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William Desmond

William MannionThe King of the Silent Serials - Bill Desmond -

Gender: Male

Place of Birth: Horseheads, New York, USA

Birthday: 23/01/1878

Death: 1949-11-03

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.

Savage Fury
Movie
Savage Fury
Allen (archive footage)
01/01/19560.0
The Egg and I
Movie
The Egg and I
Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
01/05/19476.9
Code of the West
Movie
Code of the West
Settler (uncredited)
20/02/19475.0
Desert Command
Movie
Desert Command
Capt. Boncour
31/05/19463.6
Strange Confession
Movie
Strange Confession
Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
05/10/19456.8
The Naughty Nineties
Movie
The Naughty Nineties
Showboat Customer (uncredited)
20/06/19456.7
The Return of the Durango Kid
Movie
The Return of the Durango Kid
Street Ambusher (uncredited)
19/04/19458.0
The Climax
Movie
The Climax
Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
20/10/19445.4
The Mummy's Ghost
Movie
The Mummy's Ghost
Museum Tourist (uncredited)
07/07/19445.7
Phantom Lady
Movie
Phantom Lady
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
28/01/19447.0
Phantom of the Opera
Movie
Phantom of the Opera
Stagehand (uncredited)
12/08/19436.2
The Lone Star Trail
Movie
The Lone Star Trail
Bartender Mike
06/08/19435.0
Cheyenne Roundup
Movie
Cheyenne Roundup
Pete
12/04/19434.0
Overland Mail
Movie
Overland Mail
Williams - Banker
22/09/19420.0
The Silver Bullet
Movie
The Silver Bullet
Townsman
05/08/19424.0
Down Rio Grande Way
Movie
Down Rio Grande Way
Townsman
23/04/19420.0
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Movie
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Bartender
21/03/19415.0
Where Did You Get That Girl?
Movie
Where Did You Get That Girl?
Tourist
03/01/19415.0
Junior G-Men
Movie
Junior G-Men
Irish Cop (uncredited)
01/11/19406.1
The Boys from Syracuse
Movie
The Boys from Syracuse
Citizen
30/07/19406.5
Winners of the West
Movie
Winners of the West
Bill Brine
02/07/19400.0
Tim Tyler's Luck
Movie
Tim Tyler's Luck
Dock Official
27/12/19370.0
Song of the Gringo
Movie
Song of the Gringo
Bailiff
22/11/19364.7
The Vigilantes Are Coming
Movie
The Vigilantes Are Coming
Anderson, Vigilante Member
21/08/19365.5
Hollywood Boulevard
Movie
Hollywood Boulevard
Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
20/08/19362.5
Treachery Rides the Range
Movie
Treachery Rides the Range
Bill
02/05/19361.0
Song of the Saddle
Movie
Song of the Saddle
Tim
28/02/19367.0
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Movie
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Captain of the 'Viking'
13/01/19364.0
The Broken Coin
Movie
The Broken Coin
10/01/19360.0
Custer's Last Stand
Movie
Custer's Last Stand
Wagon Master
02/01/19364.5
Headin' for the Rio Grande
Movie
Headin' for the Rio Grande
Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
01/01/19360.0
Frisco Kid
Movie
Frisco Kid
Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
30/11/19356.8
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
Movie
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
Foreman Burke
20/10/19356.0
Powdersmoke Range
Movie
Powdersmoke Range
Happy - Bartender
27/09/19350.0
Courage of the North
Movie
Courage of the North
Gene Travis
01/09/19350.0
The Roaring West
Movie
The Roaring West
Jim Parker
08/07/19350.0
Social Error
Movie
Social Error
Policeman
30/04/19350.0
The Call of the Savage
Movie
The Call of the Savage
Allen
14/04/19355.0
The Ghost Rider
Movie
The Ghost Rider
Guard
07/04/19355.0
Cyclone of the Saddle
Movie
Cyclone of the Saddle
Wagon Master
03/04/19355.2
The Cowboy and the Bandit
Movie
The Cowboy and the Bandit
Sheriff Pete
02/04/19356.0
Born to Battle
Movie
Born to Battle
John Brownell
01/04/19351.5
Naughty Marietta
Movie
Naughty Marietta
Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
29/03/19354.6
Wild Waters
Movie
Wild Waters
Sheriff Manning
03/03/19350.0
Rustlers of Red Dog
Movie
Rustlers of Red Dog
Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]
01/01/19358.0
Timber Terrors
Movie
Timber Terrors
Royce Horter
01/01/19355.0
When Lightning Strikes
Movie
When Lightning Strikes
Marshal Jack Stevens
18/12/19345.0
Frontier Days
Movie
Frontier Days
Sheriff Barnes
14/11/19344.0
The Way of the West
Movie
The Way of the West
