William Desmond
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 23, 1878
- Died
- November 3, 1949
- Birthplace
- Horseheads, New York, USA
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
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Savage Fury 1956
as Allen
Thunder Mountain 1947
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Egg and I 1947
as Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Code of the West 1947
as Settler (uncredited)
Trail Street 1947
as Townsman (uncredited)
Desert Command 1946
as Capt. Boncour
Strange Confession 1945
as Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties 1945
as Showboat Customer (uncredited)
The Return of the Durango Kid 1945
as Street Ambusher (uncredited)
Hi, Beautiful 1944
as Passenger (uncredited)
The Climax 1944
as Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle 1944
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Mummy's Ghost 1944
as Museum Tourist (uncredited)
Phantom Lady 1944
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars 1943
as Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
Phantom of the Opera 1943
as Stagehand (uncredited)
The Lone Star Trail 1943
as Bartender Mike
Cheyenne Roundup 1943
as Pete
Overland Mail 1942
as Williams - Banker
The Silver Bullet 1942
as Townsman
Down Rio Grande Way 1942
as Townsman
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie 1941
as Bartender
Where Did You Get That Girl? 1941
as Tourist
Junior G-Men 1940
as Irish Cop (uncredited)
The Boys from Syracuse 1940
as Citizen
Winners of the West 1940
as Bill Brine
Tim Tyler's Luck 1937
as Dock Official
Headin' for the Rio Grande 1936
as Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
Song of the Gringo 1936
as Bailiff
The Vigilantes Are Coming 1936
as Anderson, Vigilante Member
Hollywood Boulevard 1936
as Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
Treachery Rides the Range 1936
as Bill
Flash Gordon 1936
as Hawkman Lookout Captain
Song of the Saddle 1936
as Tim
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell 1936
as Captain of the 'Viking'
- The Broken Coin
The Broken Coin 1936
Actor
Custer's Last Stand 1936
as Wagon Master
Frisco Kid 1935
as Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery 1935
as Foreman Burke
Powdersmoke Range 1935
as Happy - Bartender
Courage of the North 1935
as Gene Travis
The Roaring West 1935
as Jim Parker
Social Error 1935
as Policeman
The Call of the Savage 1935
as Allen
The Ghost Rider 1935
as Guard
Cyclone of the Saddle 1935
as Wagon Master
The Cowboy and the Bandit 1935
as Sheriff Pete
Born to Battle 1935
as John Brownell
Naughty Marietta 1935
as Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
- Wild Waters
Wild Waters 1935
as Sheriff Manning
Rustlers of Red Dog 1935
as Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]
- Timber Terrors
Timber Terrors 1935
as Royce Horter
When Lightning Strikes 1934
as Marshal Jack Stevens
Frontier Days 1934
as Sheriff Barnes
The Way of the West 1934
as 'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)
The Red Rider 1934
as Sheriff Campbell
I Can't Escape 1934
as Parole Officer Donovan
- Crack-Up
Crack-Up 1934
as Police Chief
The Vanishing Shadow 1934
as MacDonald
The Rawhide Terror 1934
as Tom Blake
Border Guns 1934
as Dr. Jim Wilson
Pirate Treasure 1934
as Capt. Jim Carson
Fargo Express 1933
as Sheriff Joe Thompson
Perils of Pauline 1933
as Prof. Thompson
Strawberry Roan 1933
as Colonel Brownlee
Mr. Broadway 1933
as 1st Suitor (archive footage)
Gordon of Ghost City 1933
as John Mulford
Laughing at Life 1933
as Military Cabinet Officer
The Phantom of the Air 1933
as Thomas Edmonds
The Three Musketeers 1933
as Capt. Boncour
The Rustler's Roundup 1933
as San Dimas Sheriff Holden
