ABOUT WILLIAM
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born23 January 1878
Died3 November 1949
BirthplaceHorseheads, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora14 of 147 titles
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 14
- Average IMDb
- 6.4
- Highest rated
- Phantom LadyIMDb 7.2
- Working since
- 1904
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 1950s
1 title
as Allen
The 1940s
25 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average
as Townsman (uncredited)
Movieas Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
as Settler (uncredited)
Movieas Townsman (uncredited)
Movieas Capt. Boncour
Movieas Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
Movieas Showboat Customer (uncredited)
as Street Ambusher (uncredited)
The 1930s
57 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average
as Dock Official
as Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
as Bailiff
as Anderson, Vigilante Member
as Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
as Bill
Movieas Hawkman Lookout Captain
as Tim
The 1920s
33 titles
as John Harper
as Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider
as Morgan Gray
as Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
The Return of the Riddle Rider
Not on Cineoraas Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
as Ned Brown
as Dan Harvey
as Richard Gilmore
The 1910s
30 titles
as John Maude
as Jerry Jerome
as Larry Lang
as 'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher
as Dan Burke
as Larry Donovan
as Eugene La Salle
as Jimmie Pendleton
The 1900s
1 titleThe Sign of the Cross
Not on CineoraOften works with
The people who keep turning up in William’s titles.
John WayneTall in the Saddle and Desert Command
Lon Chaney Jr.The Mummy's Ghost and Strange Confession
George 'Gabby' HayesTall in the Saddle and Trail Street
Barton MacLaneThe Mummy's Ghost and Frisco Kid
Thomas GomezPhantom Lady and The Climax
Nelson EddyPhantom of the Opera and Naughty Marietta
Jane FarrarPhantom of the Opera and The Climax
Ella RainesPhantom Lady and Tall in the Saddle
