William Desmond

Actor

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.

Born: January 23, 1878 in Horseheads, New York, USA

Died: November 3, 1949 (Age 71)

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William Desmond Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
The Phantom of the Air Movie	6.3	Actor	Thomas Edmonds	1933
The Last of the Ingrams Movie	5.4	Actor	Jules Ingram	1917
The Majesty of the Law Movie		Actor	Jackson Morgan Kent	1915
Cyclone of the Saddle Movie	5.4	Actor	Wagon Master	1935
The Child Thou Gavest Me Movie	7.2	Actor	Tom Marshall	1921
Ridin' Pretty Movie		Actor	Sky Parker	1925
Society for Sale Movie	6.8	Actor	Honorable Billy	1918
Savage Fury Movie	5.8	Actor	Allen (archive footage)	1956
The Mystery Rider Movie	5.9	Actor	Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider	1928
The Naughty Nineties Movie	7.2	Actor	Showboat Customer (uncredited)	1945
Treachery Rides the Range Movie	5.2	Actor	Bill	1936
Hollywood Boulevard Movie	6.3	Actor	Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)	1936
The Phantom of the West Movie	6.2	Actor	Martin Blair	1930
Battling with Buffalo Bill Movie	5.9	Actor	John Mills	1931
The Way of the West Movie	5.2	Actor	'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)	1934
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell Movie	6.8	Actor	Captain of the 'Viking'	1936
A Gamble in Souls Movie		Actor		1916
Custer's Last Stand Movie	4.5	Actor	Wagon Master	1936
The Lone Star Trail Movie	5.4	Actor	Bartender Mike	1943
Peggy Movie	5.1	Actor	Rev. Donald Bruce	1916
Night Life in Hollywood Movie	4.4	Actor	Self	1922
Fightin' Mad Movie		Actor	Bud McGraw	1921
The Red Rider Movie	7	Actor	Sheriff Campbell	1934
McGuire of the Mounted Movie		Actor	Bob McGuire	1923
The Iced Bullet Movie	6.9	Actor	The Author / Horace Lee	1917
A Sage Brush Hamlet Movie	6.7	Actor	Larry Lang	1919
The Sunset Trail Movie		Actor	Happy Hobo	1924
Outwitted Movie		Actor	Jack Blaisdel	1925
Kilmeny Movie		Actor	Bob Meredith	1915
Barriers of the Law Movie		Actor	Rex Brandon	1925
The Dawn Maker Movie	6.5	Actor	Bruce Smithson	1916
No Defense Movie		Actor	John Harper	1929
The Roaring West Movie	6.2	Actor	Jim Parker	1935
The Ghost Rider Movie	5.4	Actor	Guard	1935
The Silver Bullet Movie	6.1	Actor	Townsman	1942
Powdersmoke Range Movie	6.3	Actor	Happy - Bartender	1935
Down Rio Grande Way Movie	5.6	Actor	Townsman	1942
Cheyenne Roundup Movie	6	Actor	Pete	1943
Social Error Movie	4.7	Actor	Policeman	1935
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery Movie	6.5	Actor	Foreman Burke	1935
Where Did You Get That Girl? Movie	5.3	Actor	Tourist	1941
The Climax Movie	5.4	Actor	Backstage Technician (Uncredited)	1944
Naughty Marietta Movie	6.3	Actor	Gendarme Chief (uncredited)	1935
Overland Mail Movie	6.8	Actor	Williams - Banker	1942
Strange Confession Movie	6.3	Actor	Peanut Vendor (uncredited)	1945
Rustlers of Red Dog Movie	7.1	Actor	Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]	1935
Shadows of the North Movie	6.7	Actor	Ben 'Wolf' Darby	1923
The Prince and Betty Movie	7.4	Actor	John Maude	1919
The Vanishing Rider Movie	6.8	Actor	Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider	1928
The Rawhide Terror Movie	3.1	Actor	Tom Blake	1934
The Vanishing Legion Movie	6.6	Actor	Milesburg Sheriff	1931
I Can't Escape Movie	5.6	Actor	Parole Officer Donovan	1934
Heroes of the West Movie	5.6	Actor	John Blaine	1932
Oklahoma Jim Movie	6.8	Actor	Lacy	1931
The Vanishing Shadow Movie	6.2	Actor	MacDonald	1934
