William B. Davidson
Known for: Acting
Born: June 15, 1888
Died: September 28, 1947
Place of birth: Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography
249 movies · 1 TV show, newest first
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Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
1994
6.3
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
7.5
MGM Parade
1955
6.8
The Judge Steps Out
1947
5.3
That Hagen Girl
1947
6.7
That's My Man
1947
5.6
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
1947
6.0
The Plainsman and the Lady
1946
7.5
My Darling Clementine
1946
5.0
The Cat Creeps
1946
7.5
Ding Dong Williams
1946
4.8
Blonde Alibi
1946
6.0
The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946
6.5
They Were Expendable
1945
5.6
Sing Your Way Home
1945
10.0
Tell It to a Star
19458.0
Blonde Ransom
1945
5.9
Dillinger
1945
5.2
Circumstantial Evidence
1945
5.9
The Man Who Walked Alone
1945
7.3
See My Lawyer
1945
6.7
Greenwich Village
1944
5.8
In Society
1944
6.0
Make Your Own Bed
1944
5.0
A Night of Adventure
1944
6.8
Shine on Harvest Moon
1944
5.7
Up in Arms
1944
8.0
Over the Wall
1943
7.0
Murder on the Waterfront
1943
8.0
The Good Fellows
1943
7.0
Hers to Hold
1943
5.7
Mission to Moscow
1943
7.0
Calaboose
1943
7.0
Truck Busters
1943
7.2
Gentleman Jim
1942
6.5
Careful, Soft Shoulders
1942
7.3
The Magnificent Dope
1942
6.6
The Affairs of Martha
1942
6.9
In This Our Life
1942
7.1
Larceny, Inc.
1942
6.4
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
4.5
The Male Animal
1942
8.0
Over My Dead Body
1942
7.3
Remember the Day
1941
6.2
Keep 'Em Flying
1941
6.3
The Great Man's Lady
1941
6.5
Three Girls About Town
1941
7.0
Uncle Joe
1941
7.0
Week-End in Havana
1941
7.1
Sun Valley Serenade
1941
6.6
Highway West
1941
6.8
Hold That Ghost
1941
7.0
Three Sons o' Guns
1941
6.4
In the Navy
1941
6.0
Thieves Fall Out
1941
5.7
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
6.1
Man-Made Monster
1941
7.3
San Francisco Docks
1940
7.7
Charter Pilot
1940
4.5
A Night at Earl Carroll's
1940
6.9
Lady with Red Hair
1940
5.4
Tin Pan Alley
1940
6.5
Sandy Gets Her Man
1940
6.0
Seven Sinners
1940
6.8
Hired Wife
1940
6.5
Maryland
1940
4.9
My Love Came Back
1940
6.5
Sailor's Lady
1940
4.5
Florian
1940
5.6
Girl in 313
1940
6.6
Lillian Russell
1940
8.0
On Their Own
1940
5.3
Half a Sinner
1940
5.7
Granny Get Your Gun
1940
6.4
My Little Chickadee
1940
6.2
Invisible Stripes
1939
8.0
The Honeymoon's Over
1939
6.8
Private Detective
1939
5.8
Smashing the Money Ring
1939
7.5
Honeymoon in Bali
1939
6.5
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
10.0
Hidden Power
1939
6.8
Each Dawn I Die
1939
5.6
Indianapolis Speedway
1939
6.8
Naughty but Nice
1939
6.1
On Trial
1939
7.0
Sudden Money
1939
7.2
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939
5.8
Blondie Meets the Boss
1939
6.3
Tail Spin
1939
5.5
Blackwell's Island
1939
6.3
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
6.4
Off the Record
1939
6.6
Illegal Traffic
1938
7.3
There Goes My Heart
1938
8.0
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938
6.0
Letter of Introduction
1938
5.6
Racket Busters
1938
7.0
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938
5.8
Blockade
1938
6.6
You and Me
1938
9.0
Cocoanut Grove
1938
5.0
The Jury's Secret
1938
5.8
Hollywood Hotel
1938
6.0
Sergeant Murphy
1938
5.8
Love on Toast
1937
6.7
The Hurricane
1937
6.2
Something to Sing About
1937
8.0
Behind the Mike
1937
6.3
It Happened in Hollywood
1937
6.0
Paradise Isle
1937
7.2
Easy Living
1937
5.8
Ever Since Eve
1937
6.5
Marry the Girl
1937
6.7
The Road Back
1937
7.0
Melody for Two
1937
8.0
Let Them Live
1937
6.6
Marked Woman
1937
5.1
Midnight Court
1937
6.1
Gold Diggers of 1937
1936
5.4
Earthworm Tractors
1936
5.8
Satan Met a Lady
1936
7.5
The Big Noise
1936
5.0
Murder by an Aristocrat
1936
10.0
Fatal Lady
1936
7.0
The Singing Kid
1936
7.0
Road Gang
1936
7.0
Love on a Bet
1936
4.8
You May Be Next!
