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William B. Davidson was an American film actor.
Birth Name
William Beatman Davidson
Born
Saturday, 16 June 1888
Died
Sunday, 28 September 1947
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| She's Gotta Have It | Man Buying Cigar | 2017 |
| Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her | (archive footage) | 1994 |
| James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy | (archive footage) | 1981 |
| Brother Can You Spare a Dime | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) | 1975 |
| MGM Parade | Judge | 1955 |
| My Wild Irish Rose | Brewster - Three Tycoons | 1947 |
| The Judge Steps Out | Colonel Bright / Col. Bright | 1947 |
| That Hagen Girl | Mr. Bowman | 1947 |
| The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | Mr. Overholtz | 1947 |
| The Trouble with Women | Mr. Peabody | 1947 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| She's Gotta Have It | Man Buying Cigar | 2017 |
| Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her | (archive footage) | 1994 |
| James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy | (archive footage) | 1981 |
| Brother Can You Spare a Dime | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) | 1975 |
| MGM Parade | Judge | 1955 |
| My Wild Irish Rose | Brewster - Three Tycoons | 1947 |
| The Judge Steps Out | Colonel Bright / Col. Bright | 1947 |
| That Hagen Girl | Mr. Bowman | 1947 |
| The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | Mr. Overholtz | 1947 |
| The Trouble with Women | Mr. Peabody | 1947 |
| That's My Man | Monte - Racing Steward | 1947 |
| Dick Tracy's Dilemma | Peter Premium | 1947 |
| The Farmer's Daughter | Eckers | 1947 |
| Plainsman and the Lady | Mr. Russell / Russell | 1946 |
| My Darling Clementine | Saloon Owner | 1946 |
| In Old Sacramento | Fargo | 1946 |
| The Cat Creeps | James Walsh | 1946 |
| Her Kind of Man | Newspaper Editor Seelig | 1946 |
| Ding Dong Williams | Mr. Saul Dana | 1946 |
| The Hoodlum Saint | Annoyed Man | 1946 |
| Blonde Alibi | Police Capt. Hurley / Police Captain Hurley (Uncredited) | 1946 |
| The Notorious Lone Wolf | Inspector Crane (as William Davidson) / Inspector Crane | 1946 |
| They Were Expendable | Hotel Manager | 1945 |
| Saratoga Trunk | Mr. Stone | 1945 |
| Sing Your Way Home | F.T. Johnson | 1945 |
| Shady Lady | Danton | 1945 |
| Ziegfeld Follies | 2nd Judge ('Pay the Two Dollars') | 1945 |
| Tell It to a Star | Brannigan | 1945 |
| Incendiary Blonde | Mr. Davidson - Businessman | 1945 |
| You Came Along | Airport Official | 1945 |
| Penthouse Rhythm | Doorman- Junior's Building | 1945 |
| Swing Out, Sister | Doorman | 1945 |
| Blonde Ransom | Police Captain | 1945 |
| Dillinger | Bank President | 1945 |
| Circumstantial Evidence | Chairman | 1945 |
| The Man Who Walked Alone | The Governor / Governor | 1945 |
| See My Lawyer | Judge | 1945 |
| Leave It to Blondie | Butler | 1945 |
| Night Club Girl | Brenner | 1945 |
| Youth for the Kingdom | Mr. Manson | 1945 |
| San Diego I Love You | General | 1944 |
| Greenwich Village | Bert Hendricks, Dance Director | 1944 |
| In Society | Parker | 1944 |
