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