Birthday
1888/06/15
Day of death
1947/09/28 (59 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
Also know 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 D...Read more
(1943) The Good Fellows
as Blake
(1942) The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Cyrus Ballard
(1939) Dust Be My Destiny
as Work Farm Warden
(1917) The Call of Her People
as Nicholas Van Kleet
(1917) The White Raven
as The Stranger
(1917) The Greatest Power
as John Conrad
(1917) The Lifted Veil
as Malcolm Grant
(1933) I'm No Angel
as Ernest Brown
(1939) Hidden Power
as Foster
(1919) La belle Russe
as Brand
(1916) The Pretenders
as Joseph Bailey (as William Davidson)
(1919) Lure of Ambition
as Hon. Cyril Ralston
(1918) In Pursuit of Polly
as Larry O'Malley
(1940) Seven Sinners
as Police Chief
(1928) Good Morning, Judge
as Elton (as William Davidson)
(1945) Circumstantial Evidence
as Board of Appeals Chairman
(1930) Hook, Line and Sinker
as Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)
(1929) Queen of the Night Clubs
as Assistant District Attorney (as William Davidson)
(1941) Sun Valley Serenade
as Jack Murray
(1933) Lady Killer
as Director Williams
(1938) Hollywood Hotel
as Director Kelton
(1936) Earthworm Tractors
as Mr. Jackson
(1933) Dangerously Yours
as George Carr
(1941) Highway West
as Gorman
(1925) Hearts and Spurs
as Victor Dufresne
(1934) The Dragon Murder Case
as Greeff
(1942) Larceny, Inc.
as McCarthy
(1939) Blackwell's Island
as Hempel
(1935) Special Agent
as Charlie Young - Carston's Lawyer
(1925) Ports of Call
as Randolph Sherman
(1941) The Great Man's Lady
as Sen. Knobs
(1946) The Notorious Lone Wolf
as Inspector Crane (as William Davidson)
(1932) The Lost Squadron
as Lelewer
(1938) Letter of Introduction
as Mr. Raleigh (uncredited)
(1932) Her Mad Night
as District Attorney
(1937) Paradise Isle
as Hoener
(1915) A Yellow Streak
as Jack Rader
(1935) Show Them No Mercy!
as Chief Haggerty (as William Davidson)
(1938) Sergeant Murphy
as Maj. Gruff (uncredited)
(1935) Sweet Music
as Billie Madison
(1932) Sky Devils
as Captain
(1931) Graft
as M.H. Thomas
(1945) Tell It to a Star
as Brannigan
(1930) Scarlet Pages
as Jackson
(1932) The Animal Kingdom
as Chess Player
(1936) Love on a Bet
as A.W. Hutchinson
(1943) Murder on the Waterfront
as Capt. Towne
(1932) The Menace
as John Utterson
(1937) Midnight Court
as Alfred H. Kruger
(1934) Laughing Boy
as Hartshone (as William Davidson)
(1932) The Pride of the Legion
as Sgt. Arnold
(1937) Marry the Girl
as Drake
(1929) Woman Trap
as Watts
(1936) Road Gang
as Attorney General Mardsen
(1940) My Love Came Back
as Agent
(1930) For the Defense
as Dist. Atty. Stone
(1941) Uncle Joe
as Mr. Day
(1940) Florian
as Archduke Franz Ferdinand
(1931) The Vice Squad
as Magistrate Tom Morrison
(1942) The Affairs of Martha
as Homer Jacell
(1915) For the Honor of the Crew
as Robert Brent
(1946) The Plainsman and the Lady
as Russell
(1938) Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
as Ellory Bugs
(1947) That Hagen Girl
as Mr. Bowman (uncredited)
(1939) Indianapolis Speedway
as Duncan Martin
(1935) Woman Wanted
as Collins
(1931) Captain Applejack
as Bill Dennett
(1941) In the Navy
as Capt. Richards (uncredited)
(1933) Hello, Everybody!
