William Desmond

William Desmond

Born January 23, 1878 in Horseheads, New York, USA
Died November 03, 1949 (Age 71)
Known For Acting
Popularity 0.1
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.

Also Known As William Mannion, The King of the Silent Serials, Bill Desmond

Filmography

Savage Fury
1956
Savage Fury
Allen (archive footage)
Thunder Mountain
1947
Thunder Mountain
Townsman (uncredited)
The Egg and I
1947
The Egg and I
Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Code of the West
1947
Code of the West
Settler (uncredited)
Desert Command
1946
Desert Command
Capt. Boncour
Strange Confession
1945
Strange Confession
Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
1945
The Naughty Nineties
Showboat Customer (uncredited)
The Return of the Durango Kid
1945
The Return of the Durango Kid
Street Ambusher (uncredited)
The Climax
1944
The Climax
Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
The Mummy's Ghost
1944
The Mummy's Ghost
Museum Tourist (uncredited)
Phantom Lady
1944
Phantom Lady
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
Phantom of the Opera
1943
Phantom of the Opera
Stagehand (uncredited)
The Lone Star Trail
1943
The Lone Star Trail
Bartender Mike
Cheyenne Roundup
1943
Cheyenne Roundup
Pete
Overland Mail
1942
Overland Mail
Williams - Banker
The Silver Bullet
1942
The Silver Bullet
Townsman
Down Rio Grande Way
1942
Down Rio Grande Way
Townsman
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
1941
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Bartender
Where Did You Get That Girl?
1941
Where Did You Get That Girl?
Tourist
Junior G-Men
1940
Junior G-Men
Irish Cop (uncredited)
The Boys from Syracuse
1940
The Boys from Syracuse
Citizen
Winners of the West
1940
Winners of the West
Bill Brine
Tim Tyler's Luck
1937
Tim Tyler's Luck
Dock Official
Song of the Gringo
1936
Song of the Gringo
Bailiff
The Vigilantes Are Coming
1936
The Vigilantes Are Coming
Anderson, Vigilante Member
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
Hollywood Boulevard
Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
Treachery Rides the Range
1936
Treachery Rides the Range
Bill
Song of the Saddle
1936
Song of the Saddle
Tim
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Captain of the 'Viking'
1936
The Broken Coin
Role not specified
Custer's Last Stand
1936
Custer's Last Stand
Wagon Master
Headin' for the Rio Grande
1936
Headin' for the Rio Grande
Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
Frisco Kid
1935
Frisco Kid
Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
1935
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
Foreman Burke
Powdersmoke Range
1935
Powdersmoke Range
Happy - Bartender
Courage of the North
1935
Courage of the North
Gene Travis
The Roaring West
1935
The Roaring West
Jim Parker
Social Error
1935
Social Error
Policeman
The Call of the Savage
1935
The Call of the Savage
Allen
The Ghost Rider
1935
The Ghost Rider
Guard
Cyclone of the Saddle
1935
Cyclone of the Saddle
Wagon Master
The Cowboy and the Bandit
1935
The Cowboy and the Bandit
Sheriff Pete
Born to Battle
1935
Born to Battle
John Brownell
Naughty Marietta
1935
Naughty Marietta
Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
1935
Wild Waters
Sheriff Manning
1935
Timber Terrors
Royce Horter
Rustlers of Red Dog
1935
Rustlers of Red Dog
Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]
When Lightning Strikes
1934
When Lightning Strikes
Marshal Jack Stevens
Frontier Days
1934
Frontier Days
Sheriff Barnes
The Way of the West
1934
The Way of the West
'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)
The Red Rider
1934
The Red Rider
Sheriff Campbell
I Can't Escape
1934
I Can't Escape
Parole Officer Donovan
1934
Crack-Up
Police Chief
The Vanishing Shadow
1934
The Vanishing Shadow
MacDonald
