Cast
William B. Davidson
Acting
Cast
William B. Davidson
Known for
Acting
Born
1888-06-15
From
Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
Died
1947-09-28
Also known as Wm. B. Davidson, Wm. Davidson, William 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 stage and film actresses such as Ethel Barrymore, Mabel Taliaferro, Charlotte Walker, Olga Petrova, Viola Dana, June Caprice, Edna Goodrich, and Mae West. He appeared in 318 films between 1915 and 1949. He was born in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and died in Santa Monica, California. His first Hollywood film was For the Honor of the Crew. Afterward, he appeared in many films, his best-known role was perhaps the Ship's captain in The Most Dangerous Game. He remained in show business until his sudden death after surgery in 1947.
★7.4
MOVIE1932
Scarface
as Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
★6.8
MOVIE1931
Dishonored
★6.9
MOVIE1932
The Most Dangerous Game
as Captain
★7.5
MOVIE1946
My Darling Clementine
as Saloon Owner (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1945
They Were Expendable
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1933
Hello, Everybody!
as Mr. Parker
★7.3
MOVIE1934
Housewife
as Nan's Attorney
★7.3
MOVIE1941
Remember the Day
as Committeeman
★6.7
MOVIE1944
Greenwich Village
as Dance Director
★6.5
MOVIE1933
Mystery of the Wax Museum
as Detective (Uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1942
Careful, Soft Shoulders
as Mr. Aldrich
★6.8
MOVIE1941
Hold That Ghost
as Moose Matson
★5.5
MOVIE1947
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
as Peter Premium
★6.2
MOVIE1935
Special Agent
as Charlie Young - Carston's Lawyer
★7.0
MOVIE1921
Nobody
as John Rossmore
★4.8
MOVIE1946
Blonde Alibi
as Police Captain Hurley (Uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1930
Hell's Angels
as Staff Major
★6.2
MOVIE1941
Man-Made Monster
as District Attorney Ralph B. Stanley
MOVIE1918
Friend Husband
as John Sparr
★5.8
MOVIE1936
Satan Met a Lady
as City Fathers Committee Spokesman (uncredited)
★9.0
MOVIE1935
Redheads on Parade
as Theatre Manager
★7.0
MOVIE1936
Road Gang
as Attorney General Mardsen
★6.4
MOVIE1933
I'm No Angel
as Ernest Brown
★6.2
MOVIE1939
Invisible Stripes
as Montgomery (uncredited)
★6.8
MOVIE1935
In Person
as Director Bill Sutter (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1937
The Road Back
as Bartscher
★6.0
MOVIE1938
Letter of Introduction
as Mr. Raleigh (uncredited)
★6.3
MOVIE1941
The Great Man's Lady
as Sen. Knobs
★6.7
MOVIE1937
The Hurricane
as The Bully (uncredited)
★4.5
MOVIE1942
The Male Animal
as Alumnus
★8.0
MOVIE1939
The Honeymoon's Over
as Crane
★5.6
MOVIE1932
The Animal Kingdom
as Chess Player (uncredited)
★5.9
MOVIE1944
In Society
as Parker
★7.2
MOVIE1939
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
as Stock Broker
★6.5
MOVIE1940
My Little Chickadee
as Sheriff of Little Bend (uncredited)
★5.5
MOVIE1938
Racket Busters
as Trucking Chairman (uncredited)
★6.3
MOVIE1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
★7.2
MOVIE1942
Gentleman Jim
as Donovan (uncredited)
★5.7
MOVIE1944
Up in Arms
as Maxwell (uncredited)
★5.9
MOVIE1940
Seven Sinners
as Police Chief
★6.3
MOVIE1930
Oh, for a Man!
