About

Known credits:
122
Birthday:
1878-01-23
Place of birth:
Horseheads, New York, USA
Website:
N/A

William Desmond

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

Acting
1956 Savage Fury Actor Allen (archive footage) N/A
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1947 Thunder Mountain Actor Townsman (uncredited) 58
Average
1947 The Egg and I Actor Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited) 59
Average
1947 Code of the West Actor Settler (uncredited) 59
Average
1946 Desert Command Actor Capt. Boncour 59
Average
1945 Strange Confession Actor Peanut Vendor (uncredited) 59
Average
1945 The Naughty Nineties Actor Showboat Customer (uncredited) 59
Average
1945 The Return of the Durango Kid Actor Street Ambusher (uncredited) 58
Average
1944 The Climax Actor Backstage Technician (Uncredited) 58
Average
1944 The Mummy's Ghost Actor Museum Tourist (uncredited) 58
Average
1944 Phantom Lady Actor Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) 61
Fair
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars Actor Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited) 59
Average
1943 Phantom of the Opera Actor Stagehand (uncredited) 59
Average
1943 The Lone Star Trail Actor Bartender Mike 59
Average
1943 Cheyenne Roundup Actor Pete 58
Average
1942 Overland Mail Actor Williams - Banker N/A
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1942 The Silver Bullet Actor Townsman 58
Average
1942 Down Rio Grande Way Actor Townsman N/A
N/A
1941 Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie Actor Bartender 58
Average
1941 Where Did You Get That Girl? Actor Tourist 58
Average
1940 Junior G-Men Actor Irish Cop (uncredited) 59
Average
1940 The Boys from Syracuse Actor Citizen 59
Average
1940 Winners of the West Actor Bill Brine N/A
N/A
1937 Tim Tyler's Luck Actor Dock Official N/A
N/A
1936 Song of the Gringo Actor Bailiff 59
Average
1936 The Vigilantes Are Coming Actor Anderson, Vigilante Member 58
Average
1936 Hollywood Boulevard Actor Pago Pago Patron (uncredited) 58
Average
1936 Treachery Rides the Range Actor Bill 58
Average
1936 Song of the Saddle Actor Tim 59
Average
1936 The Adventures of Frank Merriwell Actor Captain of the 'Viking' 58
Average
1936 The Broken Coin Actor N/A
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1936 Custer's Last Stand Actor Wagon Master 59
Average
1936 Headin' for the Rio Grande Actor Mr. Mack (cattle buyer) N/A
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1935 Frisco Kid Actor Vigilante Hangman (uncredited) 59
Average
1935 Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery Actor Foreman Burke 59
Average
1935 Powdersmoke Range Actor Happy - Bartender N/A
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1935 Courage of the North Actor Gene Travis N/A
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1935 The Roaring West Actor Jim Parker N/A
N/A
1935 Social Error Actor Policeman 59
Average
1935 The Call of the Savage Actor Allen 58
Average
1935 The Ghost Rider Actor Guard 58
Average
1935 Cyclone of the Saddle Actor Wagon Master 59
Average
1935 The Cowboy and the Bandit Actor Sheriff Pete 58
Average
1935 Born to Battle Actor John Brownell 58
Average
1935 Naughty Marietta Actor Gendarme Chief (uncredited) 58
Average
1935 Wild Waters Actor Sheriff Manning N/A
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1935 Rustlers of Red Dog Actor Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12] 58
Average
1935 Timber Terrors Actor Royce Horter 59
Average
1934 When Lightning Strikes Actor Marshal Jack Stevens N/A
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1934 Frontier Days Actor Sheriff Barnes 59
Average
1934 The Way of the West Actor 'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond) N/A
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1934 The Red Rider Actor Sheriff Campbell 59
Average
1934 I Can't Escape Actor Parole Officer Donovan N/A
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1934 Crack-Up Actor Police Chief N/A
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1934 The Vanishing Shadow Actor MacDonald 59
Average
1934 The Rawhide Terror Actor Tom Blake 59
Average
1934 Border Guns Actor Dr. Jim Wilson N/A
N/A
1934 Pirate Treasure Actor Capt. Jim Carson 58
Average
1933 Fargo Express Actor Sheriff Joe Thompson N/A
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1933 Perils of Pauline Actor Prof. Thompson 59
Average
1933 Strawberry Roan Actor Colonel Brownlee 58
Average
1933 Mr. Broadway Actor 1st Suitor (archive footage) N/A
N/A
1933 Gordon of Ghost City Actor John Mulford 58
Average
1933 Laughing at Life Actor Military Cabinet Officer 59
