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William B. Davidson

William B. Davidson

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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Movies starring William B. Davidson (239)

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her (1994)

Self (Archive Footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)

Self (Archive Footage)

The Judge Steps Out (1947)

Colonel Bright (Uncredited)

That Hagen Girl (1947)

Mr. Bowman (Uncredited)

That's My Man (1947)

Steward

Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)

Peter Premium

The Plainsman and the Lady (1946)

Russell

My Darling Clementine (1946)

Saloon Owner (Uncredited)

The Cat Creeps (1946)

James Walsh

Ding Dong Williams (1946)

Mr. Saul Dana

Blonde Alibi (1946)

Police Captain Hurley (Uncredited)

The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946)

Inspector Crane (As William Davidson)

They Were Expendable (1945)

Hotel Manager (Uncredited)

Sing Your Way Home (1945)

F.t. Johnson (Uncredited)

Tell It to a Star (1945)

Brannigan

Blonde Ransom (1945)

Police Captain

Dillinger (1945)

Bank President (Uncredited)

Circumstantial Evidence (1945)

Board Of Appeals Chairman

The Man Who Walked Alone (1945)

Governor

See My Lawyer (1945)

Judge

Greenwich Village (1944)

Dance Director

In Society (1944)

Parker

Make Your Own Bed (1944)

Mr. Linklater

A Night of Adventure (1944)

Gilbert J. Regan (Uncredited)

Shine on Harvest Moon (1944)

Tim Donovan (Uncredited)

Up in Arms (1944)

Maxwell (Uncredited)

Over the Wall (1943)

Warden Ed

Murder on the Waterfront (1943)

Capt. Towne

The Good Fellows (1943)

Blake

Hers to Hold (1943)

Al

Mission to Moscow (1943)

Senator (Uncredited)

Calaboose (1943)

Sheriff George Lane (As William Davidson)

Truck Busters (1943)

Stephen S. Gray

Gentleman Jim (1942)

Donovan (Uncredited)

Careful, Soft Shoulders (1942)

Mr. Aldrich

The Magnificent Dope (1942)

Mr. Reindel

The Affairs of Martha (1942)

Homer Jacell

In This Our Life (1942)

Jim Purdy

Larceny, Inc. (1942)

Mccarthy

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942)

Cyrus Ballard

The Male Animal (1942)

Alumnus

Over My Dead Body (1942)

Crole (As William Davidson)

Remember the Day (1941)

Committeeman

Keep 'Em Flying (1941)

Gonigle

The Great Man's Lady (1941)

Sen. Knobs

Three Girls About Town (1941)

Labor Leader

Uncle Joe (1941)

Mr. Day

Week-End in Havana (1941)

Captain Moss

Sun Valley Serenade (1941)

Jack Murray

Highway West (1941)

Gorman

Hold That Ghost (1941)

Moose Matson

Three Sons o' Guns (1941)

Henry Baxter

In the Navy (1941)

Capt. Richards (Uncredited)

Thieves Fall Out (1941)

Harrison "Harry" Eckles

The Lady from Cheyenne (1941)

Nye Dunbar

Man-Made Monster (1941)

District Attorney Ralph B. Stanley

San Francisco Docks (1940)

Dist. Atty. Craig

A Night at Earl Carroll's (1940)

Mayor Green Of San Bernardino

Charter Pilot (1940)

Mr. Wentworth

Lady with Red Hair (1940)

Stock Company Manager (Uncredited)

Tin Pan Alley (1940)

Hotel Manager

Sandy Gets Her Man (1940)

Councilman Charles J. Clark

Seven Sinners (1940)

Police Chief

Hired Wife (1940)

Mumford (As William Davidson)

Maryland (1940)

John Addison

My Love Came Back (1940)

Agent

Sailor's Lady (1940)

Judge Hinsdale

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Girl in 313 (1940)

George Grayson

Lillian Russell (1940)

President Cleveland

On Their Own (1940)

Judge Bull

Half a Sinner (1940)

Slick

Granny Get Your Gun (1940)

Fitzgerald

My Little Chickadee (1940)

Sheriff Of Little Bend (Uncredited)

Invisible Stripes (1939)

Montgomery (Uncredited)

The Honeymoon's Over (1939)

Crane

Private Detective (1939)

