William Desmond

William Desmond

  • Birthday: 1878-01-23
  • Deathday: 1949-11-03
  • Place of birth: Horseheads, New York, USA
  • Also know as: William Mannion

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.

Filmography

Song of the Gringo

1936

As Bailiff

The Extra Girl

1923

As Himself

The Vanishing Legion

1931

As Milesburg Sheriff

Desert Command

1946

As Capt. Boncour

The Vanishing Shadow

1934

As MacDonald

Born to Battle

1935

As John Brownell

I Can't Escape

1934

As Parole Officer Donovan

The Vigilantes Are Coming

1936

As Anderson, Vigilante Member

Pirate Treasure

1934

As Capt. Jim Carson

Winners of the West

1940

As Bill Brine

Frontier Days

1934

As Sheriff Barnes

The Rawhide Terror

1934

As Tom Blake

Fargo Express

1933

As Sheriff Joe Thompson

Strawberry Roan

1933

As Colonel Brownlee

Shadows of the North

1923

As Ben 'Wolf' Darby

No Children

1929

As Self

The Extra Girl

1923

As Himself - Actor

Battling with Buffalo Bill

1931

As John Mills

The Cowboy and the Bandit

1935

As Sheriff Pete

Custer's Last Stand

1936

As Wagon Master

Cyclone of the Saddle

1935

As Wagon Master

Heroes of the West

1932

As John Blaine

Gordon of Ghost City

1933

As John Mulford

Headin' for the Rio Grande

1936

As Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)

The Ghost Rider

1935

As Guard

Social Error

1935

As Policeman

Hollywood Boulevard

1936

As Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)

The Red Rider

1934

As Sheriff Campbell

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

1936

As Captain of the 'Viking'

Song of the Saddle

1936

As Tim

The Boys from Syracuse

1940

As Citizen

Junior G-Men

1940

As Irish Cop

Tim Tyler's Luck

1937

As Dock Official

The Phantom of the West

1930

As Martin Blair

The Last of the Ingrams

1917

As Jules Ingram

Fightin' Mad

1921

As Bud McGraw

Society for Sale

1918

As Honorable Billy

The Phantom of the Air

1933

As Thomas Edmonds

Down Rio Grande Way

1942

As Townsman

The Silver Bullet

1942

As Townsman

Overland Mail

1942

As Williams - Banker

The Lone Star Trail

1943

As Bartender Mike

Rustlers of Red Dog

1935

As Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]

Cheyenne Roundup

1943

As Pete

No Defense

1929

As John Harper

McGuire of the Mounted

1923

As Bob McGuire

The Iced Bullet

1917

As The Author / Horace Lee

The Child Thou Gavest Me

1921

As Tom Marshall

Hello, 'Frisco

1924

As William Desmond

Savage Fury

1956

As Allen (archive footage)

Powdersmoke Range

1935

As Happy - Bartender

Ridin' Pretty

1925

As Sky Parker

Barriers of the Law

1925

As Rex Brandon

A Sage Brush Hamlet

1919

As Larry Lang

Outwitted

1925

As Jack Blaisdel

The Naughty Nineties

1945

As Showboat Customer (uncredited)

The Mystery Rider

1928

As Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider

The Way of the West

1934

As 'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)

Peggy

1916

As Rev. Donald Bruce

The Dawn Maker

1916

As Bruce Smithson

Kilmeny

1915

As Bob Meredith

Naughty Marietta

1935

As Gendarme Chief (uncredited)

The Sunset Trail

1924

As Happy Hobo

The Majesty of the Law

1915

As Jackson Morgan Kent

The Climax

1944

As Backstage Technician (Uncredited)

The Roaring West

1935

As Jim Parker

Strange Confession

1945

As Peanut Vendor (uncredited)

The Egg and I

1947

As Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)

Perils of Pauline

1933

As Prof. Thompson

Oklahoma Jim

1931

As Lacy

The Prince and Betty

1919

As John Maude

The Vanishing Rider

1928

As Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider

The Rustler's Roundup

1933

As San Dimas Sheriff Holden

When Lightning Strikes

1934

As Marshal Jack Stevens

The Policeman and the Baby

1921

As The Policeman

Mr. Broadway

1933

As 1st Suitor (archive footage)

The Lightning Warrior

1931

As Townsman (uncredited)

The Last Frontier

1932

As General Custer

Frisco Kid

1935

As Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)

Straight Through

1925

As Good Deed O'Day

The Burning Trail

1925

As Smiling Bill Flannigan

The Meddler

1925

As Richard Gilmore

The Strings of Steel

1926

As Ned Brown

Her Code of Honor

1919

As Eugene La Salle

Laughing at Life

1933

As Military Cabinet Officer

Perils of the Yukon

1922

As Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.

Paws of the Bear

1917

As Ray Bourke

Border Guns

1934

As Dr. Jim Wilson

Code of the West

1947

As Settler (uncredited)

Peer Gynt

1915

As The Parson

Phantom of the Opera

1943

As Stagehand (uncredited)

The Mummy's Ghost

1944

As Museum Tourist (uncredited)

The Return of the Durango Kid

1945

As Street Ambusher (uncredited)

Phantom Lady

1944

As Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Wild Waters

1935

As Sheriff Manning

Crack-Up

1934

As Police Chief

The Three Musketeers

1933

As Capt. Boncour

Courage of the North

1935

As Gene Travis

Timber Terrors

1935

As Royce Horter

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