Average
1933 The Phantom of the Air Actor Thomas Edmonds 58
Average
1933 The Three Musketeers Actor Capt. Boncour 58
Average
1933 The Rustler's Roundup Actor San Dimas Sheriff Holden N/A
N/A
1933 Clancy of the Mounted Actor Dave Moran N/A
N/A
1932 A Scarlet Week-End Actor 59
Average
1932 The Last Frontier Actor General Custer 59
Average
1932 Heroes of the West Actor John Blaine 59
Average
1931 Battling with Buffalo Bill Actor John Mills 58
Average
1931 The Lightning Warrior Actor Townsman (uncredited) 59
Average
1931 Oklahoma Jim Actor Lacy N/A
N/A
1931 The Vanishing Legion Actor Milesburg Sheriff 59
Average
1930 The Phantom of the West Actor Martin Blair N/A
N/A
1929 No Defense Actor John Harper N/A
N/A
1929 No Children Actor Self N/A
N/A
1928 The Mystery Rider Actor Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider N/A
N/A
1928 The Vanishing Rider Actor Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider N/A
N/A
1926 The Strings of Steel Actor Ned Brown N/A
N/A
1925 The Ace of Spades Actor Dan Harvey N/A
N/A
1925 The Meddler Actor Richard Gilmore 59
Average
1925 The Burning Trail Actor Smiling Bill Flannigan N/A
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1925 Straight Through Actor Good Deed O'Day N/A
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1925 Barriers of the Law Actor Rex Brandon N/A
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1925 Ridin' Pretty Actor Sky Parker N/A
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1925 Outwitted Actor Jack Blaisdel N/A
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1924 The Sunset Trail Actor Happy Hobo N/A
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1924 The Measure of a Man Actor John Fairmeadow N/A
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1924 Hello, 'Frisco Actor William Desmond 59
Average
1924 The Breathless Moment Actor Billy Carson N/A
N/A
1923 The Extra Girl Actor Himself 59
Average
1923 The Extra Girl Actor Himself - Actor 59
Average
1923 Shadows of the North Actor Ben 'Wolf' Darby N/A
N/A
1923 McGuire of the Mounted Actor Bob McGuire N/A
N/A
1922 Night Life in Hollywood Actor Self N/A
N/A
1922 Perils of the Yukon Actor Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr. N/A
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1921 Fightin' Mad Actor Bud McGraw N/A
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1921 The Policeman and the Baby Actor The Policeman N/A
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1921 The Child Thou Gavest Me Actor Tom Marshall N/A
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1921 Women Men Love Actor David Hunter N/A
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1919 The Prince and Betty Actor John Maude 59
Average
1919 A Sage Brush Hamlet Actor Larry Lang N/A
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1919 Bare-Fisted Gallagher Actor 'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher N/A
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1919 Her Code of Honor Actor Eugene La Salle N/A
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1918 Society for Sale Actor Honorable Billy N/A
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1918 The Marriage Bubble Actor The Actor N/A
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1918 Captain of His Soul Actor Horace N/A
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1917 Married in Name Only Actor N/A
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1917 Flying Colors Actor Brent Brewster N/A
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1917 Master of His Home Actor Carson Stewart N/A
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1917 Paws of the Bear Actor Ray Bourke N/A
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1917 The Last of the Ingrams Actor Jules Ingram N/A
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1917 The Iced Bullet Actor The Author / Horace Lee N/A
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1916 A Gamble in Souls Actor N/A
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1916 The Dawn Maker Actor Bruce Smithson N/A
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1916 Bullets and Brown Eyes Actor Prince Carl N/A
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1916 Peggy Actor Rev. Donald Bruce N/A
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1915 Peer Gynt Actor The Parson N/A
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1915 The Majesty of the Law Actor Jackson Morgan Kent N/A
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1915 Kilmeny Actor Bob Meredith N/A
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