Cast
William Desmond
Acting
Cast
William Desmond
Known for
Acting
Born
1878-01-23
From
Horseheads, New York, USA
Died
1949-11-03
Also known as William Mannion, The King of the Silent Serials, Bill Desmond
Biography
Starting out in dramatic parts, Desmond soon switched to westerns and action serials, and became a major western star. When the sound era began Desmond was almost 50 years old, and was soon relegated to supporting roles.
Frisco Kid
as Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
The Climax
as Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
as Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
Desert Command
as Capt. Boncour
Trail Street
as Townsman (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle
as Townsman (uncredited)
Phantom of the Opera
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Ridin' Pretty
as Sky Parker
Oklahoma Jim
as Lacy
Crack-Up
as Police Chief
Outwitted
as Jack Blaisdel
Peggy
as Rev. Donald Bruce
Flash Gordon
as Hawkman Lookout Captain
Hello, 'Frisco
as William Desmond
Frontier Days
as Sheriff Barnes
Flying Colors
as Brent Brewster
Straight Through
as Good Deed O'Day
Social Error
as Policeman
Phantom Lady
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Headin' for the Rio Grande
as Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
The Extra Girl
as Himself
The Extra Girl
as Himself - Actor
The Three Musketeers
as Capt. Boncour
The Egg and I
as Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Border Guns
as Dr. Jim Wilson
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
Treachery Rides the Range
as Bill
Fightin' Mad
as Bud McGraw
Naughty Marietta
as Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
The Mummy's Ghost
as Museum Tourist (uncredited)
Song of the Gringo
as Bailiff
Strange Confession
as Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
Winners of the West
as Bill Brine
Overland Mail
as Williams - Banker
The Rawhide Terror
as Tom Blake
The Naughty Nineties
as Showboat Customer (uncredited)
Powdersmoke Range
as Happy - Bartender
The Cowboy and the Bandit
as Sheriff Pete
The Boys from Syracuse
as Citizen
No Defense
as John Harper
The Lightning Warrior
as Townsman (uncredited)
Hi, Beautiful
as Passenger (uncredited)
The Last of the Ingrams
as Jules Ingram
Code of the West
as Settler (uncredited)
Laughing at Life
as Military Cabinet Officer
Song of the Saddle
as Tim
The Vanishing Shadow
as MacDonald
Fargo Express
as Sheriff Joe Thompson
Junior G-Men
as Irish Cop (uncredited)
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
as Foreman Burke
Savage Fury
as Allen
Cheyenne Roundup
as Pete
The Vanishing Legion
as Milesburg Sheriff
Custer's Last Stand
as Wagon Master
Night Life in Hollywood
as Self
Pirate Treasure
as Capt. Jim Carson
The Lone Star Trail
as Bartender Mike
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
as Bartender
The Mystery Rider
as Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider
Where Did You Get That Girl?
as Tourist
Thunder Mountain
as Townsman (uncredited)
Down Rio Grande Way
as Townsman
Captain of His Soul
as Horace
Timber Terrors
as Royce Horter
The Broken Coin
The Meddler
as Richard Gilmore
Her Code of Honor
as Eugene La Salle
The Silver Bullet
as Townsman
Perils of Pauline
as Prof. Thompson
Gordon of Ghost City
as John Mulford
The Policeman and the Baby
as The Policeman
The Marriage Bubble
as The Actor
Cyclone of the Saddle
as Wagon Master
The Red Rider
as Sheriff Campbell
The Phantom of the West
as Martin Blair
Red Clay
as Chief John Nisheto
Born to Battle
as John Brownell
The Measure of a Man
as John Fairmeadow
The Sunset Trail
as Happy Hobo
Strawberry Roan
as Colonel Brownlee
The Strings of Steel
as Ned Brown
Paws of the Bear
as Ray Bourke
Mr. Broadway
as 1st Suitor (archive footage)
Peer Gynt
as The Parson
Rustlers of Red Dog
as Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as Captain of the 'Viking'
The Last Frontier
as General Custer
Jungle Mystery
as John Morgan
The Majesty of the Law
as Jackson Morgan Kent
Society for Sale
as Honorable Billy
Shadows of the North
as Ben 'Wolf' Darby
The Return of the Riddle Rider
as Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
The Vanishing Rider
as Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
The Dawn Maker
as Bruce Smithson
Barriers of the Law
as Rex Brandon
Clancy of the Mounted
as Dave Moran
Bare-Fisted Gallagher
as 'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher
The Rustler's Roundup
as San Dimas Sheriff Holden
The Riddle Rider
as Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
Twin Beds
as Harry Hawkins
Heroes of the West
as John Blaine
The Iced Bullet
as The Author / Horace Lee
The Breathless Moment
as Billy Carson
The Return of the Durango Kid
as Street Ambusher (uncredited)
The Ghost Rider
as Guard
The Burning Trail
as Smiling Bill Flannigan
The Ace of Spades
as Dan Harvey
The Vigilantes Are Coming
as Anderson, Vigilante Member
The Way of the West
as 'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)
Women Men Love
as David Hunter
The Criminal
as Donald White
The Call of the Savage
as Allen
Married in Name Only
Battling with Buffalo Bill
as John Mills
Hell-Bent for Frisco
as The Editor
An Honest Man
as Benny Boggs
The Roaring West
as Jim Parker
Wild Waters
as Sheriff Manning
Big Timber
as Walter Sandry
The Phantom of the Air
as Thomas Edmonds
Tim Tyler's Luck
as Dock Official
Courage of the North
as Gene Travis
McGuire of the Mounted
as Bob McGuire
I Can't Escape
as Parole Officer Donovan
The Child Thou Gavest Me
as Tom Marshall
The Pretender
as Bob Baldwin
Life's a Funny Proposition
as Jimmie Pendleton
Kilmeny
as Bob Meredith
No Children
as Self
When Lightning Strikes
as Marshal Jack Stevens
The Sign of the Cross
Perils of the Yukon
as Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.
A Gamble in Souls
Bullets and Brown Eyes
as Prince Carl
The Mints of Hell
as Dan Burke
The Prince and Betty
as John Maude
The Blue Bandanna
as Jerry Jerome
The Devil's Trademark
as Morgan Gray
The Sudden Gentleman
as Garry Garrity
Duped
as John Morgan
Whitewashed Walls
as Larry Donovan
The Phantom Fortune
as Larry Barclay
A Scarlet Week-End
A Sage Brush Hamlet
as Larry Lang
Around the World in 18 Days
as Phineas Fogg III
Beasts of Paradise
as Phil Grant
First Aid
as Chief of Police
Master of His Home
as Carson Stewart
Paddy O'Hara
as Paddy O'Hara