Scarface1932
As Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
TMDb 7.4 / 10
William B. Davidson
Born
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 (249)
My Darling Clementine1946
As Saloon Owner (uncredited)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Most Dangerous Game1932
As Captain
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Death Flies East1935
As Police Captain Barrie
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Hell's Angels1930
As Staff Major
TMDb 6.6 / 10
They Were Expendable1945
As Hotel Manager (uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Easy Living1937
As Mr. Hyde
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Dick Tracy's Dilemma1947
As Peter Premium
TMDb 5.6 / 10
In This Our Life1942
As Jim Purdy
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Housewife1934
As Nan's Attorney
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Keep 'Em Flying1941
As Gonigle
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Mystery of the Wax Museum1933
As Detective (Uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Dishonored1931
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Hold That Ghost1941
As Moose Matson
TMDb 6.8 / 10
That Hagen Girl1947
As Mr. Bowman (uncredited)
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1975
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Hello, Everybody!1933
As Mr. Parker
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Invisible Stripes1939
As Montgomery (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Imitation of Life1934
As Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Gentleman Jim1942
As Donovan (uncredited)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Sing Your Way Home1945
As F.T. Johnson (uncredited)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Hurricane1937
As The Bully (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Each Dawn I Die1939
As Bill Mason
TMDb 6.8 / 10
I'm No Angel1933
As Ernest Brown
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Marked Woman1937
As Bob Crandall
TMDb 6.6 / 10
You and Me1938
As N. G. Orton, Attorney-at-Law (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Smashing the Money Ring1939
As Warden Denby
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Satan Met a Lady1936
As City Fathers Committee Spokesman (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
In the Navy1941
As Capt. Richards (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
They Made Me a Criminal1939
As Ennis
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Fog Over Frisco1934
As Editor Joe Hogue
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Three Smart Girls Grow Up1939
As Stock Broker
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Seven Sinners1940
As Police Chief
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Man Who Walked Alone1945
As Governor
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Special Agent1935
As Charlie Young - Carston's Lawyer
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Friend Husband1918
As John Sparr
Week-End in Havana1941
As Captain Moss
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Three Girls About Town1941
As Labor Leader
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Jury's Secret1938
As Page
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Affairs of Martha1942
As Homer Jacell
TMDb 6.6 / 10
There Goes My Heart1938
As Skipper Jackson (uncredited)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Something to Sing About1937
As Café Manager
TMDb 6.2 / 10
In Person1935
As Director Bill Sutter (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
My Love Came Back1940
As Agent
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Dust Be My Destiny1939
As Work Farm Warden
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Gold Diggers of 19371936
As Andy Callahan
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Male Animal1942
As Alumnus
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Friends of Mr. Sweeney1934
As Stephen Prime
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Larceny, Inc.1942
As McCarthy
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Mission to Moscow1943
As Senator (uncredited)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Judge Steps Out1947
As Colonel Bright (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Greenwich Village1944
As Dance Director
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Go Into Your Dance1935
As Tom McGee
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Off the Record1939
As Scotty
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Man-Made Monster1941
As District Attorney Ralph B. Stanley
TMDb 6.1 / 10
In Society1944
As Parker
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Make Your Own Bed1944
As Mr. Linklater
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Naughty but Nice1939
As Samuel 'Sam' 'Simsy' Hudson - Music Publisher
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Nobody1921
As John Rossmore
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Torch Singer1933
As Jarrett
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Dangerous1935
As Reed Walsh
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Bordertown1935
As Dr. Carter
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Remember the Day1941
As Committeeman
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Lady with Red Hair1940
As Stock Company Manager (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
You May Be Next!1936
As Official (uncredited)
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Fatal Lady1936
As Detective (uncredited)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Dillinger1945
As Bank President (uncredited)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
It Happened in Hollywood1937
As Al Howard
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Recompense1925
As Col. Donovan
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Hollywood Hotel1938
As Director Kelton
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Up in Arms1944
As Maxwell (uncredited)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head1934
As Charles (as William Davidson)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Florian1940
As Archduke Franz Ferdinand
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Oh, for a Man!1930
As Kerry Stokes
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Dragon Murder Case1934
As Greeff
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Road Gang1936
As Attorney General Mardsen
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her1994
As Self (archive footage)
Sun Valley Serenade1941
As Jack Murray
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Blockade1938
As Commandant
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Big Shakedown1934