as Kerry Stokes
★7.2
MOVIE1937
Easy Living
as Mr. Hyde
★6.6
MOVIE1937
Marked Woman
as Bob Crandall
★6.2
MOVIE1941
Keep 'Em Flying
as Gonigle
★7.5
MOVIE1946
Ding Dong Williams
as Mr. Saul Dana
★6.8
MOVIE1939
Naughty but Nice
as Samuel 'Sam' 'Simsy' Hudson - Music Publisher
★5.4
MOVIE1933
Torch Singer
as Jarrett
★8.0
MOVIE1942
Over My Dead Body
as Crole (as William Davidson)
★8.0
MOVIE1937
Let Them Live
as The Editor
★6.8
MOVIE1935
Devil Dogs of the Air
as Adjutant
★7.1
MOVIE1942
Larceny, Inc.
as McCarthy
★6.0
MOVIE1946
The Notorious Lone Wolf
as Inspector Crane (as William Davidson)
MOVIE1917
More Truth Than Poetry
as Allen Danby
★6.6
MOVIE1935
Dangerous
as Reed Walsh
★5.9
MOVIE1934
The Big Shakedown
as District Attorney (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1934
Imitation of Life
as Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
★6.9
MOVIE1940
Lady with Red Hair
as Stock Company Manager (uncredited)
★6.6
MOVIE1938
You and Me
as N. G. Orton, Attorney-at-Law (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1919
The Gold Cure
as Michael Darcy
★5.7
MOVIE1943
Mission to Moscow
as Senator (uncredited)
★6.8
MOVIE1940
Hired Wife
as Mumford (as William Davidson)
★5.2
MOVIE1945
Circumstantial Evidence
as Board of Appeals Chairman
★6.5
MOVIE1941
In the Navy
as Capt. Richards (uncredited)
★6.4
MOVIE1934
Fog Over Frisco
as Editor Joe Hogue
★8.0
MOVIE1925
Recompense
as Col. Donovan
★5.9
MOVIE1935
Bordertown
as Dr. Carter
★6.8
MOVIE1939
Each Dawn I Die
as Bill Mason
MOVIE1917
A Modern Cinderella
★6.0
MOVIE1944
Make Your Own Bed
as Mr. Linklater
★7.3
MOVIE1938
There Goes My Heart
as Skipper Jackson (uncredited)
★6.0
MOVIE1934
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
as Charles (as William Davidson)
★6.7
MOVIE1947
That's My Man
as Steward
★5.6
MOVIE1940
Girl in 313
as George Grayson
★8.0
MOVIE1917
Her Second Husband
as John Kirby
★6.6
MOVIE1942
The Affairs of Martha
as Homer Jacell
★10.0
MOVIE1917
A Magdalene of the Hills
as Bud Weaver
MOVIE1918
Our Little Wife
as Dr. Elliott
★5.6
MOVIE1945
Sing Your Way Home
as F.T. Johnson (uncredited)
MOVIE1917
The Call of Her People
as Nicholas Van Kleet
★5.5
MOVIE1939
Blackwell's Island
as Hempel
★6.9
MOVIE1933
Lady Killer
as Director Williams
★9.0
MOVIE1924
The Storm Daughter
as Rennert
★5.9
MOVIE1934
The Dragon Murder Case
as Greeff
★6.3
MOVIE1939
Tail Spin
as Sales Manager (Uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1940
Lillian Russell
as President Cleveland
★6.1
MOVIE1936
Gold Diggers of 1937
as Andy Callahan
★6.5
MOVIE1939
Dust Be My Destiny
as Work Farm Warden
★6.5
MOVIE1941
Three Girls About Town
as Labor Leader
★7.3
MOVIE1945
See My Lawyer
as Judge
★3.8
MOVIE1932
Her Mad Night
as District Attorney
★7.1
MOVIE1941
Sun Valley Serenade
as Jack Murray
★6.2
MOVIE1937
Something to Sing About
as Café Manager
★6.8
MOVIE1934
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
as Stephen Prime
★6.5
MOVIE1932
The Lost Squadron
as Lelewer
★5.2
MOVIE1932
The Thirteenth Guest
as Police Captain Brown (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1943
Calaboose
as Sheriff George Lane (as William Davidson)
★7.5
MOVIE1939
Honeymoon in Bali
as Store Detective
★6.8
MOVIE1944
Shine on Harvest Moon