Clancy of the Mounted 1933
as Dave Moran
A Scarlet Week-End 1932
Actor
Jungle Mystery 1932
as John Morgan
The Last Frontier 1932
as General Custer
Heroes of the West 1932
as John Blaine
Battling with Buffalo Bill 1931
as John Mills
The Lightning Warrior 1931
as Townsman (uncredited)
Oklahoma Jim 1931
as Lacy
Hell-Bent for Frisco 1931
as The Editor
- First Aid
First Aid 1931
as Chief of Police
The Vanishing Legion 1931
as Milesburg Sheriff
The Phantom of the West 1930
as Martin Blair
No Defense 1929
as John Harper
No Children 1929
as Self
The Mystery Rider 1928
as Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider
The Devil's Trademark 1928
as Morgan Gray
The Vanishing Rider 1928
as Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
- The Return of the Riddle Rider
The Return of the Riddle Rider 1927
as Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
The Strings of Steel 1926
as Ned Brown
The Ace of Spades 1925
as Dan Harvey
The Meddler 1925
as Richard Gilmore
The Burning Trail 1925
as Smiling Bill Flannigan
- Red Clay
Red Clay 1925
as Chief John Nisheto
Duped 1925
as John Morgan
Straight Through 1925
as Good Deed O'Day
Barriers of the Law 1925
as Rex Brandon
Ridin' Pretty 1925
as Sky Parker
Outwitted 1925
as Jack Blaisdel
- The Riddle Rider
The Riddle Rider 1924
as Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
The Sunset Trail 1924
as Happy Hobo
The Measure of a Man 1924
as John Fairmeadow
- Hello, 'Frisco
Hello, 'Frisco 1924
as William Desmond
Big Timber 1924
as Walter Sandry
The Breathless Moment 1924
as Billy Carson
The Extra Girl 1923
as Himself, as Himself - Actor
Beasts of Paradise 1923
as Phil Grant
Shadows of the North 1923
as Ben 'Wolf' Darby
McGuire of the Mounted 1923
as Bob McGuire
The Phantom Fortune 1923
as Larry Barclay
Around the World in 18 Days 1923
as Phineas Fogg III
Night Life in Hollywood 1922
as Self
Perils of the Yukon 1922
as Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.
Fightin' Mad 1921
as Bud McGraw
The Policeman and the Baby 1921
as The Policeman
The Child Thou Gavest Me 1921
as Tom Marshall
- The Parish Priest
The Parish Priest 1921
as Reverend John Whalen
Women Men Love 1921
as David Hunter
Twin Beds 1920
as Harry Hawkins
A Broadway Cowboy 1920
as Burke Randolph
The Prince and Betty 1919
as John Maude
The Blue Bandanna 1919
as Jerry Jerome
A Sage Brush Hamlet 1919
as Larry Lang
Bare-Fisted Gallagher 1919
as 'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher
The Mints of Hell 1919
as Dan Burke
Whitewashed Walls 1919
as Larry Donovan
Her Code of Honor 1919
as Eugene La Salle
Life's a Funny Proposition 1919
as Jimmie Pendleton
The Pretender 1918
as Bob Baldwin
- An Honest Man
An Honest Man 1918
as Benny Boggs
Society for Sale 1918
as Honorable Billy
The Marriage Bubble 1918
as The Actor
Captain of His Soul 1918
as Horace
The Sudden Gentleman 1917
as Garry Garrity
Fighting Back 1917
as The Weakling
Married in Name Only 1917
Actor
Flying Colors 1917
as Brent Brewster
Master of His Home 1917
as Carson Stewart
- Time Locks and Diamonds
Time Locks and Diamonds 1917
as Silver Jim Farrel
- Paws of the Bear
Paws of the Bear 1917
as Ray Bourke
Paddy O'Hara 1917
as Paddy O'Hara
- The Last of the Ingrams
The Last of the Ingrams 1917
as Jules Ingram
The Iced Bullet 1917
as The Author / Horace Lee
A Gamble in Souls 1916
Actor
The Criminal 1916
as Donald White
The Dawn Maker 1916
as Bruce Smithson
- Bullets and Brown Eyes
Bullets and Brown Eyes 1916
as Prince Carl
Peggy 1916
as Rev. Donald Bruce
Peer Gynt 1915
as The Parson
The Majesty of the Law 1915
as Jackson Morgan Kent
Kilmeny 1915
as Bob Meredith
- The Sign of the Cross
The Sign of the Cross 1904
Actor
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