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William 'Wee Willie' Davis
William 'Wee Willie' Davis

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

ActingBorn December 7, 1906Died April 9, 1981 (age 74)

Biography

William "Wee Willie" Davis (1906–1981) was an American film actor. He had previously been a wrestler. He worked in the Jefferson County Jail in Louisville in 1972-75 as the gym guard. He was also an engineer and contributed to the invention of the Glowmeter, an early Heads up display that projected a cars speed onto the windshield. A fellow wrestler, Prince Ilaki Ibn Ali Hassan (whose real name was Agisilaki Mihalakis) who also fought as the Mad Greek was the primary inventor.

Filmography

1955
To Catch a Thief

as Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited)

Movie
1952
Son of Paleface

as Blacksmith

Movie
1950Movie
1949
Samson and Delilah

as Garmiskar

Movie
1949
Mighty Joe Young

as Strongman (uncredited)

Movie
1949
The Red Pony

as Truck driver

Movie
1946
Fool's Gold

as Blackie

Movie
1946
Bowery Bombshell

as Moose McCall (as Wee Willie Davis)

Movie
1945Movie
1945
Wildfire

as Moose Harris

Movie
1945
Having Wonderful Crime

as Zacharias, the Porter

Movie
1944Movie
1944
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

as Arab Giant (uncredited)

Movie
1943Movie
1943
Above Suspicion

as Hans (Uncredited)

Movie
1942Movie
1942
Gentleman Jim

as Flannagan (uncredited)

Movie
1942Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 7, 1906
Day of DeathApril 9, 1981
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