William Desmond
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 23, 1878
- Died
- November 3, 1949 (aged 71)
- Birthplace
- Horseheads, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
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Filmography
Savage Fury
Movie · as Allen
Code of the West
Movie · as Settler (uncredited)
The Egg and I
Movie · as Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Thunder Mountain
Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)
Trail Street
Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)
Desert Command
Movie · as Capt. Boncour
The Return of the Durango Kid
Movie · as Street Ambusher (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
Movie · as Showboat Customer (uncredited)
Strange Confession
Movie · as Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
The Mummy's Ghost
Movie · as Museum Tourist (uncredited)
Phantom Lady
Movie · as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Climax
Movie · as Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
Hi, Beautiful
Movie · as Passenger (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle
Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)
Phantom of the Opera
Movie · as Stagehand (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Movie · as Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
The Lone Star Trail
Movie · as Bartender Mike
Cheyenne Roundup
Movie · as Pete
Down Rio Grande Way
Movie · as Townsman
The Silver Bullet
Movie · as Townsman
Overland Mail
Movie · as Williams - Banker
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Movie · as Bartender
Where Did You Get That Girl?
Movie · as Tourist
Winners of the West
Movie · as Bill Brine
The Boys from Syracuse
Movie · as Citizen
Junior G-Men
Movie · as Irish Cop (uncredited)
Tim Tyler's Luck
Movie · as Dock Official
Song of the Gringo
Movie · as Bailiff
The Broken Coin
Movie
The Vigilantes Are Coming
Movie · as Anderson, Vigilante Member
Custer's Last Stand
Movie · as Wagon Master
Treachery Rides the Range
Movie · as Bill
Headin' for the Rio Grande
Movie · as Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
Hollywood Boulevard
Movie · as Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Movie · as Captain of the 'Viking'
Song of the Saddle
Movie · as Tim
Flash Gordon
Movie · as Hawkman Lookout Captain
Wild Waters
Movie · as Sheriff Manning
Frisco Kid
Movie · as Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
Born to Battle
Movie · as John Brownell
Courage of the North
Movie · as Gene Travis
The Cowboy and the Bandit
Movie · as Sheriff Pete
Cyclone of the Saddle
Movie · as Wagon Master
The Call of the Savage
Movie · as Allen
The Ghost Rider
Movie · as Guard
Social Error
Movie · as Policeman
Timber Terrors
Movie · as Royce Horter
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
Movie · as Foreman Burke
Rustlers of Red Dog
Movie · as Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]
Powdersmoke Range
Movie · as Happy - Bartender
Naughty Marietta
Movie · as Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
The Roaring West
Movie · as Jim Parker
When Lightning Strikes
Movie · as Marshal Jack Stevens
Crack-Up
Movie · as Police Chief
The Vanishing Shadow
Movie · as MacDonald
I Can't Escape
Movie · as Parole Officer Donovan
Pirate Treasure
Movie · as Capt. Jim Carson
Frontier Days
Movie · as Sheriff Barnes
The Rawhide Terror
Movie · as Tom Blake
Border Guns
Movie · as Dr. Jim Wilson
The Red Rider
Movie · as Sheriff Campbell
The Way of the West
Movie · as 'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)
The Rustler's Roundup
Movie · as San Dimas Sheriff Holden
Mr. Broadway
Movie · as 1st Suitor (archive footage)
The Three Musketeers
Movie · as Capt. Boncour
Laughing at Life
Movie · as Military Cabinet Officer
Strawberry Roan
Movie · as Colonel Brownlee
Fargo Express
Movie · as Sheriff Joe Thompson
Gordon of Ghost City
