William B. Davidson

Actor

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.

Born: June 15, 1888 in Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA

Died: September 28, 1947 (Age 59)

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Meet the Baron Movie	5.4	Actor	General Broadcasting Representative	1933
Sergeant Murphy Movie	4.9	Actor	Maj. Gruff (uncredited)	1938
Midnight Court Movie	5.7	Actor	Alfred H. Kruger	1937
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off Movie	3.7	Actor	Ellory Bugs	1938
Sandy Gets Her Man Movie	5.6	Actor	Councilman Charles J. Clark	1940
Hell's Angels Movie	7.1	Actor	Staff Major	1930
Smashing the Money Ring Movie	5.4	Actor	Warden Denby	1939
Recompense Movie		Actor	Col. Donovan	1925
Woman Trap Movie	5.6	Actor	Watts	1929
Cradle Snatchers Movie	5.9	Actor	Roy Ladd	1927
I'm No Angel Movie	6.7	Actor	Ernest Brown	1933
Each Dawn I Die Movie	7.1	Actor	Bill Mason	1939
Indianapolis Speedway Movie	5.4	Actor	Duncan Martin	1939
On Trial Movie	6.2	Actor	Mr. Gray	1939
Sweet Music Movie	5.6	Actor	Billie Madison	1935
Fatal Lady Movie	7.1	Actor	Detective (uncredited)	1936
Private Detective Movie	5.8	Actor	Inspector Evans	1939
Naughty But Nice Movie	5.9	Actor	Samuel 'Sam' 'Simsy' Hudson - Music Publisher	1939
You May Be Next! Movie	6.5	Actor	Official (uncredited)	1936
Dangerous Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	Reed Walsh	1935
Bordertown Movie	6.4	Actor	Dr. Carter	1935
Special Agent Movie	6.2	Actor	Charlie Young - Carston's Lawyer	1935
Let Them Live Movie		Actor	The Editor	1937
Illegal Traffic Movie	6.3	Actor	Dalton	1938
The Judge Steps Out Movie	6.6	Actor	Colonel Bright (uncredited)	1947
Housewife Movie	5.9	Actor	Nan's Attorney	1934
Satan Met a Lady Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	5.9	Actor	City Fathers Committee Spokesman (uncredited)	1936
Highway West Movie	6	Actor	Gorman	1941
A Night at the Ritz Movie	5.1	Actor	Connolly	1935
The Big Shakedown Movie	6	Actor	District Attorney (uncredited)	1934
Fog Over Frisco Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.3	Actor	Editor Joe Hogue	1934
The Notorious Lone Wolf Movie	5.3	Actor	Inspector Crane (as William Davidson)	1946
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Movie	6.9	Actor	Self (archive footage)	1975
The Male Animal Movie	6.4	Actor	Alumnus	1942
Sudden Money Movie	5.9	Actor	Sam	1939
Lady Killer Movie	6.8	Actor	Director Williams	1933
My Darling Clementine Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Saloon Owner (uncredited)	1946
Seven Sinners Movie	6.3	Actor	Police Chief	1940
The Lady from Cheyenne Movie	5.9	Actor	Nye Dunbar	1941
In Person Movie	6.1	Actor	Director Bill Sutter	1935
Hollywood Hotel Movie	6.2	Actor	Director Kelton	1938
Cowboy from Brooklyn Movie	5.5	Actor	Mr. 'W.P.' Alvey	1938
Gold Diggers of 1937 Movie	6.2	Actor	Andy Callahan	1936
See My Lawyer Movie	6.5	Actor	Judge	1945
Racket Busters Movie	5.8	Actor	Trucking Chairman (uncredited)	1938
The Menace Movie	6.1	Actor	John Utterson	1932
Invisible Stripes Movie	6.9	Actor	Montgomery (uncredited)	1939
Thieves Fall Out Movie	5.8	Actor	Harrison "Harry" Eckles	1941
Man-Made Monster Movie	6	Actor	District Attorney Ralph B. Stanley	1941
Ever Since Eve Movie	6.4	Actor	Henderson	1937
Road Gang Movie	6.1	Actor	Attorney General Mardsen	1936
Calaboose Movie	5.1	Actor	Sheriff George Lane (as William Davidson)	1943
Maryland Movie	6	Actor	John Addison	1940
