William B. Davidson

Person

William B. Davidson

Born 15 June 1888 Died 28 September 1947, aged 59 Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA TMDB ↗

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The numbers

Computed from the record
27age in their first credit on record (1915)
40years on screen and counting
18credits in 1940, their busiest year
246dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Judge Steps Out poster Age: 59

The Judge Steps Out

1947
as Colonel Bright (uncredited)
That Hagen Girl poster Age: 59

That Hagen Girl

1947
as Mr. Bowman (uncredited)
That's My Man poster Age: 58

That's My Man

1947
as Steward
Dick Tracy's Dilemma poster Age: 58

Dick Tracy's Dilemma

1947
as Peter Premium
The Plainsman and the Lady poster Age: 58

The Plainsman and the Lady

1946
as Russell
My Darling Clementine poster Age: 58

My Darling Clementine

1946
as Saloon Owner (uncredited)
The Cat Creeps poster Age: 57

The Cat Creeps

1946
as James Walsh
Ding Dong Williams poster Age: 57

Ding Dong Williams

1946
as Mr. Saul Dana
Blonde Alibi poster Age: 57

Blonde Alibi

1946
as Police Captain Hurley (Uncredited)
The Notorious Lone Wolf poster Age: 57

The Notorious Lone Wolf

1946
as Inspector Crane (as William Davidson)
They Were Expendable poster Age: 57

They Were Expendable

1945
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Sing Your Way Home poster Age: 57

Sing Your Way Home

1945
as F.T. Johnson (uncredited)
Tell It to a Star poster Age: 57

Tell It to a Star

1945
as Brannigan
No poster
Age: 56

Blonde Ransom

1945
as Police Captain
Dillinger poster Age: 56

Dillinger

1945
as Bank President (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence poster Age: 56

Circumstantial Evidence

1945
as Board of Appeals Chairman
The Man Who Walked Alone poster Age: 56

The Man Who Walked Alone

1945
as Governor
See My Lawyer poster Age: 56

See My Lawyer

1945
as Judge
Greenwich Village poster Age: 56

Greenwich Village

1944
as Dance Director
In Society poster Age: 56

In Society

1944
as Parker
Make Your Own Bed poster Age: 55

Make Your Own Bed

1944
as Mr. Linklater
A Night of Adventure poster Age: 55

A Night of Adventure

1944
as Gilbert J. Regan (uncredited)
Shine on Harvest Moon poster Age: 55

Shine on Harvest Moon

1944
as Tim Donovan (uncredited)
Up in Arms poster Age: 55

Up in Arms

1944
as Maxwell (uncredited)
Over the Wall poster Age: 55

Over the Wall

1943
as Warden Ed
Murder on the Waterfront poster Age: 55

Murder on the Waterfront

1943
as Capt. Towne
The Good Fellows poster Age: 55

The Good Fellows

1943
as Blake
Hers to Hold poster Age: 55

Hers to Hold

1943
as Al
Mission to Moscow poster Age: 54

Mission to Moscow

1943
as Senator (uncredited)
Calaboose poster Age: 54

Calaboose

1943
as Sheriff George Lane (as William Davidson)
Truck Busters poster Age: 54

Truck Busters

1943
as Stephen S. Gray
Gentleman Jim poster Age: 54

Gentleman Jim

1942
as Donovan (uncredited)
Careful, Soft Shoulders poster Age: 54

Careful, Soft Shoulders

1942
as Mr. Aldrich
The Magnificent Dope poster Age: 54

The Magnificent Dope

1942
as Mr. Reindel
The Affairs of Martha poster Age: 54

The Affairs of Martha

1942
as Homer Jacell
In This Our Life poster Age: 53

In This Our Life

1942
as Jim Purdy
Larceny, Inc. poster Age: 53

Larceny, Inc.

1942
as McCarthy
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine poster Age: 53

