William Desmond
Jan 23, 1878 - Nov 03, 1949 (71 years old) in Horseheads, New York, USA
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
The Strings of Steel
Ned Brown
Born to Battle
John Brownell
The Phantom Fortune
Larry Barclay
The Roaring West
Jim Parker
Tall in the Saddle
Townsman (uncredited)
Tim Tyler's Luck
Dock Official
Trail Street
Townsman (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
Capt. Boncour
Cyclone of the Saddle
Wagon Master
Mr. Broadway
1st Suitor (archive footage)
Credits
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Savage Fury 1956Allen★ NR -
Thunder Mountain 1947Townsman (uncredited)★ 5 -
The Egg and I 1947Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)★ 7 -
Code of the West 1947Settler (uncredited)★ 5 -
Trail Street 1947Townsman (uncredited)★ 6.4 -
Desert Command 1946Capt. Boncour★ 3.6 -
Strange Confession 1945Peanut Vendor (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
The Naughty Nineties 1945Showboat Customer (uncredited)★ 6.6 -
Street Ambusher (uncredited)★ 8 -
Hi, Beautiful 1944Passenger (uncredited)★ 9.5 -
The Climax 1944Backstage Technician (Uncredited)★ 5.5 -
Tall in the Saddle 1944Townsman (uncredited)★ 6.5 -
The Mummy's Ghost 1944Museum Tourist (uncredited)★ 5.5 -
Phantom Lady 1944Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)★ 7 -
Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)★ 6 -
Phantom of the Opera 1943Stagehand (uncredited)★ 6.2 -
The Lone Star Trail 1943Bartender Mike★ 5 -
Cheyenne Roundup 1943Pete★ 4 -
Overland Mail 1942Williams - Banker★ NR -
The Silver Bullet 1942Townsman★ 4 -
Down Rio Grande Way 1942Townsman★ NR -
Bartender★ 5 -
Tourist★ 5 -
Junior G-Men 1940Irish Cop (uncredited)★ 6.1 -
Citizen★ 5.8 -
Winners of the West 1940Bill Brine★ NR -
Tim Tyler's Luck 1937Dock Official★ NR -
Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)★ NR -
Song of the Gringo 1936Bailiff★ 4.7 -
Anderson, Vigilante Member★ 5.5 -
Hollywood Boulevard 1936Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)★ 2.7 -
Bill★ 1 -
Flash Gordon 1936Hawkman Lookout Captain★ 6.4 -
Song of the Saddle 1936Tim★ 7 -
Captain of the 'Viking'★ 4 -
The Broken Coin 1936★ NR -
Custer's Last Stand 1936Wagon Master★ 4.5 -
Frisco Kid 1935Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
Foreman Burke★ 6 -
Powdersmoke Range 1935Happy - Bartender★ NR -
Courage of the North 1935Gene Travis★ NR -
The Roaring West 1935Jim Parker★ NR -
Social Error 1935Policeman★ 5 -
Allen★ 5 -
The Ghost Rider 1935Guard★ 5 -
Wagon Master★ 5.2 -
Sheriff Pete★ 6 -
Born to Battle 1935John Brownell★ 1.5 -
Naughty Marietta 1935Gendarme Chief (uncredited)★ 5.4 -
Wild Waters 1935Sheriff Manning★ NR
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Timber Terrors 1935Royce Horter★ 5
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Rustlers of Red Dog 1935Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]★ 8 -
Marshal Jack Stevens★ 5 -
Frontier Days 1934Sheriff Barnes★ 2.5 -
The Way of the West 1934'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)★ NR -
The Red Rider 1934Sheriff Campbell★ 4 -
I Can't Escape 1934Parole Officer Donovan★ 6 -
Crack-Up 1934Police Chief★ NR
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The Vanishing Shadow 1934MacDonald★ 6.5 -
The Rawhide Terror 1934Tom Blake★ 4.2 -
Border Guns 1934Dr. Jim Wilson★ NR -
