William 'Wee Willie' Davis

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

  • Birthday: 1906-12-07
  • Deathday: 1981-04-09
  • Also know as: William "Wee Willie" Davis

Biography

William "Wee Willie" Davis (1906–1981) was an American film actor. He had previously been a wrestler. He worked in the Jefferson County Jail in Louisville in 1972-75 as the gym guard. He was also an engineer and contributed to the invention of the Glowmeter, an early Heads up display that projected a cars speed onto the windshield. A fellow wrestler, Prince Ilaki Ibn Ali Hassan (whose real name was Agisilaki Mihalakis) who also fought as the Mad Greek was the primary inventor.

Filmography

Arabian Nights

1942

As Valda

Reap the Wild Wind

1942

As The Lamb

The Asphalt Jungle

1950

As Timmons

Pursuit to Algiers

1945

As Gubek

Having Wonderful Crime

1945

As Zacharias, the Porter

Son of Paleface

1952

As Blacksmith

Samson and Delilah

1949

As Garmiskar

Gentleman Jim

1942

As Flannagan (uncredited)

Wildfire

1945

As Moose Harris

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1944

As Arab Giant (uncredited)

To Catch a Thief

1955

As Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited)

Above Suspicion

1943

As Hans (Uncredited)

Johnny Come Lately

1943

As Bouncer

Mighty Joe Young

1949

As Strongman (uncredited)

Bowery Bombshell

1946

As Moose McCall (as Wee Willie Davis)

Fool's Gold

1946

As Blackie

Gypsy Wildcat

1944

As Dota

The Red Pony

1949

As Truck driver

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