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William Desmond
Acting

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.

Filmography

Savage Fury

movie

Savage Fury

1956

Savage Fury

as Allen

Thunder Mountain

movie

Thunder Mountain

1947

Thunder Mountain

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Egg and I

movie

The Egg and I

1947

The Egg and I

as Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)

Code of the West

movie

Code of the West

1947

Code of the West

as Settler (uncredited)

Trail Street

movie

Trail Street

1947

Trail Street

as Townsman (uncredited)

Desert Command

movie

Desert Command

1946

Desert Command

as Capt. Boncour

Strange Confession

movie

Strange Confession

1945

Strange Confession

as Peanut Vendor (uncredited)

The Naughty Nineties

movie

The Naughty Nineties

1945

The Naughty Nineties

as Showboat Customer (uncredited)

The Return of the Durango Kid

movie

The Return of the Durango Kid

1945

The Return of the Durango Kid

as Street Ambusher (uncredited)

Hi, Beautiful

movie

Hi, Beautiful

1944

Hi, Beautiful

as Passenger (uncredited)

The Climax

movie

The Climax

1944

The Climax

as Backstage Technician (Uncredited)

Tall in the Saddle

movie

Tall in the Saddle

1944

Tall in the Saddle

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Mummy's Ghost

movie

The Mummy's Ghost

1944

The Mummy's Ghost

as Museum Tourist (uncredited)

Phantom Lady

movie

Phantom Lady

1944

Phantom Lady

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Thank Your Lucky Stars

movie

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars

as Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)

Phantom of the Opera

movie

Phantom of the Opera

1943

Phantom of the Opera

as Stagehand (uncredited)

The Lone Star Trail

movie

The Lone Star Trail

1943

The Lone Star Trail

as Bartender Mike

Cheyenne Roundup

movie

Cheyenne Roundup

1943

Cheyenne Roundup

as Pete

Overland Mail

movie

Overland Mail

1942

Overland Mail

as Williams - Banker

The Silver Bullet

movie

The Silver Bullet

1942

The Silver Bullet

as Townsman

Down Rio Grande Way

movie

Down Rio Grande Way

1942

Down Rio Grande Way

as Townsman

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

movie

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

1941

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

as Bartender

Where Did You Get That Girl?

movie

Where Did You Get That Girl?

1941

Where Did You Get That Girl?

as Tourist

Junior G-Men

movie

Junior G-Men

1940

Junior G-Men

as Irish Cop (uncredited)

The Boys from Syracuse

movie

The Boys from Syracuse

1940

The Boys from Syracuse

as Citizen

Winners of the West

movie

Winners of the West

1940

Winners of the West

as Bill Brine

Tim Tyler's Luck

movie

Tim Tyler's Luck

1937

Tim Tyler's Luck

as Dock Official

Headin' for the Rio Grande

movie

Headin' for the Rio Grande

1936

Headin' for the Rio Grande

as Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)

Song of the Gringo

movie

Song of the Gringo

1936

Song of the Gringo

as Bailiff

The Vigilantes Are Coming

movie

The Vigilantes Are Coming

1936

The Vigilantes Are Coming

as Anderson, Vigilante Member

Hollywood Boulevard

movie

Hollywood Boulevard

1936

Hollywood Boulevard

as Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)

Treachery Rides the Range

movie

Treachery Rides the Range

1936

Treachery Rides the Range

as Bill

Flash Gordon

movie

Flash Gordon

1936

Flash Gordon

as Hawkman Lookout Captain

Song of the Saddle

movie

Song of the Saddle

1936

Song of the Saddle

as Tim

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

movie

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

1936

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

as Captain of the 'Viking'

CineRaya

movie

The Broken Coin

1936

The Broken Coin

Custer's Last Stand

movie

Custer's Last Stand

1936

Custer's Last Stand

as Wagon Master

Frisco Kid

movie

Frisco Kid

1935

Frisco Kid

as Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)

Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery

movie

Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery

1935

Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery

as Foreman Burke

Powdersmoke Range

movie

Powdersmoke Range

1935

Powdersmoke Range

as Happy - Bartender

Courage of the North

movie

Courage of the North

1935

Courage of the North

as Gene Travis

The Roaring West

movie

The Roaring West

1935

The Roaring West

as Jim Parker

Social Error

movie

Social Error

1935

Social Error

as Policeman

The Call of the Savage

movie

The Call of the Savage

1935

The Call of the Savage

as Allen

The Ghost Rider

movie

The Ghost Rider

1935

The Ghost Rider

as Guard

Cyclone of the Saddle

movie

Cyclone of the Saddle

1935

Cyclone of the Saddle

as Wagon Master

The Cowboy and the Bandit

movie

The Cowboy and the Bandit

1935

The Cowboy and the Bandit

as Sheriff Pete

Born to Battle

movie

Born to Battle

1935

Born to Battle

as John Brownell

Naughty Marietta

movie

Naughty Marietta

1935

Naughty Marietta

as Gendarme Chief (uncredited)

