William Desmond

William Desmond

Acting

Birthday

1878/01/23

Day of death

1949/11/03 (71 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Horseheads, New York, USA

Also know as

William Mannion, The King of the Silent Serials, Bill Desmond

Biography

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.

Acting
The Prince and Betty
7.5

(1919) The Prince and Betty

as John Maude

The Vanishing Rider
0.0

(1928) The Vanishing Rider

as Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider

Peer Gynt
0.0

(1915) Peer Gynt

as The Parson

0.0

(1918) Captain of His Soul

as Horace

The Rustler's Roundup
0.0

(1933) The Rustler's Roundup

as San Dimas Sheriff Holden

When Lightning Strikes
5.0

(1934) When Lightning Strikes

as Marshal Jack Stevens

Phantom of the Opera
6.2

(1943) Phantom of the Opera

as Stagehand (uncredited)

The Mummy's Ghost
5.7

(1944) The Mummy's Ghost

as Museum Tourist (uncredited)

The Policeman and the Baby
0.0

(1921) The Policeman and the Baby

as The Policeman

Master of His Home
0.0

(1917) Master of His Home

as Carson Stewart

The Return of the Durango Kid
8.0

(1945) The Return of the Durango Kid

as Street Ambusher (uncredited)

Mr. Broadway
0.0

(1933) Mr. Broadway

as 1st Suitor (archive footage)

The Lightning Warrior
5.0

(1931) The Lightning Warrior

as Townsman (uncredited)

Song of the Gringo
4.7

(1936) Song of the Gringo

as Bailiff

Phantom Lady
7.0

(1944) Phantom Lady

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

0.0

(1935) Wild Waters

as Sheriff Manning

The Extra Girl
5.9

(1923) The Extra Girl

as Himself

The Last Frontier
6.0

(1932) The Last Frontier

as General Custer

0.0

(1934) Crack-Up

as Police Chief

0.0

(1936) The Broken Coin

as ---

Frisco Kid
6.8

(1935) Frisco Kid

as Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)

The Vanishing Legion
9.0

(1931) The Vanishing Legion

as Milesburg Sheriff

The Vanishing Shadow
6.5

(1934) The Vanishing Shadow

as MacDonald

Desert Command
3.8

(1946) Desert Command

as Capt. Boncour

The Burning Trail
0.0

(1925) The Burning Trail

as Smiling Bill Flannigan

Straight Through
0.0

(1925) Straight Through

as Good Deed O'Day

The Meddler
2.0

(1925) The Meddler

as Richard Gilmore

Born to Battle
1.5

(1935) Born to Battle

as John Brownell

I Can't Escape
0.0

(1934) I Can't Escape

as Parole Officer Donovan

The Vigilantes Are Coming
5.5

(1936) The Vigilantes Are Coming

as Anderson, Vigilante Member

Pirate Treasure
4.0

(1934) Pirate Treasure

as Capt. Jim Carson

The Strings of Steel
0.0

(1926) The Strings of Steel

as Ned Brown

Courage of the North
0.0

(1935) Courage of the North

as Gene Travis

The Three Musketeers
5.6

(1933) The Three Musketeers

as Capt. Boncour

Winners of the West
0.0

(1940) Winners of the West

as Bill Brine

0.0

(1919) Her Code of Honor

as Eugene La Salle

Frontier Days
4.0

(1934) Frontier Days

as Sheriff Barnes

The Rawhide Terror
4.2

(1934) The Rawhide Terror

as Tom Blake

Laughing at Life
6.0

(1933) Laughing at Life

as Military Cabinet Officer

Perils of the Yukon
0.0

(1922) Perils of the Yukon

as Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.

Strawberry Roan
5.5

(1933) Strawberry Roan

as Colonel Brownlee

Fargo Express
0.0

(1933) Fargo Express

as Sheriff Joe Thompson

0.0

(1917) Paws of the Bear

as Ray Bourke

Border Guns
0.0

(1934) Border Guns

as Dr. Jim Wilson

No Children
0.0

(1929) No Children

as Self

Shadows of the North
0.0

(1923) Shadows of the North

as Ben 'Wolf' Darby

Battling with Buffalo Bill
5.0

(1931) Battling with Buffalo Bill

as John Mills

The Extra Girl
5.9

(1923) The Extra Girl

as Himself - Actor

The Cowboy and the Bandit
6.0

(1935) The Cowboy and the Bandit

as Sheriff Pete

Custer's Last Stand
4.5

(1936) Custer's Last Stand

as Wagon Master

Cyclone of the Saddle
5.2

(1935) Cyclone of the Saddle

as Wagon Master

Treachery Rides the Range
1.0

(1936) Treachery Rides the Range

as Bill

Heroes of the West
5.5

(1932) Heroes of the West

as John Blaine

Gordon of Ghost City
4.0

(1933) Gordon of Ghost City

as John Mulford

The Call of the Savage
5.0

(1935) The Call of the Savage

as Allen

Headin' for the Rio Grande
0.0

(1936) Headin' for the Rio Grande

as Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)

A Scarlet Week-End
1.0

(1932) A Scarlet Week-End

as ---

The Ghost Rider
5.0

(1935) The Ghost Rider

as Guard

Social Error
5.0

(1935) Social Error

as Policeman

Hollywood Boulevard
2.5

(1936) Hollywood Boulevard

as Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)

