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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

0.4

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
Hell's Angels

Hell's Angels

1930

as Staff Major
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)
Scarface
Scarface
1932 • as Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
★ 7.4
My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine
1946 • as Saloon Owner (uncredited)
★ 7.4
The Most Dangerous Game
The Most Dangerous Game
1932 • as Captain
★ 6.9
Hell's Angels
Hell's Angels
1930 • as Staff Major
★ 6.5
Man-Made Monster
Man-Made Monster
1941 • as District Attorney Ralph B. Stanley
★ 6.1
They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable
1945 • as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Dangerous
Dangerous
1935 • as Reed Walsh
★ 6.6
Each Dawn I Die
Each Dawn I Die
1939 • as Bill Mason
★ 6.8
The Hurricane
The Hurricane
1937 • as The Bully (uncredited)
★ 6.8
In This Our Life
In This Our Life
1942 • as Jim Purdy
★ 6.8
Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost
1941 • as Moose Matson
★ 6.8
Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life
1934 • as Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim
1942 • as Donovan (uncredited)
★ 7.1
You and Me
You and Me
1938 • as N. G. Orton, Attorney-at-Law (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
1994 • as Self (archive footage)
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933 • as Detective (Uncredited)
★ 6.4
Marked Woman
Marked Woman
1937 • as Bob Crandall
★ 6.5
Dishonored
Dishonored
1931
★ 6.8
Easy Living
Easy Living
1937 • as Mr. Hyde
★ 7.1
Lady Killer
Lady Killer
1933 • as Director Williams
★ 6.9
Female
Female
1933 • as Department Head (Uncredited)
★ 6.1
In the Navy
In the Navy
1941 • as Capt. Richards (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Something to Sing About
Something to Sing About
1937 • as Mr. Richards (as William Davidson)
★ 6.1
I'm No Angel
I'm No Angel
1933 • as Ernest Brown
★ 6.4
Larceny, Inc.
Larceny, Inc.
1942 • as McCarthy
★ 7.1
The Great Man's Lady
The Great Man's Lady
1941 • as Sen. Knobs
★ 6.3
Dust Be My Destiny
Dust Be My Destiny
1939 • as Work Farm Warden
★ 6.4
Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow
1943 • as Senator (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Seven Sinners
Seven Sinners
1940 • as Police Chief
★ 5.8
Dillinger
Dillinger
1945 • as Bank President (uncredited)
★ 5.9
They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal
1939 • as Ennis
★ 6.2
The Male Animal
The Male Animal
1942 • as Alumnus
★ 3.9
The Road Back
The Road Back
1937 • as Bartscher
★ 6.2
Lillian Russell
Lillian Russell
1940 • as President Cleveland
★ 6.5
Over My Dead Body
Over My Dead Body
1942 • as Crole (as William Davidson)
Highway West
Highway West
1941 • as Gorman
★ 5.8
Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes
1939 • as Montgomery (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Up in Arms
Up in Arms
1944 • as Maxwell (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Captain Applejack
Captain Applejack
1931 • as Bill Dennett
★ 6.5
Oil for the Lamps of China
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935 • as E.H. Swaley
★ 7.3
In Society
In Society
1944 • as Parker
★ 5.8
Sweet Music
Sweet Music
1935 • as Billie Madison
★ 5.7
A Night of Adventure
A Night of Adventure
1944 • as Gilbert J. Regan (uncredited)
★ 4.7
Hollywood Hotel
Hollywood Hotel
1938 • as Director Kelton
★ 5.5
Blackwell's Island
Blackwell's Island
1939 • as Hempel
★ 5.0
Florian
Florian
1940 • as Archduke Franz Ferdinand
★ 1.0
Sailor's Lady
Sailor's Lady
1940 • as Judge Hinsdale
★ 4.0
Is My Face Red?
Is My Face Red?
