William B. Davidson
Wm. B. DavidsonWm. Davidson - William Davidson - Bill Davidson - William Beatman Davidson -
Gender: Male
Place of Birth: Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
Birthday: 15/06/1888
Death: 1947-09-28
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.
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Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Self (archive footage)
09/08/19940.0
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
06/08/19755.7
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The Judge Steps Out
Colonel Bright (uncredited)
15/12/19477.0
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That Hagen Girl
Mr. Bowman (uncredited)
01/11/19475.2
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That's My Man
Steward
01/06/19476.0
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Dick Tracy's Dilemma
Peter Premium
20/05/19475.4
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The Plainsman and the Lady
Russell
11/11/19463.0
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My Darling Clementine
Saloon Owner (uncredited)
17/10/19467.5
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The Cat Creeps
James Walsh
17/05/19464.7
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Ding Dong Williams
Mr. Saul Dana
15/04/19465.0
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Blonde Alibi
Police Captain Hurley (Uncredited)
01/03/19463.9
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The Notorious Lone Wolf
Inspector Crane (as William Davidson)
14/02/19465.5
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They Were Expendable
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
07/12/19456.5
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Sing Your Way Home
F.T. Johnson
14/11/19455.2
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Tell It to a Star
Brannigan
16/08/19450.0
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Circumstantial Evidence
Board of Appeals Chairman
20/04/19454.8
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The Man Who Walked Alone
Governor
15/03/19455.5
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See My Lawyer
Judge
09/03/19456.0
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Greenwich Village
Dance Director
27/09/19446.0
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In Society
Parker
16/08/19445.8
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Make Your Own Bed
Mr. Linklater
10/06/19445.8
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A Night of Adventure
Gilbert J. Regan (uncredited)
02/06/19444.9
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Up in Arms
Maxwell (uncredited)
17/02/19445.9
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Over the Wall
Warden Ed
25/12/19430.0
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Murder on the Waterfront
Capt. Towne
18/09/19435.0
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The Good Fellows
Blake
11/08/19430.0
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Hers to Hold
Al
16/07/19436.8
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Mission to Moscow
Senator (uncredited)
29/04/19435.2
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Calaboose
Sheriff George Lane (as William Davidson)
29/01/19430.0
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Truck Busters
Stephen S. Gray
28/01/19436.0
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Gentleman Jim
Donovan (uncredited)
14/11/19427.1
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Careful, Soft Shoulders
Mr. Aldrich
18/09/19426.0
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The Magnificent Dope
Mr. Reindel
01/07/19427.0
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The Affairs of Martha
Homer Jacell
21/06/19425.8
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In This Our Life
Jim Purdy
08/05/19426.7
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Larceny, Inc.
McCarthy
24/04/19427.0
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The Great Man's Lady
Sen. Knobs
15/04/19426.3
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The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Cyrus Ballard
27/03/19426.0
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The Male Animal
Alumnus
12/03/19424.1
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Over My Dead Body
Crole (as William Davidson)
15/01/19420.0
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Remember the Day
Committeeman
25/12/19416.8
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Keep 'Em Flying
Gonigle
27/11/19416.0
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Three Girls About Town
Labor Leader
23/10/19415.3
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Uncle Joe
Mr. Day
18/10/19416.0
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Week-End in Havana
Captain Moss
17/10/19416.6
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Sun Valley Serenade
Jack Murray
29/08/19416.8
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Hold That Ghost
Moose Matson
08/08/19416.7
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Highway West
Gorman
07/08/19415.8
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Three Sons o' Guns
Henry Baxter
02/08/19415.0
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In the Navy
Capt. Richards (uncredited)
30/05/19416.4
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Thieves Fall Out
Harrison "Harry" Eckles
03/05/19415.5
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The Lady from Cheyenne
Nye Dunbar
11/04/19415.2
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Man-Made Monster
District Attorney Ralph B. Stanley
28/03/19416.0
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San Francisco Docks
Dist. Atty. Craig
25/12/19406.0
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Charter Pilot
Mr. Wentworth
06/12/19406.0
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Lady with Red Hair
Stock Company Manager (uncredited)
30/11/19406.5
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Tin Pan Alley
Hotel Manager
29/11/19405.0
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Sandy Gets Her Man
Councilman Charles J. Clark
08/11/19404.0
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Seven Sinners
Police Chief
25/10/19405.9
