William 'Wee Willie' Davis

Person

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

Born 7 December 1906 Died 9 April 1981, aged 74 TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
35age in their first credit on record (1942)
13years on screen and counting
3credits in 1949, their busiest year
19dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
To Catch a Thief poster Age: 48

To Catch a Thief

1955
as Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited)
Son of Paleface poster Age: 45

Son of Paleface

1952
as Blacksmith
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion poster Age: 43

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

1950
as Abdullah
The Asphalt Jungle poster Age: 43

The Asphalt Jungle

1950
as Timmons
Samson and Delilah poster Age: 43

Samson and Delilah

1949
as Garmiskar
Mighty Joe Young poster Age: 42

Mighty Joe Young

1949
as Strongman (uncredited)
The Red Pony poster Age: 42

The Red Pony

1949
as Truck driver
Fool's Gold poster Age: 39

Fool's Gold

1946
as Blackie
Bowery Bombshell poster Age: 39

Bowery Bombshell

1946
as Moose McCall (as Wee Willie Davis)
Pursuit to Algiers poster Age: 38

Pursuit to Algiers

1945
as Gubek
Wildfire poster Age: 38

Wildfire

1945
as Moose Harris
Having Wonderful Crime poster Age: 38

Having Wonderful Crime

1945
as Zacharias, the Porter
Gypsy Wildcat poster Age: 37

Gypsy Wildcat

1944
as Dota
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves poster Age: 37

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1944
as Arab Giant (uncredited)
Johnny Come Lately poster Age: 36

Johnny Come Lately

1943
as Bouncer
Above Suspicion poster Age: 36

Above Suspicion

1943
as Hans (Uncredited)
Arabian Nights poster Age: 36

Arabian Nights

1942
as Valda
Gentleman Jim poster Age: 35

Gentleman Jim

1942
as Flannagan (uncredited)
Reap the Wild Wind poster Age: 35

Reap the Wild Wind

1942
as The Lamb
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