| Song of Nevada | Worthington | 1944 |
| Allergic to Love | Mr. Henderson | 1944 |
| Since You Went Away | Taxpayer | 1944 |
| A Night of Adventure | Gilbert J. Regan / Gilbert J. 'Gil' Regan | 1944 |
| Make Your Own Bed | Mr. Linklater | 1944 |
| Up in Arms | Maxwell | 1944 |
| Shine on Harvest Moon | Tim Donovan | 1944 |
| Strange Confession | Adjutant | 1944 |
| And the Angels Sing | Theatrical Agent | 1944 |
| In Old Oklahoma | Master of Ceremonies | 1943 |
| A Scream in the Dark | Landlord | 1943 |
| Murder on the Waterfront | Capt. David Towne / Capt. Towne | 1943 |
| The Good Fellows | Blake | 1943 |
| Let's Face It | Man in Boat | 1943 |
| Hers to Hold | Al, a Guest | 1943 |
| Mission to Moscow | Senator | 1943 |
| Calaboose | Sheriff George Lane (as William Davidson) / Sheriff George Lane | 1943 |
| Truck Busters | Stephen S. Gray | 1943 |
| City Without Men | Prison Warden | 1943 |
| Happy Go Lucky | Husband | 1943 |
| Tennessee Johnson | Vice President Breckenridge | 1942 |
| Gentleman Jim | Donovan | 1942 |
| Careful, Soft Shoulders | Mr. Aldrich | 1942 |
| The Magnificent Dope | Mr. Reindel | 1942 |
| The Affairs of Martha | Homer Jacell | 1942 |
| Juke Girl | Paley | 1942 |
| Yankee Doodle Dandy | New York Stage Manager | 1942 |
| In This Our Life | Jim Purdy | 1942 |
| Larceny, Inc | McCarthy | 1942 |
| The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine | Cyrus Ballard | 1942 |
| The Male Animal | Alumnus | 1942 |
| A Gentleman at Heart | Tiny | 1942 |
| Over My Dead Body | Crole (as William Davidson) / Crole | 1942 |
| Remember the Day | Committeeman | 1941 |
| Keep 'Em Flying | Gonigle | 1941 |
| The Great Man's Lady | Sen. Knobs | 1941 |
| Three Girls About Town | Labor Leader | 1941 |
| Uncle Joe | Mr. Day / J. K. Day | 1941 |
| Week-End in Havana | Captain Moss | 1941 |
| We Go Fast | Nightclub Manager | 1941 |
| Sun Valley Serenade | Murray / Jack Murray | 1941 |
| Hold That Ghost | Moose Matson | 1941 |
| Highway West | Gorman | 1941 |
| Three Sons o' Guns | Baxter / Henry Baxter | 1941 |
| In the Navy | Capt. Richards | 1941 |
| Thieves Fall Out | Harry Eckles / Harrison "Harry" Eckles | 1941 |
| The Lady from Cheyenne | Nye Dunbar | 1941 |
| Man Made Monster | District Attorney Ralph B. Stanley | 1941 |
| Nice Girl? | Man with Van Dyke | 1941 |
| San Francisco Docks | Dist. Atty. Craig / District Attorney R.L. Craig | 1940 |
| A Night at Earl Carroll's | Mayor Green of San Bernadino | 1940 |
| Charter Pilot | Wentword | 1940 |
| Lady with Red Hair | Stock Company Manager | 1940 |
| Tin Pan Alley | Hotel Manager | 1940 |
| Sandy Gets Her Man | Councilman Charles J. Clark | 1940 |
| Seven Sinners | Police Chief | 1940 |
| Hired Wife | Mumford (as William Davidson) / Mumford | 1940 |
| My Love Came Back | Agent | 1940 |
| Maryland | John Addison | 1940 |
| Sailor's Lady | Judge Hinsdale | 1940 |
| Florian | Archduke Franz Ferdinand | 1940 |
| Girl in 313 | George Grayson | 1940 |
| Lillian Russell | President Cleveland | 1940 |
| On Their Own | Judge Bull | 1940 |
| Half a Sinner | Slick Capasco / Slick | 1940 |
| My Little Chickadee | Sheriff of Little Bend | 1940 |