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

1942
as Cyrus Ballard
The Male Animal poster Age: 53

The Male Animal

1942
as Alumnus
Over My Dead Body poster Age: 53

Over My Dead Body

1942
as Crole (as William Davidson)
Remember the Day poster Age: 53

Remember the Day

1941
as Committeeman
Keep 'Em Flying poster Age: 53

Keep 'Em Flying

1941
as Gonigle
The Great Man's Lady poster Age: 53

The Great Man's Lady

1941
as Sen. Knobs
Three Girls About Town poster Age: 53

Three Girls About Town

1941
as Labor Leader
Uncle Joe poster Age: 53

Uncle Joe

1941
as Mr. Day
Week-End in Havana poster Age: 53

Week-End in Havana

1941
as Captain Moss
Sun Valley Serenade poster Age: 53

Sun Valley Serenade

1941
as Jack Murray
Highway West poster Age: 53

Highway West

1941
as Gorman
Hold That Ghost poster Age: 53

Hold That Ghost

1941
as Moose Matson
Three Sons o' Guns poster Age: 53

Three Sons o' Guns

1941
as Henry Baxter
In the Navy poster Age: 52

In the Navy

1941
as Capt. Richards (uncredited)
Thieves Fall Out poster Age: 52

Thieves Fall Out

1941
as Harrison "Harry" Eckles
The Lady from Cheyenne poster Age: 52

The Lady from Cheyenne

1941
as Nye Dunbar
Man-Made Monster poster Age: 52

Man-Made Monster

1941
as District Attorney Ralph B. Stanley
San Francisco Docks poster Age: 52

San Francisco Docks

1940
as Dist. Atty. Craig
Charter Pilot poster Age: 52

Charter Pilot

1940
as Mr. Wentworth
A Night at Earl Carroll's poster Age: 52

A Night at Earl Carroll's

1940
as Mayor Green of San Bernardino
Lady with Red Hair poster Age: 52

Lady with Red Hair

1940
as Stock Company Manager (uncredited)
Tin Pan Alley poster Age: 52

Tin Pan Alley

1940
as Hotel Manager
Sandy Gets Her Man poster Age: 52

Sandy Gets Her Man

1940
as Councilman Charles J. Clark
Seven Sinners poster Age: 52

Seven Sinners

1940
as Police Chief
Hired Wife poster Age: 52

Hired Wife

1940
as Mumford (as William Davidson)
Maryland poster Age: 52

Maryland

1940
as John Addison
My Love Came Back poster Age: 52

My Love Came Back

1940
as Agent
Sailor's Lady poster Age: 52

Sailor's Lady

1940
as Judge Hinsdale
Florian poster Age: 51

Florian

1940
as Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Girl in 313 poster Age: 51

Girl in 313

1940
as George Grayson
Lillian Russell poster Age: 51

Lillian Russell

1940
as President Cleveland
On Their Own poster Age: 51

On Their Own

1940
as Judge Bull
Half a Sinner poster Age: 51

Half a Sinner

1940
as Slick
Granny Get Your Gun poster Age: 51

Granny Get Your Gun

1940
as Fitzgerald
My Little Chickadee poster Age: 51

My Little Chickadee

1940
as Sheriff of Little Bend (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes poster Age: 51

Invisible Stripes

1939
as Montgomery (uncredited)
The Honeymoon's Over poster Age: 51

The Honeymoon's Over

1939
as Crane
Private Detective poster Age: 51

Private Detective

1939
as Inspector Evans
Smashing the Money Ring poster Age: 51

Smashing the Money Ring

1939
as Warden Denby
Honeymoon in Bali poster Age: 51

Honeymoon in Bali

1939
as Store Detective
Dust Be My Destiny poster Age: 51

Dust Be My Destiny

1939
as Work Farm Warden
Hidden Power poster Age: 51

Hidden Power

1939
as Foster
Each Dawn I Die poster Age: 51

Each Dawn I Die

1939
as Bill Mason
Indianapolis Speedway poster Age: 51

Indianapolis Speedway

1939
as Duncan Martin
Naughty but Nice poster Age: 51

Naughty but Nice

1939
as Samuel 'Sam' 'Simsy' Hudson - Music Publisher
On Trial poster Age: 50

On Trial

1939
as Mr. Gray
Sudden Money poster Age: 50

Sudden Money

1939
as Sam
Three Smart Girls Grow Up poster Age: 50

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

1939
as Stock Broker
Blondie Meets the Boss poster Age: 50

Blondie Meets the Boss

1939
as Elderly Man in Café (uncredited)
Tail Spin poster Age: 50

Tail Spin

1939
as Sales Manager (Uncredited)
Blackwell's Island poster Age: 50

Blackwell's Island

1939
as Hempel
They Made Me a Criminal poster Age: 50

They Made Me a Criminal

1939
as Ennis
Off the Record poster Age: 50

Off the Record

1939
as Scotty
Illegal Traffic poster Age: 50

Illegal Traffic

1938
as Dalton
There Goes My Heart poster Age: 50

There Goes My Heart

1938
as Skipper Jackson (uncredited)
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off poster Age: 50

