William B. Davidson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1888-06-15
Day of Death
1947-09-28 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
William B. Davidson
Biography
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.
Acting
(1994)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
as Self (archive footage)
(1975)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1947)
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
as Peter Premium
(1947)
That Hagen Girl
as Mr. Bowman (uncredited)
(1947)
The Judge Steps Out
as Colonel Bright (uncredited)
(1947)
That's My Man
as Steward
(1946)
My Darling Clementine
as Saloon Owner (uncredited)
(1946)
Ding Dong Williams
as Mr. Saul Dana
(1946)
The Cat Creeps
as James Walsh
(1946)
The Notorious Lone Wolf
as Inspector Crane (as William Davidson)
(1946)
Blonde Alibi
as Police Captain Hurley (Uncredited)
(1946)
The Plainsman and the Lady
as Russell
(1945)
They Were Expendable
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
(1945)
See My Lawyer
as Judge
(1945)
Circumstantial Evidence
as Board of Appeals Chairman
(1945)
The Man Who Walked Alone
as Governor
(1945)
Tell It to a Star
as Brannigan
(1945)
Sing Your Way Home
as F.T. Johnson
(1944)
Up in Arms
as Maxwell (uncredited)
(1944)
Make Your Own Bed
as Mr. Linklater
(1944)
In Society
as Parker
(1944)
Greenwich Village
as Dance Director
(1944)
Shine on Harvest Moon
as Tim Donovan (uncredited)
(1944)
A Night of Adventure
as Gilbert J. Regan (uncredited)
(1943)
Hers to Hold
as Al
(1943)
Mission to Moscow
as Senator (uncredited)
(1943)
Truck Busters
as Stephen S. Gray
(1943)
The Good Fellows
as Blake
(1943)
Calaboose
as Sheriff George Lane (as William Davidson)
(1943)
Over the Wall
as Warden Ed
(1943)
Murder on the Waterfront
as Capt. Towne
(1942)
Gentleman Jim
as Donovan (uncredited)
(1942)
The Male Animal
as Alumnus
(1942)
In This Our Life
as Jim Purdy
(1942)
Over My Dead Body
as Crole (as William Davidson)
(1942)
Larceny, Inc.
as McCarthy
(1942)
The Magnificent Dope
as Mr. Reindel
(1942)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Cyrus Ballard
(1942)
Careful, Soft Shoulders
as Mr. Aldrich
(1942)
The Affairs of Martha
as Homer Jacell
(1941)
Hold That Ghost
as Moose Matson
(1941)
The Great Man's Lady
as Sen. Knobs
(1941)
Sun Valley Serenade
as Jack Murray
(1941)
Man-Made Monster
as District Attorney Ralph B. Stanley
(1941)
Thieves Fall Out
as Harrison "Harry" Eckles
(1941)
In the Navy
as Capt. Richards (uncredited)
(1941)
Week-End in Havana
as Captain Moss
(1941)
Keep 'Em Flying
as Gonigle
(1941)
Remember the Day
as Committeeman
(1941)
Three Girls About Town
as Labor Leader
(1941)
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Nye Dunbar
(1941)
Three Sons o' Guns
as Henry Baxter
(1941)
Highway West
as Gorman
(1941)
Uncle Joe
as Mr. Day
(1940)
Lillian Russell
as President Cleveland
(1940)
Seven Sinners
as Police Chief
(1940)
My Love Came Back
as Agent
(1940)
A Night at Earl Carroll's
as Mayor Green of San Bernardino
(1940)
Tin Pan Alley
as Hotel Manager
(1940)
Granny Get Your Gun
as Fitzgerald
(1940)
Lady with Red Hair
as Stock Company Manager (uncredited)
(1940)
Maryland
as John Addison
(1940)
Florian
as Archduke Franz Ferdinand
(1940)
My Little Chickadee
as Sheriff of Little Bend (uncredited)
(1940)
Half a Sinner
as Slick
(1940)
San Francisco Docks
as Dist. Atty. Craig
(1940)
Sailor's Lady
as Judge Hinsdale
(1940)
Charter Pilot
as Mr. Wentworth
(1940)
Girl in 313
as George Grayson
(1940)
Hired Wife
as Mumford (as William Davidson)
(1940)
Sandy Gets Her Man
as Councilman Charles J. Clark
(1940)
On Their Own
as Judge Bull
(1939)
They Made Me a Criminal
as Ennis
(1939)
Invisible Stripes
as Montgomery (uncredited)
(1939)
Naughty But Nice
as Samuel 'Sam' 'Simsy' Hudson - Music Publisher
(1939)
Honeymoon in Bali
as Store Detective
(1939)
