William B. Davidson
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1888-06-15
Place of Birth
Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
William B. Davidson
Biography
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.
Also Known For
The Good Fellows
Aug 11, 1943
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Mar 27, 1942
Dust Be My Destiny
Sep 16, 1939
The Greatest Power
Jun 18, 1917
The Call of Her People
May 27, 1917
The White Raven
Jan 14, 1917
The Lifted Veil
Sep 10, 1917
I'm No Angel
Oct 06, 1933
Hidden Power
Sep 07, 1939
La belle Russe
Sep 21, 1919
Lure of Ambition
Nov 16, 1919
The Pretenders
Aug 21, 1916
Seven Sinners
Oct 25, 1940
In Pursuit of Polly
Aug 19, 1918
Good Morning, Judge
Apr 29, 1928
Circumstantial Evidence
Apr 20, 1945
Hook, Line and Sinker
Dec 26, 1930
Queen of the Night Clubs
Mar 23, 1929
Sun Valley Serenade
Aug 29, 1941
Lady Killer
Dec 09, 1933
Hollywood Hotel
Jan 15, 1938
Earthworm Tractors
Jul 24, 1936
Dangerously Yours
Feb 24, 1933
Highway West
Aug 07, 1941
Hearts and Spurs
Jun 07, 1925
The Dragon Murder Case
Aug 25, 1934
Larceny, Inc.
Apr 24, 1942
Blackwell's Island
Jan 24, 1939
Special Agent
Sep 14, 1935
Ports of Call
Jan 04, 1925
The Great Man's Lady
Oct 31, 1941
The Notorious Lone Wolf
Feb 14, 1946
The Lost Squadron
Mar 12, 1932
Letter of Introduction
Aug 05, 1938
Her Mad Night
Oct 12, 1932
Paradise Isle
Jul 21, 1937
A Yellow Streak
Dec 06, 1915
Show Them No Mercy!
Dec 06, 1935
Sergeant Murphy
Jan 01, 1938
Sweet Music
Feb 23, 1935
Sky Devils
Mar 12, 1932
Graft
Sep 21, 1931
Tell It to a Star
Aug 16, 1945
Scarlet Pages
Sep 27, 1930
The Animal Kingdom
Dec 28, 1932
Love on a Bet
Mar 06, 1936
Murder on the Waterfront
Sep 18, 1943
The Menace
Jan 29, 1932
Midnight Court
Mar 06, 1937
Laughing Boy
Apr 13, 1934
The Pride of the Legion
Oct 17, 1932
Marry the Girl
Jul 13, 1937
Woman Trap
Sep 28, 1929
Road Gang
Mar 28, 1936
My Love Came Back
Jul 13, 1940
For the Defense
Jul 19, 1930
Uncle Joe
Oct 18, 1941
Florian
Jun 05, 1940
The Vice Squad
May 29, 1931
The Affairs of Martha
Jun 21, 1942
For the Honor of the Crew
Nov 09, 1915
The Plainsman and the Lady
Nov 11, 1946
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Oct 07, 1938
That Hagen Girl
Nov 01, 1947
Indianapolis Speedway
Aug 05, 1939
Woman Wanted
Aug 02, 1935
Captain Applejack
Jan 31, 1931
In the Navy
May 30, 1941
Hello, Everybody!
Feb 17, 1933
No Limit
Jan 15, 1931
The Most Dangerous Game
Sep 16, 1932
Blockade
Jun 17, 1938
Guilty or Not Guilty
Nov 15, 1932
Playboy of Paris
Oct 18, 1930
The Dumb-Bell
Jul 16, 1922
The St. Louis Kid
Nov 10, 1934
A Man from Wyoming
Jul 12, 1930
Her Debt of Honor
Jan 26, 1916
In the Diplomatic Service
Oct 16, 1916
Death Flies East
Feb 28, 1935
Murder by an Aristocrat
Jun 13, 1936
Ding Dong Williams
Apr 15, 1946
The Price of Malice
Feb 21, 1916
A Modern Cinderella
Jan 08, 1917
The Carnation Kid
Mar 02, 1929
Partners of the Night
Feb 29, 1920
Cradle Snatchers
May 28, 1927
Ever Since Eve
Jul 15, 1937
It Happened in Hollywood
Sep 07, 1937
Easy Living
Jul 16, 1937
Lillian Russell
May 24, 1940
In Person
Nov 22, 1935
They Made Me a Criminal
Jan 21, 1939
The Intruder
Mar 13, 1933
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
May 02, 1931
The Hurricane
Nov 09, 1937
Racket Busters
Jul 16, 1938
Fatal Lady
May 15, 1936
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Jul 09, 1938
Cocoanut Grove
May 20, 1938
Sunny
Nov 09, 1930
Melody for Two
May 01, 1937
Naughty But Nice
Jun 23, 1939
Up in Arms
Feb 17, 1944
Adam and Eva
Feb 11, 1923
Greenwich Village
Sep 27, 1944
Smashing the Money Ring
Oct 21, 1939
The Sport Parade
Nov 11, 1932
Oil for the Lamps of China
Jun 08, 1935
Charter Pilot
Dec 06, 1940
The Big Noise
Jun 22, 1936
Hired Wife
Sep 13, 1940
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Jul 28, 1934
Tail Spin
Feb 19, 1939
Blondie Meets the Boss
