William B. Davidson
Biography
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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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1888-06-15
Place of birth
Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
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Cast
The Good Fellows
1943
0.00
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
6.00
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
6.20
The Call of Her People
1917
0.00
The White Raven
1917
6.00
The Greatest Power
1917
0.00
The Lifted Veil
1917
1.00
I'm No Angel
1933
6.40
Hidden Power
1939
0.00
La belle Russe
1919
0.00
The Pretenders
1916
0.00
Lure of Ambition
1919
0.00
In Pursuit of Polly
1918
7.50
Seven Sinners
1940
5.80
Good Morning, Judge
1928
0.00
Circumstantial Evidence
1945
4.80
Hook, Line and Sinker
1930
5.17
Queen of the Night Clubs
1929
0.00
Sun Valley Serenade
1941
6.98
Lady Killer
1933
6.80
Hollywood Hotel
1938
5.40
Earthworm Tractors
1936
5.00
Dangerously Yours
1933
0.00
Highway West
1941
5.80
Hearts and Spurs
1925
0.00
The Dragon Murder Case
1934
5.80
Larceny, Inc.
1942
6.90
Blackwell's Island
1939
5.00
Special Agent
1935
6.20
Ports of Call
1925
0.00
The Great Man's Lady
1941
6.30
The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946
5.50
The Lost Squadron
1932
6.30
Letter of Introduction
1938
5.67
Her Mad Night
1932
1.00
Paradise Isle
1937
5.00
A Yellow Streak
1915
0.00
Show Them No Mercy!
1935
7.00
Sergeant Murphy
1938
5.00
Sweet Music
1935
5.70
Sky Devils
1932
5.50
Graft
1931
4.50
Tell It to a Star
1945
0.00
Scarlet Pages
1930
6.50
The Animal Kingdom
1932
5.60
Love on a Bet
1936
7.00
Murder on the Waterfront
1943
5.00
The Menace
1932
4.50
Midnight Court
1937
4.80
Laughing Boy
1934
3.60
The Pride of the Legion
1932
6.00
Marry the Girl
1937
5.00
Woman Trap
1929
4.80
Road Gang
1936
6.50
My Love Came Back
1940
5.20
For the Defense
1930
4.80
Uncle Joe
1941
6.00
Florian
1940
1.00
The Vice Squad
1931
7.00
The Affairs of Martha
1942
5.80
For the Honor of the Crew
1915
0.00
The Plainsman and the Lady
1946
3.00
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938
9.00
That Hagen Girl
1947
5.20
Indianapolis Speedway
1939
5.00
Woman Wanted
1935
6.30
Captain Applejack
1931
6.50
In the Navy
1941
6.30
Hello, Everybody!
1933
6.00
The Most Dangerous Game
1932
6.95
No Limit
1931
6.00
Blockade
1938
5.64
Guilty or Not Guilty
1932
6.00
Playboy of Paris
1930
7.00
The Dumb-Bell
1922
6.00
The St. Louis Kid
1934
5.80
A Man from Wyoming
1930
9.00
Her Debt of Honor
1916
0.00
In the Diplomatic Service
1916
0.00
Death Flies East
1935
5.00
Murder by an Aristocrat
1936
3.00
Ding Dong Williams
1946
5.00
The Price of Malice
1916
0.00
A Modern Cinderella
1917
0.00
The Carnation Kid
1929
0.00
Partners of the Night
1920
0.00
Cradle Snatchers
1927
3.50
Ever Since Eve
1937
5.80
It Happened in Hollywood
1937
6.10
Easy Living
1937
7.00
Lillian Russell
1940
6.10
In Person
1935
6.30
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
6.10
The Intruder
1933
4.20
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
1931
5.00
The Hurricane
1937
6.60
Racket Busters
1938
5.10
Fatal Lady
1936
0.00
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938
4.00
Cocoanut Grove
1938
0.00
Sunny
1930
6.50
Melody for Two
1937
0.00
Naughty But Nice
1939
6.20
Up in Arms
1944
6.00
Adam and Eva
1923
0.00
Greenwich Village
1944
6.00
Smashing the Money Ring
1939
5.00
The Sport Parade
1932
5.30
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935
7.30
Charter Pilot
1940
6.00
