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William Desmond

William Desmond

1878-01-23 - 1949-11-03 Horseheads, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Movies

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943 6.1

as Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
The Egg and I

The Egg and I

1947 7.0

as Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
The Mummy's Ghost

The Mummy's Ghost

1944 5.7

as Museum Tourist (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties

1945 6.8

as Showboat Customer (uncredited)
Naughty Marietta

Naughty Marietta

1935 5.1

as Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
Phantom Lady

Phantom Lady

1944 7.0

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Code of the West

Code of the West

1947 5.0

as Settler (uncredited)
The Climax

The Climax

1944 5.4

as Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard

1936 2.5

as Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
Strange Confession

Strange Confession

1945 6.8

as Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
Frisco Kid

Frisco Kid

1935 6.8

as Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
Overland Mail

Overland Mail

1942 0.0

as Williams - Banker
The Cowboy and the Bandit

The Cowboy and the Bandit

1935 6.0

as Sheriff Pete
Desert Command

Desert Command

1946 3.8

as Capt. Boncour
Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera

1943 6.2

as Stagehand (uncredited)
The Boys from Syracuse

The Boys from Syracuse

1940 5.8

as Citizen
Tim Tyler's Luck

Tim Tyler's Luck

1937 0.0

as Dock Official
Down Rio Grande Way

Down Rio Grande Way

1942 0.0

as Townsman
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

1936 4.0

as Captain of the 'Viking'
The Lone Star Trail

The Lone Star Trail

1943 5.0

as Bartender Mike
The Red Rider

The Red Rider

1934 4.0

as Sheriff Campbell
Winners of the West

Winners of the West

1940 0.0

as Bill Brine
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1933 5.6

as Capt. Boncour
Where Did You Get That Girl?

Where Did You Get That Girl?

