William B. Davidson
Acting
Born June 15, 1888 · Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
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.
Films (248)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
1994
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
The Judge Steps Out
1947
That Hagen Girl
1947
That's My Man
1947
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
1947
The Plainsman and the Lady
1946
My Darling Clementine
1946
The Cat Creeps
1946
Ding Dong Williams
1946
Blonde Alibi
1946
The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946
They Were Expendable
1945
Sing Your Way Home
1945
Tell It to a Star
1945
Dillinger
1945
Circumstantial Evidence
1945
The Man Who Walked Alone
1945
See My Lawyer
1945
Greenwich Village
1944
In Society
1944
Make Your Own Bed
1944
A Night of Adventure
1944
Shine on Harvest Moon
1944
Up in Arms
1944
Over the Wall
1943
Murder on the Waterfront
1943
The Good Fellows
1943
Hers to Hold
1943
Mission to Moscow
1943
Calaboose
1943
Truck Busters
1943
Gentleman Jim
1942
Careful, Soft Shoulders
1942
The Magnificent Dope
1942
The Affairs of Martha
1942
In This Our Life
1942
Larceny, Inc.
1942
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
The Male Animal
1942
Over My Dead Body
1942
Remember the Day
1941
Keep 'Em Flying
1941
The Great Man's Lady
1941
Three Girls About Town
1941
Uncle Joe
1941
Week-End in Havana
1941
Sun Valley Serenade
1941
Highway West
1941
Hold That Ghost
1941
Three Sons o' Guns
1941
In the Navy
1941
Thieves Fall Out
1941
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
Man-Made Monster
1941
San Francisco Docks
1940
Charter Pilot
1940
A Night at Earl Carroll's
1940
Lady with Red Hair
1940
Tin Pan Alley
1940
Sandy Gets Her Man
1940
Seven Sinners
1940
Hired Wife
1940
Maryland
1940
My Love Came Back
1940
Sailor's Lady
1940
Florian
1940
Girl in 313
1940
Lillian Russell
1940
On Their Own
1940
Half a Sinner
1940
Granny Get Your Gun
1940
My Little Chickadee
1940
Invisible Stripes
1939
The Honeymoon's Over
1939
Private Detective
1939
Smashing the Money Ring
1939
Honeymoon in Bali
1939
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
Hidden Power
1939
Each Dawn I Die
1939
Indianapolis Speedway
1939
Naughty But Nice
1939
On Trial
1939
Sudden Money
1939
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939
Blondie Meets the Boss
1939
Tail Spin
1939
Blackwell's Island
1939
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
Off the Record
1939
Illegal Traffic
1938
There Goes My Heart
1938
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938
Letter of Introduction
1938
Racket Busters
1938
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938
Blockade
1938
You and Me
1938
Cocoanut Grove
1938
The Jury's Secret
1938
Hollywood Hotel
1938
Sergeant Murphy
1938
Love on Toast
1937
The Hurricane
1937
Something to Sing About
1937
Behind the Mike
1937
It Happened in Hollywood
1937
Paradise Isle
1937
Easy Living
1937
Ever Since Eve
1937
Marry the Girl
1937
The Road Back
1937
Melody for Two
1937
Let Them Live
1937
Marked Woman
1937
Midnight Court
1937
Gold Diggers of 1937
1936
Earthworm Tractors
1936
Satan Met a Lady
1936
The Big Noise
1936
Murder by an Aristocrat
1936
Fatal Lady
1936
The Singing Kid
1936
Road Gang
1936
Love on a Bet
1936
You May Be Next!
1936
Dangerous
1935
Show Them No Mercy!
1935
In Person
1935
Special Agent
1935
Redheads on Parade
1935
Woman Wanted
1935
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935
Go Into Your Dance
1935
A Night at the Ritz
1935
Straight from the Heart
1935
Death Flies East
1935
Sweet Music
1935
Devil Dogs of the Air
1935
Bordertown
1935
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934
The Secret Bride
1934
Imitation of Life
1934
The St. Louis Kid
1934
The Dragon Murder Case
1934
Housewife
1934
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
1934
Fog Over Frisco
1934
Upperworld
1934
Laughing Boy
1934
The Big Shakedown
1934
Lady Killer
1933
Female
1933
Meet the Baron
1933
I'm No Angel
1933
Torch Singer
1933
How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action
1933
The Intruder
1933
Dangerously Yours
1933
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933
Hello, Everybody!
1933
The Billion Dollar Scandal
1933
The Animal Kingdom
1932
Central Park
1932
Guilty or Not Guilty
1932
The Sport Parade
1932
The Pride of the Legion
1932
Her Mad Night
1932
The Most Dangerous Game
1932
The Thirteenth Guest
1932
Is My Face Red?
1932
Scarface
1932
The Lost Squadron
1932
Sky Devils
1932
The Menace
1932
Half Holiday
1931
Graft
1931
The Secret Call
1931
The Vice Squad
1931
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
1931
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
1931
Dishonored
1931
Captain Applejack
1931
No Limit
1931
Hook, Line and Sinker
1930
Oh, for a Man!
1930
Hell's Angels
1930
Sunny
1930
The Silver Horde
1930
Playboy of Paris
1930
The Costello Case
1930
Scarlet Pages
1930
For the Defense
1930
A Man from Wyoming
1930
Men Are Like That
1930
Blaze o' Glory
1929
Always Faithful
1929
Woman Trap
1929
Queen of the Night Clubs
1929
The Carnation Kid
1929
Sharp Tools
1928
Good Morning, Judge
1928
A Gentleman of Paris
1927
Cradle Snatchers
1927
The Last Trail
1927
Hearts and Spurs
1925
Recompense
1925
Women and Gold
1925
Ports of Call
1925
The Valley of Doubt
1924
The Storm Daughter
1924
Adam and Eva
1923
The Dumb-Bell
1922
Nobody
1921
The Girl from Nowhere
1921
Partners of the Night
1920
The Capitol
1919
Lure of Ambition
1919
Impossible Catherine
1919
La belle Russe
1919
A Woman There Was
1919
The Gold Cure
1919
Why I Would Not Marry
1918
In Pursuit of Polly
1918
Ashes of Love
1918
Friend Husband
1918
Our Little Wife
1918
Her Second Husband
1917
American Maid
1917
Persuasive Peggy
1917
More Truth Than Poetry
1917
The Lifted Veil
1917
The Greatest Power
1917
Lady Barnacle
1917
The Call of Her People
1917
A Magdalene of the Hills
1917
Mary Lawson's Secret
1917
The White Raven
1917
A Modern Cinderella
1917
In the Diplomatic Service
1916
The Pretenders
1916
The Child of Destiny
1916
Dorian's Divorce
1916
The Price of Malice
1916
Her Debt of Honor
1916
A Yellow Streak
1915
For the Honor of the Crew
1915