1932 • as O'Sullivan
★ 4.7
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
1947 • as Peter Premium
★ 5.4
Sun Valley Serenade
Sun Valley Serenade
1941 • as Jack Murray
★ 7.0
Lady with Red Hair
Lady with Red Hair
1940 • as Stock Company Manager (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Blonde Alibi
Blonde Alibi
1946 • as Police Captain Hurley (Uncredited)
★ 3.9
The Big Noise
The Big Noise
1936 • as Welford Andrews
★ 5.0
Upperworld
Upperworld
1934 • as City Editor (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Keep 'Em Flying
Keep 'Em Flying
1941 • as Gonigle
★ 6.0
Bordertown
Bordertown
1935 • as Dr. Carter
★ 5.9
Blockade
Blockade
1938 • as Commandant
★ 5.5
My Little Chickadee
My Little Chickadee
1940 • as Sheriff of Little Bend (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Lady from Cheyenne
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941 • as Nye Dunbar
★ 4.6
Maryland
Maryland
1940 • as John Addison
★ 6.2
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.1
Fatal Lady
Fatal Lady
1936 • as Detective (uncredited)
Smashing the Money Ring
Smashing the Money Ring
1939 • as Warden Denby
★ 5.2
Satan Met a Lady
Satan Met a Lady
1936 • as City Fathers Committee Spokesman (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Tin Pan Alley
Tin Pan Alley
1940 • as Hotel Manager
★ 5.1
Melody for Two
Melody for Two
1937 • as Mr. Hale
Blondie Meets the Boss
Blondie Meets the Boss
1939 • as Elderly Man in Café (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Indianapolis Speedway
Indianapolis Speedway
1939 • as Duncan Martin
★ 5.0
Gold Diggers of 1937
Gold Diggers of 1937
1936 • as Andy Callahan
★ 6.0
See My Lawyer
See My Lawyer
1945 • as Judge
★ 6.0
Sky Devils
Sky Devils
1932 • as Captain
★ 4.0
Housewife
Housewife
1934 • as Nan's Attorney
★ 7.1
That Hagen Girl
That Hagen Girl
1947 • as Mr. Bowman (uncredited)
★ 4.8
Private Detective
Private Detective
1939 • as Inspector Evans
★ 6.0
Laughing Boy
Laughing Boy
1934 • as Hartshone (as William Davidson)
★ 3.2
Illegal Traffic
Illegal Traffic
1938 • as Dalton
★ 6.5
Racket Busters
Racket Busters
1938 • as Trucking Chairman (uncredited)
★ 5.2
Road Gang
Road Gang
1936 • as Attorney General Mardsen
★ 6.5
Special Agent
Special Agent
1935 • as Charlie Young - Carston's Lawyer
★ 6.2
Meet the Baron
Meet the Baron
1933 • as General Broadcasting Representative
★ 4.2
Honeymoon in Bali
Honeymoon in Bali
1939 • as Store Detective
★ 6.2
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939 • as Stock Broker
★ 7.1
The Big Shakedown
The Big Shakedown
1934 • as District Attorney (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Fog Over Frisco
Fog Over Frisco
1934 • as Editor Joe Hogue
★ 6.2
The Jury's Secret
The Jury's Secret
1938 • as Page
★ 4.0
Letter of Introduction
Letter of Introduction
1938 • as Mr. Raleigh (uncredited)
★ 5.7
The Singing Kid
The Singing Kid
1936 • as Barney Hammond
★ 4.0
It Happened in Hollywood
It Happened in Hollywood
1937 • as Al Howard
★ 6.1
Torch Singer
Torch Singer
1933 • as Jarrett
★ 5.2
Hook, Line and Sinker
Hook, Line and Sinker
1930 • as Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)
★ 5.4
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
1934 • as Stephen Prime
★ 6.0
Central Park
Central Park
1932 • as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Woman Wanted
Woman Wanted
1935 • as Collins
★ 6.3
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942 • as Cyrus Ballard
★ 6.0
Hired Wife
Hired Wife
1940 • as Mumford (as William Davidson)
★ 6.8
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village
