Acting
William B. Davidson
EN cinema · 250 credits
Born
15 June 1888
Died
28 September 1947 (aged 59)
Birthplace
Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
Also known as Wm. B. Davidson · Wm. Davidson · William Davidson · Bill Davidson · William Beatman Davidson
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
Filmography
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
That Hagen Girl
as Mr. Bowman (uncredited)
That's My Man
as Steward
The Judge Steps Out
as Colonel Bright (uncredited)
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
as Peter Premium
The Notorious Lone Wolf
as Inspector Crane (as William Davidson)
The Plainsman and the Lady
as Russell
Ding Dong Williams
as Mr. Saul Dana
My Darling Clementine
as Saloon Owner (uncredited)
The Cat Creeps
as James Walsh
Blonde Alibi
as Police Captain Hurley (Uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
as Board of Appeals Chairman
Tell It to a Star
as Brannigan
See My Lawyer
as Judge
The Man Who Walked Alone
as Governor
They Were Expendable
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Sing Your Way Home
as F.T. Johnson (uncredited)
Dillinger
as Bank President (uncredited)
Blonde Ransom
1945
Blonde Ransom
as Police Captain
Up in Arms
as Maxwell (uncredited)
Greenwich Village
as Dance Director
A Night of Adventure
as Gilbert J. Regan (uncredited)
Make Your Own Bed
as Mr. Linklater
In Society
as Parker
Shine on Harvest Moon
as Tim Donovan (uncredited)
The Good Fellows
as Blake
Murder on the Waterfront
as Capt. Towne
Calaboose
as Sheriff George Lane (as William Davidson)
Mission to Moscow
as Senator (uncredited)
Over the Wall
as Warden Ed
Truck Busters
as Stephen S. Gray
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Cyrus Ballard
Larceny, Inc.
as McCarthy
The Affairs of Martha
as Homer Jacell
Over My Dead Body
as Crole (as William Davidson)
Gentleman Jim
as Donovan (uncredited)
Careful, Soft Shoulders
as Mr. Aldrich
In This Our Life
as Jim Purdy
The Male Animal
as Alumnus
The Magnificent Dope
as Mr. Reindel
Sun Valley Serenade
as Jack Murray
Highway West
as Gorman
The Great Man's Lady
as Sen. Knobs
Uncle Joe
as Mr. Day
In the Navy
as Capt. Richards (uncredited)
Three Sons o' Guns
as Henry Baxter
Man-Made Monster
as District Attorney Ralph B. Stanley
Keep 'Em Flying
as Gonigle
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Nye Dunbar
Hold That Ghost
as Moose Matson
Three Girls About Town
as Labor Leader
Remember the Day
as Committeeman
Week-End in Havana
as Captain Moss
Thieves Fall Out
as Harrison "Harry" Eckles
Seven Sinners
as Police Chief
My Love Came Back
as Agent
Florian
as Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Lillian Russell
as President Cleveland
Charter Pilot
as Mr. Wentworth
Hired Wife
as Mumford (as William Davidson)
On Their Own
as Judge Bull
My Little Chickadee
as Sheriff of Little Bend (uncredited)
Half a Sinner
as Slick
Tin Pan Alley
as Hotel Manager
Lady with Red Hair
as Stock Company Manager (uncredited)
Girl in 313
as George Grayson
Maryland
as John Addison
Sailor's Lady
as Judge Hinsdale
Sandy Gets Her Man
as Councilman Charles J. Clark
San Francisco Docks
as Dist. Atty. Craig
Granny Get Your Gun
as Fitzgerald
A Night at Earl Carroll's
as Mayor Green of San Bernardino
Dust Be My Destiny
as Work Farm Warden
Hidden Power
as Foster
Blackwell's Island
as Hempel
Indianapolis Speedway
as Duncan Martin
Naughty but Nice
as Samuel 'Sam' 'Simsy' Hudson - Music Publisher
Smashing the Money Ring
as Warden Denby
Tail Spin
as Sales Manager (Uncredited)
Blondie Meets the Boss
as Elderly Man in Café (uncredited)
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
as Stock Broker
Each Dawn I Die
as Bill Mason
Honeymoon in Bali
as Store Detective
Private Detective
as Inspector Evans
Sudden Money
as Sam
Off the Record
as Scotty
On Trial
as Mr. Gray
Invisible Stripes
as Montgomery (uncredited)
The Honeymoon's Over
as Crane
Hollywood Hotel
as Director Kelton
Letter of Introduction
as Mr. Raleigh (uncredited)
Sergeant Murphy
as Maj. Gruff (uncredited)
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
as Ellory Bugs
Blockade
as Commandant
Racket Busters
as Trucking Chairman (uncredited)
Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Mr. 'W.P.' Alvey
Cocoanut Grove
as Hawtrey
There Goes My Heart
as Skipper Jackson (uncredited)
Illegal Traffic
as Dalton
You and Me
as N. G. Orton, Attorney-at-Law (uncredited)
Paradise Isle
as Hoener
Midnight Court
as Alfred H. Kruger
Marry the Girl
as Drake
Ever Since Eve
as Henderson
It Happened in Hollywood
as Al Howard
Easy Living
as Mr. Hyde
The Hurricane
as The Bully (uncredited)
Melody for Two
as Mr. Hale
Love on Toast
as Jonathan
Something to Sing About
as Café Manager
Marked Woman
as Bob Crandall
Behind the Mike
as Cyrus Wittles
Let Them Live
as The Editor
The Road Back
as Bartscher
Earthworm Tractors
as Mr. Jackson
Love on a Bet
as A.W. Hutchinson
Road Gang
as Attorney General Mardsen
Murder by an Aristocrat
as Bayard Thatcher
Fatal Lady
as Detective (uncredited)
The Big Noise
as Welford Andrews
The Singing Kid
as Barney Hammond
Satan Met a Lady
as City Fathers Committee Spokesman (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1937
as Andy Callahan
You May Be Next!