Tail Spin
as Sales Manager (Uncredited)
(1939)
Dust Be My Destiny
as Work Farm Warden
(1939)
Blondie Meets the Boss
as Elderly Man in Café (uncredited)
(1939)
Blackwell's Island
as Hempel
(1939)
Each Dawn I Die
as Bill Mason
(1939)
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
as Stock Broker
(1939)
Smashing the Money Ring
as Warden Denby
(1939)
Sudden Money
as Sam
(1939)
Indianapolis Speedway
as Duncan Martin
(1939)
On Trial
as Mr. Gray
(1939)
Private Detective
as Inspector Evans
(1939)
Off the Record
as Scotty
(1939)
Hidden Power
as Foster
(1938)
You and Me
as N. G. Orton, Attorney-at-Law (uncredited)
(1938)
There Goes My Heart
as Skipper Jackson (uncredited)
(1938)
Hollywood Hotel
as Director Kelton
(1938)
Letter of Introduction
as Mr. Raleigh (uncredited)
(1938)
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
as Ellory Bugs
(1938)
Blockade
as Commandant
(1938)
The Jury's Secret
as Page
(1938)
Illegal Traffic
as Dalton
(1938)
Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Mr. 'W.P.' Alvey
(1938)
Sergeant Murphy
as Maj. Gruff (uncredited)
(1938)
Racket Busters
as Trucking Chairman (uncredited)
(1938)
Cocoanut Grove
as Hawtrey
(1937)
The Hurricane
as The Bully (uncredited)
(1937)
Something to Sing About
as Mr. Richards (as William Davidson)
(1937)
Marked Woman
as Bob Crandall
(1937)
Love on Toast
as Jonathan
(1937)
It Happened in Hollywood
as Al Howard
(1937)
The Road Back
as Bartscher
(1937)
Easy Living
as Mr. Hyde
(1937)
Midnight Court
as Alfred H. Kruger
(1937)
Ever Since Eve
as Henderson
(1937)
Behind the Mike
as Cyrus Wittles
(1937)
Marry the Girl
as Drake
(1937)
Paradise Isle
as Hoener
(1937)
Let Them Live
as The Editor
(1937)
Melody for Two
as Mr. Hale
(1936)
Earthworm Tractors
as Mr. Jackson
(1936)
The Big Noise
as Welford Andrews
(1936)
The Singing Kid
as Barney Hammond
(1936)
Fatal Lady
as Detective (uncredited)
(1936)
Murder by an Aristocrat
as Bayard Thatcher (as William Davidson)
(1936)
Gold Diggers of 1937
as Andy Callahan
(1936)
Road Gang
as Attorney General Mardsen
(1936)
Satan Met a Lady
as City Fathers Committee Spokesman (uncredited)
(1936)
You May Be Next!
as Official (uncredited)
(1936)
Love on a Bet
as A.W. Hutchinson
(1935)
Woman Wanted
as Collins
(1935)
Dangerous
as Reed Walsh
(1935)
Bordertown
as Dr. Carter
(1935)
Death Flies East
as Police Captain Barrie
(1935)
Sweet Music
as Billie Madison
(1935)
Show Them No Mercy!
as Chief Haggerty (as William Davidson)
(1935)
Redheads on Parade
as Theatre Manager
(1935)
A Night at the Ritz
as Connolly
(1935)
Devil Dogs of the Air
as Adjutant
(1935)
Special Agent
as Charlie Young - Carston's Lawyer
(1935)
Go Into Your Dance
as Tom McGee
(1935)
In Person
as Director Bill Sutter
(1935)
Straight from the Heart
as Prosecuting Attorney
(1935)
Oil for the Lamps of China
as E.H. Swaley
(1934)
Housewife
as Nan's Attorney
(1934)
Imitation of Life
as Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
(1934)
The Secret Bride
as Representative McPherson
(1934)
The Big Shakedown
as District Attorney (uncredited)
(1934)
The Dragon Murder Case
as Greeff
(1934)
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
as Stephen Prime
(1934)
The St. Louis Kid
as Joe Hunter
(1934)
Fog Over Frisco
as Editor Joe Hogue
(1934)
Laughing Boy
as Hartshone (as William Davidson)
(1934)
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
as Charles (as William Davidson)
(1934)
Upperworld
as City Editor (uncredited)
(1933)
Mystery of the Wax Museum
as Detective (Uncredited)
(1933)
I'm No Angel
as Ernest Brown
(1933)
Torch Singer
as Jarrett
(1933)
Lady Killer
as Director Williams
(1933)
The Intruder
as Det. Lt. Samson
(1933)
Female
as Department Head (Uncredited)
(1933)
Dangerously Yours
as George Carr
(1933)
How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action
as Himself
(1933)
Hello, Everybody!