1936
6.6
Dangerous
1935
7.5
Show Them No Mercy!
1935
6.8
In Person
1935
6.2
Special Agent
1935
9.0
Redheads on Parade
1935
6.8
Woman Wanted
1935
7.2
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935
7.2
Go Into Your Dance
1935
6.5
A Night at the Ritz
1935
9.0
Straight from the Heart
1935
7.0
Death Flies East
1935
6.8
Sweet Music
1935
6.8
Devil Dogs of the Air
1935
5.9
Bordertown
1935
6.0
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934
6.2
The Secret Bride
1934
7.0
Imitation of Life
1934
6.3
The St. Louis Kid
1934
5.9
The Dragon Murder Case
1934
7.3
Housewife
1934
6.8
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
1934
6.4
Fog Over Frisco
1934
6.1
Upperworld
1934
3.7
Laughing Boy
1934
5.9
The Big Shakedown
1934
6.9
Lady Killer
1933
6.3
Female
1933
5.3
Meet the Baron
1933
6.3
I'm No Angel
1933
5.4
Torch Singer
193310.0
How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action
1933
4.6
The Intruder
1933
7.0
Dangerously Yours
1933
6.5
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933
7.0
Hello, Everybody!
1933
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The Billion Dollar Scandal
1933
5.6
The Animal Kingdom
1932
5.8
Central Park
1932
7.0
Guilty or Not Guilty
1932
5.3
The Sport Parade
1932
7.0
The Pride of the Legion
1932
3.8
Her Mad Night
1932
6.9
The Most Dangerous Game
1932
5.2
The Thirteenth Guest
1932
5.0
Is My Face Red?
1932
7.4
Scarface
1932
6.5
The Lost Squadron
1932
5.0
Sky Devils
1932
5.6
The Menace
19328.0
Half Holiday
1931
5.0
Graft
1931
7.7
The Secret Call
1931
6.8
The Vice Squad
1931
5.4
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
1931
7.5
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
1931
6.9
Dishonored
1931
7.3
Captain Applejack
1931
6.0
No Limit
1931
5.6
Hook, Line and Sinker
1930
6.3
Oh, for a Man!
1930
6.6
Hell's Angels
1930
6.3
Sunny
1930
5.6
The Silver Horde
1930
7.0
Playboy of Paris
1930
8.0
The Costello Case
1930
7.0
Scarlet Pages
1930
5.7
For the Defense
1930
8.0
A Man from Wyoming
1930
8.5
Men Are Like That
1930
7.0
Blaze o' Glory
1929
9.0
Always Faithful
1929
5.3
Woman Trap
1929
8.0
Queen of the Night Clubs
1929
10.0
The Carnation Kid
19297.0
Sharp Tools
1928
8.0
Good Morning, Judge
1928
8.0
A Gentleman of Paris
1927
3.8
Cradle Snatchers
1927
9.0
The Last Trail
1927
10.0
Hearts and Spurs
1925
8.0
Recompense
1925
9.0
Women and Gold
1925
7.0
Ports of Call
1925
8.0
The Valley of Doubt
1924
9.0
The Storm Daughter
1924
8.0
Adam and Eva
1923
6.3
The Dumb-Bell
1922
7.0
Nobody
1921
10.0
The Girl from Nowhere
1921
10.0
Partners of the Night
1920
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The Capitol
1919
10.0
Lure of Ambition
1919
7.0
Impossible Catherine
1919
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La belle Russe
1919
8.0
A Woman There Was
1919
7.0
The Gold Cure
1919
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Why I Would Not Marry
1918
7.5
In Pursuit of Polly
1918
NR
Ashes of Love
1918
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Friend Husband
1918
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Our Little Wife
1918
8.0
Her Second Husband
1917
7.0
American Maid
1917
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Persuasive Peggy
1917NR
More Truth Than Poetry
1917
1.0
The Lifted Veil
1917
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The Greatest Power
1917
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Lady Barnacle
1917
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The Call of Her People
1917
10.0
A Magdalene of the Hills
1917
8.0
Mary Lawson's Secret
1917
5.5
The White Raven
1917NR
A Modern Cinderella
1917
NR
In the Diplomatic Service
1916
9.0
The Pretenders
1916
10.0
The Child of Destiny
1916
7.0
Dorian's Divorce
1916
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The Price of Malice
1916NR
Her Debt of Honor
1916
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A Yellow Streak
1915
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For the Honor of the Crew
1915