Born to Battle Movie	5.5	Actor	John Brownell	1935
Pirate Treasure Movie	5.7	Actor	Capt. Jim Carson	1934
Fargo Express Movie	7.2	Actor	Sheriff Joe Thompson	1933
Gordon of Ghost City Movie	6.6	Actor	John Mulford	1933
Strawberry Roan Movie	6.8	Actor	Colonel Brownlee	1933
Song of the Gringo Movie	4.8	Actor	Bailiff	1936
The Extra Girl Movie Available on 5 streaming services.	6.5	Actor	Himself - Actor	1923
Frontier Days Movie	4.3	Actor	Sheriff Barnes	1934
Perils of Pauline Movie	5.5	Actor	Prof. Thompson	1933
The Rustler's Roundup Movie	6.8	Actor	San Dimas Sheriff Holden	1933
When Lightning Strikes Movie	5.9	Actor	Marshal Jack Stevens	1934
The Cowboy and the Bandit Movie	5.9	Actor	Sheriff Pete	1935
Headin' for the Rio Grande Movie	5.9	Actor	Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)	1936
The Call of the Savage Movie	5.5	Actor	Allen	1935
The Vigilantes Are Coming Movie	5.9	Actor	Anderson, Vigilante Member	1936
Winners of the West Movie	6.4	Actor	Bill Brine	1940
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie Movie	5.7	Actor	Bartender	1941
Desert Command Movie	4.6	Actor	Capt. Boncour	1946
Song of the Saddle Movie	5.8	Actor	Tim	1936
The Lightning Warrior Movie	6.2	Actor	Townsman (uncredited)	1931
Tim Tyler's Luck Movie	6.2	Actor	Dock Official	1937
The Boys from Syracuse Movie	5.7	Actor	Citizen	1940
Junior G-Men Movie	6.3	Actor	Irish Cop (uncredited)	1940
Mr. Broadway Movie	5.9	Actor	1st Suitor (archive footage)	1933
The Egg and I Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.1	Actor	Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)	1947
The Last Frontier Movie	6.3	Actor	General Custer	1932
The Broken Coin Movie		Actor		1936
Frisco Kid Movie	6	Actor	Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)	1935
The Meddler Movie		Actor	Richard Gilmore	1925
Straight Through Movie		Actor	Good Deed O'Day	1925
The Burning Trail Movie		Actor	Smiling Bill Flannigan	1925
The Strings of Steel Movie		Actor	Ned Brown	1926
Her Code of Honor Movie		Actor	Eugene La Salle	1919
Paws of the Bear Movie		Actor	Ray Bourke	1917
Border Guns Movie	4.5	Actor	Dr. Jim Wilson	1934
Laughing at Life Movie	5	Actor	Military Cabinet Officer	1933
Perils of the Yukon Movie	5.2	Actor	Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.	1922
A Scarlet Week-End Movie		Actor		1932
Code of the West Movie	5.7	Actor	Settler (uncredited)	1947
Peer Gynt Movie	6.4	Actor	The Parson	1915
Captain of His Soul Movie		Actor	Horace	1918
Phantom of the Opera Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	Stagehand (uncredited)	1943
The Mummy's Ghost Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	5.7	Actor	Museum Tourist (uncredited)	1944
Master of His Home Movie		Actor	Carson Stewart	1917
The Return of the Durango Kid Movie	5.6	Actor	Street Ambusher (uncredited)	1945
Phantom Lady Movie	7.1	Actor	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)	1944
Courage of the North Movie	5.6	Actor	Gene Travis	1935
Timber Terrors Movie	5	Actor	Royce Horter	1935
Thank Your Lucky Stars Movie	6.5	Actor	Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)	1943
Thunder Mountain Movie	6.1	Actor	Townsman (uncredited)	1947
No Children Short Film		Actor	Self	1929
Hello, 'Frisco Short Film	6	Actor	William Desmond	1924
The Policeman and the Baby Short Film		Actor	The Policeman	1921
Wild Waters Short Film	5.8	Actor	Sheriff Manning	1935
The Marriage Bubble Short Film		Actor	The Actor	1918
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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