as Official (uncredited)
Special Agent
as Charlie Young - Carston's Lawyer
Show Them No Mercy!
as Chief Haggerty (as William Davidson)
Sweet Music
as Billie Madison
Woman Wanted
as Collins
Death Flies East
as Police Captain Barrie
In Person
as Director Bill Sutter (uncredited)
Oil for the Lamps of China
as E.H. Swaley
Bordertown
as Dr. Carter
Devil Dogs of the Air
as Adjutant
Dangerous
as Reed Walsh
A Night at the Ritz
as Connolly
Go Into Your Dance
as Tom McGee
Redheads on Parade
as Theatre Manager
Straight from the Heart
as Prosecuting Attorney
The Dragon Murder Case
as Greeff
Laughing Boy
as Hartshone (as William Davidson)
The St. Louis Kid
as Joe Hunter
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
as Stephen Prime
The Secret Bride
as Representative McPherson
Housewife
as Nan's Attorney
Fog Over Frisco
as Editor Joe Hogue
The Big Shakedown
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
as Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
as Charles (as William Davidson)
Upperworld
as City Editor (uncredited)
I'm No Angel
as Ernest Brown
Lady Killer
as Director Williams
Dangerously Yours
as George Carr
Hello, Everybody!
as Mr. Parker
The Intruder
as Det. Lt. Samson
Meet the Baron
as General Broadcasting Representative
Torch Singer
as Jarrett
The Billion Dollar Scandal
as Jim Lawrence
Female
as Department Head (Uncredited)
Mystery of the Wax Museum
as Detective (Uncredited)
The Lost Squadron
as Lelewer
Her Mad Night
as District Attorney
Sky Devils
as Captain
The Animal Kingdom
as Chess Player (uncredited)
The Menace
as John Utterson
The Pride of the Legion
as Sgt. Arnold
The Most Dangerous Game
as Captain
Guilty or Not Guilty
as Chief
The Sport Parade
as Kendricks (uncredited)
Scarface
as Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
Central Park
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Is My Face Red?
as O'Sullivan
The Thirteenth Guest
as Police Captain Brown (uncredited)
Graft
as M.H. Thomas
The Vice Squad
as Magistrate Tom Morrison
Captain Applejack
as Bill Dennett
No Limit
as Wilkie
The Secret Call
as Jim Blake
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
as Himself - Golfer
Half Holiday
1931
Half Holiday
as Jerry - Andy's Pal
Hook, Line and Sinker
as Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)
Scarlet Pages
as Jackson
For the Defense
as Dist. Atty. Stone
Playboy of Paris
as Monsieur Bannack (uncredited)
A Man from Wyoming
as Major
Sunny
as First Ship's Officer
The Silver Horde
as Tom Hilliard
Oh, for a Man!
as Kerry Stokes
The Costello Case
as Saunders
Men Are Like That
as Frank Hyland
Hell's Angels
as Staff Major
Queen of the Night Clubs
as Assistant District Attorney (as William Davidson)
Woman Trap
as Watts
The Carnation Kid
as Blythe
Always Faithful
as George W. Mason
Blaze o' Glory
as District Attorney (as William Davidson)
Good Morning, Judge
as Elton (as William Davidson)
Cradle Snatchers
as Roy Ladd
The Last Trail
as Kurt Morley
A Gentleman of Paris
as Henri Dufour
Hearts and Spurs
as Victor Dufresne
Ports of Call
as Randolph Sherman
Recompense
as Col. Donovan
Women and Gold
as Señor Ortego
The Storm Daughter
as Rennert
Adam and Eva
as Dr. Delamater
The Girl from Nowhere
as Jimmy Ryder
Nobody
as John Rossmore
Partners of the Night
as Robert Clifford
La belle Russe
as Brand
Lure of Ambition
as Hon. Cyril Ralston
A Woman There Was
as Rev. Winthrop Stark
Impossible Catherine
as John Henry Jackson
The Capitol
as Congressman Blake
The Gold Cure
as Michael Darcy
In Pursuit of Polly
as Larry O'Malley
Why I Would Not Marry
as Undetermined Role
Our Little Wife
as Dr. Elliott
Friend Husband
as John Sparr
The Call of Her People
as Nicholas Van Kleet
The White Raven
as The Stranger
The Greatest Power
as John Conrad
The Lifted Veil
as Malcolm Grant
Mary Lawson's Secret
as Dr. Brundage
Persuasive Peggy
as Ed Trowbridge
Her Second Husband
as John Kirby
American Maid
as David Starr
Lady Barnacle
as Krishna Dhwaj
A Magdalene of the Hills
as Bud Weaver
More Truth Than Poetry
as Allen Danby
The Pretenders
as Joseph Bailey (as William Davidson)
Her Debt of Honor
1916
Her Debt of Honor
as John Hartfield
In the Diplomatic Service
as Lynn Hardi
The Price of Malice
as Capt. Mills
Dorian's Divorce
as Henry Morgan (as William Davidson)
The Child of Destiny
as Calvin Baker
A Yellow Streak
as Jack Rader
For the Honor of the Crew
as Robert Brent