The Big Noise
1936
5.00
Hired Wife
1940
6.80
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
1934
6.00
Tail Spin
1939
5.80
Blondie Meets the Boss
1939
5.80
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939
7.14
Three Sons o' Guns
1941
5.00
Each Dawn I Die
1939
6.80
That's My Man
1947
6.00
Honeymoon in Bali
1939
6.20
There Goes My Heart
1938
7.14
Man-Made Monster
1941
6.10
The Last Trail
1927
0.00
The Girl from Nowhere
1921
0.00
Hers to Hold
1943
6.86
The Judge Steps Out
1947
7.00
On Their Own
1940
0.00
A Night of Adventure
1944
4.90
Calaboose
1943
0.00
Bordertown
1935
5.90
Devil Dogs of the Air
1935
6.40
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
1947
5.40
Love on Toast
1937
5.50
The Secret Bride
1934
6.10
Dangerous
1935
6.70
A Woman There Was
1919
0.00
Over My Dead Body
1942
0.00
Keep 'Em Flying
1941
5.90
Mary Lawson's Secret
1917
0.00
Scarface
1932
7.45
My Darling Clementine
1946
7.45
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
5.20
My Little Chickadee
1940
6.44
Hold That Ghost
1941
6.75
Half a Sinner
1940
5.18
Tin Pan Alley
1940
4.75
The Singing Kid
1936
4.00
Gentleman Jim
1942
7.20
A Night at the Ritz
1935
3.00
Lady with Red Hair
1940
6.50
Girl in 313
1940
5.60
Maryland
1940
6.20
Meet the Baron
1933
4.30
How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action
1933
0.00
Private Detective
1939
6.00
Satan Met a Lady
1936
5.80
Three Girls About Town
1941
5.30
The Silver Horde
1930
5.30
Something to Sing About
1937
5.91
The Secret Call
1931
0.00
Always Faithful
1929
0.00
Remember the Day
1941
6.60
Upperworld
1934
6.30
Sharp Tools
1928
0.00
Gold Diggers of 1937
1936
5.80
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
5.70
Oh, for a Man!
1930
5.70
Sudden Money
1939
5.00
Careful, Soft Shoulders
1942
6.00
Housewife
1934
7.70
Off the Record
1939
6.00
The Costello Case
1930
0.00
Men Are Like That
1930
9.00
On Trial
1939
5.50
Half Holiday
1931
0.00
Week-End in Havana
1941
6.60
The Cat Creeps
1946
4.80
Fog Over Frisco
1934
6.20
Thieves Fall Out
1941
5.50
Hell's Angels
1930
6.50
Mission to Moscow
1943
5.31
Sailor's Lady
1940
4.00
Marked Woman
1937
6.50
Torch Singer
1933
5.20
Over the Wall
1943
0.00
Go Into Your Dance
1935
6.75
Truck Busters
1943
6.00
Blonde Alibi
1946
3.90
The Jury's Secret
1938
4.50
See My Lawyer
1945
6.00
Sandy Gets Her Man
1940
4.00
Behind the Mike
1937
0.00
Let Them Live
1937
0.00
Why I Would Not Marry
1918
0.00
Recompense
1925
0.00
Make Your Own Bed
1944
5.80
Impossible Catherine
1919
0.00
The Billion Dollar Scandal
1933
0.00
The Big Shakedown
1934
5.60
You May Be Next!
1936
2.50
Imitation of Life
1934
7.00
In Society
1944
5.80
San Francisco Docks
1940
6.00
The Man Who Walked Alone
1945
5.50
Granny Get Your Gun
1940
3.50
The Capitol
1919
0.00
Central Park
1932
5.20
Invisible Stripes
1939
6.30
In This Our Life
1942
6.80
Blaze o' Glory
1929
0.00
Dorian's Divorce
1916
0.00
They Were Expendable
1945
6.60
Is My Face Red?
1932
5.00
A Gentleman of Paris
1927
0.00
The Male Animal
1942
4.10
Female
1933
6.33
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933
6.50
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934
6.00
Illegal Traffic
1938
6.50
The Magnificent Dope
1942
7.20
Dishonored
1931
6.80
The Thirteenth Guest
1932
4.95
Sing Your Way Home
1945
5.20
The Road Back
1937
6.33
The Valley of Doubt
1924
0.00
Persuasive Peggy
1917
0.00
Her Second Husband
1917
0.00
American Maid
1917
0.00
Ashes of Love
1918
0.00
Redheads on Parade
1935
0.00
You and Me
1938
6.68
Straight from the Heart
1935
0.00
A Night at Earl Carroll's
1940
3.50