William Desmond
Known for Acting · 148 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
Frisco Kid
1935
as Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
The Climax
1944
as Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
Desert Command
1946
as Capt. Boncour
Trail Street
1947
as Townsman (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle
1944
as Townsman (uncredited)
Movies (148)
Frisco Kid
1935
as Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
The Climax
1944
as Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
Desert Command
1946
as Capt. Boncour
Trail Street
1947
as Townsman (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle
1944
as Townsman (uncredited)
Phantom of the Opera
1943
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Ridin' Pretty
1925
as Sky Parker
Oklahoma Jim
1931
as Lacy
Crack-Up
1934
as Police Chief
Outwitted
1925
as Jack Blaisdel
Peggy
1916
as Rev. Donald Bruce
Flash Gordon
1936
as Hawkman Lookout Captain
Hello, 'Frisco
1924
as William Desmond
Frontier Days
1934
as Sheriff Barnes
Flying Colors
1917
as Brent Brewster
Straight Through
1925
as Good Deed O'Day
Social Error
1935
as Policeman
Phantom Lady
1944
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Headin' for the Rio Grande
1936
as Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
The Extra Girl
1923
as Himself / Himself - Actor
The Three Musketeers
1933
as Capt. Boncour
The Egg and I
1947
as Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Border Guns
1934
as Dr. Jim Wilson
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
Treachery Rides the Range
1936
as Bill
Fightin' Mad
1921
as Bud McGraw
Naughty Marietta
1935
as Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
The Mummy's Ghost
1944
as Museum Tourist (uncredited)
Song of the Gringo
1936
as Bailiff
Strange Confession
1945
as Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
Winners of the West
1940
as Bill Brine
Overland Mail
1942
as Williams - Banker
The Rawhide Terror
1934
as Tom Blake
The Naughty Nineties
1945
as Showboat Customer (uncredited)
Powdersmoke Range
1935
as Happy - Bartender
The Cowboy and the Bandit
1935
as Sheriff Pete
The Boys from Syracuse
1940
as Citizen
No Defense
1929
as John Harper
The Lightning Warrior
1931
as Townsman (uncredited)
Hi, Beautiful
1944
as Passenger (uncredited)
The Last of the Ingrams
1917
as Jules Ingram
Code of the West
1947
as Settler (uncredited)
Laughing at Life
1933
as Military Cabinet Officer
Song of the Saddle
1936
as Tim
The Vanishing Shadow
1934
as MacDonald
Fargo Express
1933
as Sheriff Joe Thompson
Junior G-Men
1940
as Irish Cop (uncredited)
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
1935
as Foreman Burke
Savage Fury
1956
as Allen
Cheyenne Roundup
1943
as Pete
The Vanishing Legion
1931
as Milesburg Sheriff
Custer's Last Stand
1936
as Wagon Master
Night Life in Hollywood
1922
as Self
Pirate Treasure
1934
as Capt. Jim Carson
The Lone Star Trail
1943
as Bartender Mike
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
1941
as Bartender
The Mystery Rider
1928
as Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider
Where Did You Get That Girl?
1941
as Tourist
Thunder Mountain
1947
as Townsman (uncredited)
Down Rio Grande Way
1942
as Townsman
Captain of His Soul
1918
as Horace
Timber Terrors
1935
as Royce Horter
The Broken Coin
1936
The Meddler
1925
as Richard Gilmore
Her Code of Honor
1919
as Eugene La Salle
The Silver Bullet
1942
as Townsman
Perils of Pauline
1933
as Prof. Thompson
Gordon of Ghost City
1933
as John Mulford
The Policeman and the Baby
1921
as The Policeman
The Marriage Bubble
1918
as The Actor
Cyclone of the Saddle
1935
as Wagon Master
The Red Rider
1934
as Sheriff Campbell
The Phantom of the West
1930
as Martin Blair
Red Clay
1925
as Chief John Nisheto
Born to Battle
1935
as John Brownell
The Measure of a Man
1924
as John Fairmeadow
The Sunset Trail
1924
as Happy Hobo
Strawberry Roan
1933
as Colonel Brownlee
The Strings of Steel
1926
as Ned Brown
Paws of the Bear
1917
as Ray Bourke
Mr. Broadway
1933
as 1st Suitor (archive footage)
Peer Gynt
1915
as The Parson
Rustlers of Red Dog
1935
as Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936
as Captain of the 'Viking'
The Last Frontier
1932
as General Custer
Jungle Mystery
1932
as John Morgan
The Majesty of the Law
1915
as Jackson Morgan Kent
Society for Sale
1918
as Honorable Billy
Shadows of the North
1923
as Ben 'Wolf' Darby
The Return of the Riddle Rider
1927
as Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
The Vanishing Rider
1928
as Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
The Dawn Maker
1916
as Bruce Smithson
Barriers of the Law
1925
as Rex Brandon
Clancy of the Mounted
1933
as Dave Moran
Bare-Fisted Gallagher
1919
as 'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher
The Rustler's Roundup
1933
as San Dimas Sheriff Holden
The Riddle Rider
1924
as Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
Twin Beds
1920
as Harry Hawkins
Heroes of the West
1932
as John Blaine
The Iced Bullet
1917
as The Author / Horace Lee
The Breathless Moment
1924
as Billy Carson
The Return of the Durango Kid
1945
as Street Ambusher (uncredited)
The Ghost Rider
1935
as Guard
The Burning Trail
1925
as Smiling Bill Flannigan
The Ace of Spades
1925
as Dan Harvey
The Vigilantes Are Coming
1936
as Anderson, Vigilante Member
The Way of the West
1934
as 'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)
Women Men Love
1921
as David Hunter
The Criminal
1916
as Donald White
The Call of the Savage
1935
as Allen
Married in Name Only
1917
Battling with Buffalo Bill
1931
as John Mills
Hell-Bent for Frisco
1931
as The Editor
An Honest Man
1918
as Benny Boggs
The Roaring West
1935
as Jim Parker
Wild Waters
1935
as Sheriff Manning
Big Timber
1924
as Walter Sandry
The Phantom of the Air
1933
as Thomas Edmonds
Tim Tyler's Luck
1937
as Dock Official
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 148 credits spanning from 1904 to 1956, William Desmond has appeared in 148 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular William Desmond Movies
- Frisco Kid (1935) — as Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
- The Climax (1944) — as Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
- Hollywood Boulevard (1936) — as Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
- Desert Command (1946) — as Capt. Boncour
- Trail Street (1947) — as Townsman (uncredited)
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