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Hired Wife
Mumford (as William Davidson)
13/09/19406.8
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Maryland
John Addison
19/07/19406.2
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My Love Came Back
Agent
13/07/19405.2
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Sailor's Lady
Judge Hinsdale
05/07/19404.0
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Florian
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
05/06/19401.0
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Girl in 313
George Grayson
31/05/19405.6
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Lillian Russell
President Cleveland
24/05/19406.1
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On Their Own
Judge Bull
17/05/19400.0
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Half a Sinner
Slick
05/04/19405.0
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Granny Get Your Gun
Fitzgerald
10/02/19403.5
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My Little Chickadee
Sheriff of Little Bend (uncredited)
09/02/19406.4
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Invisible Stripes
Montgomery (uncredited)
30/12/19396.1
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Private Detective
Inspector Evans
09/12/19396.0
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Smashing the Money Ring
Warden Denby
21/10/19395.0
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Honeymoon in Bali
Store Detective
29/09/19396.2
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Dust Be My Destiny
Work Farm Warden
16/09/19396.1
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Hidden Power
Foster
07/09/19390.0
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Each Dawn I Die
Bill Mason
19/08/19396.7
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Indianapolis Speedway
Duncan Martin
05/08/19395.0
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Naughty But Nice
Samuel 'Sam' 'Simsy' Hudson - Music Publisher
23/06/19396.2
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On Trial
Mr. Gray
01/04/19395.5
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Sudden Money
Sam
31/03/19395.0
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Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Stock Broker
24/03/19397.3
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Blondie Meets the Boss
Elderly Man in Café (uncredited)
08/03/19395.8
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Tail Spin
Sales Manager (Uncredited)
19/02/19395.8
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Blackwell's Island
Hempel
24/01/19395.0
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They Made Me a Criminal
Ennis
21/01/19396.3
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Off the Record
Scotty
21/01/19396.0
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Illegal Traffic
Dalton
02/11/19386.7
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There Goes My Heart
Skipper Jackson (uncredited)
14/10/19387.2
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Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Ellory Bugs
07/10/19389.0
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Letter of Introduction
Mr. Raleigh (uncredited)
05/08/19385.9
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Racket Busters
Trucking Chairman (uncredited)
16/07/19385.1
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Cowboy from Brooklyn
Mr. 'W.P.' Alvey
09/07/19384.0
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Blockade
Commandant
17/06/19385.6
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Cocoanut Grove
Hawtrey
20/05/19380.0
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The Jury's Secret
Page
16/01/19383.0
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Hollywood Hotel
Director Kelton
15/01/19385.2
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Sergeant Murphy
Maj. Gruff (uncredited)
01/01/19385.0
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Love on Toast
Jonathan
03/12/19375.5
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The Hurricane
Abusive Drunk (uncredited)
09/11/19376.8
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Something to Sing About
Mr. Richards (as William Davidson)
30/09/19376.4
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Behind the Mike
Cyrus Wittles
26/09/19370.0
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It Happened in Hollywood
Al Howard
07/09/19376.2
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Paradise Isle
Hoener
21/07/19375.0
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Easy Living
Mr. Hyde
16/07/19377.1
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Ever Since Eve
Henderson
15/07/19375.8
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Marry the Girl
Drake
13/07/19375.0
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The Road Back
Bartscher
01/06/19377.7
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Melody for Two
Mr. Hale
01/05/19370.0
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Let Them Live
The Editor
25/04/19370.0
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Marked Woman
Bob Crandall
10/04/19376.5
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Midnight Court
Alfred H. Kruger
06/03/19374.8
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Gold Diggers of 1937
Andy Callahan
28/12/19365.8
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Earthworm Tractors
Mr. Jackson
24/07/19365.0
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Satan Met a Lady
City Fathers Committee Spokesman (uncredited)
22/07/19365.9
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The Big Noise
Welford Andrews
22/06/19365.0
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Murder by an Aristocrat
Bayard Thatcher (as William Davidson)
13/06/19363.0
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Fatal Lady
Detective (uncredited)
15/05/19360.0
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The Singing Kid
Barney Hammond
10/04/19364.0
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Road Gang
Attorney General Mardsen
28/03/19366.5
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Love on a Bet
A.W. Hutchinson
06/03/19367.0
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You May Be Next!
