: Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
1932The Lost Squadron
As: Lelewer
1932Sky Devils
As: Captain
1932The Menace
As: John Utterson
1931Graft
As: M.H. Thomas
1931The Secret Call
As: Jim Blake
1931The Vice Squad
As: Magistrate Tom Morrison
1931Captain Applejack
As: Bill Dennett
1931No Limit
As: Wilkie
1930Hook, Line and Sinker
As: Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)
1930Oh, for a Man!
As: Kerry Stokes
1930Hell's Angels
As: Staff Major
1930Sunny
As: First Ship's Officer
1930The Silver Horde
As: Tom Hilliard
1930Playboy of Paris
As: Monsieur Bannack (uncredited)
1930The Costello Case
As: Saunders
1930Scarlet Pages
As: Jackson
1930For the Defense
As: Dist. Atty. Stone
1930A Man from Wyoming
As: Major
1930Men Are Like That
As: Frank Hyland
1929Blaze o' Glory
As: District Attorney (as William Davidson)
1929Always Faithful
As: George W. Mason
1929Woman Trap
As: Watts
1929Queen of the Night Clubs
As: Assistant District Attorney (as William Davidson)
1929The Carnation Kid
As: Blythe
1928Good Morning, Judge
As: Elton (as William Davidson)
1927A Gentleman of Paris
As: Henri Dufour
1927Cradle Snatchers
As: Roy Ladd
1927The Last Trail
As: Kurt Morley
1925Hearts and Spurs
As: Victor Dufresne
1925Recompense
As: Col. Donovan
1925Ports of Call
As: Randolph Sherman
1924The Valley of Doubt
As: Macy
1923Adam and Eva
As: Dr. Delamater
1921The Girl from Nowhere
As: Jimmy Ryder
1920Partners of the Night
As: Robert Clifford
1919The Capitol
As: Congressman Blake
1919Lure of Ambition
As: Hon. Cyril Ralston
1919Impossible Catherine
As: John Henry Jackson
1919La belle Russe
As: Brand
1919A Woman There Was
As: Rev. Winthrop Stark
1918Why I Would Not Marry
As: Undetermined Role
1918In Pursuit of Polly
As: Larry O'Malley
1917Her Second Husband
As: John Kirby
1917American Maid
As: David Starr
1917Persuasive Peggy
As: Ed Trowbridge
1917The Lifted Veil
As: Malcolm Grant
1917The Greatest Power
As: John Conrad
1917The Call of Her People
As: Nicholas Van Kleet
1917Mary Lawson's Secret
As: Dr. Brundage
1917The White Raven
As: The Stranger
1916In the Diplomatic Service
As: Lynn Hardi
1916The Pretenders
As: Joseph Bailey (as William Davidson)
1916Dorian's Divorce
As: Henry Morgan (as William Davidson)
1916The Price of Malice
As: Capt. Mills
1915A Yellow Streak
As: Jack Rader
1915For the Honor of the Crew
As: Robert Brent