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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.
Filmography
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Movies 237
Director 5
self 3
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Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her (1994)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
Movie
Colonel Bright (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out (1947)
Movie
Mr. Bowman (uncredited)
That Hagen Girl (1947)
Movie
Steward
That's My Man (1947)
Movie
Peter Premium
Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)
Movie
4.57
Mr. Russell
The Plainsman and the Lady (1946)
Movie
Saloon Owner (uncredited)
My Darling Clementine (1946)
Movie
6.5
James Walsh
The Cat Creeps (1946)
Movie
Mr. Saul Dana
Ding Dong Williams (1946)
Movie
Police Captain Hurley (Uncredited)
Blonde Alibi (1946)
Movie
Inspector Crane
The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946)
Movie
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
They Were Expendable (1945)
Movie
6
F.T. Johnson
Sing Your Way Home (1945)
Movie
Brannigan
Tell It to a Star (1945)
Movie
Board of Appeals Chairman
Circumstantial Evidence (1945)
Movie
Dance Director
Greenwich Village (1944)
Movie
Parker
In Society (1944)
Movie
Mr. Linklater
Make Your Own Bed (1944)
Movie
Gilbert J. Regan (uncredited)
A Night of Adventure (1944)
Movie
Maxwell (uncredited)
Up in Arms (1944)
Movie
Warden Ed
Over the Wall (1943)
Movie
Capt. David Towne
Murder on the Waterfront (1943)
Movie
Senator (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow (1943)
Movie
Sheriff George Lane
Calaboose (1943)
Movie
Stephen S. Gray
Truck Busters (1943)
Movie
Donovan (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
Movie
Mr. Aldrich
Careful, Soft Shoulders (1942)
Movie
Mr. Reindel
The Magnificent Dope (1942)
Movie
Homer Jacell
The Affairs of Martha (1942)
Movie
Jim Purdy
In This Our Life (1942)
Movie
6
McCarthy
Larceny, Inc. (1942)
Movie
Sen. Knobs
The Great Man's Lady (1942)
Movie
Cyrus Ballard
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942)
Movie
Alumnus
The Male Animal (1942)
Movie
Committeeman
Remember the Day (1941)
Movie
Gonigle
Keep 'Em Flying (1941)
Movie
Labor Leader
Three Girls About Town (1941)
Movie
J. K. Day
Uncle Joe (1941)
Movie
Captain Moss
Week-End in Havana (1941)
Movie
Moose Matson
Hold That Ghost (1941)
Movie
Gorman
Highway West (1941)
Movie
Henry Baxter
Three Sons o' Guns (1941)
Movie
Capt. Richards (uncredited)
In the Navy (1941)
Movie
3.5
Harrison 'Harry' Eckles
Thieves Fall Out (1941)
Movie
Nye Dunbar
The Lady from Cheyenne (1941)
Movie
District Attorney Ralph B. Stanley
Man-Made Monster (1941)
Movie
7.5
Dist. Atty. Craig
San Francisco Docks (1940)
Movie
Mr. Wentworth
Charter Pilot (1940)
Movie
Stock Company Manager (uncredited)
Lady with Red Hair (1940)
Movie
Hotel Manager
Tin Pan Alley (1940)
Movie
Councilman Charles J. Clark
Sandy Gets Her Man (1940)
Movie
Police Chief
Seven Sinners (1940)
Movie
Mumford
Hired Wife (1940)
Movie
John Addison
Maryland (1940)
Movie
Judge Hinsdale
Sailor's Lady (1940)
Movie
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Florian (1940)
Movie
George Grayson
Girl in 313 (1940)
Movie
President Cleveland
Lillian Russell (1940)
Movie
Judge Bull
On Their Own (1940)
Movie
Slick Capasco
Half a Sinner (1940)
Movie
Fitzgerald
Granny Get Your Gun (1940)
Movie
Sheriff of Little Bend (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee (1940)
Movie
Montgomery (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes (1939)
Movie
Inspector Evans