Official (uncredited)
05/02/19362.5
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Dangerous
Reed Walsh
25/12/19356.7
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Show Them No Mercy!
Chief Haggerty (as William Davidson)
06/12/19357.0
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In Person
Director Bill Sutter
22/11/19356.3
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Special Agent
Charlie Young - Carston's Lawyer
14/09/19356.6
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Woman Wanted
Collins
02/08/19356.3
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Oil for the Lamps of China
E.H. Swaley
08/06/19357.3
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Go Into Your Dance
Tom McGee
20/04/19357.5
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A Night at the Ritz
Connolly
23/03/19353.0
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Death Flies East
Police Captain Barrie
28/02/19355.0
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Sweet Music
Billie Madison
23/02/19355.7
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Devil Dogs of the Air
Adjutant
09/02/19356.4
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Bordertown
Dr. Carter
23/01/19356.0
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The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
Charles (as William Davidson)
24/12/19346.0
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The Secret Bride
Representative McPherson
22/12/19346.3
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Imitation of Life
Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
23/11/19347.0
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The St. Louis Kid
Joe Hunter
10/11/19345.8
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The Dragon Murder Case
Greeff
25/08/19345.8
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Housewife
Nan's Attorney
11/08/19347.6
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Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Stephen Prime
28/07/19346.0
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Fog Over Frisco
Editor Joe Hogue
02/06/19346.1
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Upperworld
City Editor (uncredited)
28/04/19346.3
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Laughing Boy
Hartshone (as William Davidson)
13/04/19343.6
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The Big Shakedown
District Attorney (uncredited)
06/01/19345.8
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Lady Killer
Director Williams
09/12/19336.8
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Female
Department Head (Uncredited)
11/11/19336.3
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Meet the Baron
General Broadcasting Representative
20/10/19334.3
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I'm No Angel
Ernest Brown
06/10/19336.3
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Torch Singer
Jarrett
08/09/19335.2
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How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action
Himself
23/06/19330.0
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The Intruder
Det. Lt. Samson
13/03/19333.8
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Dangerously Yours
George Carr
24/02/19330.0
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Mystery of the Wax Museum
Detective (Uncredited)
18/02/19336.5
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Hello, Everybody!
Mr. Parker
17/02/19336.0
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The Billion Dollar Scandal
Jim Lawrence
06/01/19330.0
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The Animal Kingdom
Chess Player
28/12/19325.8
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Central Park
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
10/12/19325.2
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Guilty or Not Guilty
Chief
15/11/19326.0
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The Sport Parade
Kendricks (uncredited)
11/11/19325.3
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The Pride of the Legion
Sgt. Arnold
17/10/19326.0
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Her Mad Night
District Attorney
12/10/19321.0
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The Most Dangerous Game
Captain (uncredited)
16/09/19326.9
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The Thirteenth Guest
Police Captain Brown (Uncredited)
09/08/19325.1
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Is My Face Red?