They Made Me a Criminal Movie Available on 10 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	Ennis	1939
Mystery of the Wax Museum Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	Detective (Uncredited)	1933
Devil Dogs of the Air Movie	5.7	Actor	Adjutant	1935
Go Into Your Dance Movie	5.9	Actor	Tom McGee	1935
Off the Record Movie	5.7	Actor	Scotty	1939
The Singing Kid Movie	6.1	Actor	Barney Hammond	1936
Remember the Day Movie	7	Actor	Committeeman	1941
Make Your Own Bed Movie	5.3	Actor	Mr. Linklater	1944
Week-End in Havana Movie	6.3	Actor	Captain Moss	1941
Paradise Isle Movie	5.5	Actor	Hoener	1937
Laughing Boy Movie	4.5	Actor	Hartshone (as William Davidson)	1934
Partners of the Night Movie		Actor	Robert Clifford	1920
A Woman There Was Movie	5.8	Actor	Rev. Winthrop Stark	1919
Mary Lawson's Secret Movie		Actor	Dr. Brundage	1917
Impossible Catherine Movie		Actor	John Henry Jackson	1919
Uncle Joe Movie	5.9	Actor	Mr. Day	1941
For the Defense Movie	6.2	Actor	Dist. Atty. Stone	1930
The Vice Squad Movie	6.4	Actor	Magistrate Tom Morrison	1931
The Intruder Movie	4.4	Actor	Det. Lt. Samson	1933
The Last Trail Movie	7	Actor	Kurt Morley	1927
The Secret Call Movie	6.2	Actor	Jim Blake	1931
Why I Would Not Marry Movie		Actor	Undetermined Role	1918
Her Mad Night Movie	5.4	Actor	District Attorney	1932
Graft Movie	5.4	Actor	M.H. Thomas	1931
The Capitol Movie		Actor	Congressman Blake	1919
Scarlet Pages Movie	5.4	Actor	Jackson	1930
Ding Dong Williams Movie	5.1	Actor	Mr. Saul Dana	1946
Over My Dead Body Movie	6.2	Actor	Crole (as William Davidson)	1942
Blaze o' Glory Movie		Actor	District Attorney (as William Davidson)	1929
The Most Dangerous Game Movie Available on 15 streaming services.	7	Actor	Captain (uncredited)	1932
It Happened in Hollywood Movie	6.1	Actor	Al Howard	1937
The Costello Case Movie	6.2	Actor	Saunders	1930
A Gentleman of Paris Movie	6.8	Actor	Henri Dufour	1927
Sun Valley Serenade Movie	7	Actor	Jack Murray	1941
The Dragon Murder Case Movie	6.2	Actor	Greeff	1934
Sky Devils Movie	4.8	Actor	Captain	1932
Murder on the Waterfront Movie	5.3	Actor	Capt. Towne	1943
Murder by an Aristocrat Movie	5.4	Actor	Bayard Thatcher (as William Davidson)	1936
Adam and Eva Movie	8.2	Actor	Dr. Delamater	1923
Hired Wife Movie	6.4	Actor	Mumford (as William Davidson)	1940
Dick Tracy's Dilemma Movie	5.6	Actor	Peter Premium	1947
Keep 'Em Flying Movie	6.7	Actor	Gonigle	1941
Careful, Soft Shoulders Movie	6.3	Actor	Mr. Aldrich	1942
Men Are Like That Movie	4.6	Actor	Frank Hyland	1930
Granny Get Your Gun Movie	6	Actor	Fitzgerald	1940
The Great Man's Lady Movie	6.4	Actor	Sen. Knobs	1942
Marry the Girl Movie	4.6	Actor	Drake	1937
Florian Movie	7.1	Actor	Archduke Franz Ferdinand	1940
The Plainsman and the Lady Movie	6.4	Actor	Russell	1946
Guilty or Not Guilty Movie	6.2	Actor	Chief	1932
Love on Toast Movie	6.5	Actor	Jonathan	1937
The Silver Horde Movie	5.6	Actor	Tom Hilliard	1930
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head Movie	6.5	Actor	Charles (as William Davidson)	1934
Hook, Line and Sinker Movie	5.8	Actor	Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)	1930
Show Them No Mercy! Movie	6.8	Actor	Chief Haggerty (as William Davidson)	1935
Woman Wanted Movie	6.3	Actor	Collins	1935
Playboy of Paris Movie	5.8	Actor	Monsieur Bannack (uncredited)	1930
Captain Applejack Movie	5.3	Actor	Bill Dennett	1931
The Big Noise Movie	6	Actor	Welford Andrews	1936
