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William Desmond

William Desmond

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 23, 1878
Died Nov 03, 1949 (71)
Birthplace Horseheads, New York, USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024
Entry Date Apr 27, 2024
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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. ...

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Savage Fury

Savage Fury

1956

as Allen (archive footage)

Code of the West

Code of the West

1947

as Settler (uncredited)

The Egg and I

The Egg and I

1947

as Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)

Desert Command

Desert Command

1946

as Capt. Boncour

The Return of the Durango Kid

The Return of the Durango Kid

1945

as Street Ambusher (uncredited)

Strange Confession

Strange Confession

1945

as Peanut Vendor (uncredited)

The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties

1945

as Showboat Customer (uncredited)

The Mummy's Ghost

The Mummy's Ghost

1944

as Museum Tourist (uncredited)

The Climax

The Climax

1944

as Backstage Technician (Uncredited)

Phantom Lady

Phantom Lady

1944

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

The Lone Star Trail

The Lone Star Trail

1943

as Bartender Mike

Cheyenne Roundup

Cheyenne Roundup

1943

as Pete

Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera

1943

as Stagehand (uncredited)

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

as Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)

Down Rio Grande Way

Down Rio Grande Way

1942

as Townsman

The Silver Bullet

The Silver Bullet

1942

as Townsman

Overland Mail

Overland Mail

1942

as Williams - Banker

Winners of the West

Winners of the West

1940

as Bill Brine

The Boys from Syracuse

The Boys from Syracuse

1940

as Citizen

Junior G-Men

Junior G-Men

1940

as Irish Cop (uncredited)

Tim Tyler's Luck

Tim Tyler's Luck

1937

as Dock Official

Song of the Gringo

Song of the Gringo

1936

as Bailiff

Headin' for the Rio Grande

Headin' for the Rio Grande

1936

as Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)

The Vigilantes Are Coming

The Vigilantes Are Coming

1936

as Anderson, Vigilante Member

Song of the Saddle

Song of the Saddle

1936

as Tim

Custer's Last Stand

Custer's Last Stand

1936

as Wagon Master

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

1936

as Captain of the 'Viking'

Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard

1936

as Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)

Wild Waters

Wild Waters

1935

as Sheriff Manning

Timber Terrors

Timber Terrors

1935

as Royce Horter

Courage of the North

Courage of the North

1935

as Gene Travis

Born to Battle

Born to Battle

1935

as John Brownell

The Cowboy and the Bandit

The Cowboy and the Bandit

1935

as Sheriff Pete

Rustlers of Red Dog

Rustlers of Red Dog

1935

as Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]

The Roaring West

The Roaring West

1935

as Jim Parker

The Call of the Savage

The Call of the Savage

1935

as Allen

Cyclone of the Saddle

Cyclone of the Saddle

1935

as Wagon Master

The Ghost Rider

The Ghost Rider

1935

as Guard

Powdersmoke Range

Powdersmoke Range

1935

as Happy - Bartender

Social Error

Social Error

1935

as Policeman

Frisco Kid

Frisco Kid

1935

as Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)

Naughty Marietta

Naughty Marietta

1935

as Gendarme Chief (uncredited)

The Rawhide Terror

The Rawhide Terror

1934

as Tom Blake

Crack-Up

Crack-Up

1934

as Police Chief

I Can't Escape

I Can't Escape

1934

as Parole Officer Donovan

Border Guns

Border Guns

1934

as Dr. Jim Wilson

The Way of the West

The Way of the West

1934

as 'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)

Pirate Treasure

Pirate Treasure

1934

as Capt. Jim Carson

The Vanishing Shadow

The Vanishing Shadow

1934

as MacDonald

When Lightning Strikes

When Lightning Strikes

1934

as Marshal Jack Stevens

Frontier Days

Frontier Days

1934

as Sheriff Barnes

The Red Rider

The Red Rider

1934

as Sheriff Campbell

The Phantom of the Air

The Phantom of the Air

1933

as Thomas Edmonds

Fargo Express

Fargo Express

1933

as Sheriff Joe Thompson

Gordon of Ghost City

Gordon of Ghost City

1933

as John Mulford

Strawberry Roan

Strawberry Roan

1933

as Colonel Brownlee

The Rustler's Roundup

The Rustler's Roundup

1933

as San Dimas Sheriff Holden

Perils of Pauline

Perils of Pauline

1933

as Prof. Thompson

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1933

as Capt. Boncour

Laughing at Life

Laughing at Life

1933

as Military Cabinet Officer

Mr. Broadway

Mr. Broadway

1933

as 1st Suitor (archive footage)

Heroes of the West

Heroes of the West

1932

as John Blaine

The Last Frontier

The Last Frontier

1932

as General Custer

Battling with Buffalo Bill

Battling with Buffalo Bill

1931

as John Mills

The Vanishing Legion

The Vanishing Legion

1931

as Milesburg Sheriff

Oklahoma Jim

Oklahoma Jim

1931

as Lacy

The Lightning Warrior

The Lightning Warrior

1931

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Phantom of the West

The Phantom of the West

1930

as Martin Blair

No Defense

No Defense

1929

as John Harper

The Vanishing Rider

The Vanishing Rider

1928

as Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider

The Mystery Rider

The Mystery Rider

1928

as Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider

The Strings of Steel

The Strings of Steel

1926

as Ned Brown

The Burning Trail

The Burning Trail

1925

as Smiling Bill Flannigan

Ridin' Pretty

Ridin' Pretty

1925

as Sky Parker

Straight Through

Straight Through

1925

as Good Deed O'Day

The Meddler

The Meddler

1925

as Richard Gilmore

Outwitted

Outwitted

1925

as Jack Blaisdel

Barriers of the Law

Barriers of the Law

1925

as Rex Brandon

The Sunset Trail

The Sunset Trail

1924

as Happy Hobo

Hello, 'Frisco

Hello, 'Frisco

1924

as William Desmond

McGuire of the Mounted

McGuire of the Mounted

1923

as Bob McGuire

Around the World in 18 Days

Around the World in 18 Days

1923

as Phineas Fogg III

Shadows of the North

Shadows of the North

1923

as Ben 'Wolf' Darby

Perils of the Yukon

Perils of the Yukon

1922

as Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.

The Child Thou Gavest Me

The Child Thou Gavest Me

1921

as Tom Marshall

The Prince and Betty

The Prince and Betty

1919

as John Maude

A Sage Brush Hamlet

A Sage Brush Hamlet

1919

as Larry Lang

Her Code of Honor

Her Code of Honor

1919

as Eugene La Salle

Society for Sale

Society for Sale

1918

as Honorable Billy

Paws of the Bear

Paws of the Bear

1917

as Ray Bourke

The Last of the Ingrams

The Last of the Ingrams

1917

as Jules Ingram

The Iced Bullet

The Iced Bullet

1917

as The Author / Horace Lee

The Dawn Maker

The Dawn Maker

1916

as Bruce Smithson

Peggy

Peggy

1916

as Rev. Donald Bruce

Kilmeny

Kilmeny

1915

as Bob Meredith

The Majesty of the Law

The Majesty of the Law

1915

as Jackson Morgan Kent

Peer Gynt

Peer Gynt

1915

as The Parson

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