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William Desmond
William Desmond

William Desmond

ActingBorn January 23, 1878Died November 3, 1949 (age 71)Horseheads, New York, USA

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.

Filmography

1956
Savage Fury

as Allen

Movie
1947
Thunder Mountain

as Townsman (uncredited)

Movie
1947
The Egg and I

as Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)

Movie
1947
Code of the West

as Settler (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Trail Street

as Townsman (uncredited)

Movie
1946
Desert Command

as Capt. Boncour

Movie
1945
Strange Confession

as Peanut Vendor (uncredited)

Movie
1945
The Naughty Nineties

as Showboat Customer (uncredited)

Movie
1945
The Return of the Durango Kid

as Street Ambusher (uncredited)

Movie
1944
Hi, Beautiful

as Passenger (uncredited)

Movie
1944
The Climax

as Backstage Technician (Uncredited)

Movie
1944
Tall in the Saddle

as Townsman (uncredited)

Movie
1944
The Mummy's Ghost

as Museum Tourist (uncredited)

Movie
1944
Phantom Lady

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars

as Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Phantom of the Opera

as Stagehand (uncredited)

Movie
1943
The Lone Star Trail

as Bartender Mike

Movie
1943Movie
1942
Overland Mail

as Williams - Banker

Movie
1942Movie
1942Movie
1941Movie
1941Movie
1940
Junior G-Men

as Irish Cop (uncredited)

Movie
1940Movie
1940
Winners of the West

as Bill Brine

Movie
1937
Tim Tyler's Luck

as Dock Official

Movie
1936
Headin' for the Rio Grande

as Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)

Movie
1936Movie
1936
The Vigilantes Are Coming

as Anderson, Vigilante Member

Movie
1936
Hollywood Boulevard

as Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)

Movie
1936
Flash Gordon

as Hawkman Lookout Captain

Movie
1936Movie
1936
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

as Captain of the 'Viking'

Movie
1936
Custer's Last Stand

as Wagon Master

Movie
1935
Frisco Kid

as Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)

Movie
1935
Powdersmoke Range

as Happy - Bartender

Movie
1935
Courage of the North

as Gene Travis

Movie
1935
The Roaring West

as Jim Parker

Movie
1935
Social Error

as Policeman

Movie
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1935Movie
1935
Cyclone of the Saddle

as Wagon Master

Movie
1935Movie
1935
Born to Battle

as John Brownell

Movie
1935
Naughty Marietta

as Gendarme Chief (uncredited)

Movie
1935
Wild Waters

as Sheriff Manning

Movie
1935
Timber Terrors

as Royce Horter

Movie
1935
Rustlers of Red Dog

as Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]

Movie
1934
When Lightning Strikes

as Marshal Jack Stevens

Movie
1934
Frontier Days

as Sheriff Barnes

Movie
1934
The Way of the West

as 'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)

Movie
1934
The Red Rider

as Sheriff Campbell

Movie
1934
I Can't Escape

as Parole Officer Donovan

Movie
1934
Crack-Up

as Police Chief

Movie
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1934
The Rawhide Terror

as Tom Blake

Movie
1934
Border Guns

as Dr. Jim Wilson

Movie
1934
Pirate Treasure

as Capt. Jim Carson

Movie
1933
Fargo Express

as Sheriff Joe Thompson

Movie
1933
Perils of Pauline

as Prof. Thompson

Movie
1933
Strawberry Roan

as Colonel Brownlee

Movie
1933
Mr. Broadway

as 1st Suitor (archive footage)

Movie
1933
Gordon of Ghost City

as John Mulford

Movie
1933
Laughing at Life

as Military Cabinet Officer

Movie
1933
The Phantom of the Air

as Thomas Edmonds

Movie
1933
The Three Musketeers

as Capt. Boncour

Movie
1933
The Rustler's Roundup

as San Dimas Sheriff Holden

Movie
1933Movie
1932
Jungle Mystery

as John Morgan

Movie
1932
The Last Frontier

as General Custer

Movie
1932
Heroes of the West

as John Blaine

Movie
1931Movie
1931
The Lightning Warrior

as Townsman (uncredited)