CineRaya

movie

Wild Waters

1935

Wild Waters

as Sheriff Manning

CineRaya

movie

Timber Terrors

1935

Timber Terrors

as Royce Horter

Rustlers of Red Dog

movie

Rustlers of Red Dog

1935

Rustlers of Red Dog

as Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]

When Lightning Strikes

movie

When Lightning Strikes

1934

When Lightning Strikes

as Marshal Jack Stevens

Frontier Days

movie

Frontier Days

1934

Frontier Days

as Sheriff Barnes

The Way of the West

movie

The Way of the West

1934

The Way of the West

as 'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)

The Red Rider

movie

The Red Rider

1934

The Red Rider

as Sheriff Campbell

I Can't Escape

movie

I Can't Escape

1934

I Can't Escape

as Parole Officer Donovan

CineRaya

movie

Crack-Up

1934

Crack-Up

as Police Chief

The Vanishing Shadow

movie

The Vanishing Shadow

1934

The Vanishing Shadow

as MacDonald

The Rawhide Terror

movie

The Rawhide Terror

1934

The Rawhide Terror

as Tom Blake

Border Guns

movie

Border Guns

1934

Border Guns

as Dr. Jim Wilson

Pirate Treasure

movie

Pirate Treasure

1934

Pirate Treasure

as Capt. Jim Carson

Fargo Express

movie

Fargo Express

1933

Fargo Express

as Sheriff Joe Thompson

Perils of Pauline

movie

Perils of Pauline

1933

Perils of Pauline

as Prof. Thompson

Strawberry Roan

movie

Strawberry Roan

1933

Strawberry Roan

as Colonel Brownlee

Mr. Broadway

movie

Mr. Broadway

1933

Mr. Broadway

as 1st Suitor (archive footage)

Gordon of Ghost City

movie

Gordon of Ghost City

1933

Gordon of Ghost City

as John Mulford

Laughing at Life

movie

Laughing at Life

1933

Laughing at Life

as Military Cabinet Officer

The Phantom of the Air

movie

The Phantom of the Air

1933

The Phantom of the Air

as Thomas Edmonds

The Three Musketeers

movie

The Three Musketeers

1933

The Three Musketeers

as Capt. Boncour

The Rustler's Roundup

movie

The Rustler's Roundup

1933

The Rustler's Roundup

as San Dimas Sheriff Holden

Clancy of the Mounted

movie

Clancy of the Mounted

1933

Clancy of the Mounted

as Dave Moran

A Scarlet Week-End

movie

A Scarlet Week-End

1932

A Scarlet Week-End

Jungle Mystery

movie

Jungle Mystery

1932

Jungle Mystery

as John Morgan

The Last Frontier

movie

The Last Frontier

1932

The Last Frontier

as General Custer

Heroes of the West

movie

Heroes of the West

1932

Heroes of the West

as John Blaine

Battling with Buffalo Bill

movie

Battling with Buffalo Bill

1931

Battling with Buffalo Bill

as John Mills

The Lightning Warrior

movie

The Lightning Warrior

1931

The Lightning Warrior

as Townsman (uncredited)

