William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Dec 07, 1906 - Apr 09, 1981 (74 years old) in
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
Samson and Delilah
Garmiskar
To Catch a Thief
Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
Timmons
Reap the Wild Wind
The Lamb
Mighty Joe Young
Strongman (uncredited)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Arab Giant (uncredited)
Pursuit to Algiers
Gubek
The Red Pony
Truck driver
Gypsy Wildcat
Dota
Arabian Nights
Valda
Credits
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To Catch a Thief 1955Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited)★ 7.3 -
Son of Paleface 1952Blacksmith★ 6.3 -
Abdullah★ 6.1 -
The Asphalt Jungle 1950Timmons★ 7.5 -
Samson and Delilah 1949Garmiskar★ 6.5 -
Mighty Joe Young 1949Strongman (uncredited)★ 6.4 -
The Red Pony 1949Truck driver★ 5.7 -
Fool's Gold 1946Blackie★ NR -
Bowery Bombshell 1946Moose McCall (as Wee Willie Davis)★ 6 -
Pursuit to Algiers 1945Gubek★ 6.8 -
Wildfire 1945Moose Harris★ 1 -
Zacharias, the Porter★ 6.3 -
Gypsy Wildcat 1944Dota★ 5.5 -
Arab Giant (uncredited)★ 6.1 -
Johnny Come Lately 1943Bouncer★ 6.7 -
Above Suspicion 1943Hans (Uncredited)★ 6.5 -
Arabian Nights 1942Valda★ 6 -
Gentleman Jim 1942Flannagan (uncredited)★ 7.2 -
Reap the Wild Wind 1942The Lamb★ 6.4