O'Sullivan
17/06/19324.8
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Scarface
Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
09/04/19327.5
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The Lost Squadron
Lelewer
12/03/19326.2
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Sky Devils
Captain
12/03/19325.0
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The Menace
John Utterson
29/01/19324.0
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Half Holiday
Jerry - Andy's Pal
13/12/19310.0
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Graft
M.H. Thomas
21/09/19313.0
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The Secret Call
Jim Blake
24/07/19310.0
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The Vice Squad
Magistrate Tom Morrison
29/05/19317.0
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Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
02/05/19315.0
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How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
Himself - Golfer
26/04/19310.0
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Dishonored
04/04/19316.8
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Captain Applejack
Bill Dennett
31/01/19316.0
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No Limit
Wilkie
15/01/19316.0
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Hook, Line and Sinker
Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)
26/12/19305.5
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Oh, for a Man!
Kerry Stokes
28/11/19305.5
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Hell's Angels
Staff Major
15/11/19306.4
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Sunny
First Ship's Officer
09/11/19304.0
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The Silver Horde
Tom Hilliard
24/10/19305.3
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Playboy of Paris
Monsieur Bannack (uncredited)
18/10/19307.0
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The Costello Case
Saunders
14/10/19300.0
Movie
Scarlet Pages
Jackson
27/09/19306.5
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For the Defense
Dist. Atty. Stone
19/07/19304.6
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A Man from Wyoming
Major
12/07/19309.0
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Men Are Like That
Frank Hyland
22/03/19309.0
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Blaze o' Glory
District Attorney (as William Davidson)
30/12/19290.0
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Always Faithful
George W. Mason
29/12/19290.0
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Woman Trap
Watts
28/09/19295.2
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Queen of the Night Clubs
Assistant District Attorney (as William Davidson)
23/03/19290.0
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The Carnation Kid
Blythe
02/03/19290.0
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Sharp Tools
12/09/19280.0
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Good Morning, Judge
Elton (as William Davidson)
29/04/19280.0
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A Gentleman of Paris
Henri Dufour
30/09/19270.0
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Cradle Snatchers
Roy Ladd
28/05/19273.5
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The Last Trail
Kurt Morley
23/01/19270.0
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Hearts and Spurs
Victor Dufresne
07/06/19250.0
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Recompense
Col. Donovan
26/04/19250.0
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Ports of Call
Randolph Sherman
04/01/19250.0
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Adam and Eva
Dr. Delamater
11/02/19230.0
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The Dumb-Bell
16/07/19226.0
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The Girl from Nowhere
20/05/19210.0
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Partners of the Night
Robert Clifford
29/02/19200.0
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The Capitol
Congressman Blake
01/12/19190.0
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Lure of Ambition
Hon. Cyril Ralston
16/11/19190.0
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Impossible Catherine
John Henry Jackson
05/10/19190.0
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La belle Russe
Brand
21/09/19190.0
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A Woman There Was
Rev. Winthrop Stark
01/06/19190.0
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Why I Would Not Marry
Undetermined Role
24/11/19180.0
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In Pursuit of Polly
Larry O'Malley
19/08/19187.5
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The Lifted Veil
Malcolm Grant
10/09/19171.0
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The Greatest Power
John Conrad
18/06/19170.0
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The Call of Her People
Nicholas Van Kleet
27/05/19170.0
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Mary Lawson's Secret
Dr. Brundage
01/04/19170.0
Movie
The White Raven
The Stranger
14/01/19176.0
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A Modern Cinderella
08/01/19170.0
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In the Diplomatic Service
Lynn Hardi
16/10/19160.0
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The Pretenders
Joseph Bailey (as William Davidson)
21/08/19160.0
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Dorian's Divorce
Henry Morgan (as William Davidson)
05/06/19160.0
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The Price of Malice
Capt. Mills
21/02/19160.0
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Her Debt of Honor
John Hartfield
26/01/19160.0
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A Yellow Streak
Jack Rader
06/12/19150.0
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For the Honor of the Crew
Robert Brent
09/11/19150.0