| 3 Cheers for the Irish | Police Commissioner | 1940 |
| Granny Get Your Gun | Fitzgerald | 1940 |
| Invisible Stripes | Montgomery | 1939 |
| The Honeymoon's Over | Crane | 1939 |
| Private Detective | Inspector Evans | 1939 |
| Smashing the Money Ring | Warden Denby | 1939 |
| Honeymoon in Bali | Store Detective | 1939 |
| Hidden Power | Foster | 1939 |
| Dust Be My Destiny | Warden / Work Farm Warden | 1939 |
| When Tomorrow Comes | Army Captain | 1939 |
| Each Dawn I Die | Bill Mason | 1939 |
| Indianapolis Speedway | Duncan Martin | 1939 |
| Naughty But Nice | Sam' Hudson / Samuel 'Sam' 'Simsy' Hudson - Music Publisher | 1939 |
| On Trial | Mr. Gray | 1939 |
| Sudden Money | Sam | 1939 |
| Three Smart Girls Grow Up | Stock Broker | 1939 |
| Blondie Meets the Boss | Elderly Man in Café | 1939 |
| Tail Spin | Sales Manager / Sales Manager (Uncredited) | 1939 |
| Blackwell's Island | Hempel | 1939 |
| Off the Record | Scotty | 1939 |
| They Made Me a Criminal | Ennis | 1939 |
| Illegal Traffic | Dalton | 1938 |
| There Goes My Heart | Skipper Jackson | 1938 |
| Mr. Doodle Kicks Off | Ellory Bugs - Jimmie's Father / Ellory Bugs | 1938 |
| The Texans | Mr. Jessup - Railroad Man | 1938 |
| Letter of Introduction | Mr. Raleigh | 1938 |
| Racket Busters | Manhatten Trucking Chairman | 1938 |
| Cowboy from Brooklyn | Mr. Alvey / Mr. 'W.P.' Alvey | 1938 |
| Blockade | Commandant | 1938 |
| You and Me | N.G. Borton, Attorney-at-Law / N. G. Orton - Attorney-at-Law | 1938 |
| Cocoanut Grove | Hawtrey | 1938 |
| Happy Landing | Manager | 1938 |
| The Jury's Secret | Page | 1938 |
| Sergeant Murphy | Major Gruff | 1938 |
| Hollywood Hotel | Director Kelton | 1937 |
| Love on Toast | Jonathan | 1937 |
| The Hurricane | Abusive Drunk | 1937 |
| Something to Sing About | Mr. Richards (as William Davidson) / Mr. Richards | 1937 |
| Behind the Mike | Cyrus Wittles | 1937 |
| It Happened in Hollywood | Al Howard | 1937 |
| Paradise Isle | Hoener | 1937 |
| Ever Since Eve | Henderson | 1937 |
| Marry the Girl | Drake | 1937 |
| Easy Living | Mr. Hyde | 1937 |
| The Road Back | Bartscher | 1937 |
| Affairs of Cappy Ricks | Waldo P. Bottomly Sr. | 1937 |
| Melody for Two | Mr. Hale | 1937 |
| Let Them Live | The Editor | 1937 |
| Marked Woman | Bob Crandall / Crandall | 1937 |
| Midnight Court | Alfred H. Kruger | 1937 |
| Gold Diggers of 1937 | Andy Callahan | 1936 |
| Mind Your Own Business | Undetermined Supporting Role | 1936 |
| Earthworm Tractors | Mr. Jackson | 1936 |
| Satan Met a Lady | City Fathers Committee Spokesman | 1936 |
| The Big Noise | Welford Andrews | 1936 |
| Murder by an Aristocrat | Bayard Thatcher (as William Davidson) / Bayard Thatcher | 1936 |
| Fatal Lady | Detective | 1936 |
| The Singing Kid | Barney Hammond | 1936 |
| Love on a Bet | A.W. Hutchinson | 1936 |
| Road Gang | Atty. Gen. Marsden / Attorney General Mardsen | 1936 |
| You May Be Next! | Official | 1936 |
| Dangerous | Reed Walsh | 1935 |
| Show Them No Mercy! | Chief Haggerty (as William Davidson) / Chief Haggerty | 1935 |
| In Person | Director Bill Sutter | 1935 |
| The Crusades | Amir | 1935 |
