William B. Davidson
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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.
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
Birthday
6/15/1888
The Most Dangerous Game
7
Dust Be My Destiny
6.1
I'm No Angel
6.3
Seven Sinners
5.9
Circumstantial Evidence
4.8
Hook, Line and Sinker
5.5
Lady Killer
6.8
Sun Valley Serenade
6.8
Hollywood Hotel
5.2
Earthworm Tractors
5
Highway West
5.8
Larceny, Inc.
7
The Dragon Murder Case
5.8
Blackwell's Island
5
Special Agent
6.6
The Notorious Lone Wolf
5.5
The Great Man's Lady
6.3
The Lost Squadron
6.2
Paradise Isle
5
Her Mad Night
1
Show Them No Mercy!
7
Sergeant Murphy
5
Sweet Music
5.7
Sky Devils
5
Graft
3
Tell It to a Star
0
Scarlet Pages
6.5
Love on a Bet
7
Murder on the Waterfront
5
The Menace
4
Midnight Court
4.8
Laughing Boy
3.6
Marry the Girl
5
Woman Trap
5.2
Road Gang
6.5
The Pride of the Legion
6
Uncle Joe
6
For the Defense
4.6
The Affairs of Martha
5.8
Florian
1
The Vice Squad
7
The Plainsman and the Lady
3
Indianapolis Speedway
5
Woman Wanted
6.3
Playboy of Paris
7
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
9
Captain Applejack
6
In the Navy
6.4
That Hagen Girl
5.2
The Dumb-Bell
6
No Limit
6
Blockade
5.6
Guilty or Not Guilty
6
The St. Louis Kid
5.8
Ding Dong Williams
5
Murder by an Aristocrat
3
Death Flies East
5
Cradle Snatchers
3.5
Partners of the Night
0
Lillian Russell
6.1
Easy Living
7.1
In Person
6.3
The Intruder
3.8
It Happened in Hollywood
6.2
Ever Since Eve
5.8
They Made Me a Criminal
6.3
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
5
Racket Busters
5.1
Fatal Lady
0
Cowboy from Brooklyn
4
Cocoanut Grove
0
Melody for Two
0
Naughty But Nice
6.2
Up in Arms
5.9
Adam and Eva
0
Smashing the Money Ring
5
The Sport Parade
5.3
The Big Noise
5
Hired Wife
6.8
Oil for the Lamps of China
7.3
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
6
Tail Spin
5.8
Blondie Meets the Boss
5.8
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
7.3
Three Sons o' Guns
5
Each Dawn I Die
6.7
Honeymoon in Bali
6.2
Man-Made Monster
6
The Last Trail
0
A Night of Adventure
4.9
Calaboose
0
Bordertown
6
Devil Dogs of the Air
6.4
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
5.4
The Secret Bride
6.3
Dangerous
6.7
A Woman There Was
0
Love on Toast
5.5
Keep 'Em Flying
6
Mary Lawson's Secret
0
Scarface
7.5
Over My Dead Body
0
My Darling Clementine
7.5
My Little Chickadee
6.4
The Lady from Cheyenne
5.2
Hold That Ghost
6.7
My Love Came Back
5.2
The Singing Kid
4
Half a Sinner
5
Gentleman Jim
7.1
Tin Pan Alley
5
A Night at the Ritz
3
Lady with Red Hair
6.5
Maryland
6.2
Girl in 313
5.6
Meet the Baron
4.3
How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action
0
Private Detective
6
Satan Met a Lady
5.9
Three Girls About Town
5.3
The Silver Horde
5.3
Something to Sing About
6.4
The Secret Call
0
Always Faithful
0
Remember the Day
6.8
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
0
Upperworld
6.3
Sharp Tools
0
Gold Diggers of 1937
5.8
Sudden Money
5
Oh, for a Man!
5.5
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
5.7
Careful, Soft Shoulders
6
The Costello Case
0
Housewife
7.6
Off the Record
6
Men Are Like That
9
On Trial
5.5
Half Holiday
0
Week-End in Havana
6.6
The Cat Creeps
4.7
Fog Over Frisco
6.1
Thieves Fall Out
5.5
Hell's Angels
6.4
Mission to Moscow
5.2
Sailor's Lady
4
Marked Woman
6.5
Torch Singer
5.2
Over the Wall
0
Go Into Your Dance
7.5
Truck Busters
6
Blonde Alibi
3.9
Behind the Mike
0
Why I Would Not Marry
0
The Jury's Secret
3
See My Lawyer
6
Sandy Gets Her Man
4
Let Them Live
0
Recompense
0
Make Your Own Bed
5.8
Impossible Catherine
0
The Billion Dollar Scandal
0
You May Be Next!
2.5
The Big Shakedown
5.8
Imitation of Life
7
In Society
5.8
San Francisco Docks
6
The Man Who Walked Alone
5.5
Granny Get Your Gun
3.5
The Capitol
0
Central Park
5.2
Invisible Stripes
6.1
In This Our Life
6.7
Blaze o' Glory
0
A Gentleman of Paris
0
Dorian's Divorce
0
They Were Expendable
6.5
Is My Face Red?
4.8
The Male Animal
4.1
Female
6.3
Mystery of the Wax Museum
6.5
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
6
Illegal Traffic
6.7
The Magnificent Dope
7
Dishonored
6.8
The Thirteenth Guest
5.1
Sing Your Way Home
5.2
The Road Back
7.7
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
6
The White Raven
6
The Call of Her People
0
The Greatest Power
0
The Lifted Veil
1
Hidden Power
0
La belle Russe
0
The Pretenders
0
Lure of Ambition
0
In Pursuit of Polly
7.5
Good Morning, Judge
0
Queen of the Night Clubs
0
Dangerously Yours
0
Hearts and Spurs
0
Ports of Call
0
A Yellow Streak
0
For the Honor of the Crew
0
Hello, Everybody!
6
A Man from Wyoming
9
Her Debt of Honor
0
In the Diplomatic Service
0
The Price of Malice
0
A Modern Cinderella
0
The Carnation Kid
0
The Hurricane
6.8
There Goes My Heart
7.2
The Judge Steps Out
7
On Their Own
0
The Good Fellows
0
Letter of Introduction
5.9
The Animal Kingdom
5.8
Sunny
4
Charter Pilot
6
Greenwich Village
6
That's My Man
6
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
0
The Girl from Nowhere
0
Hers to Hold
6.8