Acting
William 'Wee Willie' Davis
EN cinema · 19 credits
Born
7 December 1906
Died
9 April 1981 (aged 74)
Also known as William "Wee Willie" Davis
William "Wee Willie" Davis (1906–1981) was an American film actor. He had previously been a wrestler. He worked in the Jefferson County Jail in Louisville in 1972-75 as the gym guard. He was also an engineer and contributed to the invention of the Glowmeter, an early Heads up display that projected a cars speed onto the windshield. A fellow wrestler, Prince Ilaki Ibn Ali Hassan (whose real name was Agisilaki Mihalakis) who also fought as the Mad Greek was the primary inventor.
Known for
Filmography
To Catch a Thief
as Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited)
Son of Paleface
as Blacksmith
The Asphalt Jungle
as Timmons
Samson and Delilah
as Garmiskar
The Red Pony
as Truck driver
Mighty Joe Young
as Strongman (uncredited)
Bowery Bombshell
as Moose McCall (as Wee Willie Davis)
Fool's Gold
as Blackie
Pursuit to Algiers
as Gubek
Having Wonderful Crime
as Zacharias, the Porter
Wildfire
as Moose Harris
Gypsy Wildcat
as Dota
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
as Arab Giant (uncredited)
Above Suspicion
as Hans (Uncredited)
Johnny Come Lately
as Bouncer
Arabian Nights
as Valda
Reap the Wild Wind
as The Lamb
Gentleman Jim
as Flannagan (uncredited)