Acting credits
135
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
William Desmond
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 135Series: 0
TMDB ID: 1256044
IMDb ID: nm0221488
Known for: Acting
Born: January 23, 1878
Died: November 3, 1949
Age: 71
Place of birth: Horseheads, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1915 - 1956
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 6.33
Wikidata: Q507344
Also known as
William Mannion • The King of the Silent Serials • Bill Desmond
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.
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Movie credits linked with William Desmond.
as Allen
Savage Fury
1956 • Movie
as Townsman (uncredited)
Thunder Mountain
1947 • Movie
as Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
The Egg and I
1947 • Movie
as Settler (uncredited)
Code of the West
1947 • Movie
as Townsman (uncredited)
Trail Street
1947 • Movie
as Capt. Boncour
Desert Command
1946 • Movie
as Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
Strange Confession
1945 • Movie
as Showboat Customer (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
1945 • Movie
as Street Ambusher (uncredited)
The Return of the Durango Kid
1945 • Movie
as Passenger (uncredited)
Hi, Beautiful
1944 • Movie
as Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
The Climax
1944 • Movie
as Townsman (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle
1944 • Movie
as Museum Tourist (uncredited)
The Mummy's Ghost
1944 • Movie
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Phantom Lady
1944 • Movie
as Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943 • Movie
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Phantom of the Opera
1943 • Movie
as Bartender Mike
The Lone Star Trail
1943 • Movie
as Pete
Cheyenne Roundup
1943 • Movie
as Williams - Banker
Overland Mail
1942 • Movie
as Townsman
The Silver Bullet
1942 • Movie
as Townsman
Down Rio Grande Way
1942 • Movie
as Bartender
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
1941 • Movie
as Tourist
Where Did You Get That Girl?
1941 • Movie
as Irish Cop (uncredited)
Junior G-Men
1940 • Movie