William Desmond

William Desmond

🎂 23rd January 1878 (148 yrs) 📍 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.

William Desmond

🎬 Movies Featuring William Desmond

Savage Fury

Savage Fury (1956)

as Allen
Thunder Mountain

Thunder Mountain (1947)

as Townsman (uncredited)
The Egg and I

The Egg and I (1947)

as Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Code of the West

Code of the West (1947)

as Settler (uncredited)
Trail Street

Trail Street (1947)

as Townsman (uncredited)
Desert Command

Desert Command (1946)

as Capt. Boncour
Strange Confession

Strange Confession (1945)

as Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties (1945)

as Showboat Customer (uncredited)
The Return of the Durango Kid

The Return of the Durango Kid (1945)

as Street Ambusher (uncredited)
Hi, Beautiful

Hi, Beautiful (1944)

as Passenger (uncredited)
The Climax

The Climax (1944)

as Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle

Tall in the Saddle (1944)

as Townsman (uncredited)
The Mummy's Ghost

The Mummy's Ghost (1944)

as Museum Tourist (uncredited)
Phantom Lady

Phantom Lady (1944)

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)

as Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera (1943)

as Stagehand (uncredited)
The Lone Star Trail

The Lone Star Trail (1943)

as Bartender Mike
Cheyenne Roundup

Cheyenne Roundup (1943)

as Pete
Overland Mail

Overland Mail (1942)

as Williams - Banker
The Silver Bullet

The Silver Bullet (1942)

as Townsman
Down Rio Grande Way

Down Rio Grande Way (1942)

as Townsman
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (1941)

as Bartender
Where Did You Get That Girl?

Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941)

as Tourist
Junior G-Men

Junior G-Men (1940)

as Irish Cop (uncredited)
The Boys from Syracuse

The Boys from Syracuse (1940)

as Citizen
Winners of the West

Winners of the West (1940)

as Bill Brine
Tim Tyler's Luck

Tim Tyler's Luck (1937)

as Dock Official
Headin' for the Rio Grande

Headin' for the Rio Grande (1936)

as Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
Song of the Gringo

Song of the Gringo (1936)

as Bailiff
The Vigilantes Are Coming

The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936)

as Anderson, Vigilante Member
Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard (1936)

as Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
Treachery Rides the Range

Treachery Rides the Range (1936)

as Bill
Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon (1936)

as Hawkman Lookout Captain
Song of the Saddle

Song of the Saddle (1936)

as Tim
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936)

as Captain of the 'Viking'
No Image

The Broken Coin (1936)

Custer's Last Stand

Custer's Last Stand (1936)

as Wagon Master
Frisco Kid

Frisco Kid (1935)

as Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery

Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery (1935)

as Foreman Burke
Powdersmoke Range

Powdersmoke Range (1935)

as Happy - Bartender
Courage of the North

Courage of the North (1935)

as Gene Travis
The Roaring West

The Roaring West (1935)

as Jim Parker
Social Error

Social Error (1935)

as Policeman
The Call of the Savage

The Call of the Savage (1935)

as Allen
The Ghost Rider

The Ghost Rider (1935)

as Guard
Cyclone of the Saddle

Cyclone of the Saddle (1935)

as Wagon Master
The Cowboy and the Bandit

The Cowboy and the Bandit (1935)

as Sheriff Pete
Born to Battle

Born to Battle (1935)

as John Brownell
Naughty Marietta

Naughty Marietta (1935)

as Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
No Image

Wild Waters (1935)

as Sheriff Manning
No Image

Timber Terrors (1935)

as Royce Horter
Rustlers of Red Dog

Rustlers of Red Dog (1935)

as Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]
When Lightning Strikes

When Lightning Strikes (1934)

as Marshal Jack Stevens
Frontier Days

Frontier Days (1934)

as Sheriff Barnes
The Way of the West

The Way of the West (1934)

as 'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)
The Red Rider

The Red Rider (1934)

as Sheriff Campbell
I Can't Escape

I Can't Escape (1934)

as Parole Officer Donovan
No Image

Crack-Up (1934)

as Police Chief
The Vanishing Shadow

The Vanishing Shadow (1934)

as MacDonald
The Rawhide Terror

The Rawhide Terror (1934)

as Tom Blake
Border Guns

Border Guns (1934)

as Dr. Jim Wilson
Pirate Treasure

Pirate Treasure (1934)

as Capt. Jim Carson
Fargo Express

Fargo Express (1933)

as Sheriff Joe Thompson
Perils of Pauline

Perils of Pauline (1933)

as Prof. Thompson
Strawberry Roan

Strawberry Roan (1933)

as Colonel Brownlee
Mr. Broadway

Mr. Broadway (1933)

as 1st Suitor (archive footage)
Gordon of Ghost City

Gordon of Ghost City (1933)

as John Mulford
Laughing at Life

Laughing at Life (1933)

as Military Cabinet Officer
The Phantom of the Air

The Phantom of the Air (1933)

as Thomas Edmonds
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers (1933)

as Capt. Boncour
The Rustler's Roundup

The Rustler's Roundup (1933)

as San Dimas Sheriff Holden
Clancy of the Mounted

Clancy of the Mounted (1933)

as Dave Moran
A Scarlet Week-End

A Scarlet Week-End (1932)

