William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Known for Acting · 19 credits
- Born
- 1906-12-07
- Died
- 1981-04-09
- Also known as
- William "Wee Willie" Davis
Biography
William "Wee Willie" Davis (1906–1981) was an American film actor. He had previously been a wrestler. He worked in the Jefferson County Jail in Louisville in 1972-75 as the gym guard. He was also an engineer and contributed to the invention of the Glowmeter, an early Heads up display that projected a cars speed onto the windshield. A fellow wrestler, Prince Ilaki Ibn Ali Hassan (whose real name was Agisilaki Mihalakis) who also fought as the Mad Greek was the primary inventor.
Known For
Movies (19)
Samson and Delilah
1949
as Garmiskar
To Catch a Thief
1955
as Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited)
Reap the Wild Wind
1942
as The Lamb
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Timmons
Arabian Nights
1942
as Valda
Gentleman Jim
1942
as Flannagan (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young
1949
as Strongman (uncredited)
Above Suspicion
1943
as Hans (Uncredited)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944
as Arab Giant (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950
as Abdullah
Son of Paleface
1952
as Blacksmith
The Red Pony
1949
as Truck driver
Pursuit to Algiers
1945
as Gubek
Gypsy Wildcat
1944
as Dota
Wildfire
1945
as Moose Harris
Bowery Bombshell
1946
as Moose McCall (as Wee Willie Davis)
Having Wonderful Crime
1945
as Zacharias, the Porter
Fool's Gold
1946
as Blackie
Johnny Come Lately
1943
as Bouncer
About William 'Wee Willie' Davis
William "Wee Willie" Davis (1906–1981) was an American film actor. He had previously been a wrestler. He worked in the Jefferson County Jail in Louisville in 1972-75 as the gym guard. He was also an engineer and contributed to the invention of the Glowmeter, an early Heads up display that projected a cars speed onto the windshield. A fellow wrestler, Prince Ilaki Ibn Ali Hassan (whose real name was Agisilaki Mihalakis) who also fought as the Mad Greek was the primary inventor. With 19 credits spanning from 1942 to 1955, William 'Wee Willie' Davis has appeared in 19 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular William 'Wee Willie' Davis Movies
- Samson and Delilah (1949) — as Garmiskar
- To Catch a Thief (1955) — as Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited)
- Reap the Wild Wind (1942) — as The Lamb
- The Asphalt Jungle (1950) — as Timmons
- Arabian Nights (1942) — as Valda
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