

William Desmond
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
23 Jan 1878
Age
148 Years
Born In
Horseheads, New York, USA
Total Projects
149
Years Active
52 Yrs
Avg Rating
7.5 ★
Overview
Starting out in dramatic parts, Desmond soon switched to westerns and action serials, and became a major western star. When the sound era began Desmond was almost 50 years old, and was soon relegated to supporting roles.
Known For
Filmography

movie
Savage Fury
Savage Fury
as Allen

movie
Thunder Mountain
Thunder Mountain
as Townsman (uncredited)

movie
The Egg and I
The Egg and I
as Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)

movie
Code of the West
Code of the West
as Settler (uncredited)

movie
Trail Street
Trail Street
as Townsman (uncredited)

movie
Desert Command
Desert Command
as Capt. Boncour

movie
Strange Confession
Strange Confession
as Peanut Vendor (uncredited)

movie
The Naughty Nineties
The Naughty Nineties
as Showboat Customer (uncredited)

movie
The Return of the Durango Kid
The Return of the Durango Kid
as Street Ambusher (uncredited)

movie
Hi, Beautiful
Hi, Beautiful
as Passenger (uncredited)

movie
The Climax
The Climax
as Backstage Technician (Uncredited)

movie
Tall in the Saddle
Tall in the Saddle
as Townsman (uncredited)

movie
The Mummy's Ghost
The Mummy's Ghost
as Museum Tourist (uncredited)

movie
Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

movie
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)

movie
Phantom of the Opera
Phantom of the Opera
as Stagehand (uncredited)

movie
The Lone Star Trail
The Lone Star Trail
as Bartender Mike

movie
Cheyenne Roundup
Cheyenne Roundup
as Pete

movie
Overland Mail
Overland Mail
as Williams - Banker

movie
The Silver Bullet
The Silver Bullet
as Townsman

movie
Down Rio Grande Way
Down Rio Grande Way
as Townsman

movie
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
as Bartender

movie
Where Did You Get That Girl?
Where Did You Get That Girl?
as Tourist

movie
Junior G-Men
Junior G-Men
as Irish Cop (uncredited)

movie
The Boys from Syracuse
The Boys from Syracuse
as Citizen

movie
Winners of the West
Winners of the West
as Bill Brine

movie
Tim Tyler's Luck
Tim Tyler's Luck
as Dock Official

movie
Headin' for the Rio Grande
Headin' for the Rio Grande
as Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)

movie
Song of the Gringo
Song of the Gringo
as Bailiff

movie
The Vigilantes Are Coming
The Vigilantes Are Coming
as Anderson, Vigilante Member

movie
Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood Boulevard
as Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)

movie
Treachery Rides the Range
Treachery Rides the Range
as Bill

movie
Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon
as Hawkman Lookout Captain

movie
Song of the Saddle
Song of the Saddle
as Tim

movie
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as Captain of the 'Viking'

movie
The Broken Coin
The Broken Coin

movie
Custer's Last Stand
Custer's Last Stand
as Wagon Master

movie
Frisco Kid
Frisco Kid
as Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)

movie
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
as Foreman Burke

movie
Powdersmoke Range
Powdersmoke Range
as Happy - Bartender

movie
Courage of the North
Courage of the North
as Gene Travis

movie
The Roaring West
The Roaring West
as Jim Parker

movie
Social Error
Social Error
as Policeman

movie
The Call of the Savage
The Call of the Savage
as Allen

movie
The Ghost Rider
The Ghost Rider
as Guard

movie
Cyclone of the Saddle
Cyclone of the Saddle
as Wagon Master

movie
The Cowboy and the Bandit
The Cowboy and the Bandit
as Sheriff Pete

movie
Born to Battle
Born to Battle
as John Brownell

movie
Naughty Marietta
Naughty Marietta
as Gendarme Chief (uncredited)

movie
Wild Waters
Wild Waters
as Sheriff Manning

movie
Timber Terrors
Timber Terrors
as Royce Horter

movie
Rustlers of Red Dog
Rustlers of Red Dog
as Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]

movie
When Lightning Strikes
When Lightning Strikes
as Marshal Jack Stevens

movie
Frontier Days
Frontier Days
as Sheriff Barnes

movie
The Way of the West
The Way of the West
as 'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)

movie
The Red Rider
The Red Rider
as Sheriff Campbell

movie
I Can't Escape
I Can't Escape
as Parole Officer Donovan

movie
Crack-Up
Crack-Up
as Police Chief

movie
The Vanishing Shadow
The Vanishing Shadow
as MacDonald

movie
The Rawhide Terror
The Rawhide Terror
as Tom Blake

movie
Border Guns
Border Guns
as Dr. Jim Wilson

movie
Pirate Treasure
Pirate Treasure
as Capt. Jim Carson

movie
Fargo Express
Fargo Express
as Sheriff Joe Thompson

movie
Perils of Pauline
Perils of Pauline
as Prof. Thompson

movie
Strawberry Roan
Strawberry Roan
as Colonel Brownlee

movie
Mr. Broadway
Mr. Broadway
as 1st Suitor (archive footage)

movie
Gordon of Ghost City
Gordon of Ghost City
as John Mulford

movie
Laughing at Life
Laughing at Life
as Military Cabinet Officer

movie
The Phantom of the Air
The Phantom of the Air
as Thomas Edmonds

movie
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
as Capt. Boncour

movie
The Rustler's Roundup
The Rustler's Roundup
as San Dimas Sheriff Holden

movie
Clancy of the Mounted
Clancy of the Mounted
as Dave Moran

movie
A Scarlet Week-End
A Scarlet Week-End

movie
Jungle Mystery
Jungle Mystery
as John Morgan

movie
The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier
as General Custer