as Tim Donovan (uncredited)
MOVIE1994
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
as Self (archive footage)
★6.3
MOVIE1933
Female
as Department Head (Uncredited)
★6.9
MOVIE1942
In This Our Life
as Jim Purdy
★5.4
MOVIE1940
Tin Pan Alley
as Hotel Manager
★5.8
MOVIE1938
Hollywood Hotel
as Director Kelton
★7.3
MOVIE1940
San Francisco Docks
as Dist. Atty. Craig
★7.3
MOVIE1942
The Magnificent Dope
as Mr. Reindel
★7.0
MOVIE1941
Week-End in Havana
as Captain Moss
★9.0
MOVIE1935
Straight from the Heart
as Prosecuting Attorney
★7.2
MOVIE1935
Go Into Your Dance
as Tom McGee
★5.8
MOVIE1937
Ever Since Eve
as Henderson
★6.5
MOVIE1940
Sailor's Lady
as Judge Hinsdale
★7.0
MOVIE1943
Hers to Hold
as Al
★5.3
MOVIE1932
The Sport Parade
as Kendricks (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1929
Blaze o' Glory
as District Attorney (as William Davidson)
★7.0
MOVIE1943
Truck Busters
as Stephen S. Gray
★6.4
MOVIE1939
Off the Record
as Scotty
★6.2
MOVIE1934
The Secret Bride
as Representative McPherson
★4.9
MOVIE1940
My Love Came Back
as Agent
★7.0
MOVIE1943
Murder on the Waterfront
as Capt. Towne
★5.8
MOVIE1939
Blondie Meets the Boss
as Elderly Man in Café (uncredited)
★6.6
MOVIE1938
Illegal Traffic
as Dalton
★5.4
MOVIE1936
Earthworm Tractors
as Mr. Jackson
★7.0
MOVIE1936
The Singing Kid
as Barney Hammond
★5.6
MOVIE1930
Hook, Line and Sinker
as Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)
★5.0
MOVIE1946
The Cat Creeps
as James Walsh
★10.0
MOVIE1936
Fatal Lady
as Detective (uncredited)
★6.3
MOVIE1934
The St. Louis Kid
as Joe Hunter
★5.3
MOVIE1947
That Hagen Girl
as Mr. Bowman (uncredited)
★5.3
MOVIE1933
Meet the Baron
as General Broadcasting Representative
★6.5
MOVIE1942
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Cyrus Ballard
★8.0
MOVIE1940
On Their Own
as Judge Bull
★6.0
MOVIE1941
Thieves Fall Out
as Harrison "Harry" Eckles
★5.7
MOVIE1941
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Nye Dunbar
★6.8
MOVIE1947
The Judge Steps Out
as Colonel Bright (uncredited)
MOVIE1916
Her Debt of Honor
as John Hartfield
★5.7
MOVIE1940
Granny Get Your Gun
as Fitzgerald
★5.1
MOVIE1937
Midnight Court
as Alfred H. Kruger
★3.8
MOVIE1927
Cradle Snatchers
as Roy Ladd
★7.0
MOVIE1930
Playboy of Paris
as Monsieur Bannack (uncredited)
★6.3
MOVIE1939
They Made Me a Criminal
as Ennis
★9.0
MOVIE1938
Cocoanut Grove
as Hawtrey
★6.3
MOVIE1937
It Happened in Hollywood
as Al Howard
★8.0
MOVIE1927
A Gentleman of Paris
as Henri Dufour
★6.8
MOVIE1939
Private Detective
as Inspector Evans
★5.3
MOVIE1940
Half a Sinner
as Slick
★4.6
MOVIE1933
The Intruder
as Det. Lt. Samson
★10.0
MOVIE1916
The Child of Destiny
as Calvin Baker
★8.0
MOVIE1937
Behind the Mike
as Cyrus Wittles
★6.6
MOVIE1941
Highway West
as Gorman
★7.0
MOVIE1938
Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Mr. 'W.P.' Alvey
★10.0
MOVIE1925
Hearts and Spurs
as Victor Dufresne
★6.5
MOVIE1937
Marry the Girl
as Drake
★4.5
MOVIE1940
Florian
as Archduke Franz Ferdinand
★8.0
MOVIE1938
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
as Ellory Bugs
★6.8
MOVIE1935
Woman Wanted
as Collins
★6.0
MOVIE1937
Paradise Isle
as Hoener
★7.7
MOVIE1931
The Secret Call
as Jim Blake
★7.5
MOVIE1935
Show Them No Mercy!