1944 • as Dance Director
★ 6.0
The Man Who Walked Alone
The Man Who Walked Alone
1945 • as Governor
★ 5.6
Midnight Court
Midnight Court
1937 • as Alfred H. Kruger
★ 4.4
Half a Sinner
Half a Sinner
1940 • as Slick
★ 5.2
Ever Since Eve
Ever Since Eve
1937 • as Henderson
★ 5.5
The St. Louis Kid
The St. Louis Kid
1934 • as Joe Hunter
★ 5.8
Week-End in Havana
Week-End in Havana
1941 • as Captain Moss
★ 6.9
Sergeant Murphy
Sergeant Murphy
1938 • as Maj. Gruff (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Off the Record
Off the Record
1939 • as Scotty
★ 6.0
The Notorious Lone Wolf
The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946 • as Inspector Crane (as William Davidson)
★ 5.5
The Dragon Murder Case
The Dragon Murder Case
1934 • as Greeff
★ 5.8
Straight from the Heart
Straight from the Heart
1935 • as Prosecuting Attorney
Three Girls About Town
Three Girls About Town
1941 • as Labor Leader
★ 5.3
The Affairs of Martha
The Affairs of Martha
1942 • as Homer Jacell
★ 6.2
Love on a Bet
Love on a Bet
1936 • as A.W. Hutchinson
★ 7.0
Truck Busters
Truck Busters
1943 • as Stephen S. Gray
★ 6.0
Thieves Fall Out
Thieves Fall Out
1941 • as Harrison "Harry" Eckles
★ 5.5
Guilty or Not Guilty
Guilty or Not Guilty
1932 • as Chief
★ 6.0
Go Into Your Dance
Go Into Your Dance
1935 • as Tom McGee
★ 6.8
Hidden Power
Hidden Power
1939 • as Foster
The Judge Steps Out
The Judge Steps Out
1947 • as Colonel Bright (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Graft
Graft
1931 • as M.H. Thomas
★ 3.7
There Goes My Heart
There Goes My Heart
1938 • as Skipper Jackson (uncredited)
★ 7.1
In Person
In Person
1935 • as Director Bill Sutter (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Sport Parade
The Sport Parade
1932 • as Kendricks (uncredited)
★ 4.8
Paradise Isle
Paradise Isle
1937 • as Hoener
★ 5.0
Partners of the Night
Partners of the Night
1920 • as Robert Clifford
Remember the Day
Remember the Day
1941 • as Committeeman
★ 7.0
Recompense
Recompense
1925 • as Col. Donovan
Circumstantial Evidence
Circumstantial Evidence
1945 • as Board of Appeals Chairman
★ 4.8
Death Flies East
Death Flies East
1935 • as Police Captain Barrie
★ 5.0
Girl in 313
Girl in 313
1940 • as George Grayson
★ 5.4
My Love Came Back
My Love Came Back
1940 • as Agent
★ 4.6
The Magnificent Dope
The Magnificent Dope
1942 • as Mr. Reindel
★ 7.2
The Lost Squadron
The Lost Squadron
1932 • as Lelewer
★ 6.3
Tail Spin
Tail Spin
1939 • as Sales Manager (Uncredited)
★ 6.0
The Thirteenth Guest
The Thirteenth Guest
1932 • as Police Captain Brown (uncredited)
★ 4.9
The Good Fellows
The Good Fellows
1943 • as Blake
Shine on Harvest Moon
Shine on Harvest Moon
1944 • as Tim Donovan (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938 • as Mr. 'W.P.' Alvey
★ 4.5
On Their Own
On Their Own
1940 • as Judge Bull
Charter Pilot
Charter Pilot
1940 • as Mr. Wentworth
★ 6.0
Cocoanut Grove
Cocoanut Grove
1938 • as Hawtrey
A Man from Wyoming
A Man from Wyoming
1930 • as Major
★ 9.0
That's My Man
That's My Man
1947 • as Steward
★ 6.0
The Billion Dollar Scandal
The Billion Dollar Scandal
1933 • as Jim Lawrence
Murder by an Aristocrat
Murder by an Aristocrat
1936 • as Bayard Thatcher
★ 3.0
Make Your Own Bed
Make Your Own Bed
1944 • as Mr. Linklater
★ 5.8
For the Defense
For the Defense
1930 • as Dist. Atty. Stone
★ 5.0
A Night at the Ritz
A Night at the Ritz
1935 • as Connolly
★ 3.0
Sudden Money
Sudden Money
1939 • as Sam
★ 5.0
Uncle Joe
Uncle Joe
1941 • as Mr. Day
★ 6.0
On Trial
On Trial
1939 • as Mr. Gray
★ 5.5
Show Them No Mercy!
