William Desmond
Known for Acting · 149 credits
- Born
- 1878-01-23
- Died
- 1949-11-03
- Place of birth
- Horseheads, New York, USA
- Also known 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.
Known For
Movies (149)
No Defense
1929
as John Harper
The Criminal
1916
as Donald White
Whitewashed Walls
1919
as Larry Donovan
Hello, 'Frisco
1924
as William Desmond
Twin Beds
1920
as Harry Hawkins
No Children
1929
as Self
Duped
1925
as John Morgan
Naughty Marietta
1935
as Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
Phantom of the Opera
1943
as Stagehand (uncredited)
The Pretender
1918
as Bob Baldwin
First Aid
1931
as Chief of Police
Straight Through
1925
as Good Deed O'Day
The Naughty Nineties
1945
as Showboat Customer (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle
1944
as Townsman (uncredited)
Frontier Days
1934
as Sheriff Barnes
Phantom Lady
1944
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Flash Gordon
1936
as Hawkman Lookout Captain
Timber Terrors
1935
as Royce Horter
The Mystery Rider
1928
as Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider
The Rawhide Terror
1934
as Tom Blake
Society for Sale
1918
as Honorable Billy
Laughing at Life
1933
as Military Cabinet Officer
The Mummy's Ghost
1944
as Museum Tourist (uncredited)
The Sunset Trail
1924
as Happy Hobo
The Parish Priest
1921
as Reverend John Whalen
Hell-Bent for Frisco
1931
as The Editor
The Meddler
1925
as Richard Gilmore
The Devil's Trademark
1928
as Morgan Gray
Desert Command
1946
as Capt. Boncour
The Climax
1944
as Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
Song of the Gringo
1936
as Bailiff
The Blue Bandanna
1919
as Jerry Jerome
The Egg and I
1947
as Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
The Extra Girl
1923
as Himself / Himself - Actor
Treachery Rides the Range
1936
as Bill
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
The Mints of Hell
1919
as Dan Burke
The Vanishing Rider
1928
as Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
McGuire of the Mounted
1923
as Bob McGuire
Crack-Up
1934
as Police Chief
Peer Gynt
1915
as The Parson
The Last of the Ingrams
1917
as Jules Ingram
Captain of His Soul
1918
as Horace
Thunder Mountain
1947
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
1933
as Capt. Boncour
Beasts of Paradise
1923
as Phil Grant
Trail Street
1947
as Townsman (uncredited)
Code of the West
1947
as Settler (uncredited)
Her Code of Honor
1919
as Eugene La Salle
The Call of the Savage
1935
as Allen
An Honest Man
1918
as Benny Boggs
The Lightning Warrior
1931
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Sign of the Cross
1904
Women Men Love
1921
as David Hunter
The Phantom of the Air
1933
as Thomas Edmonds
Frisco Kid
1935
as Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
The Red Rider
1934
as Sheriff Campbell
The Vanishing Shadow
1934
as MacDonald
The Boys from Syracuse
1940
as Citizen
I Can't Escape
1934
as Parole Officer Donovan
The Vanishing Legion
1931
as Milesburg Sheriff
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
Rustlers of Red Dog
1935
as Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]
Married in Name Only
1917
Mr. Broadway
1933
as 1st Suitor (archive footage)
Pirate Treasure
1934
as Capt. Jim Carson
Custer's Last Stand
1936
as Wagon Master
The Lone Star Trail
1943
as Bartender Mike
Down Rio Grande Way
1942
as Townsman
Junior G-Men
1940
as Irish Cop (uncredited)
Overland Mail
1942
as Williams - Banker
Night Life in Hollywood
1922
as Self
Cyclone of the Saddle
1935
as Wagon Master
Cheyenne Roundup
1943
as Pete
Gordon of Ghost City
1933
as John Mulford
Clancy of the Mounted
1933
as Dave Moran
The Rustler's Roundup
1933
as San Dimas Sheriff Holden
Heroes of the West
1932
as John Blaine
The Vigilantes Are Coming
1936
as Anderson, Vigilante Member
Born to Battle
1935
as John Brownell
The Last Frontier
1932
as General Custer
The Phantom of the West
1930
as Martin Blair
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936
as Captain of the 'Viking'
Hi, Beautiful
1944
as Passenger (uncredited)
Outwitted
1925
as Jack Blaisdel
Courage of the North
1935
as Gene Travis
The Return of the Riddle Rider
1927
as Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
Perils of Pauline
1933
as Prof. Thompson
Tim Tyler's Luck
1937
as Dock Official
The Return of the Durango Kid
1945
as Street Ambusher (uncredited)
Flying Colors
1917
as Brent Brewster
Strawberry Roan
1933
as Colonel Brownlee
Powdersmoke Range
1935
as Happy - Bartender
The Roaring West
1935
as Jim Parker
Winners of the West
1940
as Bill Brine
Red Clay
1925
as Chief John Nisheto
The Prince and Betty
1919
as John Maude
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
1941
as Bartender
The Majesty of the Law
1915
as Jackson Morgan Kent
Battling with Buffalo Bill
1931
as John Mills
Around the World in 18 Days
1923
as Phineas Fogg III
The Phantom Fortune
1923
as Larry Barclay
Jungle Mystery
1932
as John Morgan
Peggy
1916
as Rev. Donald Bruce
The Riddle Rider
1924
as Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
The Policeman and the Baby
1921
as The Policeman
Strange Confession
1945
as Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
Song of the Saddle
1936
as Tim
The Silver Bullet
1942
as Townsman
The Burning Trail
1925
as Smiling Bill Flannigan
The Cowboy and the Bandit
1935
as Sheriff Pete
The Ace of Spades
1925
as Dan Harvey
The Breathless Moment
1924
as Billy Carson
The Way of the West
1934
as 'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)
Shadows of the North
1923
as Ben 'Wolf' Darby
Savage Fury
1956
as Allen
Where Did You Get That Girl?
1941
as Tourist
The Sudden Gentleman
1917
as Garry Garrity
Headin' for the Rio Grande
1936
as Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
1935
as Foreman Burke
About William Desmond
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. With 149 credits spanning from 1904 to 1956, William Desmond has appeared in 149 films and 0 TV shows.
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- No Defense (1929) — as John Harper
- The Criminal (1916) — as Donald White
- Whitewashed Walls (1919) — as Larry Donovan
- Hello, 'Frisco (1924) — as William Desmond
- Twin Beds (1920) — as Harry Hawkins
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