William 'Wee Willie' Davis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 7, 1906
- Died
- April 9, 1981 (aged 74)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
William "Wee Willie" Davis (1906–1981) was an American film actor. He had previously been a wrestler. He worked in the Jefferson County Jail in Louisville in 1972-75 as the gym guard. He was also an engineer and contributed to the invention of the Glowmeter, an early Heads up display that projected a cars speed onto the windshield. A fellow wrestler, Prince Ilaki Ibn Ali Hassan (whose real name was Agisilaki Mihalakis) who also fought as the Mad Greek was the primary inventor.
Known For
Filmography
To Catch a Thief
Movie · as Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited)
Son of Paleface
Movie · as Blacksmith
The Asphalt Jungle
Movie · as Timmons
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Movie · as Abdullah
Samson and Delilah
Movie · as Garmiskar
The Red Pony
Movie · as Truck driver
Mighty Joe Young
Movie · as Strongman (uncredited)
Bowery Bombshell
Movie · as Moose McCall (as Wee Willie Davis)
Fool's Gold
Movie · as Blackie
Pursuit to Algiers
Movie · as Gubek
Having Wonderful Crime
Movie · as Zacharias, the Porter
Wildfire
Movie · as Moose Harris
Gypsy Wildcat
Movie · as Dota
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Movie · as Arab Giant (uncredited)
Above Suspicion
Movie · as Hans (Uncredited)
Johnny Come Lately
Movie · as Bouncer
Arabian Nights
Movie · as Valda
Reap the Wild Wind
Movie · as The Lamb
Gentleman Jim
Movie · as Flannagan (uncredited)