The Rawhide Terror
1934
The Rawhide Terror
Tom Blake
Border Guns
1934
Border Guns
Dr. Jim Wilson
Pirate Treasure
1934
Pirate Treasure
Capt. Jim Carson
Fargo Express
1933
Fargo Express
Sheriff Joe Thompson
Perils of Pauline
1933
Perils of Pauline
Prof. Thompson
Strawberry Roan
1933
Strawberry Roan
Colonel Brownlee
Mr. Broadway
1933
Mr. Broadway
1st Suitor (archive footage)
Gordon of Ghost City
1933
Gordon of Ghost City
John Mulford
Laughing at Life
1933
Laughing at Life
Military Cabinet Officer
The Phantom of the Air
1933
The Phantom of the Air
Thomas Edmonds
The Three Musketeers
1933
The Three Musketeers
Capt. Boncour
The Rustler's Roundup
1933
The Rustler's Roundup
San Dimas Sheriff Holden
Clancy of the Mounted
1933
Clancy of the Mounted
Dave Moran
A Scarlet Week-End
1932
A Scarlet Week-End
Role not specified
The Last Frontier
1932
The Last Frontier
General Custer
Heroes of the West
1932
Heroes of the West
John Blaine
Battling with Buffalo Bill
1931
Battling with Buffalo Bill
John Mills
The Lightning Warrior
1931
The Lightning Warrior
Townsman (uncredited)
Oklahoma Jim
1931
Oklahoma Jim
Lacy
The Vanishing Legion
1931
The Vanishing Legion
Milesburg Sheriff
The Phantom of the West
1930
The Phantom of the West
Martin Blair
No Defense
1929
No Defense
John Harper
No Children
1929
No Children
Self
The Mystery Rider
1928
The Mystery Rider
Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider
The Vanishing Rider
1928
The Vanishing Rider
Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
The Strings of Steel
1926
The Strings of Steel
Ned Brown
The Ace of Spades
1925
The Ace of Spades
Dan Harvey
The Meddler
1925
The Meddler
Richard Gilmore
The Burning Trail
1925
The Burning Trail
Smiling Bill Flannigan
1925
Red Clay
Chief John Nisheto
Straight Through
1925
Straight Through
Good Deed O'Day
Barriers of the Law
1925
Barriers of the Law
Rex Brandon
Ridin' Pretty
1925
Ridin' Pretty
Sky Parker
Outwitted
1925
Outwitted
Jack Blaisdel
The Sunset Trail
1924
The Sunset Trail
Happy Hobo
The Measure of a Man
1924
The Measure of a Man
John Fairmeadow
1924
Hello, 'Frisco
William Desmond
The Breathless Moment
1924
The Breathless Moment
Billy Carson
The Extra Girl
1923
The Extra Girl
Himself
The Extra Girl
1923
The Extra Girl
Himself - Actor
Shadows of the North
1923
Shadows of the North
Ben 'Wolf' Darby
McGuire of the Mounted
1923
McGuire of the Mounted
Bob McGuire
Night Life in Hollywood
1922
Night Life in Hollywood
Self
Perils of the Yukon
1922
Perils of the Yukon
Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.
Fightin' Mad
1921
Fightin' Mad
Bud McGraw
The Policeman and the Baby
1921
The Policeman and the Baby
The Policeman
The Child Thou Gavest Me
1921
The Child Thou Gavest Me
Tom Marshall
Women Men Love
1921
Women Men Love
David Hunter
The Prince and Betty
1919
The Prince and Betty
John Maude
A Sage Brush Hamlet
1919
A Sage Brush Hamlet
Larry Lang
Bare-Fisted Gallagher
1919
Bare-Fisted Gallagher
'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher
Her Code of Honor
1919
Her Code of Honor
Eugene La Salle
Society for Sale
1918
Society for Sale
Honorable Billy
1918
The Marriage Bubble
The Actor
1918
Captain of His Soul
Horace
Married in Name Only
1917
Married in Name Only
Role not specified
Flying Colors
1917
Flying Colors
Brent Brewster
Master of His Home
1917
Master of His Home
Carson Stewart
1917
Paws of the Bear
Ray Bourke
1917
The Last of the Ingrams
Jules Ingram
The Iced Bullet
1917
The Iced Bullet
The Author / Horace Lee
A Gamble in Souls
1916
A Gamble in Souls
Role not specified
The Dawn Maker
1916
The Dawn Maker
Bruce Smithson
1916
Bullets and Brown Eyes
Prince Carl
Peggy
1916
Peggy
Rev. Donald Bruce
Peer Gynt
1915
Peer Gynt
The Parson
The Majesty of the Law
1915
The Majesty of the Law
Jackson Morgan Kent
Kilmeny
1915
Kilmeny
Bob Meredith