as Mr. Parker
(1933)
Meet the Baron
as General Broadcasting Representative
(1933)
The Billion Dollar Scandal
as Jim Lawrence
(1932)
Scarface
as Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
(1932)
The Most Dangerous Game
as Captain
(1932)
The Animal Kingdom
as Chess Player
(1932)
Is My Face Red?
as O'Sullivan
(1932)
The Lost Squadron
as Lelewer
(1932)
Central Park
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
(1932)
The Thirteenth Guest
as Police Captain Brown (uncredited)
(1932)
Guilty or Not Guilty
as Chief
(1932)
Her Mad Night
as District Attorney
(1932)
The Pride of the Legion
as Sgt. Arnold
(1932)
Sky Devils
as Captain
(1932)
The Menace
as John Utterson
(1932)
The Sport Parade
as Kendricks (uncredited)
(1931)
(1931)
Graft
as M.H. Thomas
(1931)
The Secret Call
as Jim Blake
(1931)
Captain Applejack
as Bill Dennett
(1931)
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
as Himself - Golfer
(1931)
Half Holiday
as Jerry - Andy's Pal
(1931)
No Limit
as Wilkie
(1931)
The Vice Squad
as Magistrate Tom Morrison
(1931)
(1930)
Hook, Line and Sinker
as Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)
(1930)
The Silver Horde
as Tom Hilliard
(1930)
Hell's Angels
as Staff Major
(1930)
Playboy of Paris
as Monsieur Bannack (uncredited)
(1930)
A Man from Wyoming
as Major
(1930)
Scarlet Pages
as Jackson
(1930)
Men Are Like That
as Frank Hyland
(1930)
Sunny
as First Ship's Officer
(1930)
For the Defense
as Dist. Atty. Stone
(1930)
Oh, for a Man!
as Kerry Stokes
(1930)
The Costello Case
as Saunders
(1929)
Woman Trap
as Watts
(1929)
Queen of the Night Clubs
as Assistant District Attorney (as William Davidson)
(1929)
Always Faithful
as George W. Mason
(1929)
Blaze o' Glory
as District Attorney (as William Davidson)
(1929)
The Carnation Kid
as Blythe
(1928)
(1928)
Good Morning, Judge
as Elton (as William Davidson)
(1927)
Cradle Snatchers
as Roy Ladd
(1927)
The Last Trail
as Kurt Morley
(1927)
A Gentleman of Paris
as Henri Dufour
(1925)
Recompense
as Col. Donovan
(1925)
Ports of Call
as Randolph Sherman
(1925)
Hearts and Spurs
as Victor Dufresne
(1924)
The Valley of Doubt
as Macy
(1923)
Adam and Eva
as Dr. Delamater
(1922)
(1921)
The Girl from Nowhere
as Jimmy Ryder
(1920)
Partners of the Night
as Robert Clifford
(1919)
La belle Russe
as Brand
(1919)
Impossible Catherine
as John Henry Jackson
(1919)
A Woman There Was
as Rev. Winthrop Stark
(1919)
The Capitol
as Congressman Blake
(1919)
Lure of Ambition
as Hon. Cyril Ralston
(1918)
In Pursuit of Polly
as Larry O'Malley
(1918)
(1918)
Why I Would Not Marry
as Undetermined Role
(1917)
Persuasive Peggy
as Ed Trowbridge
(1917)
The Greatest Power
as John Conrad
(1917)
The White Raven
as The Stranger
(1917)
The Lifted Veil
as Malcolm Grant
(1917)
Mary Lawson's Secret
as Dr. Brundage
(1917)
The Call of Her People
as Nicholas Van Kleet
(1917)
(1917)
American Maid
as David Starr
(1917)
Her Second Husband
as John Kirby
(1916)
The Pretenders
as Joseph Bailey (as William Davidson)
(1916)
In the Diplomatic Service
as Lynn Hardi
(1916)
Dorian's Divorce
as Henry Morgan (as William Davidson)
(1916)
The Price of Malice
as Capt. Mills
(1916)
Her Debt of Honor
as John Hartfield
(1915)
A Yellow Streak
as Jack Rader
(1915)
For the Honor of the Crew
as Robert Brent