Private Detective (1939)
Movie
Warden Denby
Smashing the Money Ring (1939)
Movie
Store Detective
Honeymoon in Bali (1939)
Movie
Work Farm Warden
Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
Movie
4.25
Foster
Hidden Power (1939)
Movie
Bill Mason
Each Dawn I Die (1939)
Movie
Duncan Martin
Indianapolis Speedway (1939)
Movie
Samuel 'Sam' 'Simsy' Hudson - Music Publisher
Naughty But Nice (1939)
Movie
Mr. Gray
On Trial (1939)
Movie
Stock Broker
Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939)
Movie
Elderly Man in Café (uncredited)
Blondie Meets the Boss (1939)
Movie
Sales Manager (Uncredited)
Tail Spin (1939)
Movie
Skipper Jackson (uncredited)
There Goes My Heart (1938)
Movie
Ellory Bugs - Jimmie's Father
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (1938)
Movie
Mr. Raleigh (uncredited)
Letter of Introduction (1938)
Movie
Trucking Chairman (uncredited)
Racket Busters (1938)
Movie
Mr. 'W.P.' Alvey
Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938)
Movie
Commandant
Blockade (1938)
Movie
Hawtrey
Cocoanut Grove (1938)
Movie
Director Kelton
Hollywood Hotel (1938)
Movie
Maj. Gruff (uncredited)
Sergeant Murphy (1938)
Movie
Jonathan
Love on Toast (1937)
Movie
Abusive Drunk (uncredited)
The Hurricane (1937)
Movie
Mr. Richards
Something to Sing About (1937)
Movie
Cyrus Wittles
Behind the Mike (1937)
Movie
Al Howard
It Happened in Hollywood (1937)
Movie
Mr. Hyde
Easy Living (1937)
Movie
Henderson
Ever Since Eve (1937)
Movie
Bartscher
The Road Back (1937)
Movie
Waldo P. Bottomly Sr.
Affairs of Cappy Ricks (1937)
Movie
Mr. Hale
Melody for Two (1937)
Movie
The Editor
Let Them Live (1937)
Movie
Bob Crandall
Marked Woman (1937)
Movie
Alfred H. Kruger
Midnight Court (1937)
Movie
Andy Callahan
Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)
Movie
Mr. Jackson
Earthworm Tractors (1936)
Movie
City Fathers Committee Spokesman (uncredited)
Satan Met a Lady (1936)
Movie
Welford Andrews
The Big Noise (1936)
Movie
Bayard Thatcher
Murder by an Aristocrat (1936)
Movie
Detective (uncredited)
Fatal Lady (1936)
Movie
Barney Hammond
The Singing Kid (1936)
Movie
Atty. Gen. Marsden
Road Gang (1936)
Movie
A.W. Hutchinson
Love on a Bet (1936)
Movie
Official (uncredited)
You May Be Next! (1936)
Movie
Reed Walsh
Dangerous (1935)
Movie
Chief Haggerty
Show Them No Mercy! (1935)
Movie
Director Bill Sutter
In Person (1935)
Movie
Charlie Young - Carston's Lawyer
Special Agent (1935)
Movie
Theatre Manager
Redheads on Parade (1935)
Movie
Collins
Woman Wanted (1935)
Movie
E.H. Swaley
Oil for the Lamps of China (1935)
Movie
Tom McGee
Go Into Your Dance (1935)
Movie
Connolly
A Night at the Ritz (1935)
Movie
Police Captain Barrie
Death Flies East (1935)
Movie
Billie Madison
Sweet Music (1935)
Movie
Dr. Carter
Bordertown (1935)
Movie
Representative McPherson
The Secret Bride (1934)
Movie
Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
Imitation of Life (1934)
Movie
Joe Hunter
The St. Louis Kid (1934)
Movie
Nan's Attorney
Housewife (1934)
Movie
Stephen Prime
Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934)
Movie
Editor Joe Hogue
Fog Over Frisco (1934)
Movie
City Editor (uncredited)
Upperworld (1934)
Movie
George Hartshorne
Laughing Boy (1934)
Movie
District Attorney (uncredited)
The Big Shakedown (1934)
Movie
Director Williams
Lady Killer (1933)
Movie
Department Head (Uncredited)
Female (1933)
Movie
General Broadcasting Representative
Meet the Baron (1933)
Movie
The Chump Ernest Brown
I'm No Angel (1933)
Movie
Jarrett
Torch Singer (1933)
Movie
Self - Bill Davidson
How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action (1933)
Movie
