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