Inspector Evans

Smashing the Money Ring (1939)

Warden Denby

Honeymoon in Bali (1939)

Store Detective

Dust Be My Destiny (1939)

Work Farm Warden

Hidden Power (1939)

Foster

Each Dawn I Die (1939)

Bill Mason

Indianapolis Speedway (1939)

Duncan Martin

Naughty But Nice (1939)

Samuel 'Sam' 'Simsy' Hudson - Music Publisher

On Trial (1939)

Mr. Gray

Sudden Money (1939)

Sam

Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939)

Stock Broker

Blondie Meets the Boss (1939)

Elderly Man In Café (Uncredited)

Tail Spin (1939)

Sales Manager (Uncredited)

Blackwell's Island (1939)

Hempel

Off the Record (1939)

Scotty

They Made Me a Criminal (1939)

Ennis

Illegal Traffic (1938)

Dalton

There Goes My Heart (1938)

Skipper Jackson (Uncredited)

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (1938)

Ellory Bugs

Letter of Introduction (1938)

Mr. Raleigh (Uncredited)

Racket Busters (1938)

Trucking Chairman (Uncredited)

Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938)

Mr. 'W.p.' Alvey

Blockade (1938)

Commandant

You and Me (1938)

N. G. Orton, Attorney-At-Law (Uncredited)

Cocoanut Grove (1938)

Hawtrey

The Jury's Secret (1938)

Page

Hollywood Hotel (1938)

Director Kelton

Sergeant Murphy (1938)

Maj. Gruff (Uncredited)

Love on Toast (1937)

Jonathan

The Hurricane (1937)

The Bully (Uncredited)

Something to Sing About (1937)

Mr. Richards (As William Davidson)

Behind the Mike (1937)

Cyrus Wittles

It Happened in Hollywood (1937)

Al Howard

Paradise Isle (1937)

Hoener

Easy Living (1937)

Mr. Hyde

Ever Since Eve (1937)

Henderson

Marry the Girl (1937)

Drake

The Road Back (1937)

Bartscher

Melody for Two (1937)

Mr. Hale

Let Them Live (1937)

The Editor

Marked Woman (1937)

Bob Crandall

Midnight Court (1937)

Alfred H. Kruger

Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)

Andy Callahan

Earthworm Tractors (1936)

Mr. Jackson

Satan Met a Lady (1936)

City Fathers Committee Spokesman (Uncredited)

The Big Noise (1936)

Welford Andrews

Murder by an Aristocrat (1936)

Bayard Thatcher

Fatal Lady (1936)

Detective (Uncredited)

The Singing Kid (1936)

Barney Hammond

Road Gang (1936)

Attorney General Mardsen

Love on a Bet (1936)

A.w. Hutchinson

You May Be Next! (1936)

Official (Uncredited)

Dangerous (1935)

Reed Walsh

Show Them No Mercy! (1935)

Chief Haggerty (As William Davidson)

In Person (1935)

Director Bill Sutter (Uncredited)

Special Agent (1935)

Charlie Young - Carston's Lawyer

Redheads on Parade (1935)

Theatre Manager

Woman Wanted (1935)

Collins

Oil for the Lamps of China (1935)

E.h. Swaley

Go Into Your Dance (1935)

Tom Mcgee

A Night at the Ritz (1935)

Connolly

Straight from the Heart (1935)

Prosecuting Attorney

Death Flies East (1935)

Police Captain Barrie

Sweet Music (1935)

Billie Madison

Devil Dogs of the Air (1935)

Adjutant

Bordertown (1935)

Dr. Carter

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934)

Charles (As William Davidson)

The Secret Bride (1934)

Representative Mcpherson

Imitation of Life (1934)

Man Buying Cigar (Uncredited)

The St. Louis Kid (1934)

Joe Hunter

The Dragon Murder Case (1934)

Greeff

Housewife (1934)

Nan's Attorney

Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934)

Stephen Prime

Fog Over Frisco (1934)

Editor Joe Hogue

Upperworld (1934)

City Editor (Uncredited)

Laughing Boy (1934)

Hartshone (As William Davidson)

The Big Shakedown (1934)

District Attorney (Uncredited)

Lady Killer (1933)

Director Williams

Department Head (Uncredited)

Meet the Baron (1933)

