7.7Acting
William Desmond
- Born
- 1878-01-23
- Died
- 1949-11-03
- Birthplace
- Horseheads, New York, USA
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
Filmography
151 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Magnetic
2015 · Movie
Thanks
Savage Fury
1956 · Movie
Allen
Code of the West
1947 · Movie
Settler (uncredited)
The Egg and I
1947 · Movie
Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Thunder Mountain
1947 · Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Trail Street
1947 · Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Desert Command
1946 · Movie
Capt. Boncour
Strange Confession
1945 · Movie
Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
1945 · Movie
Showboat Customer (uncredited)
The Return of the Durango Kid
1945 · Movie
Street Ambusher (uncredited)
Hi, Beautiful
1944 · Movie
Passenger (uncredited)
Phantom Lady
1944 · Movie
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle
1944 · Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
The Climax
1944 · Movie
Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
The Mummy's Ghost
1944 · Movie
Museum Tourist (uncredited)
Cheyenne Roundup
1943 · Movie
Pete
Phantom of the Opera
1943 · Movie
Stagehand (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943 · Movie
Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
The Lone Star Trail
1943 · Movie
Bartender Mike
Down Rio Grande Way
1942 · Movie
Townsman
Overland Mail
1942 · Movie
Williams - Banker
The Silver Bullet
1942 · Movie
Townsman
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
1941 · Movie
Bartender
Where Did You Get That Girl?
1941 · Movie
Tourist
Junior G-Men
1940 · Movie
Irish Cop (uncredited)
The Boys from Syracuse
1940 · Movie
Citizen
Winners of the West
1940 · Movie
Bill Brine
Tim Tyler's Luck
1937 · Movie
Dock Official
Custer's Last Stand
1936 · Movie
Wagon Master
Flash Gordon
1936 · Movie
Hawkman Lookout Captain
Headin' for the Rio Grande
1936 · Movie
Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
Hollywood Boulevard
1936 · Movie
Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
Song of the Gringo
1936 · Movie
Bailiff
Song of the Saddle
1936 · Movie
Tim
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936 · Movie
Captain of the 'Viking'
The Broken Coin
1936 · Movie
Cast
The Vigilantes Are Coming
1936 · Movie
Anderson, Vigilante Member
Treachery Rides the Range
1936 · Movie
Bill
Born to Battle
1935 · Movie
John Brownell
Courage of the North
1935 · Movie
Gene Travis
Cyclone of the Saddle
1935 · Movie
Wagon Master
Frisco Kid
1935 · Movie
Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
Naughty Marietta
1935 · Movie
Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
Powdersmoke Range
1935 · Movie
Happy - Bartender
Rustlers of Red Dog
1935 · Movie
Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]
Social Error
1935 · Movie
Policeman
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
1935 · Movie
Foreman Burke
The Call of the Savage
1935 · Movie
Allen
The Cowboy and the Bandit
1935 · Movie
Sheriff Pete
The Ghost Rider
1935 · Movie
Guard
The Roaring West
1935 · Movie
Jim Parker
Timber Terrors
1935 · Movie
Royce Horter
Wild Waters
1935 · Movie
Sheriff Manning
Border Guns
1934 · Movie
Dr. Jim Wilson
Crack-Up
1934 · Movie
Police Chief
Frontier Days
1934 · Movie
Sheriff Barnes
I Can't Escape
1934 · Movie
Parole Officer Donovan
Pirate Treasure
1934 · Movie
Capt. Jim Carson
The Rawhide Terror
1934 · Movie
Tom Blake
The Red Rider
1934 · Movie
Sheriff Campbell
The Vanishing Shadow
1934 · Movie
MacDonald
The Way of the West
1934 · Movie
'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)
When Lightning Strikes
1934 · Movie
Marshal Jack Stevens
Clancy of the Mounted
1933 · Movie
Dave Moran
Fargo Express
1933 · Movie
Sheriff Joe Thompson
Gordon of Ghost City
1933 · Movie
John Mulford
Laughing at Life
1933 · Movie
Military Cabinet Officer
Mr. Broadway
1933 · Movie
1st Suitor (archive footage)
Perils of Pauline
1933 · Movie
Prof. Thompson