Pirate Treasure 1934Capt. Jim Carson★ 4 -
Fargo Express 1933Sheriff Joe Thompson★ NR -
Perils of Pauline 1933Prof. Thompson★ 5.7 -
Strawberry Roan 1933Colonel Brownlee★ 5.5 -
Mr. Broadway 19331st Suitor (archive footage)★ NR -
Gordon of Ghost City 1933John Mulford★ 4 -
Laughing at Life 1933Military Cabinet Officer★ 6 -
Thomas Edmonds★ 6 -
The Three Musketeers 1933Capt. Boncour★ 5.3 -
San Dimas Sheriff Holden★ NR -
Dave Moran★ NR -
A Scarlet Week-End 1932★ 1 -
Jungle Mystery 1932John Morgan★ NR -
The Last Frontier 1932General Custer★ 6 -
Heroes of the West 1932John Blaine★ 5.5 -
John Mills★ 5 -
Townsman (uncredited)★ 5 -
Oklahoma Jim 1931Lacy★ NR -
The Vanishing Legion 1931Milesburg Sheriff★ 9 -
Martin Blair★ NR -
No Defense 1929John Harper★ NR -
No Children 1929Self★ NR -
The Mystery Rider 1928Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider★ NR -
The Vanishing Rider 1928Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider★ NR -
The Strings of Steel 1926Ned Brown★ NR -
The Ace of Spades 1925Dan Harvey★ NR -
The Meddler 1925Richard Gilmore★ 2 -
The Burning Trail 1925Smiling Bill Flannigan★ NR -
Red Clay 1925Chief John Nisheto★ NR
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Straight Through 1925Good Deed O'Day★ NR -
Barriers of the Law 1925Rex Brandon★ NR -
Ridin' Pretty 1925Sky Parker★ NR -
Outwitted 1925Jack Blaisdel★ NR -
The Sunset Trail 1924Happy Hobo★ NR -
The Measure of a Man 1924John Fairmeadow★ NR -
Hello, 'Frisco 1924William Desmond★ 5
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Big Timber 1924Walter Sandry★ NR -
Billy Carson★ NR -
The Extra Girl 1923Himself★ 5.9 -
Beasts of Paradise 1923Phil Grant★ NR -
Shadows of the North 1923Ben 'Wolf' Darby★ NR -
Bob McGuire★ NR -
The Phantom Fortune 1923Larry Barclay★ NR -
Phineas Fogg III★ NR -
Self★ NR -
Perils of the Yukon 1922Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.★ NR -
Fightin' Mad 1921Bud McGraw★ NR -
The Policeman★ NR -
Tom Marshall★ NR -
Women Men Love 1921David Hunter★ NR -
Twin Beds 1920Harry Hawkins★ NR -
The Prince and Betty 1919John Maude★ 7.5 -
The Blue Bandanna 1919Jerry Jerome★ NR -
A Sage Brush Hamlet 1919Larry Lang★ NR -
'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher★ NR -
The Mints of Hell 1919Dan Burke★ NR -
Her Code of Honor 1919Eugene La Salle★ NR -
Jimmie Pendleton★ NR -
The Pretender 1918Bob Baldwin★ NR -
An Honest Man 1918Benny Boggs★ NR
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Society for Sale 1918Honorable Billy★ NR -
The Marriage Bubble 1918The Actor★ NR -
Captain of His Soul 1918Horace★ NR -
The Sudden Gentleman 1917Garry Garrity★ NR -
Married in Name Only 1917★ NR -
Flying Colors 1917Brent Brewster★ NR -
Master of His Home 1917Carson Stewart★ NR -
Paws of the Bear 1917Ray Bourke★ NR
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Paddy O'Hara 1917Paddy O'Hara★ NR -
Jules Ingram★ NR
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The Iced Bullet 1917The Author / Horace Lee★ NR -
A Gamble in Souls 1916★ NR -
The Criminal 1916Donald White★ NR -
The Dawn Maker 1916Bruce Smithson★ NR -
Prince Carl★ NR
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Peggy 1916Rev. Donald Bruce★ NR -
Peer Gynt 1915The Parson★ NR -
Jackson Morgan Kent★ NR -
Kilmeny 1915Bob Meredith★ NR
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