Mar 08, 1939
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Mar 24, 1939
Three Sons o' Guns
Aug 02, 1941
Each Dawn I Die
Aug 19, 1939
That's My Man
Jun 01, 1947
Honeymoon in Bali
Sep 29, 1939
There Goes My Heart
Oct 14, 1938
Man-Made Monster
Mar 28, 1941
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Aug 09, 1994
The Last Trail
Jan 23, 1927
The Girl from Nowhere
May 20, 1921
Hers to Hold
Jul 16, 1943
The Judge Steps Out
Dec 15, 1947
On Their Own
May 17, 1940
A Night of Adventure
Jun 02, 1944
Calaboose
Jan 29, 1943
Bordertown
Jan 23, 1935
Devil Dogs of the Air
Feb 09, 1935
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
May 20, 1947
Love on Toast
Dec 03, 1937
The Secret Bride
Dec 22, 1934
Dangerous
Dec 25, 1935
A Woman There Was
Jun 01, 1919
Over My Dead Body
Jan 15, 1942
Keep 'Em Flying
Nov 27, 1941
Mary Lawson's Secret
Apr 01, 1917
Scarface
Apr 09, 1932
My Darling Clementine
Oct 17, 1946
The Lady from Cheyenne
Apr 11, 1941
My Little Chickadee
Feb 09, 1940
Hold That Ghost
Aug 08, 1941
Half a Sinner
Apr 05, 1940
Tin Pan Alley
Nov 29, 1940
The Singing Kid
Apr 10, 1936
Gentleman Jim
Nov 14, 1942
A Night at the Ritz
Mar 23, 1935
Lady with Red Hair
Nov 30, 1940
Girl in 313
May 31, 1940
Maryland
Jul 19, 1940
Meet the Baron
Oct 20, 1933
How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action
Jun 23, 1933
Private Detective
Dec 09, 1939
Satan Met a Lady
Jul 22, 1936
Three Girls About Town
Oct 23, 1941
The Silver Horde
Oct 24, 1930
Something to Sing About
Sep 30, 1937
The Secret Call
Jul 24, 1931
Always Faithful
Dec 29, 1929
Remember the Day
Dec 25, 1941
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
Apr 26, 1931
Upperworld
Apr 28, 1934
Sharp Tools
Sep 12, 1928
Gold Diggers of 1937
Dec 28, 1936
Sudden Money
Mar 31, 1939
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Aug 06, 1975
Oh, for a Man!
Nov 28, 1930
Careful, Soft Shoulders
Sep 18, 1942
Housewife
Aug 11, 1934
Off the Record
Jan 21, 1939
The Costello Case
Oct 14, 1930
Men Are Like That
Mar 22, 1930
On Trial
Apr 01, 1939
Half Holiday
Dec 13, 1931
Week-End in Havana
Oct 17, 1941
The Cat Creeps
May 17, 1946
Fog Over Frisco
Jun 02, 1934
Thieves Fall Out
May 03, 1941
Hell's Angels
Nov 15, 1930
Mission to Moscow
Apr 29, 1943
Sailor's Lady
Jul 05, 1940
Marked Woman
Apr 10, 1937
Torch Singer
Sep 08, 1933
Over the Wall
Dec 25, 1943
Go Into Your Dance
Apr 20, 1935
Truck Busters
Jan 28, 1943
Blonde Alibi
Mar 01, 1946
The Jury's Secret
Jan 16, 1938
See My Lawyer
Mar 09, 1945
Sandy Gets Her Man
Nov 08, 1940
Behind the Mike
Sep 26, 1937
Let Them Live
Apr 25, 1937
Why I Would Not Marry
Nov 24, 1918
Recompense
Apr 26, 1925
Make Your Own Bed
Jun 10, 1944
Impossible Catherine
Oct 05, 1919
The Billion Dollar Scandal
Jan 06, 1933
The Big Shakedown
Jan 06, 1934
You May Be Next!
Feb 05, 1936
Imitation of Life
Nov 23, 1934
In Society
Aug 16, 1944
San Francisco Docks
Dec 25, 1940
The Man Who Walked Alone
Mar 15, 1945
Granny Get Your Gun
Feb 10, 1940
The Capitol
Dec 01, 1919
Central Park
Dec 10, 1932
Invisible Stripes
Dec 30, 1939
In This Our Life
May 08, 1942
Blaze o' Glory
Dec 30, 1929
Dorian's Divorce
Jun 05, 1916
They Were Expendable
Dec 07, 1945
Is My Face Red?
Jun 17, 1932
A Gentleman of Paris
Sep 30, 1927
The Male Animal
Mar 12, 1942
Female
Nov 11, 1933
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Feb 18, 1933
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
Dec 24, 1934
Illegal Traffic
Nov 02, 1938
The Magnificent Dope
Jul 01, 1942
Dishonored
Apr 04, 1931
The Thirteenth Guest
Aug 09, 1932
Sing Your Way Home
Nov 14, 1945
The Road Back
Jun 01, 1937
The Valley of Doubt
May 24, 1924
Persuasive Peggy
Nov 01, 1917
Her Second Husband
Dec 31, 1917
American Maid
Dec 03, 1917
Ashes of Love
Aug 15, 1918
Redheads on Parade
Sep 07, 1935
You and Me
Jun 01, 1938
Straight from the Heart
Mar 22, 1935
