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