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William B. Davidson

15th June 1888 Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA Acting

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William B. Davidson (June 16, 1888 – September 28, 1947) was an American film actor. Davidson attended Columbia University where he played football. He became a popular football star. This fame eventually led to his foray into motion pictures after he had spent some time as a lawyer. He started in films in 1914 with Vitagraph and supported well known stage and film actresses such as Ethel Barrymore, Mabel Taliaferro, Charlotte Walker, Olga Petrova, Viola Dana, June Caprice, Edna Goodrich, and Mae West. He appeared in 318 films between 1915 and 1949. He was born in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and died in Santa Monica, California. His first Hollywood film was For the Honor of the Crew. Afterward, he appeared in many films, his best-known role was perhaps the Ship's captain in The Most Dangerous Game. He remained in show business until his sudden death after surgery in 1947.

249 Movies 1 TV Shows 250 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Blonde Alibi poster
Blonde Alibi 1st March 1946 as Police Captain Hurley (Uncredited)
Dillinger poster
Dillinger 25th April 1945 as Bank President (uncredited)
Up in Arms poster
Up in Arms 17th February 1944 as Maxwell (uncredited)
Calaboose poster
Calaboose 29th January 1943 as Sheriff George Lane (as William Davidson)
Hired Wife poster
Hired Wife 13th September 1940 as Mumford (as William Davidson)
Florian poster
Florian 5th June 1940 as Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Tail Spin poster
Tail Spin 19th February 1939 as Sales Manager (Uncredited)
You and Me poster
You and Me 1st June 1938 as N. G. Orton, Attorney-at-Law (uncredited)
Road Gang poster
Road Gang 28th March 1936 as Attorney General Mardsen
In Person poster
In Person 22nd November 1935 as Director Bill Sutter (uncredited)
Special Agent poster
Special Agent 14th September 1935 as Charlie Young - Carston's Lawyer
Upperworld poster
Upperworld 28th April 1934 as City Editor (uncredited)
Laughing Boy poster
Laughing Boy 13th April 1934 as Hartshone (as William Davidson)
Female poster
Female 11th November 1933 as Department Head (Uncredited)
Central Park poster
Central Park 10th December 1932 as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Scarface poster
Scarface 9th April 1932 as Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
Graft poster
Graft 21st September 1931 as M.H. Thomas
Sunny poster
Sunny 9th November 1930 as First Ship's Officer
Blaze o' Glory poster
Blaze o' Glory 30th December 1929 as District Attorney (as William Davidson)
Nobody poster
Nobody 24th July 1921 as John Rossmore