Friends of Mr. Sweeney Movie	6.1	Actor	Stephen Prime	1934
The Secret Bride Movie	5.9	Actor	Representative McPherson	1934
Hold That Ghost Movie	7.4	Actor	Moose Matson	1941
The Cat Creeps Movie	5	Actor	James Walsh	1946
Earthworm Tractors Movie	6.1	Actor	Mr. Jackson	1936
The Lost Squadron Movie	6.2	Actor	Lelewer	1932
Tell It to a Star Movie	6.4	Actor	Brannigan	1945
No Limit Movie	5.4	Actor	Wilkie	1931
The St. Louis Kid Movie	6.3	Actor	Joe Hunter	1934
The Sport Parade Movie	5.5	Actor	Kendricks (uncredited)	1932
Half a Sinner Movie	6.1	Actor	Slick	1940
Something to Sing About Movie	6	Actor	Mr. Richards (as William Davidson)	1937
Oh, for a Man! Movie	5.4	Actor	Kerry Stokes	1930
Behind the Mike Movie		Actor	Cyrus Wittles	1937
The Man Who Walked Alone Movie	5.5	Actor	Governor	1945
Lillian Russell Movie	6.2	Actor	President Cleveland	1940
Easy Living Movie	7.6	Actor	Mr. Hyde	1937
Oil for the Lamps of China Movie	6.2	Actor	E.H. Swaley	1935
A Night of Adventure Movie	6	Actor	Gilbert J. Regan (uncredited)	1944
In This Our Life Movie	7.2	Actor	Jim Purdy	1942
Blockade Movie	5.4	Actor	Commandant	1938
My Love Came Back Movie	6.1	Actor	Agent	1940
Girl in 313 Movie	5.8	Actor	George Grayson	1940
In Society Movie	6.4	Actor	Parker	1944
San Francisco Docks Movie	7.2	Actor	Dist. Atty. Craig	1940
Circumstantial Evidence Movie	5.1	Actor	Board of Appeals Chairman	1945
Blackwell's Island Movie	5.8	Actor	Hempel	1939
Death Flies East Movie	5.8	Actor	Police Captain Barrie	1935
Three Sons o' Guns Movie	5.5	Actor	Henry Baxter	1941
Truck Busters Movie	6.1	Actor	Stephen S. Gray	1943
The Jury's Secret Movie	6.3	Actor	Page	1938
Is My Face Red? Movie	5.8	Actor	O'Sullivan	1932
Love on a Bet Movie	6.6	Actor	A.W. Hutchinson	1936
The Pride of the Legion Movie	6.3	Actor	Sgt. Arnold	1932
The Affairs of Martha Movie	6.3	Actor	Homer Jacell	1942
Marked Woman Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7	Actor	Bob Crandall	1937
The Billion Dollar Scandal Movie	6.6	Actor	Jim Lawrence	1933
Three Smart Girls Grow Up Movie	6.7	Actor	Stock Broker	1939
Sailor's Lady Movie	5.2	Actor	Judge Hinsdale	1940
Dust Be My Destiny Movie	6.6	Actor	Work Farm Warden	1939
Tail Spin Movie	5.8	Actor	Sales Manager (Uncredited)	1939
Blonde Alibi Movie	6.3	Actor	Police Captain Hurley (Uncredited)	1946
Central Park Movie	6	Actor	Police Lieutenant (uncredited)	1932
Larceny, Inc. Movie	7.1	Actor	McCarthy	1942
Melody for Two Movie	6.3	Actor	Mr. Hale	1937
Lady with Red Hair Movie	6.1	Actor	Stock Company Manager (uncredited)	1940
Three Girls About Town Movie	6.2	Actor	Labor Leader	1941
Upperworld Movie	6.3	Actor	City Editor (uncredited)	1934
Up in Arms Movie	6	Actor	Maxwell (uncredited)	1944
Imitation of Life Movie	7.6	Actor	Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)	1934
Scarface Movie	7.8	Actor	Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)	1932
That Hagen Girl Movie	6	Actor	Mr. Bowman (uncredited)	1947
Tin Pan Alley Movie	6.2	Actor	Hotel Manager	1940
In the Navy Movie	6.6	Actor	Capt. Richards (uncredited)	1941
Blondie Meets the Boss Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	6.5	Actor	Elderly Man in Café (uncredited)	1939
Cocoanut Grove Movie	6.4	Actor	Hawtrey	1938
Torch Singer Movie	6.5	Actor	Jarrett	1933
My Little Chickadee Movie Available on 10 streaming services.	7	Actor	Sheriff of Little Bend (uncredited)	1940
Female Movie	6.5	Actor	Department Head (Uncredited)	1933
