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.
Blake
The Good Fellows
Cyrus Ballard
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Work Farm Warden
Dust Be My Destiny
John Conrad
The Greatest Power
Nicholas Van Kleet
The Call of Her People
The Stranger
The White Raven
Malcolm Grant
The Lifted Veil
Ernest Brown
I'm No Angel
Foster
Hidden Power
Brand
La belle Russe
Hon. Cyril Ralston
Lure of Ambition
Joseph Bailey (as William Davidson)
The Pretenders
Police Chief
Seven Sinners
Larry O'Malley
In Pursuit of Polly
Elton (as William Davidson)
Good Morning, Judge
Board of Appeals Chairman
Circumstantial Evidence
Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)
Hook, Line and Sinker
Assistant District Attorney (as William Davidson)
Queen of the Night Clubs
Jack Murray
Sun Valley Serenade
Director Williams
Lady Killer
Director Kelton
Hollywood Hotel
Mr. Jackson
Earthworm Tractors
George Carr
Dangerously Yours
Gorman
Highway West
Victor Dufresne
Hearts and Spurs
Greeff
The Dragon Murder Case
McCarthy
Larceny, Inc.
Hempel
Blackwell's Island
Charlie Young - Carston's Lawyer
Special Agent
Randolph Sherman
Ports of Call
Sen. Knobs
The Great Man's Lady
Inspector Crane (as William Davidson)
The Notorious Lone Wolf
Lelewer
The Lost Squadron
Mr. Raleigh (uncredited)
Letter of Introduction
District Attorney
Her Mad Night
Hoener
Paradise Isle
Jack Rader
A Yellow Streak
Chief Haggerty (as William Davidson)
Show Them No Mercy!
Maj. Gruff (uncredited)
Sergeant Murphy
Billie Madison
Sweet Music
Captain
Sky Devils
M.H. Thomas
Graft
Brannigan
Tell It to a Star
Jackson
Scarlet Pages
Chess Player
The Animal Kingdom
A.W. Hutchinson
Love on a Bet
Capt. Towne
Murder on the Waterfront
John Utterson
The Menace
Alfred H. Kruger
Midnight Court
Hartshone (as William Davidson)
Laughing Boy
Sgt. Arnold
The Pride of the Legion
Drake
Marry the Girl
Watts
Woman Trap
Attorney General Mardsen
Road Gang
Agent
My Love Came Back
Dist. Atty. Stone
For the Defense
Mr. Day
Uncle Joe
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Florian
Magistrate Tom Morrison
The Vice Squad
Homer Jacell
The Affairs of Martha
Robert Brent
For the Honor of the Crew
Russell
The Plainsman and the Lady
Ellory Bugs
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Mr. Bowman (uncredited)
That Hagen Girl
Duncan Martin
Indianapolis Speedway
Collins
Woman Wanted
Bill Dennett
Captain Applejack
Capt. Richards (uncredited)
In the Navy
Mr. Parker
Hello, Everybody!
Wilkie
No Limit
Captain
The Most Dangerous Game
Commandant
Blockade
Chief
Guilty or Not Guilty
Monsieur Bannack (uncredited)
Playboy of Paris
The Dumb-Bell
Joe Hunter
The St. Louis Kid
Major
A Man from Wyoming
John Hartfield
Her Debt of Honor
Lynn Hardi
In the Diplomatic Service
Police Captain Barrie
Death Flies East
Bayard Thatcher (as William Davidson)
Murder by an Aristocrat
Mr. Saul Dana
Ding Dong Williams
Capt. Mills
The Price of Malice
A Modern Cinderella
Blythe
The Carnation Kid
Robert Clifford
Partners of the Night
Roy Ladd
Cradle Snatchers
Henderson
Ever Since Eve
Al Howard
It Happened in Hollywood
Mr. Hyde
Easy Living
President Cleveland
Lillian Russell
Director Bill Sutter
In Person
Ennis
They Made Me a Criminal
Det. Lt. Samson
The Intruder
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
The Bully (uncredited)
The Hurricane
Trucking Chairman (uncredited)
Racket Busters
Detective (uncredited)
Fatal Lady
Mr. 'W.P.' Alvey
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Hawtrey
Cocoanut Grove
First Ship's Officer
Sunny
Mr. Hale
Melody for Two
Samuel 'Sam' 'Simsy' Hudson - Music Publisher
Naughty But Nice
Maxwell (uncredited)
Up in Arms
Dr. Delamater
Adam and Eva
Dance Director
Greenwich Village
Warden Denby
Smashing the Money Ring
Kendricks (uncredited)
The Sport Parade
E.H. Swaley
Oil for the Lamps of China
Mr. Wentworth
Charter Pilot
Welford Andrews
The Big Noise
Mumford (as William Davidson)
Hired Wife
Stephen Prime
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Sales Manager (Uncredited)
Tail Spin
Elderly Man in Café (uncredited)
Blondie Meets the Boss
Stock Broker
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Henry Baxter
Three Sons o' Guns
Bill Mason
Each Dawn I Die
Steward
That's My Man
Store Detective
Honeymoon in Bali
Skipper Jackson (uncredited)
There Goes My Heart
District Attorney Ralph B. Stanley
Man-Made Monster
Self (archive footage)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Kurt Morley