As District Attorney (uncredited)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Oil for the Lamps of China1935
As E.H. Swaley
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Female1933
As Department Head (Uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Straight from the Heart1935
As Prosecuting Attorney
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Lillian Russell1940
As President Cleveland
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Lady Killer1933
As Director Williams
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine1942
As Cyrus Ballard
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Granny Get Your Gun1940
As Fitzgerald
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Ever Since Eve1937
As Henderson
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Let Them Live1937
As The Editor
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Shine on Harvest Moon1944
As Tim Donovan (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Sweet Music1935
As Billie Madison
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Blonde Alibi1946
As Police Captain Hurley (Uncredited)
TMDb 4.8 / 10
The Billion Dollar Scandal1933
As Jim Lawrence
Blondie Meets the Boss1939
As Elderly Man in Café (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Hers to Hold1943
As Al
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Cowboy from Brooklyn1938
As Mr. 'W.P.' Alvey
TMDb 7.0 / 10
A Man from Wyoming1930
As Major
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Highway West1941
As Gorman
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Notorious Lone Wolf1946
As Inspector Crane (as William Davidson)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Great Man's Lady1941
As Sen. Knobs
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Three Sons o' Guns1941
As Henry Baxter
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Menace1932
As John Utterson
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Is My Face Red?1932
As O'Sullivan
TMDb 5.0 / 10
On Trial1939
As Mr. Gray
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Girl in 3131940
As George Grayson
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Woman Wanted1935
As Collins
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Devil Dogs of the Air1935
As Adjutant
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The St. Louis Kid1934
As Joe Hunter
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Circumstantial Evidence1945
As Board of Appeals Chairman
TMDb 5.2 / 10
For the Defense1930
As Dist. Atty. Stone
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Tail Spin1939
As Sales Manager (Uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Murder by an Aristocrat1936
As Bayard Thatcher
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Singing Kid1936
As Barney Hammond
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Love on a Bet1936
As A.W. Hutchinson
TMDb 7.0 / 10
San Francisco Docks1940
As Dist. Atty. Craig
TMDb 7.3 / 10
My Little Chickadee1940
As Sheriff of Little Bend (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Over My Dead Body1942
As Crole (as William Davidson)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Letter of Introduction1938
As Mr. Raleigh (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
A Night at the Ritz1935
As Connolly
TMDb 6.5 / 10
That's My Man1947
As Steward
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Storm Daughter1924
As Rennert
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Careful, Soft Shoulders1942
As Mr. Aldrich
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Calaboose1943
As Sheriff George Lane (as William Davidson)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Upperworld1934
As City Editor (uncredited)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Tin Pan Alley1940
As Hotel Manager
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Half a Sinner1940
As Slick
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Sandy Gets Her Man1940
As Councilman Charles J. Clark
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Animal Kingdom1932
As Chess Player (uncredited)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Hired Wife1940
As Mumford (as William Davidson)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Adam and Eva1923
As Dr. Delamater
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Maryland1940
As John Addison
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Sailor's Lady1940
As Judge Hinsdale
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Queen of the Night Clubs1929
As Assistant District Attorney (as William Davidson)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
A Woman There Was1919
As Rev. Winthrop Stark
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Plainsman and the Lady1946
As Russell
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Tell It to a Star1945
As Brannigan
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Magnificent Dope1942
As Mr. Reindel
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Secret Bride1934
As Representative McPherson
TMDb 6.2 / 10
A Night of Adventure1944
As Gilbert J. Regan (uncredited)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Thieves Fall Out1941
As Harrison "Harry" Eckles
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Pride of the Legion1932
As Sgt. Arnold
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Cat Creeps1946
As James Walsh
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Murder on the Waterfront1943
As Capt. Towne
TMDb 7.0 / 10
A Night at Earl Carroll's1940
As Mayor Green of San Bernardino
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Honeymoon in Bali1939
As Store Detective
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Child of Destiny1916
As Calvin Baker
TMDb 10.0 / 10
A Gentleman of Paris1927
As Henri Dufour
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Secret Call1931
As Jim Blake
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Marry the Girl1937
As Drake
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Road Back1937
As Bartscher
TMDb 6.7 / 10
See My Lawyer1945
As Judge
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Honeymoon's Over1939
As Crane
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Lady from Cheyenne1941
As Nye Dunbar
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off1938
As Ellory Bugs
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Big Noise1936
As Welford Andrews
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Central Park1932
As Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Truck Busters1943
As Stephen S. Gray
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Her Second Husband1917
As John Kirby
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Ding Dong Williams1946
As Mr. Saul Dana
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Show Them No Mercy!1935