as Mr. Parker
(1932) The Most Dangerous Game
as Captain
(1931) No Limit
as Wilkie
(1938) Blockade
as Commandant
(1932) Guilty or Not Guilty
as Chief
(1930) Playboy of Paris
as Monsieur Bannack (uncredited)
(1922) The Dumb-Bell
as ---
(1934) The St. Louis Kid
as Joe Hunter
(1930) A Man from Wyoming
as Major
(1916) Her Debt of Honor
as John Hartfield
(1916) In the Diplomatic Service
as Lynn Hardi
(1935) Death Flies East
as Police Captain Barrie
(1936) Murder by an Aristocrat
as Bayard Thatcher (as William Davidson)
(1946) Ding Dong Williams
as Mr. Saul Dana
(1916) The Price of Malice
as Capt. Mills
(1917) A Modern Cinderella
as ---
(1929) The Carnation Kid
as Blythe
(1920) Partners of the Night
as Robert Clifford
(1927) Cradle Snatchers
as Roy Ladd
(1937) Ever Since Eve
as Henderson
(1937) It Happened in Hollywood
as Al Howard
(1937) Easy Living
as Mr. Hyde
(1940) Lillian Russell
as President Cleveland
(1935) In Person
as Director Bill Sutter
(1939) They Made Me a Criminal
as Ennis
(1933) The Intruder
as Det. Lt. Samson
(1931) Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
as ---
(1937) The Hurricane
as Abusive Drunk (uncredited)
(1938) Racket Busters
as Trucking Chairman (uncredited)
(1936) Fatal Lady
as Detective (uncredited)
(1938) Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Mr. 'W.P.' Alvey
(1938) Cocoanut Grove
as Hawtrey
(1930) Sunny
as First Ship's Officer
(1937) Melody for Two
as Mr. Hale
(1939) Naughty But Nice
as Samuel 'Sam' 'Simsy' Hudson - Music Publisher
(1944) Up in Arms
as Maxwell (uncredited)
(1923) Adam and Eva
as Dr. Delamater
(1944) Greenwich Village
as Dance Director
(1939) Smashing the Money Ring
as Warden Denby
(1932) The Sport Parade
as Kendricks (uncredited)
(1935) Oil for the Lamps of China
as E.H. Swaley
(1940) Charter Pilot
as Mr. Wentworth
(1936) The Big Noise
as Welford Andrews
(1940) Hired Wife
as Mumford (as William Davidson)
(1934) Friends of Mr. Sweeney
as Stephen Prime
(1939) Tail Spin
as Sales Manager (Uncredited)
(1939) Blondie Meets the Boss
as Elderly Man in Café (uncredited)
(1939) Three Smart Girls Grow Up
as Stock Broker
(1941) Three Sons o' Guns
as Henry Baxter
(1939) Each Dawn I Die
as Bill Mason
(1947) That's My Man
as Steward
(1939) Honeymoon in Bali
as Store Detective
(1938) There Goes My Heart
as Skipper Jackson (uncredited)
(1941) Man-Made Monster
as District Attorney Ralph B. Stanley
(1994) Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
as Self (archive footage)
(1927) The Last Trail
as Kurt Morley
(1921) The Girl from Nowhere
as Jimmy Ryder
(1943) Hers to Hold
as Al
(1947) The Judge Steps Out
as Colonel Bright (uncredited)
(1940) On Their Own
as Judge Bull
(1944) A Night of Adventure
as Gilbert J. Regan (uncredited)
(1943) Calaboose
as Sheriff George Lane (as William Davidson)
(1935) Bordertown
as Dr. Carter
(1935) Devil Dogs of the Air
as Adjutant
(1947) Dick Tracy's Dilemma
as Peter Premium
(1937) Love on Toast
as Jonathan
(1934) The Secret Bride
as Representative McPherson
(1935) Dangerous
as Reed Walsh
(1919) A Woman There Was
as Rev. Winthrop Stark
(1942) Over My Dead Body
as Crole (as William Davidson)
(1941) Keep 'Em Flying
as Gonigle
(1917) Mary Lawson's Secret
as Dr. Brundage
(1932) Scarface
as Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
(1946) My Darling Clementine
as Saloon Owner (uncredited)
(1941) The Lady from Cheyenne
as Nye Dunbar
(1940) My Little Chickadee
as Sheriff of Little Bend (uncredited)
(1941) Hold That Ghost
as Moose Matson
(1940) Half a Sinner
as Slick
(1940) Tin Pan Alley
as Hotel Manager
(1936) The Singing Kid
as Barney Hammond
(1942) Gentleman Jim
as Donovan (uncredited)
(1935) A Night at the Ritz
as Connolly
(1940) Lady with Red Hair
as Stock Company Manager (uncredited)
(1940) Girl in 313
as George Grayson
(1940) Maryland
as John Addison
(1933) Meet the Baron
as General Broadcasting Representative
(1933) How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action
as Himself
(1939) Private Detective
as Inspector Evans
(1936) Satan Met a Lady
as City Fathers Committee Spokesman (uncredited)
(1941) Three Girls About Town
as Labor Leader
(1930) The Silver Horde
as Tom Hilliard
(1937) Something to Sing About
as Mr. Richards (as William Davidson)
(1931) The Secret Call
as Jim Blake
(1929) Always Faithful
as George W. Mason
(1941) Remember the Day
as Committeeman
(1931) How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
as Himself - Golfer
(1934) Upperworld
as City Editor (uncredited)
(1928) Sharp Tools
as ---
(1936) Gold Diggers of 1937
as Andy Callahan
(1975) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1930) Oh, for a Man!
as Kerry Stokes
(1939) Sudden Money
as Sam
(1942) Careful, Soft Shoulders
as Mr. Aldrich
(1934) Housewife
as Nan's Attorney
(1939) Off the Record
as Scotty
(1930) The Costello Case
as Saunders
(1930) Men Are Like That
as Frank Hyland
(1939) On Trial
as Mr. Gray
(1931) Half Holiday
as Jerry - Andy's Pal
(1941) Week-End in Havana
as Captain Moss
(1946) The Cat Creeps
as James Walsh
(1934) Fog Over Frisco
as Editor Joe Hogue
(1941) Thieves Fall Out
as Harrison "Harry" Eckles
(1930) Hell's Angels
as Staff Major
(1943) Mission to Moscow
as Senator (uncredited)
(1940) Sailor's Lady
as Judge Hinsdale
(1937) Marked Woman
as Bob Crandall
(1933) Torch Singer
as Jarrett
(1943) Over the Wall
as Warden Ed
(1935) Go Into Your Dance
as Tom McGee
(1943) Truck Busters
as Stephen S. Gray
(1946) Blonde Alibi
as Police Captain Hurley (Uncredited)
(1938) The Jury's Secret
as Page
(1945) See My Lawyer
as Judge
(1940) Sandy Gets Her Man
as Councilman Charles J. Clark
(1937) Behind the Mike
as Cyrus Wittles
(1937) Let Them Live
as The Editor
(1918) Why I Would Not Marry
as Undetermined Role
(1925) Recompense
as Col. Donovan
(1944) Make Your Own Bed
as Mr. Linklater
(1919) Impossible Catherine
as John Henry Jackson
(1933) The Billion Dollar Scandal
as Jim Lawrence
(1934) The Big Shakedown
as District Attorney (uncredited)
(1936) You May Be Next!
as Official (uncredited)
(1934) Imitation of Life
as Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
(1944) In Society
as Parker
(1940) San Francisco Docks
as Dist. Atty. Craig
(1945) The Man Who Walked Alone
as Governor
(1940) Granny Get Your Gun
as Fitzgerald
(1919) The Capitol
as Congressman Blake
(1932) Central Park
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
(1939) Invisible Stripes
as Montgomery (uncredited)
(1942) In This Our Life
as Jim Purdy
(1929) Blaze o' Glory
as District Attorney (as William Davidson)
(1916) Dorian's Divorce
as Henry Morgan (as William Davidson)
(1945) They Were Expendable
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
(1932) Is My Face Red?
as O'Sullivan
(1927) A Gentleman of Paris
as Henri Dufour
(1942) The Male Animal
as Alumnus
(1933) Female
as Department Head (Uncredited)
(1933) Mystery of the Wax Museum
as Detective (Uncredited)
(1934) The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
as Charles (as William Davidson)
(1938) Illegal Traffic
as Dalton
(1942) The Magnificent Dope
as Mr. Reindel
(1931) Dishonored
as ---
(1932) The Thirteenth Guest
as Police Captain Brown (Uncredited)
(1945) Sing Your Way Home
as F.T. Johnson
(1937) The Road Back
as Bartscher
(1924) The Valley of Doubt
as Macy
(1917) Persuasive Peggy
as Ed Trowbridge
(1917) Her Second Husband
as John Kirby
(1917) American Maid
as David Starr
(1918) Ashes of Love
as ---
(1935) Redheads on Parade
as Theatre Manager
(1938) You and Me
as N. G. Orton, Attorney-at-Law (uncredited)