Strawberry Roan
1933 · Movie
Colonel Brownlee
The Phantom of the Air
1933 · Movie
Thomas Edmonds
The Rustler's Roundup
1933 · Movie
San Dimas Sheriff Holden
The Three Musketeers
1933 · Movie
Capt. Boncour
A Scarlet Week-End
1932 · Movie
Cast
Heroes of the West
1932 · Movie
John Blaine
Jungle Mystery
1932 · Movie
John Morgan
The Last Frontier
1932 · Movie
General Custer
Battling with Buffalo Bill
1931 · Movie
John Mills
First Aid
1931 · Movie
Chief of Police
Hell-Bent for Frisco
1931 · Movie
The Editor
Oklahoma Jim
1931 · Movie
Lacy
The Lightning Warrior
1931 · Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
The Vanishing Legion
1931 · Movie
Milesburg Sheriff
The Phantom of the West
1930 · Movie
Martin Blair
No Children
1929 · Movie
Self
No Defense
1929 · Movie
John Harper
The Devil's Trademark
1928 · Movie
Morgan Gray
The Mystery Rider
1928 · Movie
Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider
The Vanishing Rider
1928 · Movie
Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
The Return of the Riddle Rider
1927 · Movie
Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
The Strings of Steel
1926 · Movie
Ned Brown
Barriers of the Law
1925 · Movie
Rex Brandon
Duped
1925 · Movie
John Morgan
Outwitted
1925 · Movie
Jack Blaisdel
Red Clay
1925 · Movie
Chief John Nisheto
Ridin' Pretty
1925 · Movie
Sky Parker
Straight Through
1925 · Movie
Good Deed O'Day
The Ace of Spades
1925 · Movie
Dan Harvey
The Burning Trail
1925 · Movie
Smiling Bill Flannigan
The Meddler
1925 · Movie
Richard Gilmore
Big Timber
1924 · Movie
Walter Sandry
Hello, 'Frisco
1924 · Movie
William Desmond
The Breathless Moment
1924 · Movie
Billy Carson
The Measure of a Man
1924 · Movie
John Fairmeadow
The Riddle Rider
1924 · Movie
Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
The Sunset Trail
1924 · Movie
Happy Hobo
Around the World in 18 Days
1923 · Movie
Phineas Fogg III
Beasts of Paradise
1923 · Movie
Phil Grant
McGuire of the Mounted
1923 · Movie
Bob McGuire
Shadows of the North
1923 · Movie
Ben 'Wolf' Darby
The Extra Girl
1923 · Movie
Himself · Himself - Actor
The Phantom Fortune
1923 · Movie
Larry Barclay
Night Life in Hollywood
1922 · Movie
Self
Perils of the Yukon
1922 · Movie
Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.
Fightin' Mad
1921 · Movie
Bud McGraw
The Child Thou Gavest Me
1921 · Movie
Tom Marshall
The Parish Priest
1921 · Movie
Reverend John Whalen
The Policeman and the Baby
1921 · Movie
The Policeman
Women Men Love
1921 · Movie
David Hunter
Twin Beds
1920 · Movie
Harry Hawkins
A Sage Brush Hamlet
1919 · Movie
Larry Lang
Bare-Fisted Gallagher
1919 · Movie
'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher
Her Code of Honor
1919 · Movie
Eugene La Salle
Life's a Funny Proposition
1919 · Movie
Jimmie Pendleton
The Blue Bandanna
1919 · Movie
Jerry Jerome
The Mints of Hell
1919 · Movie
Dan Burke
The Prince and Betty
1919 · Movie
John Maude
Whitewashed Walls
1919 · Movie
Larry Donovan
An Honest Man
1918 · Movie
Benny Boggs
Captain of His Soul
1918 · Movie
Horace
Society for Sale
1918 · Movie
Honorable Billy
The Marriage Bubble
1918 · Movie
The Actor
The Pretender
1918 · Movie
Bob Baldwin
Flying Colors
1917 · Movie
Brent Brewster
Married in Name Only
1917 · Movie
Cast
Master of His Home
1917 · Movie
Carson Stewart
Paddy O'Hara
1917 · Movie
Paddy O'Hara
Paws of the Bear
1917 · Movie
Ray Bourke
The Iced Bullet
1917 · Movie
The Author / Horace Lee
The Last of the Ingrams
1917 · Movie
Jules Ingram
The Sudden Gentleman
1917 · Movie
Garry Garrity
Time Locks and Diamonds
1917 · Movie
Silver Jim Farrel
A Gamble in Souls
1916 · Movie
Cast
Bullets and Brown Eyes
1916 · Movie
Prince Carl
Peggy
1916 · Movie
Rev. Donald Bruce
The Criminal
1916 · Movie
Donald White
The Dawn Maker
1916 · Movie
Bruce Smithson
Kilmeny
1915 · Movie
Bob Meredith
Peer Gynt
1915 · Movie
The Parson
The Majesty of the Law
1915 · Movie
Jackson Morgan Kent
The Sign of the Cross
1904 · Movie
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