Code of the West
5.0

(1947) Code of the West

as Settler (uncredited)

The Red Rider
4.0

(1934) The Red Rider

as Sheriff Campbell

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
4.0

(1936) The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

as Captain of the 'Viking'

5.0

(1935) Timber Terrors

as Royce Horter

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
5.0

(1941) Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

as Bartender

Song of the Saddle
7.0

(1936) Song of the Saddle

as Tim

The Boys from Syracuse
5.8

(1940) The Boys from Syracuse

as Citizen

Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
6.0

(1935) Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery

as Foreman Burke

Junior G-Men
6.1

(1940) Junior G-Men

as Irish Cop (uncredited)

Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.1

(1943) Thank Your Lucky Stars

as Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)

Tim Tyler's Luck
0.0

(1937) Tim Tyler's Luck

as Dock Official

The Phantom of the Air
6.0

(1933) The Phantom of the Air

as Thomas Edmonds

The Phantom of the West
0.0

(1930) The Phantom of the West

as Martin Blair

Fightin' Mad
0.0

(1921) Fightin' Mad

as Bud McGraw

Society for Sale
0.0

(1918) Society for Sale

as Honorable Billy

0.0

(1917) The Last of the Ingrams

as Jules Ingram

Down Rio Grande Way
0.0

(1942) Down Rio Grande Way

as Townsman

The Silver Bullet
4.0

(1942) The Silver Bullet

as Townsman

Overland Mail
0.0

(1942) Overland Mail

as Williams - Banker

Rustlers of Red Dog
8.0

(1935) Rustlers of Red Dog

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

The Lone Star Trail
5.0

(1943) The Lone Star Trail

as Bartender Mike

Cheyenne Roundup
4.0

(1943) Cheyenne Roundup

as Pete

No Defense
0.0

(1929) No Defense

as John Harper

McGuire of the Mounted
0.0

(1923) McGuire of the Mounted

as Bob McGuire

The Iced Bullet
0.0

(1917) The Iced Bullet

as The Author / Horace Lee

The Child Thou Gavest Me
0.0

(1921) The Child Thou Gavest Me

as Tom Marshall

5.0

(1924) Hello, 'Frisco

as William Desmond

Savage Fury
0.0

(1956) Savage Fury

as Allen (archive footage)

Powdersmoke Range
0.0

(1935) Powdersmoke Range

as Happy - Bartender

Where Did You Get That Girl?
5.0

(1941) Where Did You Get That Girl?

as Tourist

Outwitted
0.0

(1925) Outwitted

as Jack Blaisdel

Ridin' Pretty
0.0

(1925) Ridin' Pretty

as Sky Parker

Barriers of the Law
0.0

(1925) Barriers of the Law

as Rex Brandon

A Sage Brush Hamlet
0.0

(1919) A Sage Brush Hamlet

as Larry Lang

A Gamble in Souls
0.0

(1916) A Gamble in Souls

as ---

The Naughty Nineties
6.8

(1945) The Naughty Nineties

as Showboat Customer (uncredited)

The Mystery Rider
0.0

(1928) The Mystery Rider

as Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider

Peggy
0.0

(1916) Peggy

as Rev. Donald Bruce

The Way of the West
0.0

(1934) The Way of the West

as 'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)

Kilmeny
0.0

(1915) Kilmeny

as Bob Meredith

The Dawn Maker
0.0

(1916) The Dawn Maker

as Bruce Smithson

Naughty Marietta
5.1

(1935) Naughty Marietta

as Gendarme Chief (uncredited)

The Sunset Trail
0.0

(1924) The Sunset Trail

as Happy Hobo

The Majesty of the Law
0.0

(1915) The Majesty of the Law

as Jackson Morgan Kent

The Climax
5.4

(1944) The Climax

as Backstage Technician (Uncredited)

The Roaring West
0.0

(1935) The Roaring West

as Jim Parker

Night Life in Hollywood
0.0

(1922) Night Life in Hollywood

as Self

Strange Confession
6.8

(1945) Strange Confession

as Peanut Vendor (uncredited)

Perils of Pauline
5.7

(1933) Perils of Pauline

as Prof. Thompson

The Egg and I
7.0

(1947) The Egg and I

as Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)

Oklahoma Jim
0.0

(1931) Oklahoma Jim

as Lacy

Thunder Mountain
5.0

(1947) Thunder Mountain

as Townsman (uncredited)

0.0

(1918) The Marriage Bubble

as The Actor

The Breathless Moment
0.0

(1924) The Breathless Moment

as Billy Carson

Women Men Love
0.0

(1921) Women Men Love

as David Hunter

Clancy of the Mounted
0.0

(1933) Clancy of the Mounted

as Dave Moran

Flying Colors
0.0

(1917) Flying Colors

as Brent Brewster

Married in Name Only
0.0

(1917) Married in Name Only

as ---

The Ace of Spades
0.0

(1925) The Ace of Spades

as Dan Harvey

The Measure of a Man
0.0

(1924) The Measure of a Man

as John Fairmeadow

Bare-Fisted Gallagher
0.0

(1919) Bare-Fisted Gallagher

as 'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher

0.0

(1916) Bullets and Brown Eyes

as Prince Carl