William B. Davidson

Known for ActingBorn 1888-06-15Died 1947-09-28Dobbs 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.Read more

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Tell It to a Star

Hidden Power

Fatal Lady

How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'

The Carnation Kid

Hearts and Spurs

The Girl from Nowhere

Partners of the Night

Lure of Ambition

A Magdalene of the Hills

The Child of Destiny

MGM Parade

Cocoanut Grove

Redheads on Parade

Straight from the Heart

Always Faithful

The Last Trail

Women and Gold

The Storm Daughter

The Pretenders

Men Are Like That

Blonde Ransom

The Good Fellows

Calaboose

Over the Wall

Over My Dead Body

Charter Pilot

On Their Own

The Honeymoon's Over

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

Behind the Mike

Let Them Live

Half Holiday

A Man from Wyoming

The Costello Case

Queen of the Night Clubs

Good Morning, Judge

A Gentleman of Paris

Recompense

The Valley of Doubt

Adam and Eva

A Woman There Was

Mary Lawson's Secret

Her Second Husband

The Secret Call

Ding Dong Williams

My Darling Clementine