as Chief Haggerty (as William Davidson)
★6.1
MOVIE1939
On Trial
as Mr. Gray
★7.0
MOVIE1937
Melody for Two
as Mr. Hale
★7.0
MOVIE1932
The Pride of the Legion
as Sgt. Arnold
★8.5
MOVIE1930
Men Are Like That
as Frank Hyland
★7.0
MOVIE1936
Love on a Bet
as A.W. Hutchinson
★5.8
MOVIE1938
Blockade
as Commandant
★6.1
MOVIE1934
Upperworld
as City Editor (uncredited)
★5.8
MOVIE1939
Smashing the Money Ring
as Warden Denby
★5.8
MOVIE1932
Central Park
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
★5.5
MOVIE1930
The Silver Horde
as Tom Hilliard
★10.0
MOVIE1945
Tell It to a Star
as Brannigan
★5.0
MOVIE1944
A Night of Adventure
as Gilbert J. Regan (uncredited)
★5.6
MOVIE1932
The Menace
as John Utterson
★7.5
MOVIE1918
In Pursuit of Polly
as Larry O'Malley
★6.0
MOVIE1938
Sergeant Murphy
as Maj. Gruff (uncredited)
★6.0
MOVIE1946
The Plainsman and the Lady
as Russell
★5.6
MOVIE1939
Indianapolis Speedway
as Duncan Martin
★5.9
MOVIE1945
The Man Who Walked Alone
as Governor
★5.8
MOVIE1937
Love on Toast
as Jonathan
★5.0
MOVIE1932
Sky Devils
as Captain
★6.3
MOVIE1930
Sunny
as First Ship's Officer
★5.0
MOVIE1938
The Jury's Secret
as Page
★5.0
MOVIE1932
Is My Face Red?
as O'Sullivan
MOVIE1933
The Billion Dollar Scandal
as Jim Lawrence
★6.5
MOVIE1940
Sandy Gets Her Man
as Councilman Charles J. Clark
★6.0
MOVIE1931
No Limit
as Wilkie
★8.0
MOVIE1943
The Good Fellows
as Blake
★5.0
MOVIE1936
Murder by an Aristocrat
as Bayard Thatcher
★5.0
MOVIE1931
Graft
as M.H. Thomas
★6.5
MOVIE1940
Maryland
as John Addison
★4.5
MOVIE1940
A Night at Earl Carroll's
as Mayor Green of San Bernardino
★5.9
MOVIE1945
Dillinger
as Bank President (uncredited)
★7.5
MOVIE1931
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
as Himself - Golfer
★7.0
MOVIE1939
Sudden Money
as Sam
★10.0
MOVIE1939
Hidden Power
as Foster
★8.0
MOVIE1930
The Costello Case
as Saunders
★8.0
MOVIE1930
A Man from Wyoming
as Major
★9.0
MOVIE1927
The Last Trail
as Kurt Morley
★4.8
MOVIE1936
You May Be Next!