Jungle Mystery

Jungle Mystery (1932)

as John Morgan
The Last Frontier

The Last Frontier (1932)

as General Custer
Heroes of the West

Heroes of the West (1932)

as John Blaine
Battling with Buffalo Bill

Battling with Buffalo Bill (1931)

as John Mills
The Lightning Warrior

The Lightning Warrior (1931)

as Townsman (uncredited)
Oklahoma Jim

Oklahoma Jim (1931)

as Lacy
The Vanishing Legion

The Vanishing Legion (1931)

as Milesburg Sheriff
The Phantom of the West

The Phantom of the West (1930)

as Martin Blair
No Defense

No Defense (1929)

as John Harper
No Children

No Children (1929)

as Self
The Mystery Rider

The Mystery Rider (1928)

as Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider
The Vanishing Rider

The Vanishing Rider (1928)

as Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
The Strings of Steel

The Strings of Steel (1926)

as Ned Brown
The Ace of Spades

The Ace of Spades (1925)

as Dan Harvey
The Meddler

The Meddler (1925)

as Richard Gilmore
The Burning Trail

The Burning Trail (1925)

as Smiling Bill Flannigan
No Image

Red Clay (1925)

as Chief John Nisheto
Straight Through

Straight Through (1925)

as Good Deed O'Day
Barriers of the Law

Barriers of the Law (1925)

as Rex Brandon
Ridin' Pretty

Ridin' Pretty (1925)

as Sky Parker
Outwitted

Outwitted (1925)

as Jack Blaisdel
The Sunset Trail

The Sunset Trail (1924)

as Happy Hobo
The Measure of a Man

The Measure of a Man (1924)

as John Fairmeadow
No Image

Hello, 'Frisco (1924)

as William Desmond
Big Timber

Big Timber (1924)

as Walter Sandry
The Breathless Moment

The Breathless Moment (1924)

as Billy Carson
The Extra Girl

The Extra Girl (1923)

as Himself
The Extra Girl

The Extra Girl (1923)

as Himself - Actor
Beasts of Paradise

Beasts of Paradise (1923)

as Phil Grant
Shadows of the North

Shadows of the North (1923)

as Ben 'Wolf' Darby
McGuire of the Mounted

McGuire of the Mounted (1923)

as Bob McGuire
The Phantom Fortune

The Phantom Fortune (1923)

as Larry Barclay
Around the World in 18 Days

Around the World in 18 Days (1923)

as Phineas Fogg III
Night Life in Hollywood

Night Life in Hollywood (1922)

as Self
Perils of the Yukon

Perils of the Yukon (1922)

as Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.
Fightin' Mad

Fightin' Mad (1921)

as Bud McGraw
The Policeman and the Baby

The Policeman and the Baby (1921)

as The Policeman
The Child Thou Gavest Me

The Child Thou Gavest Me (1921)

as Tom Marshall
Women Men Love

Women Men Love (1921)

as David Hunter
Twin Beds

Twin Beds (1920)

as Harry Hawkins
The Prince and Betty

The Prince and Betty (1919)

as John Maude
The Blue Bandanna

The Blue Bandanna (1919)

as Jerry Jerome
A Sage Brush Hamlet

A Sage Brush Hamlet (1919)

as Larry Lang
Bare-Fisted Gallagher

Bare-Fisted Gallagher (1919)

as 'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher
The Mints of Hell

The Mints of Hell (1919)

as Dan Burke
Her Code of Honor

Her Code of Honor (1919)

as Eugene La Salle
Life's a Funny Proposition

Life's a Funny Proposition (1919)

as Jimmie Pendleton
The Pretender

The Pretender (1918)

as Bob Baldwin
No Image

An Honest Man (1918)

as Benny Boggs
Society for Sale

Society for Sale (1918)

as Honorable Billy
The Marriage Bubble

The Marriage Bubble (1918)

as The Actor
Captain of His Soul

Captain of His Soul (1918)

as Horace
The Sudden Gentleman

The Sudden Gentleman (1917)

as Garry Garrity
Married in Name Only

Married in Name Only (1917)

Flying Colors

Flying Colors (1917)

as Brent Brewster
Master of His Home

Master of His Home (1917)

as Carson Stewart
No Image

Paws of the Bear (1917)

as Ray Bourke
Paddy O'Hara

Paddy O'Hara (1917)

as Paddy O'Hara
No Image

The Last of the Ingrams (1917)

as Jules Ingram
The Iced Bullet

The Iced Bullet (1917)

as The Author / Horace Lee
A Gamble in Souls

A Gamble in Souls (1916)

The Criminal

The Criminal (1916)

as Donald White
The Dawn Maker

The Dawn Maker (1916)

as Bruce Smithson
No Image

Bullets and Brown Eyes (1916)

as Prince Carl
Peggy

Peggy (1916)

as Rev. Donald Bruce
Peer Gynt

Peer Gynt (1915)

as The Parson
The Majesty of the Law

The Majesty of the Law (1915)

as Jackson Morgan Kent
Kilmeny

Kilmeny (1915)

as Bob Meredith