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William Desmond

William Desmond

Acting·1878–1949·134 films

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

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