Movie
1931Movie
1931Movie
1931
First Aid

as Chief of Police

Movie
1931
The Vanishing Legion

as Milesburg Sheriff

Movie
1930Movie
1929
No Defense

as John Harper

Movie
1929Movie
1928
The Mystery Rider

as Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider

Movie
1928
The Devil's Trademark

as Morgan Gray

Movie
1928
The Vanishing Rider

as Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider

Movie
1927
The Return of the Riddle Rider

as Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider

Movie
1926Movie
1925
The Ace of Spades

as Dan Harvey

Movie
1925
The Meddler

as Richard Gilmore

Movie
1925
The Burning Trail

as Smiling Bill Flannigan

Movie
1925
Red Clay

as Chief John Nisheto

Movie
1925
Duped

as John Morgan

Movie
1925
Straight Through

as Good Deed O'Day

Movie
1925
Barriers of the Law

as Rex Brandon

Movie
1925
Ridin' Pretty

as Sky Parker

Movie
1925
Outwitted

as Jack Blaisdel

Movie
1924
The Riddle Rider

as Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider

Movie
1924
The Sunset Trail

as Happy Hobo

Movie
1924
The Measure of a Man

as John Fairmeadow

Movie
1924
Hello, 'Frisco

as William Desmond

Movie
1924
Big Timber

as Walter Sandry

Movie
1924
The Breathless Moment

as Billy Carson

Movie
1923
The Extra Girl

as Himself

Movie
1923
The Extra Girl

as Himself - Actor

Movie
1923
Beasts of Paradise

as Phil Grant

Movie
1923
Shadows of the North

as Ben 'Wolf' Darby

Movie
1923Movie
1923
The Phantom Fortune

as Larry Barclay

Movie
1923
Around the World in 18 Days

as Phineas Fogg III

Movie
1922Movie
1922
Perils of the Yukon

as Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.

Movie
1921
Fightin' Mad

as Bud McGraw

Movie
1921Movie
1921Movie
1921
The Parish Priest

as Reverend John Whalen

Movie
1921
Women Men Love

as David Hunter

Movie
1920
Twin Beds

as Harry Hawkins

Movie
1919Movie
1919
The Blue Bandanna

as Jerry Jerome

Movie
1919
A Sage Brush Hamlet

as Larry Lang

Movie
1919
Bare-Fisted Gallagher

as 'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher

Movie
1919
The Mints of Hell

as Dan Burke

Movie
1919
Whitewashed Walls

as Larry Donovan

Movie
1919
Her Code of Honor

as Eugene La Salle

Movie
1919
Life's a Funny Proposition

as Jimmie Pendleton

Movie
1918
The Pretender

as Bob Baldwin

Movie
1918
An Honest Man

as Benny Boggs

Movie
1918
Society for Sale

as Honorable Billy

Movie
1918Movie
1918Movie
1917
The Sudden Gentleman

as Garry Garrity

Movie
1917
Flying Colors

as Brent Brewster

Movie
1917
Master of His Home

as Carson Stewart

Movie
1917
Paws of the Bear

as Ray Bourke

Movie
1917
Paddy O'Hara

as Paddy O'Hara

Movie
1917Movie
1917
The Iced Bullet

as The Author / Horace Lee

Movie
1916
The Criminal

as Donald White

Movie
1916
The Dawn Maker

as Bruce Smithson

Movie
1916Movie
1916
Peggy

as Rev. Donald Bruce

Movie
1915
Peer Gynt

as The Parson

Movie
1915
The Majesty of the Law

as Jackson Morgan Kent

Movie
1915
Kilmeny

as Bob Meredith

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJanuary 23, 1878
Day of DeathNovember 3, 1949
Place of BirthHorseheads, New York, USA
Popularity0.3