| Special Agent | Charlie Young / Charlie Young - Carston's Lawyer | 1935 |
| Redheads on Parade | Theatre Manager | 1935 |
| Woman Wanted | Collins | 1935 |
| Bright Lights | The Ventriloquist | 1935 |
| Oil for the Lamps of China | E.H. Swaley | 1935 |
| Go Into Your Dance | Tom McGee | 1935 |
| A Night at the Ritz | Connolly, an Editor | 1935 |
| Roberta | Ship's Officer | 1935 |
| Death Flies East | Police Captain Barrie / Captain Daniel J. Barrie | 1935 |
| Sweet Music | Billy Madison / Billie Madison | 1935 |
| The Woman in Red | Mr. Goodyear - Guest on Yacht | 1935 |
| Devil Dogs of the Air | Adjutant (as William Davidson) / Adjutant | 1935 |
| Bordertown | Dr. Carter | 1935 |
| The Man Who Reclaimed His Head | Charles (as William Davidson) / Charles | 1934 |
| The Secret Bride | Representative McPherson | 1934 |
| Imitation of Life | Man Buying Cigar | 1934 |
| The St. Louis Kid | Joe Hunter | 1934 |
| The Dragon Murder Case | Greeff | 1934 |
| Housewife | Nan's Attorney / Nan's Lawyer | 1934 |
| Friends of Mr. Sweeney | Stephen Prime | 1934 |
| Midnight Alibi | Nick - Angie's Henchman | 1934 |
| Fog Over Frisco | Joe Hogue - Editor / Editor Joe Hogue | 1934 |
| Twenty Million Sweethearts | Bill - Manager of Woodcliff Inn | 1934 |
| Upperworld | City Editor | 1934 |
| Laughing Boy | George Hartshorne / Hartshone (as William Davidson) | 1934 |
| Success at Any Price | Ryan - Private Detective | 1934 |
| Massacre | Sen. Beale | 1934 |
| Easy to Love | Dr. Donald W. Swope | 1934 |
| The Big Shakedown | District Attorney | 1934 |
| Lady Killer | Director Williams | 1933 |
| Sitting Pretty | Film Director | 1933 |
| Female | Department Head / Department Head (Uncredited) | 1933 |
| Meet the Baron | General Broadcasting Representative | 1933 |
| I'm No Angel | The Chump Ernest Brown / Ernest Brown | 1933 |
| Torch Singer | Jarrett | 1933 |
| How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action | Himself / Self - Bill Davidson | 1933 |
| The Intruder | Det. Lt. Samson | 1933 |
| Hello, Everybody! | Mr. Parker | 1933 |
| Mystery of the Wax Museum | Detective / Detective (Uncredited) | 1933 |
| The Billion Dollar Scandal | Lawrence / Jim Lawrence | 1933 |
| The Animal Kingdom | Grace's Husband | 1932 |
| Central Park | Police Lieutenant | 1932 |
| Guilty or Not Guilty | Chief | 1932 |
| The Sport Parade | Kendricks | 1932 |
| Madison Square Garden | Head, MSG Board of Directors | 1932 |
| The Pride of the Legion | Police Sgt. Arnold / Sgt. Arnold | 1932 |
| Her Mad Night | District Attorney | 1932 |
| The Most Dangerous Game | Captain | 1932 |
| The Thirteenth Guest | Police Capt. Brown / Police Captain Brown (Uncredited) | 1932 |
| Guilty as Hell | Governor | 1932 |
| Is My Face Red? | O'Sullivan - Managing Editor / O'Sullivan | 1932 |
| Scarface | Citizens Committee Member | 1932 |
| Scandal for Sale | Banker Mason | 1932 |
| The Lost Squadron | Lelewer | 1932 |
| Sky Devils | Captain | 1932 |
| The Menace | John Utterson | 1932 |
| Graft | M.H. Thomas | 1931 |
| The Secret Call | Jim Blake | 1931 |
| The Vice Squad | Magistrate Tom Morrison | 1931 |
| Windy Riley Goes Hollywood | (as William Davidson) | 1931 |