1941 5.0

as Tourist
Junior G-Men

Junior G-Men

1940 6.1

as Irish Cop (uncredited)
Cyclone of the Saddle

Cyclone of the Saddle

1935 5.2

as Wagon Master
Perils of Pauline

Perils of Pauline

1933 5.7

as Prof. Thompson
Song of the Saddle

Song of the Saddle

1936 7.0

as Tim
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

1941 5.0

as Bartender
Cheyenne Roundup

Cheyenne Roundup

1943 4.0

as Pete
The Vanishing Shadow

The Vanishing Shadow

1934 6.5

as MacDonald
Heroes of the West

Heroes of the West

1932 5.5

as John Blaine
Thunder Mountain

Thunder Mountain

1947 5.0

as Townsman (uncredited)
The Call of the Savage

The Call of the Savage

1935 5.0

as Allen
The Extra Girl

The Extra Girl

1923 5.9

as Himself
The Extra Girl

The Extra Girl

1923 5.9

as Himself - Actor
The Vanishing Legion

The Vanishing Legion

1931 9.0

as Milesburg Sheriff
Oklahoma Jim

Oklahoma Jim

1931 0.0

as Lacy
The Last Frontier

The Last Frontier

1932 6.0

as General Custer
Social Error

Social Error

1935 5.0

as Policeman
Pirate Treasure

Pirate Treasure

1934 4.0

as Capt. Jim Carson
The Rustler's Roundup

The Rustler's Roundup

1933 0.0

as San Dimas Sheriff Holden
Powdersmoke Range

Powdersmoke Range

1935 0.0

as Happy - Bartender
The Vigilantes Are Coming

The Vigilantes Are Coming

1936 5.5

as Anderson, Vigilante Member
The Ghost Rider

The Ghost Rider

1935 5.0

as Guard
The Prince and Betty

The Prince and Betty

1919 7.5

as John Maude
Song of the Gringo

Song of the Gringo

1936 4.7

as Bailiff
The Return of the Durango Kid

The Return of the Durango Kid

1945 8.0

as Street Ambusher (uncredited)
Gordon of Ghost City

Gordon of Ghost City

1933 4.0

as John Mulford
The Silver Bullet

The Silver Bullet

1942 4.0

as Townsman
Savage Fury

Savage Fury

1956 0.0

as Allen (archive footage)
The Iced Bullet

The Iced Bullet

1917 0.0

as The Author / Horace Lee
Treachery Rides the Range

Treachery Rides the Range

1936 1.0

as Bill
The Roaring West

The Roaring West

1935 0.0

as Jim Parker
Clancy of the Mounted

Clancy of the Mounted

1933 0.0

as Dave Moran
Born to Battle

Born to Battle

1935 1.5

as John Brownell
Fargo Express

Fargo Express

1933 0.0

as Sheriff Joe Thompson
Peer Gynt

Peer Gynt

1915 0.0

as The Parson
Battling with Buffalo Bill

Battling with Buffalo Bill

1931 5.0

as John Mills
Laughing at Life

Laughing at Life

1933 6.0

as Military Cabinet Officer
Peggy

Peggy

1916 0.0

as Rev. Donald Bruce
Custer's Last Stand

Custer's Last Stand

1936 4.5

as Wagon Master
Rustlers of Red Dog

Rustlers of Red Dog

1935 8.0

as Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]
Kilmeny

Kilmeny

1915 0.0

as Bob Meredith
Perils of the Yukon

Perils of the Yukon

1922 0.0

as Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.
A Scarlet Week-End

A Scarlet Week-End

1932 1.0
Her Code of Honor

Her Code of Honor

1919 0.0

as Eugene La Salle
The Phantom of the Air

The Phantom of the Air

1933 6.0

as Thomas Edmonds
Mr. Broadway

Mr. Broadway

1933 0.0

as 1st Suitor (archive footage)
Border Guns

Border Guns

1934 0.0

as Dr. Jim Wilson
The Lightning Warrior

The Lightning Warrior

1931 5.0

as Townsman (uncredited)
Frontier Days

Frontier Days

1934 4.0

as Sheriff Barnes
Headin' for the Rio Grande

Headin' for the Rio Grande

1936 0.0

as Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
Strawberry Roan

Strawberry Roan

1933 5.5

as Colonel Brownlee
The Mystery Rider

The Mystery Rider

1928 0.0

as Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider
Society for Sale

Society for Sale

1918 0.0

as Honorable Billy
Courage of the North

Courage of the North

1935 0.0

as Gene Travis
The Rawhide Terror

The Rawhide Terror

1934 4.2

as Tom Blake
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery

Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery

1935 6.0

as Foreman Burke
The Way of the West

The Way of the West

1934 0.0

as 'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)
The Phantom of the West

The Phantom of the West

1930 0.0

as Martin Blair
The Child Thou Gavest Me

The Child Thou Gavest Me

1921 0.0

as Tom Marshall
When Lightning Strikes

When Lightning Strikes

1934 5.0

as Marshal Jack Stevens
No Defense

No Defense

1929 0.0

as John Harper
The Breathless Moment

The Breathless Moment

1924 0.0

as Billy Carson
The Ace of Spades

The Ace of Spades

1925 0.0

as Dan Harvey
I Can't Escape

I Can't Escape

1934 0.0

as Parole Officer Donovan
The Strings of Steel

The Strings of Steel

1926 0.0

as Ned Brown
Fightin' Mad

Fightin' Mad

1921 0.0

as Bud McGraw
Ridin' Pretty

Ridin' Pretty

1925 0.0

as Sky Parker
The Vanishing Rider

The Vanishing Rider

1928 0.0

as Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
The Sunset Trail

The Sunset Trail

1924 0.0

as Happy Hobo
A Sage Brush Hamlet

A Sage Brush Hamlet

1919 0.0

as Larry Lang
The Meddler

The Meddler

1925 2.0

as Richard Gilmore
McGuire of the Mounted

McGuire of the Mounted

1923 0.0

as Bob McGuire
Night Life in Hollywood

Night Life in Hollywood

1922 0.0

as Self
No Children

No Children

1929 0.0

as Self
The Dawn Maker

The Dawn Maker

1916 0.0

as Bruce Smithson
Outwitted

Outwitted

1925 0.0

as Jack Blaisdel
The Measure of a Man

The Measure of a Man

1924 0.0

as John Fairmeadow
Barriers of the Law

Barriers of the Law

1925 0.0

as Rex Brandon
The Majesty of the Law

The Majesty of the Law

1915 0.0

as Jackson Morgan Kent
Flying Colors

Flying Colors

1917 0.0

as Brent Brewster
Women Men Love

Women Men Love

1921 0.0

as David Hunter
Master of His Home

Master of His Home

1917 0.0

as Carson Stewart
Married in Name Only

Married in Name Only

1917 0.0
Straight Through

Straight Through

1925 0.0

as Good Deed O'Day
Bare-Fisted Gallagher

Bare-Fisted Gallagher

1919 0.0

as 'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher
Shadows of the North

Shadows of the North

1923 0.0

as Ben 'Wolf' Darby
The Burning Trail

The Burning Trail

1925 0.0

as Smiling Bill Flannigan
The Policeman and the Baby

The Policeman and the Baby

1921 0.0

as The Policeman
A Gamble in Souls

A Gamble in Souls

1916 0.0