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

1938
as Ellory Bugs
Letter of Introduction poster Age: 50

Letter of Introduction

1938
as Mr. Raleigh (uncredited)
Racket Busters poster Age: 50

Racket Busters

1938
as Trucking Chairman (uncredited)
Cowboy from Brooklyn poster Age: 50

Cowboy from Brooklyn

1938
as Mr. 'W.P.' Alvey
Blockade poster Age: 50

Blockade

1938
as Commandant
You and Me poster Age: 49

You and Me

1938
as N. G. Orton, Attorney-at-Law (uncredited)
Cocoanut Grove poster Age: 49

Cocoanut Grove

1938
as Hawtrey
The Jury's Secret poster Age: 49

The Jury's Secret

1938
as Page
Hollywood Hotel poster Age: 49

Hollywood Hotel

1938
as Director Kelton
Sergeant Murphy poster Age: 49

Sergeant Murphy

1938
as Maj. Gruff (uncredited)
Love on Toast poster Age: 49

Love on Toast

1937
as Jonathan
The Hurricane poster Age: 49

The Hurricane

1937
as The Bully (uncredited)
Something to Sing About poster Age: 49

Something to Sing About

1937
as Café Manager
Behind the Mike poster Age: 49

Behind the Mike

1937
as Cyrus Wittles
It Happened in Hollywood poster Age: 49

It Happened in Hollywood

1937
as Al Howard
Paradise Isle poster Age: 49

Paradise Isle

1937
as Hoener
Easy Living poster Age: 49

Easy Living

1937
as Mr. Hyde
Ever Since Eve poster Age: 49

Ever Since Eve

1937
as Henderson
Marry the Girl poster Age: 49

Marry the Girl

1937
as Drake
The Road Back poster Age: 48

The Road Back

1937
as Bartscher
Melody for Two poster Age: 48

Melody for Two

1937
as Mr. Hale
Let Them Live poster Age: 48

Let Them Live

1937
as The Editor
Marked Woman poster Age: 48

Marked Woman

1937
as Bob Crandall
Midnight Court poster Age: 48

Midnight Court

1937
as Alfred H. Kruger
Gold Diggers of 1937 poster Age: 48

Gold Diggers of 1937

1936
as Andy Callahan
Earthworm Tractors poster Age: 48

Earthworm Tractors

1936
as Mr. Jackson
Satan Met a Lady poster Age: 48

Satan Met a Lady

1936
as City Fathers Committee Spokesman (uncredited)
The Big Noise poster Age: 48

The Big Noise

1936
as Welford Andrews
Murder by an Aristocrat poster Age: 47

Murder by an Aristocrat

1936
as Bayard Thatcher
Fatal Lady poster Age: 47

Fatal Lady

1936
as Detective (uncredited)
The Singing Kid poster Age: 47

The Singing Kid

1936
as Barney Hammond
Road Gang poster Age: 47

Road Gang

1936
as Attorney General Mardsen
Love on a Bet poster Age: 47

Love on a Bet

1936
as A.W. Hutchinson
You May Be Next! poster Age: 47

You May Be Next!

1936
as Official (uncredited)
Dangerous poster Age: 47

Dangerous

1935
as Reed Walsh
Show Them No Mercy! poster Age: 47

Show Them No Mercy!

1935
as Chief Haggerty (as William Davidson)
In Person poster Age: 47

In Person

1935
as Director Bill Sutter (uncredited)
Special Agent poster Age: 47

Special Agent

1935
as Charlie Young - Carston's Lawyer
Redheads on Parade poster Age: 47

Redheads on Parade

1935
as Theatre Manager
Woman Wanted poster Age: 47

Woman Wanted

1935
as Collins
Oil for the Lamps of China poster Age: 46

Oil for the Lamps of China

1935
as E.H. Swaley
Go Into Your Dance poster Age: 46

Go Into Your Dance

1935
as Tom McGee
A Night at the Ritz poster Age: 46

A Night at the Ritz

1935
as Connolly
Straight from the Heart poster Age: 46

Straight from the Heart

1935
as Prosecuting Attorney
Death Flies East poster Age: 46

Death Flies East

1935
as Police Captain Barrie
Sweet Music poster Age: 46

Sweet Music

1935
as Billie Madison
Devil Dogs of the Air poster Age: 46

Devil Dogs of the Air

1935
as Adjutant
Bordertown poster Age: 46

Bordertown

1935
as Dr. Carter
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head poster Age: 46

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

1934
as Charles (as William Davidson)
The Secret Bride poster Age: 46

The Secret Bride

1934
as Representative McPherson
Imitation of Life poster Age: 46

Imitation of Life

1934
as Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
The St. Louis Kid poster Age: 46