The Last Trail
Jimmy Ryder
The Girl from Nowhere
Al
Hers to Hold
Colonel Bright (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
Judge Bull
On Their Own
Gilbert J. Regan (uncredited)
A Night of Adventure
Sheriff George Lane (as William Davidson)
Calaboose
Dr. Carter
Bordertown
Adjutant
Devil Dogs of the Air
Peter Premium
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
Jonathan
Love on Toast
Representative McPherson
The Secret Bride
Reed Walsh
Dangerous
Rev. Winthrop Stark
A Woman There Was
Crole (as William Davidson)
Over My Dead Body
Gonigle
Keep 'Em Flying
Dr. Brundage
Mary Lawson's Secret
Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
Scarface
Saloon Owner (uncredited)
My Darling Clementine
Nye Dunbar
The Lady from Cheyenne
Sheriff of Little Bend (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee
Moose Matson
Hold That Ghost
Slick
Half a Sinner
Hotel Manager
Tin Pan Alley
Barney Hammond
The Singing Kid
Donovan (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
Connolly
A Night at the Ritz
Stock Company Manager (uncredited)
Lady with Red Hair
George Grayson
Girl in 313
John Addison
Maryland
General Broadcasting Representative
Meet the Baron
Himself
How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action
Inspector Evans
Private Detective
City Fathers Committee Spokesman (uncredited)
Satan Met a Lady
Labor Leader
Three Girls About Town
Tom Hilliard
The Silver Horde
Mr. Richards (as William Davidson)
Something to Sing About
Jim Blake
The Secret Call
George W. Mason
Always Faithful
Committeeman
Remember the Day
Himself - Golfer
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
City Editor (uncredited)
Upperworld
Sharp Tools
Andy Callahan
Gold Diggers of 1937
Sam
Sudden Money
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Kerry Stokes
Oh, for a Man!
Mr. Aldrich
Careful, Soft Shoulders
Nan's Attorney
Housewife
Scotty
Off the Record
Saunders
The Costello Case
Frank Hyland
Men Are Like That
Mr. Gray
On Trial
Jerry - Andy's Pal
Half Holiday
Captain Moss
Week-End in Havana
James Walsh
The Cat Creeps
Editor Joe Hogue
Fog Over Frisco
Harrison "Harry" Eckles
Thieves Fall Out
Staff Major
Hell's Angels
Senator (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
Judge Hinsdale
Sailor's Lady
Bob Crandall
Marked Woman
Jarrett
Torch Singer
Warden Ed
Over the Wall
Tom McGee
Go Into Your Dance
Stephen S. Gray
Truck Busters
Police Captain Hurley (Uncredited)
Blonde Alibi
Page
The Jury's Secret
Judge
See My Lawyer
Councilman Charles J. Clark
Sandy Gets Her Man
Cyrus Wittles
Behind the Mike
The Editor
Let Them Live
Undetermined Role
Why I Would Not Marry
Col. Donovan
Recompense
Mr. Linklater
Make Your Own Bed
John Henry Jackson
Impossible Catherine
Jim Lawrence
The Billion Dollar Scandal
District Attorney (uncredited)
The Big Shakedown
Official (uncredited)
You May Be Next!
Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
Parker
In Society
Dist. Atty. Craig
San Francisco Docks
Governor
The Man Who Walked Alone
Fitzgerald
Granny Get Your Gun
Congressman Blake
The Capitol
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Central Park
Montgomery (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
Jim Purdy
In This Our Life
District Attorney (as William Davidson)
Blaze o' Glory
Henry Morgan (as William Davidson)
Dorian's Divorce
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
They Were Expendable
O'Sullivan
Is My Face Red?
Henri Dufour
A Gentleman of Paris
Alumnus
The Male Animal
Department Head (Uncredited)
Female
Detective (Uncredited)
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Charles (as William Davidson)
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
Dalton
Illegal Traffic
Mr. Reindel
The Magnificent Dope
Dishonored
Police Captain Brown (uncredited)
The Thirteenth Guest
F.T. Johnson
Sing Your Way Home
Bartscher
The Road Back
Macy
The Valley of Doubt
Ed Trowbridge
Persuasive Peggy
John Kirby
Her Second Husband
David Starr
American Maid
Ashes of Love
Theatre Manager
Redheads on Parade
N. G. Orton, Attorney-at-Law (uncredited)
You and Me
Prosecuting Attorney
Straight from the Heart
Mayor Green of San Bernardino
A Night at Earl Carroll's
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
235
Gender
Male
Birthday
1888-06-15
Place of Birth
Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
Also Known As
Wm. B. Davidson