William Desmond
Jan 23, 1878 - Nov 03, 1949 (71 years old) in 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 to supporting roles.
Known For
Phantom of the Opera
Stagehand (uncredited)
Naughty Marietta
Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
Phantom Lady
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Mummy's Ghost
Museum Tourist (uncredited)
Frisco Kid
Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
The Egg and I
Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Thunder Mountain
Townsman (uncredited)
The Climax
Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
Capt. Boncour
Credits
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Savage Fury 1956Allen (archive footage)★ NR -
Thunder Mountain 1947Townsman (uncredited)★ 5 -
The Egg and I 1947Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)★ 7 -
Code of the West 1947Settler (uncredited)★ 5 -
Desert Command 1946Capt. Boncour★ 3.8 -
Strange Confession 1945Peanut Vendor (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
The Naughty Nineties 1945Showboat Customer (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
Street Ambusher (uncredited)★ 8 -
The Climax 1944Backstage Technician (Uncredited)★ 5.4 -
The Mummy's Ghost 1944Museum Tourist (uncredited)★ 5.7 -
Phantom Lady 1944Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)★ 7.1 -
Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)★ 6.1 -
Phantom of the Opera 1943Stagehand (uncredited)★ 6.2 -
The Lone Star Trail 1943Bartender Mike★ 5 -
Cheyenne Roundup 1943Pete★ 4 -
Overland Mail 1942Williams - Banker★ NR -
The Silver Bullet 1942Townsman★ 4 -
Down Rio Grande Way 1942Townsman★ NR -
Bartender★ 5 -
Tourist★ 5 -
Junior G-Men 1940Irish Cop (uncredited)★ 6.1 -
Citizen★ 5.8 -
Winners of the West 1940Bill Brine★ NR -
Tim Tyler's Luck 1937Dock Official★ NR -
Song of the Gringo 1936Bailiff★ 4.7 -
Anderson, Vigilante Member★ 5.5 -
Hollywood Boulevard 1936Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)★ 2.5 -
Bill★ 1 -
Song of the Saddle 1936Tim★ 7 -
Captain of the 'Viking'★ 4 -
The Broken Coin 1936★ NR -
Custer's Last Stand 1936Wagon Master★ 4.5 -
Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)★ NR -
Frisco Kid 1935Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
Foreman Burke★ 6 -
Powdersmoke Range 1935Happy - Bartender★ NR -
Courage of the North 1935Gene Travis★ NR -
The Roaring West 1935Jim Parker★ NR -
Social Error 1935Policeman★ 5 -
Allen★ 5 -
The Ghost Rider 1935Guard★ 5 -
Wagon Master★ 5.2 -
Sheriff Pete★ 6 -
Born to Battle 1935John Brownell★ 1.5 -
Naughty Marietta 1935Gendarme Chief (uncredited)★ 5.2 -
Wild Waters 1935Sheriff Manning★ NR
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Timber Terrors 1935Royce Horter★ 5
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Rustlers of Red Dog 1935Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]★ 8 -
Marshal Jack Stevens★ 5 -
Frontier Days 1934Sheriff Barnes★ 4 -
The Way of the West 1934'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)★ NR -
The Red Rider 1934Sheriff Campbell★ 4 -
I Can't Escape 1934Parole Officer Donovan★ NR -
Crack-Up 1934Police Chief★ NR
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The Vanishing Shadow 1934MacDonald★ 6.5 -
The Rawhide Terror 1934Tom Blake★ 4.2 -
Border Guns 1934Dr. Jim Wilson★ NR -
Pirate Treasure 1934Capt. Jim Carson★ 4 -
Fargo Express 1933Sheriff Joe Thompson★ NR -
Perils of Pauline 1933Prof. Thompson★ 5.7 -
Strawberry Roan 1933Colonel Brownlee★ 5.5 -
Mr. Broadway 19331st Suitor (archive footage)★ NR -
Gordon of Ghost City 1933John Mulford★ 4 -
Laughing at Life 1933Military Cabinet Officer★ 6 -
Thomas Edmonds★ 6 -
The Three Musketeers 1933Capt. Boncour★ 5.6 -
San Dimas Sheriff Holden★ NR -
Dave Moran★ NR -
A Scarlet Week-End 1932★ 1 -
The Last Frontier 1932General Custer★ 6 -
Heroes of the West 1932John Blaine★ 5.5 -
John Mills★ 5 -
Townsman (uncredited)★ 5 -
Oklahoma Jim 1931Lacy★ NR -
The Vanishing Legion 1931Milesburg Sheriff★ 9 -
Martin Blair★ NR -
No Defense 1929John Harper★ NR -
No Children 1929Self★ NR -
The Mystery Rider 1928Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider★ NR -
The Vanishing Rider 1928Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider★ NR -
The Strings of Steel 1926Ned Brown★ NR -
The Ace of Spades 1925Dan Harvey★ NR -
The Meddler 1925Richard Gilmore★ 2 -
The Burning Trail 1925Smiling Bill Flannigan★ NR -
Red Clay 1925Chief John Nisheto★ NR
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Straight Through 1925Good Deed O'Day★ NR -
Barriers of the Law 1925Rex Brandon★ NR -
Ridin' Pretty 1925Sky Parker★ NR -
Outwitted 1925Jack Blaisdel★ NR -
The Sunset Trail 1924Happy Hobo★ NR -
The Measure of a Man 1924John Fairmeadow★ NR -
Hello, 'Frisco 1924William Desmond★ 5
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Billy Carson★ NR -
The Extra Girl 1923Himself★ 5.9 -
Shadows of the North 1923Ben 'Wolf' Darby★ NR -
Bob McGuire★ NR -
Self★ NR -
Perils of the Yukon 1922Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.★ NR -
Fightin' Mad 1921Bud McGraw★ NR -
The Policeman★ NR -
Tom Marshall★ NR -
Women Men Love 1921David Hunter★ NR -
The Prince and Betty 1919John Maude★ 7.5 -
A Sage Brush Hamlet 1919Larry Lang★ NR -
'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher★ NR -
Her Code of Honor 1919Eugene La Salle★ NR -
Society for Sale 1918Honorable Billy★ NR -
The Marriage Bubble 1918The Actor★ NR
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Captain of His Soul 1918Horace★ NR
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Married in Name Only 1917★ NR -
Flying Colors 1917Brent Brewster★ NR -
Master of His Home 1917Carson Stewart★ NR -
Paws of the Bear 1917Ray Bourke★ NR
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Jules Ingram★ NR
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The Iced Bullet 1917The Author / Horace Lee★ NR -
A Gamble in Souls 1916★ NR -
The Dawn Maker 1916Bruce Smithson★ NR -
Prince Carl★ NR
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Peggy 1916Rev. Donald Bruce★ NR -
Peer Gynt 1915The Parson★ NR -
Jackson Morgan Kent★ NR -
Kilmeny 1915Bob Meredith★ NR
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