'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)
14/10/19340.0
The Red Rider
Movie
The Red Rider
Sheriff Campbell
16/07/19344.0
I Can't Escape
Movie
I Can't Escape
Parole Officer Donovan
04/07/19340.0
Crack-Up
Movie
Crack-Up
Police Chief
02/06/19340.0
The Vanishing Shadow
Movie
The Vanishing Shadow
MacDonald
22/04/19346.5
The Rawhide Terror
Movie
The Rawhide Terror
Tom Blake
19/03/19344.2
Border Guns
Movie
Border Guns
Dr. Jim Wilson
01/02/19340.0
Pirate Treasure
Movie
Pirate Treasure
Capt. Jim Carson
29/01/19344.0
Fargo Express
Movie
Fargo Express
Sheriff Joe Thompson
20/11/19330.0
Perils of Pauline
Movie
Perils of Pauline
Prof. Thompson
05/11/19335.7
Strawberry Roan
Movie
Strawberry Roan
Colonel Brownlee
26/10/19335.5
Mr. Broadway
Movie
Mr. Broadway
1st Suitor (archive footage)
12/09/19330.0
Gordon of Ghost City
Movie
Gordon of Ghost City
John Mulford
13/08/19334.0
Laughing at Life
Movie
Laughing at Life
Military Cabinet Officer
12/07/19336.0
The Phantom of the Air
Movie
The Phantom of the Air
Thomas Edmonds
21/05/19336.0
The Three Musketeers
Movie
The Three Musketeers
Capt. Boncour
07/04/19335.4
The Rustler's Roundup
Movie
The Rustler's Roundup
San Dimas Sheriff Holden
16/03/19330.0
A Scarlet Week-End
Movie
A Scarlet Week-End
30/11/19321.0
The Last Frontier
Movie
The Last Frontier
General Custer
04/09/19326.0
Heroes of the West
Movie
Heroes of the West
John Blaine
19/06/19325.0
Battling with Buffalo Bill
Movie
Battling with Buffalo Bill
John Mills
22/11/19315.0
The Lightning Warrior
Movie
The Lightning Warrior
Townsman (uncredited)
01/11/19315.0
Oklahoma Jim
Movie
Oklahoma Jim
Lacy
10/10/19310.0
The Vanishing Legion
Movie
The Vanishing Legion
Milesburg Sheriff
01/06/19319.0
The Phantom of the West
Movie
The Phantom of the West
Martin Blair
10/11/19300.0
No Defense
Movie
No Defense
John Harper
05/04/19290.0
No Children
Movie
No Children
Self
10/03/19290.0
The Mystery Rider
Movie
The Mystery Rider
Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider
25/11/19280.0
The Vanishing Rider
Movie
The Vanishing Rider
Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
16/01/19280.0
The Strings of Steel
Movie
The Strings of Steel
Ned Brown
28/06/19260.0
The Meddler
Movie
The Meddler
Richard Gilmore
28/06/19252.0
The Burning Trail
Movie
The Burning Trail
Smiling Bill Flannigan
10/05/19250.0
Straight Through
Movie
Straight Through
Good Deed O'Day
05/04/19250.0
Barriers of the Law
Movie
Barriers of the Law
Rex Brandon
26/03/19250.0
Ridin' Pretty
Movie
Ridin' Pretty
Sky Parker
22/02/19250.0
Outwitted
Movie
Outwitted
Jack Blaisdel
01/01/19250.0
The Sunset Trail
Movie
The Sunset Trail
Happy Hobo
02/11/19240.0
Hello, 'Frisco
Movie
Hello, 'Frisco
William Desmond
28/09/19245.0
The Extra Girl
Movie
The Extra Girl
Himself
28/10/19235.9
Shadows of the North
Movie
Shadows of the North
Ben 'Wolf' Darby
27/08/19230.0
McGuire of the Mounted
Movie
McGuire of the Mounted
Bob McGuire
08/07/19230.0
Night Life in Hollywood
Movie
Night Life in Hollywood
Self
15/11/19220.0
Perils of the Yukon
Movie
Perils of the Yukon
Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.
24/07/19220.0
Fightin' Mad
Movie
Fightin' Mad
Bud McGraw
20/11/19210.0
The Policeman and the Baby
Movie
The Policeman and the Baby
The Policeman
04/09/19210.0
The Child Thou Gavest Me
Movie
The Child Thou Gavest Me
Tom Marshall
20/08/19210.0
The Prince and Betty
Movie
The Prince and Betty
John Maude
21/12/19197.5
A Sage Brush Hamlet
Movie
A Sage Brush Hamlet
Larry Lang
03/08/19190.0
Her Code of Honor
Movie
Her Code of Honor
Eugene La Salle
06/04/19190.0
Society for Sale
Movie
Society for Sale
Honorable Billy
21/04/19180.0
Captain of His Soul
Movie
Captain of His Soul
10/02/19180.0
Master of His Home
Movie
Master of His Home
12/08/19170.0
Paws of the Bear
Movie
Paws of the Bear
Ray Bourke
17/06/19170.0
The Last of the Ingrams
Movie
The Last of the Ingrams
Jules Ingram
25/02/19170.0
The Iced Bullet
Movie
The Iced Bullet
The Author / Horace Lee
21/01/19170.0
A Gamble in Souls
Movie
A Gamble in Souls
09/12/19160.0
The Dawn Maker
Movie
The Dawn Maker
Bruce Smithson
23/09/19160.0
Peggy
Movie
Peggy
Rev. Donald Bruce
02/01/19160.0
Peer Gynt
Movie
Peer Gynt
The Parson
15/09/19150.0
The Majesty of the Law
Movie
The Majesty of the Law
Jackson Morgan Kent
26/08/19150.0
Kilmeny
Movie
Kilmeny
Bob Meredith
22/07/19150.0