General Broadcasting Representative

I'm No Angel (1933)

Ernest Brown

Torch Singer (1933)

Jarrett

How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action (1933)

Himself

The Intruder (1933)

Det. Lt. Samson

Dangerously Yours (1933)

George Carr

Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)

Detective (Uncredited)

Hello, Everybody! (1933)

Mr. Parker

The Billion Dollar Scandal (1933)

Jim Lawrence

The Animal Kingdom (1932)

Chess Player

Central Park (1932)

Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)

Guilty or Not Guilty (1932)

Chief

The Sport Parade (1932)

Kendricks (Uncredited)

The Pride of the Legion (1932)

Sgt. Arnold

Her Mad Night (1932)

District Attorney

The Most Dangerous Game (1932)

Captain

The Thirteenth Guest (1932)

Police Captain Brown (Uncredited)

Is My Face Red? (1932)

O'sullivan

Scarface (1932)

Citizens Committee Member (Uncredited)

Sky Devils (1932)

Captain

The Lost Squadron (1932)

Lelewer

The Menace (1932)

John Utterson

Half Holiday (1931)

Jerry - Andy's Pal

M.h. Thomas

The Secret Call (1931)

Jim Blake

The Vice Squad (1931)

Magistrate Tom Morrison

Windy Riley Goes Hollywood (1931)

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots' (1931)

Himself - Golfer

Dishonored (1931)

Captain Applejack (1931)

Bill Dennett

No Limit (1931)

Wilkie

Hook, Line and Sinker (1930)

Frank Dukette Aka Duke Of Winchester (As William Davidson)

Oh, for a Man! (1930)

Kerry Stokes

Hell's Angels (1930)

Staff Major

First Ship's Officer

The Silver Horde (1930)

Tom Hilliard

Playboy of Paris (1930)

Monsieur Bannack (Uncredited)

The Costello Case (1930)

Saunders

Scarlet Pages (1930)

Jackson

For the Defense (1930)

Dist. Atty. Stone

A Man from Wyoming (1930)

Major

Men Are Like That (1930)

Frank Hyland

Blaze o' Glory (1929)

District Attorney (As William Davidson)

Always Faithful (1929)

George W. Mason

Woman Trap (1929)

Watts

Queen of the Night Clubs (1929)

Assistant District Attorney (As William Davidson)

The Carnation Kid (1929)

Blythe

Sharp Tools (1928)

Good Morning, Judge (1928)

Elton (As William Davidson)

A Gentleman of Paris (1927)

Henri Dufour

Cradle Snatchers (1927)

Roy Ladd

The Last Trail (1927)

Kurt Morley

Hearts and Spurs (1925)

Victor Dufresne

Recompense (1925)

Col. Donovan

Women and Gold (1925)

Señor Ortego

Ports of Call (1925)

Randolph Sherman

The Valley of Doubt (1924)

Macy

The Storm Daughter (1924)

Rennert

Adam and Eva (1923)

Dr. Delamater

The Dumb-Bell (1922)

The Girl from Nowhere (1921)

Jimmy Ryder

Partners of the Night (1920)

Robert Clifford

The Capitol (1919)

Congressman Blake

Lure of Ambition (1919)

Hon. Cyril Ralston

Impossible Catherine (1919)

John Henry Jackson

La belle Russe (1919)

Brand

A Woman There Was (1919)

Rev. Winthrop Stark

Why I Would Not Marry (1918)

Undetermined Role

In Pursuit of Polly (1918)

Larry O'malley

Ashes of Love (1918)

Persuasive Peggy (1917)

Ed Trowbridge

The Lifted Veil (1917)

Malcolm Grant

The Greatest Power (1917)

John Conrad

The Call of Her People (1917)

Nicholas Van Kleet

Mary Lawson's Secret (1917)

Dr. Brundage

The White Raven (1917)

The Stranger

A Modern Cinderella (1917)

In the Diplomatic Service (1916)

Lynn Hardi

The Pretenders (1916)

Joseph Bailey (As William Davidson)

Dorian's Divorce (1916)

Henry Morgan (As William Davidson)

The Price of Malice (1916)

Capt. Mills

Her Debt of Honor (1916)

John Hartfield

A Yellow Streak (1915)

Jack Rader

For the Honor of the Crew (1915)

Robert Brent

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