The St. Louis Kid

1934
as Joe Hunter
The Dragon Murder Case poster Age: 46

The Dragon Murder Case

1934
as Greeff
Housewife poster Age: 46

Housewife

1934
as Nan's Attorney
Friends of Mr. Sweeney poster Age: 46

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

1934
as Stephen Prime
Fog Over Frisco poster Age: 45

Fog Over Frisco

1934
as Editor Joe Hogue
Upperworld poster Age: 45

Upperworld

1934
as City Editor (uncredited)
Laughing Boy poster Age: 45

Laughing Boy

1934
as Hartshone (as William Davidson)
The Big Shakedown poster Age: 45

The Big Shakedown

1934
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Lady Killer poster Age: 45

Lady Killer

1933
as Director Williams
Female poster Age: 45

Female

1933
as Department Head (Uncredited)
Meet the Baron poster Age: 45

Meet the Baron

1933
as General Broadcasting Representative
I'm No Angel poster Age: 45

I'm No Angel

1933
as Ernest Brown
Torch Singer poster Age: 45

Torch Singer

1933
as Jarrett
The Intruder poster Age: 44

The Intruder

1933
as Det. Lt. Samson
Dangerously Yours poster Age: 44

Dangerously Yours

1933
as George Carr
Mystery of the Wax Museum poster Age: 44

Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933
as Detective (Uncredited)
Hello, Everybody! poster Age: 44

Hello, Everybody!

1933
as Mr. Parker
The Billion Dollar Scandal poster Age: 44

The Billion Dollar Scandal

1933
as Jim Lawrence
The Animal Kingdom poster Age: 44

The Animal Kingdom

1932
as Chess Player (uncredited)
Central Park poster Age: 44

Central Park

1932
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Guilty or Not Guilty poster Age: 44

Guilty or Not Guilty

1932
as Chief
The Sport Parade poster Age: 44

The Sport Parade

1932
as Kendricks (uncredited)
The Pride of the Legion poster Age: 44

The Pride of the Legion

1932
as Sgt. Arnold
Her Mad Night poster Age: 44

Her Mad Night

1932
as District Attorney
The Most Dangerous Game poster Age: 44

The Most Dangerous Game

1932
as Captain
The Thirteenth Guest poster Age: 44

The Thirteenth Guest

1932
as Police Captain Brown (uncredited)
Is My Face Red? poster Age: 44

Is My Face Red?

1932
as O'Sullivan
Scarface poster Age: 43

Scarface

1932
as Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
The Lost Squadron poster Age: 43

The Lost Squadron

1932
as Lelewer
Sky Devils poster Age: 43

Sky Devils

1932
as Captain
The Menace poster Age: 43

The Menace

1932
as John Utterson
No poster
Age: 43

Half Holiday

1931
as Jerry - Andy's Pal
Graft poster Age: 43

Graft

1931
as M.H. Thomas
The Secret Call poster Age: 43

The Secret Call

1931
as Jim Blake
The Vice Squad poster Age: 42

The Vice Squad

1931
as Magistrate Tom Morrison
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood poster Age: 42

Windy Riley Goes Hollywood

1931
Dishonored poster Age: 42

Dishonored

1931
Captain Applejack poster Age: 42

Captain Applejack

1931
as Bill Dennett
No Limit poster Age: 42

No Limit

1931
as Wilkie
Hook, Line and Sinker poster Age: 42

Hook, Line and Sinker

1930
as Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)
Oh, for a Man! poster Age: 42

Oh, for a Man!

1930
as Kerry Stokes
Hell's Angels poster Age: 42

Hell's Angels

1930
as Staff Major
Sunny poster Age: 42

Sunny

1930
as First Ship's Officer
The Silver Horde poster Age: 42

The Silver Horde

1930
as Tom Hilliard
Playboy of Paris poster Age: 42

Playboy of Paris

1930
as Monsieur Bannack (uncredited)
The Costello Case poster Age: 42

The Costello Case

1930
as Saunders
Scarlet Pages poster Age: 42

Scarlet Pages

1930
as Jackson
For the Defense poster Age: 42

For the Defense

1930
as Dist. Atty. Stone
A Man from Wyoming poster Age: 42

A Man from Wyoming

1930
as Major
Men Are Like That poster Age: 41

Men Are Like That

1930
as Frank Hyland
Blaze o' Glory poster Age: 41

Blaze o' Glory

1929
as District Attorney (as William Davidson)
Always Faithful poster Age: 41

Always Faithful

1929
as George W. Mason
Woman Trap poster Age: 41

Woman Trap

1929
as Watts
Queen of the Night Clubs poster Age: 40

Queen of the Night Clubs

1929
as Assistant District Attorney (as William Davidson)
The Carnation Kid poster Age: 40