As Chief Haggerty (as William Davidson)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Guilty or Not Guilty1932
As Chief
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Our Little Wife1918
As Dr. Elliott
Laughing Boy1934
As Hartshone (as William Davidson)
TMDb 3.7 / 10
Sudden Money1939
As Sam
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Racket Busters1938
As Trucking Chairman (uncredited)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Scarlet Pages1930
As Jackson
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Midnight Court1937
As Alfred H. Kruger
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Charter Pilot1940
As Mr. Wentworth
TMDb 7.7 / 10
The Lost Squadron1932
As Lelewer
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Behind the Mike1937
As Cyrus Wittles
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Illegal Traffic1938
As Dalton
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Graft1931
As M.H. Thomas
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Hook, Line and Sinker1930
As Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Private Detective1939
As Inspector Evans
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Good Fellows1943
As Blake
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Indianapolis Speedway1939
As Duncan Martin
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Dangerously Yours1933
As George Carr
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Blackwell's Island1939
As Hempel
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Her Debt of Honor
Her Debt of Honor1916
As John Hartfield
Partners of the Night1920
As Robert Clifford
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Cocoanut Grove1938
As Hawtrey
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Call of Her People1917
As Nicholas Van Kleet
Playboy of Paris1930
As Monsieur Bannack (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Girl from Nowhere1921
As Jimmy Ryder
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Redheads on Parade1935
As Theatre Manager
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Meet the Baron1933
As General Broadcasting Representative
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Earthworm Tractors1936
As Mr. Jackson
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Cradle Snatchers1927
As Roy Ladd
TMDb 3.8 / 10
The Silver Horde1930
As Tom Hilliard
TMDb 5.6 / 10
On Their Own1940
As Judge Bull
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Good Morning, Judge1928
As Elton (as William Davidson)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Melody for Two1937
As Mr. Hale
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Intruder1933
As Det. Lt. Samson
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Hidden Power1939
As Foster
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Always Faithful1929
As George W. Mason
TMDb 9.0 / 10
More Truth Than Poetry
More Truth Than Poetry1917
As Allen Danby
A Magdalene of the Hills1917
As Bud Weaver
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Thirteenth Guest1932
As Police Captain Brown (uncredited)
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Blaze o' Glory1929
As District Attorney (as William Davidson)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Vice Squad1931
As Magistrate Tom Morrison
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Captain Applejack1931
As Bill Dennett
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Gold Cure1919
As Michael Darcy
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Men Are Like That1930
As Frank Hyland
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Woman Trap1929
As Watts
TMDb 5.3 / 10
A Modern Cinderella
A Modern Cinderella1917
Sky Devils1932
As Captain
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood1931
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Last Trail1927
As Kurt Morley
TMDb 9.0 / 10
In the Diplomatic Service1916
As Lynn Hardi
Ashes of Love1918
No Limit1931
As Wilkie
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Blonde Ransom
Blonde Ransom1945
As Police Captain
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Hearts and Spurs1925
As Victor Dufresne
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Dorian's Divorce1916
As Henry Morgan (as William Davidson)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Sergeant Murphy1938
As Maj. Gruff (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Sport Parade1932
As Kendricks (uncredited)
TMDb 5.3 / 10
In Pursuit of Polly1918
As Larry O'Malley
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Her Mad Night1932
As District Attorney
TMDb 3.8 / 10
The Capitol1919
As Congressman Blake
The Price of Malice1916
As Capt. Mills
Impossible Catherine1919
As John Henry Jackson
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Carnation Kid1929
As Blythe
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Greatest Power1917
As John Conrad
How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action
How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action1933
As Himself
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Paradise Isle1937
As Hoener
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The White Raven1917
As The Stranger
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Over the Wall1943
As Warden Ed
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Uncle Joe1941
As Mr. Day
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Why I Would Not Marry1918
As Undetermined Role
The Valley of Doubt1924
As Macy
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Women and Gold1925
As Señor Ortego
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Sunny1930
As First Ship's Officer
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Mary Lawson's Secret1917
As Dr. Brundage
TMDb 8.0 / 10
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'1931
As Himself - Golfer
TMDb 7.5 / 10
La belle Russe1919
As Brand
Ports of Call1925
As Randolph Sherman
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Lure of Ambition1919
As Hon. Cyril Ralston
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Dumb-Bell1922
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Pretenders1916
As Joseph Bailey (as William Davidson)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
For the Honor of the Crew1915
As Robert Brent
American Maid1917
As David Starr
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Costello Case1930
As Saunders
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Love on Toast1937
As Jonathan
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Persuasive Peggy1917
As Ed Trowbridge
The Lifted Veil1917
As Malcolm Grant
TMDb 1.0 / 10
Lady Barnacle1917
As Krishna Dhwaj
A Yellow Streak1915
As Jack Rader
Sharp Tools
Sharp Tools1928
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Half Holiday
Half Holiday1931
As Jerry - Andy's Pal
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb