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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

249 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)
Hell's Angels

Hell's Angels

1930

as Staff Major
Mystery of the Wax Museum

Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933

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