William B. Davidson
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.
Filmography (250 Appearances)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
MGM Parade
The Judge Steps Out
That Hagen Girl
That's My Man
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
The Plainsman and the Lady
My Darling Clementine
The Cat Creeps
Ding Dong Williams
Blonde Alibi
The Notorious Lone Wolf
They Were Expendable
Sing Your Way Home
Tell It to a Star
Blonde Ransom
Dillinger
Circumstantial Evidence
The Man Who Walked Alone
See My Lawyer
Greenwich Village
In Society
Make Your Own Bed
A Night of Adventure
Shine on Harvest Moon
Up in Arms
Over the Wall
Murder on the Waterfront
The Good Fellows
Hers to Hold
Mission to Moscow
Calaboose
Truck Busters
Gentleman Jim
Careful, Soft Shoulders
The Magnificent Dope
The Affairs of Martha
In This Our Life
Larceny, Inc.
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
The Male Animal
Over My Dead Body
Remember the Day
Keep 'Em Flying
The Great Man's Lady
Three Girls About Town
Uncle Joe
Week-End in Havana
Sun Valley Serenade
Hold That Ghost
Highway West
Three Sons o' Guns
In the Navy
Thieves Fall Out
The Lady from Cheyenne
Man-Made Monster
San Francisco Docks
Charter Pilot
A Night at Earl Carroll's
Lady with Red Hair
Tin Pan Alley
Sandy Gets Her Man
Seven Sinners
Hired Wife
Maryland
My Love Came Back
Sailor's Lady
Florian
Girl in 313
Lillian Russell
On Their Own
Half a Sinner
Granny Get Your Gun
My Little Chickadee
Invisible Stripes
The Honeymoon's Over
Private Detective
Smashing the Money Ring
Honeymoon in Bali
Dust Be My Destiny
Hidden Power
Each Dawn I Die
Indianapolis Speedway
Naughty But Nice
On Trial
Sudden Money
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Blondie Meets the Boss
Tail Spin
Blackwell's Island
They Made Me a Criminal
Off the Record
Illegal Traffic
There Goes My Heart
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Letter of Introduction
Racket Busters
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Blockade
You and Me
Cocoanut Grove
The Jury's Secret
Hollywood Hotel
Sergeant Murphy
Love on Toast
The Hurricane
Something to Sing About
Behind the Mike
It Happened in Hollywood
Paradise Isle
Easy Living
Ever Since Eve
Marry the Girl
The Road Back
Melody for Two
Let Them Live
Marked Woman
Midnight Court
Gold Diggers of 1937
Earthworm Tractors
Satan Met a Lady
The Big Noise
Murder by an Aristocrat
Fatal Lady
The Singing Kid
Road Gang
Love on a Bet
You May Be Next!
Dangerous
Show Them No Mercy!
In Person
Special Agent
Redheads on Parade
Woman Wanted
Oil for the Lamps of China
Go Into Your Dance
A Night at the Ritz
Straight from the Heart
Death Flies East
Sweet Music
Devil Dogs of the Air
Bordertown
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
The Secret Bride
Imitation of Life
The St. Louis Kid
The Dragon Murder Case
Housewife
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Fog Over Frisco
Upperworld
Laughing Boy
The Big Shakedown
Lady Killer
Female
Meet the Baron
I'm No Angel
Torch Singer
How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action
The Intruder
Dangerously Yours
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Hello, Everybody!
The Billion Dollar Scandal
The Animal Kingdom
Central Park
Guilty or Not Guilty
The Sport Parade
The Pride of the Legion
Her Mad Night
The Most Dangerous Game
The Thirteenth Guest
Is My Face Red?
Scarface
Sky Devils
The Lost Squadron
The Menace
Half Holiday
Graft
The Secret Call
The Vice Squad
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
Dishonored
Captain Applejack
No Limit
Hook, Line and Sinker
Oh, for a Man!
Hell's Angels
Sunny
The Silver Horde
Playboy of Paris
The Costello Case
Scarlet Pages
For the Defense
A Man from Wyoming
Men Are Like That
Blaze o' Glory
Always Faithful
Woman Trap
Queen of the Night Clubs
The Carnation Kid
Sharp Tools
Good Morning, Judge
A Gentleman of Paris
Cradle Snatchers
The Last Trail
Hearts and Spurs
Recompense
Women and Gold
Ports of Call
The Valley of Doubt
The Storm Daughter
Adam and Eva
The Dumb-Bell
Nobody
The Girl from Nowhere
Partners of the Night
The Capitol
Lure of Ambition
Impossible Catherine
La belle Russe
A Woman There Was
The Gold Cure
Why I Would Not Marry
In Pursuit of Polly
Ashes of Love
Friend Husband
Our Little Wife
Her Second Husband
American Maid
Persuasive Peggy
More Truth Than Poetry
The Lifted Veil
The Greatest Power
Lady Barnacle
The Call of Her People
A Magdalene of the Hills
Mary Lawson's Secret
The White Raven
A Modern Cinderella
In the Diplomatic Service
The Pretenders
The Child of Destiny
Dorian's Divorce
The Price of Malice
Her Debt of Honor
A Yellow Streak
For the Honor of the Crew