William Desmond


    Starbirth:
    January 23, 1878
    Supernova:
    November 3, 1949
    Birthplace:
    Horseheads, New York, USA
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Overview

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.


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Savage Fury Allen (archive footage) 1956
The Egg and I Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited) 1947
Code of the West Settler (uncredited) 1947
Desert Command Capt. Boncour 1946
Strange Confession Peanut Vendor (uncredited) 1945
The Naughty Nineties Showboat Customer (uncredited) 1945
The Return of the Durango Kid Street Ambusher (uncredited) 1945
The Climax Backstage Technician (Uncredited) 1944
The Mummy's Ghost Museum Tourist (uncredited) 1944
Phantom Lady Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) 1944
Phantom of the Opera Stagehand (uncredited) 1943
The Lone Star Trail Bartender Mike 1943
Cheyenne Roundup Pete 1943
Overland Mail Williams - Banker 1942
The Silver Bullet Townsman 1942
Down Rio Grande Way Townsman 1942
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie Bartender 1941
Where Did You Get That Girl? Tourist 1941
Junior G-Men Irish Cop 1940
The Boys from Syracuse Citizen 1940
Winners of the West Bill Brine 1940
Tim Tyler's Luck Dock Official 1937
Song of the Gringo Bailiff 1936
The Vigilantes Are Coming Anderson, Vigilante Member 1936
Hollywood Boulevard Pago Pago Patron (uncredited) 1936
Treachery Rides the Range Bill 1936
Song of the Saddle Tim 1936
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell Captain of the 'Viking' 1936
The Broken Coin 1936
Custer's Last Stand Wagon Master 1936
Headin' for the Rio Grande Mr. Mack (cattle buyer) 1936
Frisco Kid Vigilante Hangman (uncredited) 1935
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery Foreman Burke 1935
Powdersmoke Range Happy - Bartender 1935
Courage of the North Gene Travis 1935
The Roaring West Jim Parker 1935
Social Error Policeman 1935
The Call of the Savage Allen 1935
The Ghost Rider Guard 1935
Cyclone of the Saddle Wagon Master 1935
The Cowboy and the Bandit Sheriff Pete 1935
Born to Battle John Brownell 1935
Naughty Marietta Gendarme Chief (uncredited) 1935
Wild Waters Sheriff Manning 1935
Timber Terrors Royce Horter 1935
Rustlers of Red Dog Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12] 1935
When Lightning Strikes Marshal Jack Stevens 1934
Frontier Days Sheriff Barnes 1934
The Way of the West 'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond) 1934
The Red Rider Sheriff Campbell 1934
I Can't Escape Parole Officer Donovan 1934
Crack-Up Police Chief 1934
The Vanishing Shadow MacDonald 1934
The Rawhide Terror Tom Blake 1934
Border Guns Dr. Jim Wilson 1934
Pirate Treasure Capt. Jim Carson 1934
Fargo Express Sheriff Joe Thompson 1933
Perils of Pauline Prof. Thompson 1933
Strawberry Roan Colonel Brownlee 1933
Mr. Broadway 1st Suitor (archive footage) 1933
Gordon of Ghost City John Mulford 1933
Laughing at Life Military Cabinet Officer 1933
The Phantom of the Air Thomas Edmonds 1933
The Three Musketeers Capt. Boncour 1933
The Rustler's Roundup San Dimas Sheriff Holden 1933
A Scarlet Week-End 1932
The Last Frontier General Custer 1932
Heroes of the West John Blaine 1932
Battling with Buffalo Bill John Mills 1931
The Lightning Warrior Townsman (uncredited) 1931
Oklahoma Jim Lacy 1931
The Vanishing Legion Milesburg Sheriff 1931
The Phantom of the West Martin Blair 1930
No Defense John Harper 1929
No Children Self 1929
The Mystery Rider Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider 1928
The Vanishing Rider Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider 1928
The Strings of Steel Ned Brown 1926
The Meddler Richard Gilmore 1925
The Burning Trail Smiling Bill Flannigan 1925
Straight Through Good Deed O'Day 1925
Barriers of the Law Rex Brandon 1925
Ridin' Pretty Sky Parker 1925
Outwitted Jack Blaisdel 1925
The Sunset Trail Happy Hobo 1924
Hello, 'Frisco William Desmond 1924
The Extra Girl Himself 1923
The Extra Girl Himself - Actor 1923
Shadows of the North Ben 'Wolf' Darby 1923
McGuire of the Mounted Bob McGuire 1923
Night Life in Hollywood Self 1922
Perils of the Yukon Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr. 1922
Fightin' Mad Bud McGraw 1921
The Policeman and the Baby The Policeman 1921
The Child Thou Gavest Me Tom Marshall 1921
The Prince and Betty John Maude 1919
A Sage Brush Hamlet Larry Lang 1919
Her Code of Honor Eugene La Salle 1919
Society for Sale Honorable Billy 1918
Captain of His Soul 1918
Master of His Home 1917
Paws of the Bear Ray Bourke 1917
The Last of the Ingrams Jules Ingram 1917
The Iced Bullet The Author / Horace Lee 1917
A Gamble in Souls 1916
The Dawn Maker Bruce Smithson 1916
Peggy Rev. Donald Bruce 1916
Peer Gynt The Parson 1915
The Majesty of the Law Jackson Morgan Kent 1915
Kilmeny Bob Meredith 1915
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