as Official (uncredited)
★8.0
MOVIE1923
Adam and Eva
as Dr. Delamater
★7.0
MOVIE1933
Dangerously Yours
as George Carr
★8.0
MOVIE1943
Over the Wall
as Warden Ed
★6.5
MOVIE1935
A Night at the Ritz
as Connolly
★7.5
MOVIE1936
The Big Noise
as Welford Andrews
★7.0
MOVIE1935
Death Flies East
as Police Captain Barrie
★7.0
MOVIE1941
Uncle Joe
as Mr. Day
★8.0
MOVIE1929
Queen of the Night Clubs
as Assistant District Attorney (as William Davidson)
★7.0
MOVIE1930
Scarlet Pages
as Jackson
★5.3
MOVIE1930
For the Defense
as Dist. Atty. Stone
★6.8
MOVIE1935
Sweet Music
as Billie Madison
★5.3
MOVIE1929
Woman Trap
as Watts
★5.5
MOVIE1917
The White Raven
as The Stranger
MOVIE1917
Lady Barnacle
as Krishna Dhwaj
★5.8
MOVIE1931
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
★7.0
MOVIE1931
The Vice Squad
as Magistrate Tom Morrison
★7.0
MOVIE1928
Sharp Tools
★7.0
MOVIE1925
Ports of Call
as Randolph Sherman
★7.0
MOVIE1941
Three Sons o' Guns
as Henry Baxter
★8.0
MOVIE1940
Charter Pilot
as Mr. Wentworth
★3.7
MOVIE1934
Laughing Boy
as Hartshone (as William Davidson)
★7.0
MOVIE1917
American Maid
as David Starr
MOVIE1916
In the Diplomatic Service
as Lynn Hardi
★10.0
MOVIE1929
The Carnation Kid
as Blythe
★7.2
MOVIE1935
Oil for the Lamps of China
as E.H. Swaley
★8.0
MOVIE1919
A Woman There Was
as Rev. Winthrop Stark
★10.0
MOVIE1921
The Girl from Nowhere
as Jimmy Ryder
★8.0
MOVIE1928
Good Morning, Judge
as Elton (as William Davidson)
★8.0
MOVIE1924
The Valley of Doubt
as Macy
★6.3
MOVIE1922
The Dumb-Bell
★7.0
MOVIE1919
Impossible Catherine
as John Henry Jackson
MOVIE1918
Ashes of Love
★7.0
MOVIE1932
Guilty or Not Guilty
as Chief
MOVIE1919
The Capitol
as Congressman Blake
★8.0
MOVIE1945
Blonde Ransom
as Police Captain
MOVIE1915
For the Honor of the Crew
as Robert Brent
MOVIE1918
Why I Would Not Marry
as Undetermined Role
★9.0
MOVIE1925
Women and Gold
as Señor Ortego
MOVIE1919
La belle Russe
as Brand
★7.3
MOVIE1931
Captain Applejack
as Bill Dennett
★9.0
MOVIE1916
The Pretenders
as Joseph Bailey (as William Davidson)
★9.0
MOVIE1929
Always Faithful
as George W. Mason
★10.0
MOVIE1933
How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action
as Himself
MOVIE1917
The Greatest Power
as John Conrad
★7.0
MOVIE1916
Dorian's Divorce
as Henry Morgan (as William Davidson)
★10.0
MOVIE1920
Partners of the Night
as Robert Clifford
★1.0
MOVIE1917
The Lifted Veil
as Malcolm Grant
★8.0
MOVIE1917
Mary Lawson's Secret
as Dr. Brundage
★8.0
MOVIE1931
Half Holiday
as Jerry - Andy's Pal
★10.0
MOVIE1919
Lure of Ambition
as Hon. Cyril Ralston
MOVIE1916
The Price of Malice
as Capt. Mills
MOVIE1915
A Yellow Streak
as Jack Rader
MOVIE1917
Persuasive Peggy
as Ed Trowbridge