William Desmond
January 23, 1878 (146 years old) in Horseheads, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Credits
- 1956 ·Savage Furyas Allen (archive footage)
- 1947 ·Thunder Mountainas Townsman (uncredited)
- 1947 ·The Egg and Ias Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
- 1947 ·Code of the Westas Settler (uncredited)
- 1946 ·Desert Commandas Capt. Boncour
- 1945 ·Strange Confessionas Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
- 1945 ·The Naughty Ninetiesas Showboat Customer (uncredited)
- 1945 ·The Return of the Durango Kidas Street Ambusher (uncredited)
- 1944 ·The Climaxas Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
- 1944 ·The Mummy's Ghostas Museum Tourist (uncredited)
- 1944 ·Phantom Ladyas Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- 1943 ·Thank Your Lucky Starsas Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
- 1943 ·Phantom of the Operaas Stagehand (uncredited)
- 1943 ·The Lone Star Trailas Bartender Mike
- 1943 ·Cheyenne Roundupas Pete
- 1942 ·Overland Mailas Williams - Banker
- 1942 ·The Silver Bulletas Townsman
- 1942 ·Down Rio Grande Wayas Townsman
- 1941 ·Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairieas Bartender
- 1941 ·Where Did You Get That Girl?as Tourist
- 1940 ·Junior G-Menas Irish Cop (uncredited)
- 1940 ·The Boys from Syracuseas Citizen
- 1940 ·Winners of the Westas Bill Brine
- 1937 ·Tim Tyler's Luckas Dock Official
- 1936 ·Song of the Gringoas Bailiff
- 1936 ·The Vigilantes Are Comingas Anderson, Vigilante Member
- 1936 ·Hollywood Boulevardas Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
- 1936 ·Treachery Rides the Rangeas Bill
- 1936 ·Song of the Saddleas Tim
- 1936 ·The Adventures of Frank Merriwellas Captain of the 'Viking'
- 1936 ·The Broken Coinas
- 1936 ·Custer's Last Standas Wagon Master
- 1936 ·Headin' for the Rio Grandeas Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
- 1935 ·Frisco Kidas Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
- 1935 ·Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mysteryas Foreman Burke
- 1935 ·Powdersmoke Rangeas Happy - Bartender
- 1935 ·Courage of the Northas Gene Travis
- 1935 ·The Roaring Westas Jim Parker
- 1935 ·Social Erroras Policeman
- 1935 ·The Call of the Savageas Allen
- 1935 ·The Ghost Rideras Guard
- 1935 ·Cyclone of the Saddleas Wagon Master
- 1935 ·The Cowboy and the Banditas Sheriff Pete
- 1935 ·Born to Battleas John Brownell
- 1935 ·Naughty Mariettaas Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
- 1935 ·Wild Watersas Sheriff Manning
- 1935 ·Rustlers of Red Dogas Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]
- 1935 ·Timber Terrorsas Royce Horter
- 1934 ·When Lightning Strikesas Marshal Jack Stevens
- 1934 ·Frontier Daysas Sheriff Barnes
- 1934 ·The Way of the Westas 'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)
- 1934 ·The Red Rideras Sheriff Campbell
- 1934 ·I Can't Escapeas Parole Officer Donovan
- 1934 ·Crack-Upas Police Chief
- 1934 ·The Vanishing Shadowas MacDonald
- 1934 ·The Rawhide Terroras Tom Blake
- 1934 ·Border Gunsas Dr. Jim Wilson
- 1934 ·Pirate Treasureas Capt. Jim Carson
- 1933 ·Fargo Expressas Sheriff Joe Thompson
- 1933 ·Perils of Paulineas Prof. Thompson
- 1933 ·Strawberry Roanas Colonel Brownlee
- 1933 ·Mr. Broadwayas 1st Suitor (archive footage)
- 1933 ·Gordon of Ghost Cityas John Mulford
- 1933 ·Laughing at Lifeas Military Cabinet Officer
- 1933 ·The Phantom of the Airas Thomas Edmonds
- 1933 ·The Three Musketeersas Capt. Boncour
- 1933 ·The Rustler's Roundupas San Dimas Sheriff Holden
- 1933 ·Clancy of the Mountedas Dave Moran
- 1932 ·A Scarlet Week-Endas
- 1932 ·The Last Frontieras General Custer
- 1932 ·Heroes of the Westas John Blaine
- 1931 ·Battling with Buffalo Billas John Mills
- 1931 ·The Lightning Warrioras Townsman (uncredited)
- 1931 ·Oklahoma Jimas Lacy
- 1931 ·The Vanishing Legionas Milesburg Sheriff
- 1930 ·The Phantom of the Westas Martin Blair
- 1929 ·No Defenseas John Harper
- 1929 ·No Childrenas Self
- 1928 ·The Mystery Rideras Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider
- 1928 ·The Vanishing Rideras Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
- 1926 ·The Strings of Steelas Ned Brown
- 1925 ·The Ace of Spadesas Dan Harvey
- 1925 ·The Meddleras Richard Gilmore
- 1925 ·The Burning Trailas Smiling Bill Flannigan
- 1925 ·Straight Throughas Good Deed O'Day
- 1925 ·Barriers of the Lawas Rex Brandon
- 1925 ·Ridin' Prettyas Sky Parker
- 1925 ·Outwittedas Jack Blaisdel
- 1924 ·The Sunset Trailas Happy Hobo
- 1924 ·The Measure of a Manas John Fairmeadow
- 1924 ·Hello, 'Friscoas William Desmond
- 1924 ·The Breathless Momentas Billy Carson
- 1923 ·The Extra Girlas Himself
- 1923 ·The Extra Girlas Himself - Actor
- 1923 ·Shadows of the Northas Ben 'Wolf' Darby
- 1923 ·McGuire of the Mountedas Bob McGuire
- 1922 ·Night Life in Hollywoodas Self
- 1922 ·Perils of the Yukonas Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.
- 1921 ·Fightin' Madas Bud McGraw
- 1921 ·The Policeman and the Babyas The Policeman
- 1921 ·The Child Thou Gavest Meas Tom Marshall
- 1921 ·Women Men Loveas David Hunter
- 1919 ·The Prince and Bettyas John Maude
- 1919 ·A Sage Brush Hamletas Larry Lang
- 1919 ·Her Code of Honoras Eugene La Salle
- 1918 ·Society for Saleas Honorable Billy
- 1918 ·The Marriage Bubbleas The Actor
- 1918 ·Captain of His Soulas Horace
- 1917 ·Married in Name Onlyas
- 1917 ·Flying Colorsas Brent Brewster
- 1917 ·Master of His Homeas Carson Stewart
- 1917 ·Paws of the Bearas Ray Bourke
- 1917 ·The Last of the Ingramsas Jules Ingram
- 1917 ·The Iced Bulletas The Author / Horace Lee
- 1916 ·A Gamble in Soulsas
- 1916 ·The Dawn Makeras Bruce Smithson
- 1916 ·Peggyas Rev. Donald Bruce
- 1915 ·Peer Gyntas The Parson
- 1915 ·The Majesty of the Lawas Jackson Morgan Kent
- 1915 ·Kilmenyas Bob Meredith