Gentleman Jim Movie	7.4	Actor	Donovan (uncredited)	1942
They Were Expendable Movie	7.1	Actor	Hotel Manager (uncredited)	1945
Mission to Moscow Movie	5.2	Actor	Senator (uncredited)	1943
Dorian's Divorce Movie	7.4	Actor	Henry Morgan (as William Davidson)	1916
The Magnificent Dope Movie	6.6	Actor	Mr. Reindel	1942
Dishonored Movie	7.1	Actor		1931
The Thirteenth Guest Movie	5.5	Actor	Police Captain Brown (Uncredited)	1932
Sing Your Way Home Movie	4.7	Actor	F.T. Johnson	1945
The Road Back Movie	6.1	Actor	Bartscher	1937
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine Movie	5.9	Actor	Cyrus Ballard	1942
The Call of Her People Movie		Actor	Nicholas Van Kleet	1917
The Lifted Veil Movie		Actor	Malcolm Grant	1917
The White Raven Movie	7.2	Actor	The Stranger	1917
The Greatest Power Movie		Actor	John Conrad	1917
Hidden Power Movie		Actor	Foster	1939
La belle Russe Movie	5.5	Actor	Brand	1919
Lure of Ambition Movie		Actor	Hon. Cyril Ralston	1919
The Pretenders Movie		Actor	Joseph Bailey (as William Davidson)	1916
In Pursuit of Polly Movie	7.7	Actor	Larry O'Malley	1918
Good Morning, Judge Movie		Actor	Elton (as William Davidson)	1928
Queen of the Night Clubs Movie	7.8	Actor	Assistant District Attorney (as William Davidson)	1929
Dangerously Yours Movie	8.2	Actor	George Carr	1933
Ports of Call Movie		Actor	Randolph Sherman	1925
Hearts and Spurs Movie	5	Actor	Victor Dufresne	1925
A Yellow Streak Movie		Actor	Jack Rader	1915
Hello, Everybody! Movie	6.5	Actor	Mr. Parker	1933
A Man from Wyoming Movie	6.1	Actor	Major	1930
Her Debt of Honor Movie		Actor	John Hartfield	1916
In the Diplomatic Service Movie		Actor	Lynn Hardi	1916
The Price of Malice Movie		Actor	Capt. Mills	1916
A Modern Cinderella Movie	6.4	Actor		1917
The Carnation Kid Movie		Actor	Blythe	1929
The Hurricane Movie Available on 5 streaming services.	7	Actor	Abusive Drunk (uncredited)	1937
There Goes My Heart Movie	6.3	Actor	Skipper Jackson (uncredited)	1938
On Their Own Movie	6.3	Actor	Judge Bull	1940
The Good Fellows Movie	7.3	Actor	Blake	1943
Honeymoon in Bali Movie	6.1	Actor	Store Detective	1939
Letter of Introduction Movie	5.9	Actor	Mr. Raleigh (uncredited)	1938
The Animal Kingdom Movie	6.1	Actor	Chess Player	1932
Sunny Movie	5.1	Actor	First Ship's Officer	1930
Charter Pilot Movie	5.1	Actor	Mr. Wentworth	1940
Greenwich Village Movie	6	Actor	Dance Director	1944
That's My Man Movie	5.9	Actor	Steward	1947
The Girl from Nowhere Movie		Actor	Jimmy Ryder	1921
Hers to Hold Movie	6.1	Actor	Al	1943
The Valley of Doubt Movie		Actor	Macy	1920
Persuasive Peggy Movie		Actor	Ed Trowbridge	1917
Sharp Tools Short Film		Actor		1928
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood Short Film	4.2	Actor		1931
How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action Short Film	6	Actor	Himself	1933
Always Faithful Short Film	6.3	Actor	George W. Mason	1929
How I Play Golf by Bobby Jones, No. 2: 'Chip Shots' Short Film	5.7	Actor	Himself - Golfer	1931
Half Holiday Short Film	5.3	Actor	Jerry - Andy's Pal	1931
Over the Wall Short Film	7.2	Actor	Warden Ed	1943
The Dumb-Bell Short Film	6.7	Actor		1922
For the Honor of the Crew Short Film		Actor	Robert Brent	1915
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her Movie	7.3	Actor	Self (archive footage)	1994
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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