Det. Lt. Samson
The Intruder (1933)
Movie
George Carr
Dangerously Yours (1933)
Movie
Detective (Uncredited)
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
Movie
Mr. Parker
Hello, Everybody! (1933)
Movie
Jim Lawrence
The Billion Dollar Scandal (1933)
Movie
Chess Player
The Animal Kingdom (1932)
Movie
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Central Park (1932)
Movie
Kendricks (uncredited)
The Sport Parade (1932)
Movie
Sgt. Arnold
The Pride of the Legion (1932)
Movie
District Attorney
Her Mad Night (1932)
Movie
Police Captain Brown (Uncredited)
The Thirteenth Guest (1932)
Movie
O'Sullivan
Is My Face Red? (1932)
Movie
Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
Scarface (1932)
Movie
4.5
Captain
Sky Devils (1932)
Movie
John Utterson
The Menace (1932)
Movie
Jerry - Ed's Pal
Half Holiday (1931)
Movie
M.H. Thomas
Graft (1931)
Movie
Jim Blake
The Secret Call (1931)
Movie
Magistrate Tom Morrison
The Vice Squad (1931)
Movie
Joseph LaRoss - Director
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood (1931)
Movie
Bill Dennett
Captain Applejack (1931)
Movie
Wilkie
No Limit (1931)
Movie
Frank Dukette
Hook, Line and Sinker (1930)
Movie
Kerry Stokes
Oh, for a Man! (1930)
Movie
Staff Major
Hell's Angels (1930)
Movie
First Ship's Officer
Sunny (1930)
Movie
Tom Hilliard
The Silver Horde (1930)
Movie
Monsieur Bannack (uncredited)
Playboy of Paris (1930)
Movie
Saunders
The Costello Case (1930)
Movie
Jackson
Scarlet Pages (1930)
Movie
District Attorney Herbert L. Stone
For the Defense (1930)
Movie
Bill Gilmore
Fat Wives for Thin (1930)
Movie
Frank Hyland
Men Are Like That (1930)
Movie
District Attorney
Blaze o' Glory (1929)
Movie
George W. Mason
Always Faithful (1929)
Movie
Assistant District Attorney
Queen of the Night Clubs (1929)
Movie
Henri Dufour
A Gentleman of Paris (1927)
Movie
Roy Ladd
Cradle Snatchers (1927)
Movie
Kurt Morley
The Last Trail (1927)
Movie
Victor Dufresne
Hearts and Spurs (1925)
Movie
Col. Donovan
Recompense (1925)
Movie
Señor Ortego
Women and Gold (1925)
Movie
Randolph Sherman
Ports of Call (1925)
Movie
Rennert (First Mate [mutineer])
The Storm Daughter (1924)
Movie
Dr. Delamater
Adam and Eva (1923)
Movie
Jimmy Ryder
The Girl from Nowhere (1921)
Movie
Dr. Gordon
A Child for Sale (1920)
Movie
Robert Clifford
Partners of the Night (1920)
Movie
Congressman Blake
The Capitol (1919)
Movie
Hon. Cyril Ralston
Lure of Ambition (1919)
Movie
John Henry Jackson
Impossible Catherine (1919)
Movie
Rev. Winthrop Stark
A Woman There Was (1919)
Movie
Undetermined Role
Why I Would Not Marry (1918)
Movie
Larry O'Malley
In Pursuit of Polly (1918)
Movie
John Kirby
Her Second Husband (1917)
Movie
David Starr
American Maid (1917)
Movie
Ed Trowbridge
Persuasive Peggy (1917)
Movie
Malcolm Grant
The Lifted Veil (1917)
Movie
John Conrad
The Greatest Power (1917)
Movie
Nicholas Van Kleet
The Call of Her People (1917)
Movie
Dr. Brundage
Mary Lawson's Secret (1917)
Movie
The Stranger
The White Raven (1917)
Movie
Lynn Hardi
In the Diplomatic Service (1916)
Movie
Joseph Bailey
The Pretenders (1916)
Movie
Henry Morgan
Dorian's Divorce (1916)
Movie
Capt. Mills
The Price of Malice (1916)
Movie
John Hartfield
Her Debt of Honor (1916)
Movie
Jack Rader
A Yellow Streak (1915)
Movie
Robert Brent
For the Honor of the Crew (1915)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1888-06-16
Deathday1947-09-28 (59 years old)
Birth PlaceDobbs Ferry, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsWm. B. Davidson, Wm. Davidson, William Davidson, Bill Davidson, William Beatman Davidson
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