The Carnation Kid

1929
as Blythe
No poster
Age: 40

Sharp Tools

1928
Good Morning, Judge poster Age: 39

Good Morning, Judge

1928
as Elton (as William Davidson)
A Gentleman of Paris poster Age: 39

A Gentleman of Paris

1927
as Henri Dufour
Cradle Snatchers poster Age: 38

Cradle Snatchers

1927
as Roy Ladd
The Last Trail poster Age: 38

The Last Trail

1927
as Kurt Morley
Hearts and Spurs poster Age: 36

Hearts and Spurs

1925
as Victor Dufresne
Recompense poster Age: 36

Recompense

1925
as Col. Donovan
Women and Gold poster Age: 36

Women and Gold

1925
as Señor Ortego
Ports of Call poster Age: 36

Ports of Call

1925
as Randolph Sherman
The Valley of Doubt poster Age: 35

The Valley of Doubt

1924
as Macy
The Storm Daughter poster Age: 35

The Storm Daughter

1924
as Rennert
Adam and Eva poster Age: 34

Adam and Eva

1923
as Dr. Delamater
The Dumb-Bell poster Age: 34

The Dumb-Bell

1922
Nobody poster Age: 33

Nobody

1921
as John Rossmore
The Girl from Nowhere poster Age: 32

The Girl from Nowhere

1921
as Jimmy Ryder
Partners of the Night poster Age: 31

Partners of the Night

1920
as Robert Clifford
The Capitol poster Age: 31

The Capitol

1919
as Congressman Blake
Lure of Ambition poster Age: 31

Lure of Ambition

1919
as Hon. Cyril Ralston
Impossible Catherine poster Age: 31

Impossible Catherine

1919
as John Henry Jackson
La belle Russe poster Age: 31

La belle Russe

1919
as Brand
A Woman There Was poster Age: 30

A Woman There Was

1919
as Rev. Winthrop Stark
The Gold Cure poster Age: 30

The Gold Cure

1919
as Michael Darcy
Why I Would Not Marry poster Age: 30

Why I Would Not Marry

1918
as Undetermined Role
In Pursuit of Polly poster Age: 30

In Pursuit of Polly

1918
as Larry O'Malley
Ashes of Love poster Age: 30

Ashes of Love

1918
Friend Husband poster Age: 30

Friend Husband

1918
as John Sparr
Our Little Wife poster Age: 29

Our Little Wife

1918
as Dr. Elliott
Her Second Husband poster Age: 29

Her Second Husband

1917
as John Kirby
American Maid poster Age: 29

American Maid

1917
as David Starr
Persuasive Peggy poster Age: 29

Persuasive Peggy

1917
as Ed Trowbridge
No poster
Age: 29

More Truth Than Poetry

1917
as Allen Danby
The Lifted Veil poster Age: 29

The Lifted Veil

1917
as Malcolm Grant
The Greatest Power poster Age: 29

The Greatest Power

1917
as John Conrad
Lady Barnacle poster Age: 28

Lady Barnacle

1917
as Krishna Dhwaj
The Call of Her People poster Age: 28

The Call of Her People

1917
as Nicholas Van Kleet
A Magdalene of the Hills poster Age: 28

A Magdalene of the Hills

1917
as Bud Weaver
Mary Lawson's Secret poster Age: 28

Mary Lawson's Secret

1917
as Dr. Brundage
The White Raven poster Age: 28

The White Raven

1917
as The Stranger
No poster
Age: 28

A Modern Cinderella

1917
In the Diplomatic Service poster Age: 28

In the Diplomatic Service

1916
as Lynn Hardi
The Pretenders poster Age: 28

The Pretenders

1916
as Joseph Bailey (as William Davidson)
The Child of Destiny poster Age: 28

The Child of Destiny

1916
as Calvin Baker
Dorian's Divorce poster Age: 27

Dorian's Divorce

1916
as Henry Morgan (as William Davidson)
The Price of Malice poster Age: 27

The Price of Malice

1916
as Capt. Mills
No poster
Age: 27

Her Debt of Honor

1916
as John Hartfield
A Yellow Streak poster Age: 27

A Yellow Streak

1915
as Jack Rader
For the Honor of the Crew poster Age: 27

For the Honor of the Crew

1915
as Robert Brent
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TV credits

Newest first
MGM Parade poster Age: 67

MGM Parade

1955
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