Movie · as John Mulford
The Phantom of the Air
Movie · as Thomas Edmonds
Perils of Pauline
Movie · as Prof. Thompson
Clancy of the Mounted
Movie · as Dave Moran
The Last Frontier
Movie · as General Custer
Heroes of the West
Movie · as John Blaine
A Scarlet Week-End
Movie
Jungle Mystery
Movie · as John Morgan
The Lightning Warrior
Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)
The Vanishing Legion
Movie · as Milesburg Sheriff
Battling with Buffalo Bill
Movie · as John Mills
Oklahoma Jim
Movie · as Lacy
Hell-Bent for Frisco
Movie · as The Editor
First Aid
Movie · as Chief of Police
The Phantom of the West
Movie · as Martin Blair
No Children
Movie · as Self
No Defense
Movie · as John Harper
The Vanishing Rider
Movie · as Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
The Mystery Rider
Movie · as Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider
The Devil's Trademark
Movie · as Morgan Gray
The Return of the Riddle Rider
Movie · as Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
The Strings of Steel
Movie · as Ned Brown
Straight Through
Movie · as Good Deed O'Day
The Burning Trail
Movie · as Smiling Bill Flannigan
The Meddler
Movie · as Richard Gilmore
Outwitted
Movie · as Jack Blaisdel
Ridin' Pretty
Movie · as Sky Parker
Barriers of the Law
Movie · as Rex Brandon
The Ace of Spades
Movie · as Dan Harvey
Red Clay
Movie · as Chief John Nisheto
Duped
Movie · as John Morgan
Hello, 'Frisco
Movie · as William Desmond
The Sunset Trail
Movie · as Happy Hobo
The Breathless Moment
Movie · as Billy Carson
The Measure of a Man
Movie · as John Fairmeadow
Big Timber
Movie · as Walter Sandry
The Riddle Rider
Movie · as Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
The Extra Girl
Movie · as Himself, Himself - Actor
Shadows of the North
Movie · as Ben 'Wolf' Darby
McGuire of the Mounted
Movie · as Bob McGuire
The Phantom Fortune
Movie · as Larry Barclay
Around the World in 18 Days
Movie · as Phineas Fogg III
Beasts of Paradise
Movie · as Phil Grant
Perils of the Yukon
Movie · as Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.
Night Life in Hollywood
Movie · as Self
The Policeman and the Baby
Movie · as The Policeman
Fightin' Mad
Movie · as Bud McGraw
The Child Thou Gavest Me
Movie · as Tom Marshall
Women Men Love
Movie · as David Hunter
The Parish Priest
Movie · as Reverend John Whalen
Twin Beds
Movie · as Harry Hawkins
A Broadway Cowboy
Movie · as Burke Randolph
The Prince and Betty
Movie · as John Maude
Her Code of Honor
Movie · as Eugene La Salle
A Sage Brush Hamlet
Movie · as Larry Lang
Bare-Fisted Gallagher
Movie · as 'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher
The Mints of Hell
Movie · as Dan Burke
Life's a Funny Proposition
Movie · as Jimmie Pendleton
The Blue Bandanna
Movie · as Jerry Jerome
Whitewashed Walls
Movie · as Larry Donovan
The Prodigal Liar
Movie · as Percival Montgomery Edwards
Captain of His Soul
Movie · as Horace
Society for Sale
Movie · as Honorable Billy
The Marriage Bubble
Movie · as The Actor
An Honest Man
Movie · as Benny Boggs
The Pretender
Movie · as Bob Baldwin
Deuce Duncan
Movie · as Deuce Duncan
Wild Life
Movie · as Chick Ward
Master of His Home
Movie · as Carson Stewart
Paws of the Bear
Movie · as Ray Bourke
The Last of the Ingrams
Movie · as Jules Ingram
The Iced Bullet
Movie · as The Author / Horace Lee
Flying Colors
Movie · as Brent Brewster
Married in Name Only
Movie
The Sudden Gentleman
Movie · as Garry Garrity
Paddy O'Hara
Movie · as Paddy O'Hara
Time Locks and Diamonds
Movie · as Silver Jim Farrel
Fighting Back
Movie · as The Weakling
A Gamble in Souls
Movie
Peggy
Movie · as Rev. Donald Bruce
The Dawn Maker
Movie · as Bruce Smithson
Bullets and Brown Eyes
Movie · as Prince Carl
The Criminal
Movie · as Donald White
Peer Gynt
Movie · as The Parson
Kilmeny
Movie · as Bob Meredith
The Majesty of the Law
Movie · as Jackson Morgan Kent
The Sign of the Cross
Movie