William B. Davidson
Acting
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.
As actor 250
MGM Parade
1955
Scarface
1932
My Darling Clementine
1946
Dishonored
1931
Housewife
1934
The Most Dangerous Game
1932
They Were Expendable
1945
Hell's Angels
1930
Hello, Everybody!
1933
Careful, Soft Shoulders
1942
Special Agent
1935
Friend Husband
1918
I'm No Angel
1933
Nobody
1921
Marked Woman
1937
In This Our Life
1942
Naughty but Nice
1939
Road Gang
1936
Remember the Day
1941
Greenwich Village
1944
Imitation of Life
1934
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Satan Met a Lady
1936
Invisible Stripes
1939
Man-Made Monster
1941
Lady Killer
1933
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933
In Person
1935
Hold That Ghost
1941
Larceny, Inc.
1942
Gentleman Jim
1942
Calaboose
1943
You and Me
1938
Recompense
1925
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
1947
The Child of Destiny
1916
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935
The Hurricane
1937
Mission to Moscow
1943
Seven Sinners
1940
Easy Living
1937
Up in Arms
1944
Dillinger
1945
The Dragon Murder Case
1934
Lady with Red Hair
1940
The Animal Kingdom
1932
The Honeymoon's Over
1939
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
Oh, for a Man!
1930
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
1994
The Gold Cure
1919
Tail Spin
1939
Let Them Live
1937
The Judge Steps Out
1947
Central Park
1932
Lillian Russell
1940
The Billion Dollar Scandal
1933
Indianapolis Speedway
1939
Dangerous
1935
The Male Animal
1942
My Little Chickadee
1940
Keep 'Em Flying
1941
The Affairs of Martha
1942
Blonde Alibi
1946
Sing Your Way Home
1945
Female
1933
The Plainsman and the Lady
1946
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934
Letter of Introduction
1938
The Storm Daughter
1924
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939
Bordertown
1935
Private Detective
1939
Each Dawn I Die
1939
It Happened in Hollywood
1937
Torch Singer
1933
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
Granny Get Your Gun
1940
A Magdalene of the Hills
1917
The Big Shakedown
1934
Circumstantial Evidence
1945
Go Into Your Dance
1935
Sun Valley Serenade
1941
The Road Back
1937
Earthworm Tractors
1936
Ding Dong Williams
1946
Murder on the Waterfront
1943
In the Navy
1941
Hers to Hold
1943
Shine on Harvest Moon
1944
The Call of Her People
1917
Three Girls About Town
1941
Cocoanut Grove
1938
Fog Over Frisco
1934
The Great Man's Lady
1941
That's My Man
1947
The Jury's Secret
1938
Graft
1931
In Society
1944
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
For the Defense
1930
Florian
1940
There Goes My Heart
1938
Our Little Wife
1918
The Singing Kid
1936
Death Flies East
1935
More Truth Than Poetry
1917
Hollywood Hotel
1938
Racket Busters
1938
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938
Sailor's Lady
1940
San Francisco Docks
1940
Redheads on Parade
1935
The Secret Call
1931
Love on a Bet
1936
Straight from the Heart
1935
The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946
Blockade
1938
A Modern Cinderella
1917
Make Your Own Bed
1944
The Intruder
1933
Scarlet Pages
1930
Gold Diggers of 1937
1936
The Sport Parade
1932
Something to Sing About
1937
Over My Dead Body
1942
Ever Since Eve
1937
The Man Who Walked Alone
1945
Midnight Court
1937
Blondie Meets the Boss
1939
Devil Dogs of the Air
1935
Her Debt of Honor
1916
Meet the Baron
1933
The St. Louis Kid
1934
The Silver Horde
1930
Adam and Eva
1923
The Cat Creeps
1946
The Magnificent Dope
1942
My Love Came Back
1940
Fatal Lady
1936
The Big Noise
1936
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
1931
Tin Pan Alley
1940
Week-End in Havana
1941
Highway West
1941
The Good Fellows
1943
Woman Wanted
1935
The Lost Squadron
1932
Honeymoon in Bali
1939
The Menace
1932
On Trial
1939
Girl in 313
1940
That Hagen Girl
1947
Her Second Husband
1917
Smashing the Money Ring
1939
Dangerously Yours
1933
Maryland
1940
See My Lawyer
1945
Half a Sinner
1940
A Night at Earl Carroll's
1940
Sandy Gets Her Man
1940
Thieves Fall Out
1941
Her Mad Night
1932
Hired Wife
1940
No Limit
1931
Playboy of Paris
1930
A Man from Wyoming
1930
Marry the Girl
1937
Sweet Music
1935
Murder by an Aristocrat
1936
Lure of Ambition
1919
A Gentleman of Paris
1927
Charter Pilot
1940
The Costello Case
1930
The Pride of the Legion
1932
Blaze o' Glory
1929
Illegal Traffic
1938
Sky Devils
1932
A Night at the Ritz
1935
Behind the Mike
1937
Woman Trap
1929
Blackwell's Island
1939
A Night of Adventure
1944
Upperworld
1934
Sunny
1930
Captain Applejack
1931
Tell It to a Star
1945
Off the Record
1939
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
1934
The Thirteenth Guest
1932
On Their Own
1940
Sergeant Murphy
1938
Laughing Boy
1934
Truck Busters
1943
Show Them No Mercy!
1935
The Secret Bride
1934
Hidden Power
1939
Sudden Money
1939
Blonde Ransom
1945
Uncle Joe
1941
Paradise Isle
1937
Cradle Snatchers
1927
A Woman There Was
1919
Men Are Like That
1930
Love on Toast
1937
Queen of the Night Clubs
1929
Partners of the Night
1920
Melody for Two
1937
The White Raven
1917
Over the Wall
1943
Hearts and Spurs
1925
How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action
1933
Three Sons o' Guns
1941
Impossible Catherine
1919
The Greatest Power
1917
The Last Trail
1927
You May Be Next!
1936
In the Diplomatic Service
1916
Is My Face Red?
1932
Ports of Call
1925
Hook, Line and Sinker
1930
The Vice Squad
1931
In Pursuit of Polly
1918
La belle Russe
1919
Women and Gold
1925
Half Holiday
1931
Good Morning, Judge
1928
Guilty or Not Guilty
1932
Always Faithful
1929
Persuasive Peggy
1917
The Pretenders
1916
The Valley of Doubt
1924
The Carnation Kid
1929
The Lifted Veil
1917
A Yellow Streak
1915
The Dumb-Bell
1922
The Girl from Nowhere
1921
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
1931
Why I Would Not Marry
1918
Lady Barnacle
1917
The Capitol
1919
Ashes of Love
1918
Mary Lawson's Secret
1917
The Price of Malice
1916
Dorian's Divorce
1916
Sharp Tools
1928
For the Honor of the Crew
1915
American Maid
1917