Show Them No Mercy!
1935 • as Chief Haggerty (as William Davidson)
★ 7.0
movie
Blonde Ransom
1945 • as Police Captain
The Menace
The Menace
1932 • as John Utterson
★ 4.5
The Intruder
The Intruder
1933 • as Det. Lt. Samson
★ 4.0
Sing Your Way Home
Sing Your Way Home
1945 • as F.T. Johnson
★ 5.2
San Francisco Docks
San Francisco Docks
1940 • as Dist. Atty. Craig
★ 6.0
Naughty But Nice
Naughty But Nice
1939 • as Samuel 'Sam' 'Simsy' Hudson - Music Publisher
★ 6.6
Sandy Gets Her Man
Sandy Gets Her Man
1940 • as Councilman Charles J. Clark
★ 4.0
You May Be Next!
You May Be Next!
1936 • as Official (uncredited)
★ 2.5
Playboy of Paris
Playboy of Paris
1930 • as Monsieur Bannack (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Tell It to a Star
Tell It to a Star
1945 • as Brannigan
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938 • as Ellory Bugs
★ 9.0
Earthworm Tractors
Earthworm Tractors
1936 • as Mr. Jackson
★ 5.0
The Capitol
The Capitol
1919 • as Congressman Blake
Woman Trap
Woman Trap
1929 • as Watts
★ 4.8
Cradle Snatchers
Cradle Snatchers
1927 • as Roy Ladd
★ 2.7
The Pretenders
The Pretenders
1916 • as Joseph Bailey (as William Davidson)
Sunny
Sunny
1930 • as First Ship's Officer
★ 6.5
Love on Toast
Love on Toast
1937 • as Jonathan
★ 5.5
The Animal Kingdom
The Animal Kingdom
1932 • as Chess Player
★ 5.4
Let Them Live
Let Them Live
1937 • as The Editor
The Pride of the Legion
The Pride of the Legion
1932 • as Sgt. Arnold
★ 6.0
Hers to Hold
Hers to Hold
1943 • as Al
★ 6.9
The Secret Bride
The Secret Bride
1934 • as Representative McPherson
★ 5.9
In Pursuit of Polly
In Pursuit of Polly
1918 • as Larry O'Malley
★ 7.5
Granny Get Your Gun
Granny Get Your Gun
1940 • as Fitzgerald
★ 3.5
Dangerously Yours
Dangerously Yours
1933 • as George Carr
The Vice Squad
The Vice Squad
1931 • as Magistrate Tom Morrison
★ 6.7
Three Sons o' Guns
Three Sons o' Guns
1941 • as Henry Baxter
★ 5.0
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934 • as Charles (as William Davidson)
★ 6.0
Redheads on Parade
Redheads on Parade
1935 • as Theatre Manager
Careful, Soft Shoulders
Careful, Soft Shoulders
1942 • as Mr. Aldrich
★ 6.0
The White Raven
The White Raven
1917 • as The Stranger
★ 6.0
The Dumb-Bell
The Dumb-Bell
1922
★ 6.0
Lure of Ambition
Lure of Ambition
1919 • as Hon. Cyril Ralston
Murder on the Waterfront
Murder on the Waterfront
1943 • as Capt. Towne
★ 5.0
Devil Dogs of the Air
Devil Dogs of the Air
1935 • as Adjutant
★ 6.4
movie
Sharp Tools
1928
Scarlet Pages
Scarlet Pages
1930 • as Jackson
★ 6.5
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
1931
★ 5.0
Calaboose
Calaboose
1943 • as Sheriff George Lane (as William Davidson)
The Plainsman and the Lady
The Plainsman and the Lady
1946 • as Russell
★ 3.0
The Silver Horde
The Silver Horde
1930 • as Tom Hilliard
★ 5.3
Hello, Everybody!
Hello, Everybody!