movie
Heroes of the West
Heroes of the West
as John Blaine

movie
Battling with Buffalo Bill
Battling with Buffalo Bill
as John Mills

movie
The Lightning Warrior
The Lightning Warrior
as Townsman (uncredited)

movie
Oklahoma Jim
Oklahoma Jim
as Lacy

movie
Hell-Bent for Frisco
Hell-Bent for Frisco
as The Editor

movie
First Aid
First Aid
as Chief of Police

movie
The Vanishing Legion
The Vanishing Legion
as Milesburg Sheriff

movie
The Phantom of the West
The Phantom of the West
as Martin Blair

movie
No Defense
No Defense
as John Harper

movie
No Children
No Children
as Self

movie
The Mystery Rider
The Mystery Rider
as Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider

movie
The Devil's Trademark
The Devil's Trademark
as Morgan Gray

movie
The Vanishing Rider
The Vanishing Rider
as Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider

movie
The Return of the Riddle Rider
The Return of the Riddle Rider
as Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider

movie
The Strings of Steel
The Strings of Steel
as Ned Brown

movie
The Ace of Spades
The Ace of Spades
as Dan Harvey

movie
The Meddler
The Meddler
as Richard Gilmore

movie
The Burning Trail
The Burning Trail
as Smiling Bill Flannigan

movie
Red Clay
Red Clay
as Chief John Nisheto

movie
Duped
Duped
as John Morgan

movie
Straight Through
Straight Through
as Good Deed O'Day

movie
Barriers of the Law
Barriers of the Law
as Rex Brandon

movie
Ridin' Pretty
Ridin' Pretty
as Sky Parker

movie
Outwitted
Outwitted
as Jack Blaisdel

movie
The Riddle Rider
The Riddle Rider
as Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider

movie
The Sunset Trail
The Sunset Trail
as Happy Hobo

movie
The Measure of a Man
The Measure of a Man
as John Fairmeadow

movie
Hello, 'Frisco
Hello, 'Frisco
as William Desmond

movie
Big Timber
Big Timber
as Walter Sandry

movie
The Breathless Moment
The Breathless Moment
as Billy Carson

movie
The Extra Girl
The Extra Girl
as Himself

movie
The Extra Girl
The Extra Girl
as Himself - Actor

movie
Beasts of Paradise
Beasts of Paradise
as Phil Grant

movie
Shadows of the North
Shadows of the North
as Ben 'Wolf' Darby

movie
McGuire of the Mounted
McGuire of the Mounted
as Bob McGuire

movie
The Phantom Fortune
The Phantom Fortune
as Larry Barclay

movie
Around the World in 18 Days
Around the World in 18 Days
as Phineas Fogg III

movie
Night Life in Hollywood
Night Life in Hollywood
as Self

movie
Perils of the Yukon
Perils of the Yukon
as Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.

movie
Fightin' Mad
Fightin' Mad
as Bud McGraw

movie
The Policeman and the Baby
The Policeman and the Baby
as The Policeman

movie
The Child Thou Gavest Me
The Child Thou Gavest Me
as Tom Marshall

movie
Women Men Love
Women Men Love
as David Hunter

movie
Twin Beds
Twin Beds
as Harry Hawkins

movie
The Prince and Betty
The Prince and Betty
as John Maude

movie
The Blue Bandanna
The Blue Bandanna
as Jerry Jerome

movie
A Sage Brush Hamlet
A Sage Brush Hamlet
as Larry Lang

movie
Bare-Fisted Gallagher
Bare-Fisted Gallagher
as 'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher

movie
The Mints of Hell
The Mints of Hell
as Dan Burke

movie
Whitewashed Walls
Whitewashed Walls
as Larry Donovan

movie
Her Code of Honor
Her Code of Honor
as Eugene La Salle

movie
Life's a Funny Proposition
Life's a Funny Proposition
as Jimmie Pendleton

movie
The Pretender
The Pretender
as Bob Baldwin

movie
An Honest Man
An Honest Man
as Benny Boggs

movie
Society for Sale
Society for Sale
as Honorable Billy

movie
The Marriage Bubble
The Marriage Bubble
as The Actor

movie
Captain of His Soul
Captain of His Soul
as Horace

movie
The Sudden Gentleman
The Sudden Gentleman
as Garry Garrity

movie
Married in Name Only
Married in Name Only

movie
Flying Colors
Flying Colors
as Brent Brewster

movie
Master of His Home
Master of His Home
as Carson Stewart

movie
Paws of the Bear
Paws of the Bear
as Ray Bourke

movie
Paddy O'Hara
Paddy O'Hara
as Paddy O'Hara

movie
The Last of the Ingrams
The Last of the Ingrams
as Jules Ingram

movie
The Iced Bullet
The Iced Bullet
as The Author / Horace Lee

movie
A Gamble in Souls
A Gamble in Souls

movie
The Criminal
The Criminal
as Donald White

movie
The Dawn Maker
The Dawn Maker
as Bruce Smithson

movie
Bullets and Brown Eyes
Bullets and Brown Eyes
as Prince Carl

movie
Peggy
Peggy
as Rev. Donald Bruce

movie
Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt
as The Parson

movie
The Majesty of the Law
The Majesty of the Law
as Jackson Morgan Kent

movie
Kilmeny
Kilmeny
as Bob Meredith

movie
The Sign of the Cross