William Desmond

William Desmond

Acting

Born January 23, 1878 · Horseheads, New York, USA

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…

Known for

Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera

1943

Tall in the Saddle

Tall in the Saddle

1944

The Egg and I

The Egg and I

1947

Naughty Marietta

Naughty Marietta

1935

Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon

1936

Phantom Lady

Phantom Lady

1944

The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties

1945

The Mummy's Ghost

The Mummy's Ghost

1944

Acting(150)

1956Savage FuryAllen

1947Thunder MountainTownsman (uncredited)

1947The Egg and ISpectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)

1947Code of the WestSettler (uncredited)

1947Trail StreetTownsman (uncredited)

1946Desert CommandCapt. Boncour

1945Strange ConfessionPeanut Vendor (uncredited)

1945The Naughty NinetiesShowboat Customer (uncredited)

1945The Return of the Durango KidStreet Ambusher (uncredited)

1944Hi, BeautifulPassenger (uncredited)

1944The ClimaxBackstage Technician (Uncredited)

1944Tall in the SaddleTownsman (uncredited)

1944The Mummy's GhostMuseum Tourist (uncredited)

1944Phantom LadyCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)

1943Thank Your Lucky StarsGower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)

1943Phantom of the OperaStagehand (uncredited)

1943The Lone Star TrailBartender Mike

1943Cheyenne RoundupPete

1942Overland MailWilliams - Banker

1942The Silver BulletTownsman

1942Down Rio Grande WayTownsman

1941Bury Me Not on the Lone PrairieBartender

1941Where Did You Get That Girl?Tourist

1940Junior G-MenIrish Cop (uncredited)

1940The Boys from SyracuseCitizen

1940Winners of the WestBill Brine

1937Tim Tyler's LuckDock Official

1936Headin' for the Rio GrandeMr. Mack (cattle buyer)

1936Song of the GringoBailiff

1936The Vigilantes Are ComingAnderson, Vigilante Member

1936Hollywood BoulevardPago Pago Patron (uncredited)

1936Treachery Rides the RangeBill

1936Flash GordonHawkman Lookout Captain

1936Song of the SaddleTim

1936The Adventures of Frank MerriwellCaptain of the 'Viking'

1936The Broken Coin

1936Custer's Last StandWagon Master

1935Frisco KidVigilante Hangman (uncredited)

1935Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air MysteryForeman Burke

1935Powdersmoke RangeHappy - Bartender

1935Courage of the NorthGene Travis

1935The Roaring WestJim Parker

1935Social ErrorPoliceman

1935The Call of the SavageAllen

1935The Ghost RiderGuard

1935Cyclone of the SaddleWagon Master

1935The Cowboy and the BanditSheriff Pete

1935Born to BattleJohn Brownell

1935Naughty MariettaGendarme Chief (uncredited)

1935Wild WatersSheriff Manning

1935Timber TerrorsRoyce Horter

1935Rustlers of Red DogIra Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]

1934When Lightning StrikesMarshal Jack Stevens

1934Frontier DaysSheriff Barnes

1934The Way of the West'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)

1934The Red RiderSheriff Campbell

1934I Can't EscapeParole Officer Donovan

1934Crack-UpPolice Chief

1934The Vanishing ShadowMacDonald

1934The Rawhide TerrorTom Blake

1934Border GunsDr. Jim Wilson

1934Pirate TreasureCapt. Jim Carson

1933Fargo ExpressSheriff Joe Thompson

1933Perils of PaulineProf. Thompson

1933Strawberry RoanColonel Brownlee

1933Mr. Broadway1st Suitor (archive footage)

1933Gordon of Ghost CityJohn Mulford

1933Laughing at LifeMilitary Cabinet Officer

1933The Phantom of the AirThomas Edmonds

1933The Three MusketeersCapt. Boncour

1933The Rustler's RoundupSan Dimas Sheriff Holden

1933Clancy of the MountedDave Moran

1932A Scarlet Week-End

1932Jungle MysteryJohn Morgan

1932The Last FrontierGeneral Custer

1932Heroes of the WestJohn Blaine

1931Battling with Buffalo BillJohn Mills

1931The Lightning WarriorTownsman (uncredited)

1931Oklahoma JimLacy

1931Hell-Bent for FriscoThe Editor

1931First AidChief of Police

1931The Vanishing LegionMilesburg Sheriff

1930The Phantom of the WestMartin Blair

1929No DefenseJohn Harper

1929No ChildrenSelf

1928The Mystery RiderWinthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider

1928The Devil's TrademarkMorgan Gray

1928The Vanishing RiderJim Davis / The Vanishing Rider

1927The Return of the Riddle RiderRandolph Parker / The Riddle Rider

1926The Strings of SteelNed Brown

1925The Ace of SpadesDan Harvey

1925The MeddlerRichard Gilmore

1925The Burning TrailSmiling Bill Flannigan

1925Red ClayChief John Nisheto

1925DupedJohn Morgan

1925Straight ThroughGood Deed O'Day

1925Barriers of the LawRex Brandon

1925Ridin' PrettySky Parker

1925OutwittedJack Blaisdel

1924The Riddle RiderRandolph Parker / The Riddle Rider

1924The Sunset TrailHappy Hobo

1924The Measure of a ManJohn Fairmeadow

1924Hello, 'FriscoWilliam Desmond

1924Big TimberWalter Sandry

1924The Breathless MomentBilly Carson

1923The Extra GirlHimself

1923Beasts of ParadisePhil Grant

1923Shadows of the NorthBen 'Wolf' Darby

1923McGuire of the MountedBob McGuire

1923The Phantom FortuneLarry Barclay

1923Around the World in 18 DaysPhineas Fogg III

1922Night Life in HollywoodSelf

1922Perils of the YukonJack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.

1921Fightin' MadBud McGraw

1921The Policeman and the BabyThe Policeman

1921The Child Thou Gavest MeTom Marshall

1921The Parish PriestReverend John Whalen

1921Women Men LoveDavid Hunter

1920Twin BedsHarry Hawkins

1919The Prince and BettyJohn Maude

1919The Blue BandannaJerry Jerome

1919A Sage Brush HamletLarry Lang

1919Bare-Fisted Gallagher'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher

1919The Mints of HellDan Burke

1919Whitewashed WallsLarry Donovan

1919Her Code of HonorEugene La Salle

1919Life's a Funny PropositionJimmie Pendleton

1918The PretenderBob Baldwin

1918An Honest ManBenny Boggs

1918Society for SaleHonorable Billy

1918The Marriage BubbleThe Actor

1918Captain of His SoulHorace

1917The Sudden GentlemanGarry Garrity

1917Married in Name Only

1917Flying ColorsBrent Brewster

1917Master of His HomeCarson Stewart

1917Time Locks and DiamondsSilver Jim Farrel

1917Paws of the BearRay Bourke

1917Paddy O'HaraPaddy O'Hara

1917The Last of the IngramsJules Ingram

1917The Iced BulletThe Author / Horace Lee

1916A Gamble in Souls

1916The CriminalDonald White

1916The Dawn MakerBruce Smithson

1916Bullets and Brown EyesPrince Carl

1916PeggyRev. Donald Bruce

1915Peer GyntThe Parson

1915The Majesty of the LawJackson Morgan Kent

1915KilmenyBob Meredith

1904The Sign of the Cross

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