1933 • as Mr. Parker
★ 6.0
Adam and Eva
Adam and Eva
1923 • as Dr. Delamater
Impossible Catherine
Impossible Catherine
1919 • as John Henry Jackson
No Limit
No Limit
1931 • as Wilkie
★ 5.5
The Cat Creeps
The Cat Creeps
1946 • as James Walsh
★ 4.8
The Girl from Nowhere
The Girl from Nowhere
1921 • as Jimmy Ryder
The Secret Call
The Secret Call
1931 • as Jim Blake
★ 6.5
Queen of the Night Clubs
Queen of the Night Clubs
1929 • as Assistant District Attorney (as William Davidson)
Hearts and Spurs
Hearts and Spurs
1925 • as Victor Dufresne
Ashes of Love
Ashes of Love
1918
Behind the Mike
Behind the Mike
1937 • as Cyrus Wittles
movie
A Modern Cinderella
1917
Marry the Girl
Marry the Girl
1937 • as Drake
★ 5.0
La belle Russe
La belle Russe
1919 • as Brand
Why I Would Not Marry
Why I Would Not Marry
1918 • as Undetermined Role
A Gentleman of Paris
A Gentleman of Paris
1927 • as Henri Dufour
Always Faithful
Always Faithful
1929 • as George W. Mason
The Greatest Power
The Greatest Power
1917 • as John Conrad
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
Dorian's Divorce
Dorian's Divorce
1916 • as Henry Morgan (as William Davidson)
movie
How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action
1933 • as Himself
Mary Lawson's Secret
Mary Lawson's Secret
1917 • as Dr. Brundage
For the Honor of the Crew
For the Honor of the Crew
1915 • as Robert Brent
The Last Trail
The Last Trail
1927 • as Kurt Morley
Ports of Call
Ports of Call
1925 • as Randolph Sherman
Oh, for a Man!
Oh, for a Man!
1930 • as Kerry Stokes
★ 5.7
Her Mad Night
Her Mad Night
1932 • as District Attorney
★ 2.7
A Night at Earl Carroll's
A Night at Earl Carroll's
1940 • as Mayor Green of San Bernardino
★ 3.4
The Carnation Kid
The Carnation Kid
1929 • as Blythe
Ding Dong Williams
Ding Dong Williams
1946 • as Mr. Saul Dana
★ 5.0
Her Second Husband
Her Second Husband
1917 • as John Kirby
Men Are Like That
Men Are Like That
1930 • as Frank Hyland
★ 9.0
The Lifted Veil
The Lifted Veil
1917 • as Malcolm Grant
★ 1.0
Friend Husband
Friend Husband
1918 • as John Sparr
Over the Wall
Over the Wall
1943 • as Warden Ed
★ 7.0
A Woman There Was
A Woman There Was
1919 • as Rev. Winthrop Stark
A Yellow Streak
A Yellow Streak
1915 • as Jack Rader
Blaze o' Glory
Blaze o' Glory
1929 • as District Attorney (as William Davidson)
The Call of Her People
The Call of Her People
1917 • as Nicholas Van Kleet
The Price of Malice
The Price of Malice
1916 • as Capt. Mills
Persuasive Peggy
Persuasive Peggy
1917 • as Ed Trowbridge
The Costello Case
The Costello Case
1930 • as Saunders
movie
Half Holiday
1931 • as Jerry - Andy's Pal
Women and Gold
Women and Gold
1925 • as Señor Ortego
movie
Her Debt of Honor
1916 • as John Hartfield
In the Diplomatic Service
In the Diplomatic Service
1916 • as Lynn Hardi
American Maid
American Maid
1917 • as David Starr
The Storm Daughter
The Storm Daughter
1924 • as Rennert
Good Morning, Judge
Good Morning, Judge
1928 • as Elton (as William Davidson)
The Valley of Doubt
The Valley of Doubt
1924 • as Macy
Lady Barnacle
Lady Barnacle
1917 • as Krishna Dhwaj
The Honeymoon's Over
The Honeymoon's Over
1939 • as Crane
Nobody
Nobody
1921 • as John Rossmore
A Magdalene of the Hills
A Magdalene of the Hills
1917 • as Bud Weaver
movie
More Truth Than Poetry
1917 • as Allen Danby
The Child of Destiny
The Child of Destiny
1916 • as Calvin Baker
Our Little Wife
Our Little Wife
1918 • as Dr. Elliott
The Gold Cure
The Gold Cure
1919 • as Michael Darcy