| How I Play Golf by Bobby Jones, No. 2: 'Chip Shots' | Himself - Golfer / Self - Golfer | 1931 |
| Dishonored | 2nd Firing Squad Officer | 1931 |
| Captain Applejack | Bill Dennett | 1931 |
| No Limit | Wilkie / Wilkie (building superintendent) | 1931 |
| Hook, Line and Sinker | Frank Dukette / Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson) | 1930 |
| Oh, for a Man! | Kerry Stokes | 1930 |
| Sunny | First Ship's Officer | 1930 |
| Hell's Angels | Staff Major | 1930 |
| The Silver Horde | Tom Hilliard | 1930 |
| Playboy of Paris | Monsieur Bannack | 1930 |
| The Costello Case | Saunders | 1930 |
| Scarlet Pages | Jackson | 1930 |
| Common Clay | Sympathetic Judge | 1930 |
| For the Defense | Dist. Atty. Stone / District Attorney Herbert L. Stone | 1930 |
| A Man from Wyoming | Major | 1930 |
| Czar of Broadway | Club Manager | 1930 |
| Men Are Like That | Frank Hyland | 1930 |
| Painted Faces | Ringmaster | 1929 |
| Woman Trap | Watts | 1929 |
| Queen of the Night Clubs | Assistant District Attorney (as William Davidson) / Assistant District Attorney | 1929 |
| The Carnation Kid | Blythe | 1929 |
| The Noose | Bill Chase | 1928 |
| The Gaucho | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1927 |
| A Gentleman of Paris | Henri Dufour | 1927 |
| The Cradle Snatchers | Roy Ladd | 1927 |
| Nobody | John Rossmore | 1927 |
| Love Makes 'Em Wild | Mamie's Ex-husband | 1927 |
| The Last Trail | Kurt Morley | 1927 |
| All Abroad | Elliot | 1925 |
| Hearts and Spurs | Victor Dufresne | 1925 |
| Recompense | Col. Donovan | 1925 |
| Women and Gold | Señor Ortego | 1925 |
| Ports of Call | Randolph Sherman | 1925 |
| The Storm Daughter | Rennert (First Mate [mutineer]) | 1924 |
| Adam and Eva | Dr. Delamater | 1923 |
| The Dumb-Bell | 1922 | |
| Destiny's Isle | Lazus | 1922 |
| Conceit | William Crombie | 1921 |
| The Girl from Nowhere | Jimmy Ryder | 1921 |
| The Valley of Doubt | Macy | 1920 |
| A Child for Sale | Dr. Gordon | 1920 |
| Partners of the Night | Robert Clifford | 1920 |
| Lure of Ambition | Hon. Cyril Ralston | 1919 |
| Impossible Catherine | John Henry Jackson | 1919 |
| La belle Russe | Brand | 1919 |
| A Woman There Was | Rev. Winthrop Stark | 1919 |
| Why I Would Not Marry | Undetermined Role | 1918 |
| In Pursuit of Polly | Larry O'Malley | 1918 |
| Ashes of Love | 1918 | |
| Friend Husband | John Sparr | 1918 |
| Our Little Wife | Dr. Elliott | 1918 |
| Her Second Husband | John Kirby | 1917 |
| More Truth Than Poetry | Allen Danby | 1917 |
| The Lifted Veil | Malcolm Grant | 1917 |
| The Greatest Power | John Conrad | 1917 |
| Lady Barnacle | Krishna Dhwaj | 1917 |
| The Call of Her People | Nicholas Van Kleet | 1917 |
| A Magdalene of the Hills | Bud Weaver | 1917 |
| Mary Lawson's Secret | Dr. Brundage | 1917 |
| A Modern Cinderella | 1917 | |
| Persuasive Peggy | Ed Trowbridge | 1917 |
| In the Diplomatic Service | Lynn Hardi | 1916 |
| The Child of Destiny | Calvin Baker | 1916 |
| Dorian's Divorce | Henry Morgan / Henry Morgan (as William Davidson) | 1916 |
| Her Debt of Honor | John Hartfield | 1916 |
| Thou Art the Man | Khitmatgar | 1916 |
| A Yellow Streak | Jack Rader | 1915 |