Oklahoma Jim

movie

Oklahoma Jim

1931

Oklahoma Jim

as Lacy

Hell-Bent for Frisco

movie

Hell-Bent for Frisco

1931

Hell-Bent for Frisco

as The Editor

First Aid

movie

First Aid

1931

First Aid

as Chief of Police

The Vanishing Legion

movie

The Vanishing Legion

1931

The Vanishing Legion

as Milesburg Sheriff

The Phantom of the West

movie

The Phantom of the West

1930

The Phantom of the West

as Martin Blair

No Defense

movie

No Defense

1929

No Defense

as John Harper

No Children

movie

No Children

1929

No Children

as Self

The Mystery Rider

movie

The Mystery Rider

1928

The Mystery Rider

as Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider

The Devil's Trademark

movie

The Devil's Trademark

1928

The Devil's Trademark

as Morgan Gray

The Vanishing Rider

movie

The Vanishing Rider

1928

The Vanishing Rider

as Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider

CineRaya

movie

The Return of the Riddle Rider

1927

The Return of the Riddle Rider

as Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider

The Strings of Steel

movie

The Strings of Steel

1926

The Strings of Steel

as Ned Brown

The Ace of Spades

movie

The Ace of Spades

1925

The Ace of Spades

as Dan Harvey

The Meddler

movie

The Meddler

1925

The Meddler

as Richard Gilmore

The Burning Trail

movie

The Burning Trail

1925

The Burning Trail

as Smiling Bill Flannigan

CineRaya

movie

Red Clay

1925

Red Clay

as Chief John Nisheto

CineRaya

movie

Duped

1925

Duped

as John Morgan

Straight Through

movie

Straight Through

1925

Straight Through

as Good Deed O'Day

Barriers of the Law

movie

Barriers of the Law

1925

Barriers of the Law

as Rex Brandon

Ridin' Pretty

movie

Ridin' Pretty

1925

Ridin' Pretty

as Sky Parker

Outwitted

movie

Outwitted

1925

Outwitted

as Jack Blaisdel

CineRaya

movie

The Riddle Rider

1924

The Riddle Rider

as Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider

The Sunset Trail

movie

The Sunset Trail

1924

The Sunset Trail

as Happy Hobo

The Measure of a Man

movie

The Measure of a Man

1924

The Measure of a Man

as John Fairmeadow

CineRaya

movie

Hello, 'Frisco

1924

Hello, 'Frisco

as William Desmond

Big Timber

movie

Big Timber

1924

Big Timber

as Walter Sandry

The Breathless Moment

movie

The Breathless Moment

1924

The Breathless Moment

as Billy Carson

The Extra Girl

movie

The Extra Girl

1923

The Extra Girl

as Himself

The Extra Girl

movie

The Extra Girl

1923

The Extra Girl

as Himself - Actor

Beasts of Paradise

movie

Beasts of Paradise

1923

Beasts of Paradise

as Phil Grant

Shadows of the North

movie

Shadows of the North

1923

Shadows of the North

as Ben 'Wolf' Darby

McGuire of the Mounted

movie

McGuire of the Mounted

1923

McGuire of the Mounted

as Bob McGuire

The Phantom Fortune

movie

The Phantom Fortune

1923

The Phantom Fortune

as Larry Barclay

Around the World in 18 Days

movie

Around the World in 18 Days

1923

Around the World in 18 Days

as Phineas Fogg III

Night Life in Hollywood

movie

Night Life in Hollywood

1922

Night Life in Hollywood

as Self

Perils of the Yukon

movie

Perils of the Yukon

1922

Perils of the Yukon

as Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.

Fightin' Mad

movie

Fightin' Mad

1921

Fightin' Mad

as Bud McGraw

The Policeman and the Baby

movie

The Policeman and the Baby

1921

The Policeman and the Baby

as The Policeman

The Child Thou Gavest Me

movie

The Child Thou Gavest Me

1921

The Child Thou Gavest Me

as Tom Marshall

Women Men Love

movie

Women Men Love

1921

Women Men Love

as David Hunter

Twin Beds

movie

Twin Beds

1920

Twin Beds

as Harry Hawkins

The Prince and Betty

movie

The Prince and Betty

1919

The Prince and Betty

as John Maude

The Blue Bandanna

movie

The Blue Bandanna

1919

The Blue Bandanna

as Jerry Jerome

A Sage Brush Hamlet

movie

A Sage Brush Hamlet

1919

A Sage Brush Hamlet

as Larry Lang

Bare-Fisted Gallagher

movie

Bare-Fisted Gallagher

1919

Bare-Fisted Gallagher

as 'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher

The Mints of Hell

movie

The Mints of Hell

1919

The Mints of Hell

as Dan Burke

Whitewashed Walls

movie

Whitewashed Walls

1919

Whitewashed Walls

as Larry Donovan

Her Code of Honor

movie

Her Code of Honor

1919

Her Code of Honor

as Eugene La Salle

Life's a Funny Proposition

movie

Life's a Funny Proposition

1919

Life's a Funny Proposition

as Jimmie Pendleton

The Pretender

movie

The Pretender

1918

The Pretender

as Bob Baldwin

CineRaya

movie

An Honest Man

1918

An Honest Man

as Benny Boggs

Society for Sale

movie

Society for Sale

1918

Society for Sale

as Honorable Billy

The Marriage Bubble

movie

The Marriage Bubble

1918

The Marriage Bubble

as The Actor

Captain of His Soul

movie

Captain of His Soul

1918

Captain of His Soul

as Horace

The Sudden Gentleman

movie

The Sudden Gentleman

1917

The Sudden Gentleman

as Garry Garrity

Married in Name Only

movie

Married in Name Only

1917

Married in Name Only

Flying Colors

movie

Flying Colors

1917

Flying Colors

as Brent Brewster

Master of His Home

movie

Master of His Home

1917

Master of His Home

as Carson Stewart

CineRaya

movie

Paws of the Bear

1917

Paws of the Bear

as Ray Bourke

Paddy O'Hara

movie

Paddy O'Hara

1917

Paddy O'Hara

as Paddy O'Hara

CineRaya

movie

The Last of the Ingrams

1917

The Last of the Ingrams

as Jules Ingram

The Iced Bullet

movie

The Iced Bullet

1917

The Iced Bullet

as The Author / Horace Lee

A Gamble in Souls

movie

A Gamble in Souls

1916

A Gamble in Souls

The Criminal

movie

The Criminal

1916

The Criminal

as Donald White

The Dawn Maker

movie

The Dawn Maker

1916

The Dawn Maker

as Bruce Smithson

CineRaya

movie

Bullets and Brown Eyes

1916

Bullets and Brown Eyes

as Prince Carl

Peggy

movie

Peggy

1916

Peggy

as Rev. Donald Bruce

Peer Gynt

movie

Peer Gynt

1915

Peer Gynt

as The Parson

The Majesty of the Law

movie

The Majesty of the Law

1915

The Majesty of the Law

as Jackson Morgan Kent

Kilmeny

movie

Kilmeny

1915

Kilmeny

as Bob Meredith

CineRaya

movie

The Sign of the Cross

1904

The Sign of the Cross

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