William Desmond
Acting
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
Acting149
movieSavage Fury
1956
Allen
movieThunder Mountain
1947
Townsman (uncredited)
movieThe Egg and I
1947
Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
movieCode of the West
1947
Settler (uncredited)
movieTrail Street
1947
Townsman (uncredited)
movieDesert Command
1946
Capt. Boncour
movieStrange Confession
1945
Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
movieThe Naughty Nineties
1945
Showboat Customer (uncredited)
movieThe Return of the Durango Kid
1945
Street Ambusher (uncredited)
movieHi, Beautiful
1944
Passenger (uncredited)
movieThe Climax
1944
Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
movieTall in the Saddle
1944
Townsman (uncredited)
movieThe Mummy's Ghost
1944
Museum Tourist (uncredited)
moviePhantom Lady
1944
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
movieThank Your Lucky Stars
1943
Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
moviePhantom of the Opera
1943
Stagehand (uncredited)
movieThe Lone Star Trail
1943
Bartender Mike
movieOverland Mail
1942
Williams - Banker
movieThe Silver Bullet
1942
Townsman
movieDown Rio Grande Way
1942
Townsman
movieJunior G-Men
1940
Irish Cop (uncredited)
movieWinners of the West
1940
Bill Brine
movieTim Tyler's Luck
1937
Dock Official
movieHeadin' for the Rio Grande
1936
Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
movieSong of the Gringo
1936
Bailiff
movieThe Vigilantes Are Coming
1936
Anderson, Vigilante Member
movieHollywood Boulevard
1936
Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
movieFlash Gordon
1936
Hawkman Lookout Captain
movieThe Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936
Captain of the 'Viking'
movieCuster's Last Stand
1936
Wagon Master
movieFrisco Kid
1935
Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
movieTailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
1935
Foreman Burke
moviePowdersmoke Range
1935
Happy - Bartender
movieCourage of the North
1935
Gene Travis
movieThe Roaring West
1935
Jim Parker
movieSocial Error
1935
Policeman
movieCyclone of the Saddle
1935
Wagon Master
movieThe Cowboy and the Bandit
1935
Sheriff Pete
movieBorn to Battle
1935
John Brownell
movieNaughty Marietta
1935
Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
Wild Waters
1935
Sheriff Manning
Timber Terrors
1935
Royce Horter
movieRustlers of Red Dog
1935
Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]
movieWhen Lightning Strikes
1934
Marshal Jack Stevens
movieFrontier Days
1934
Sheriff Barnes
movieThe Way of the West
1934
'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)
movieThe Red Rider
1934
Sheriff Campbell
movieI Can't Escape
1934
Parole Officer Donovan
Crack-Up
1934
Police Chief
movieThe Vanishing Shadow
1934
MacDonald
movieThe Rawhide Terror
1934
Tom Blake
movieBorder Guns
1934
Dr. Jim Wilson
moviePirate Treasure
1934
Capt. Jim Carson
movieFargo Express
1933
Sheriff Joe Thompson
moviePerils of Pauline
1933
Prof. Thompson
movieStrawberry Roan
1933
Colonel Brownlee
movieMr. Broadway
1933
1st Suitor (archive footage)
movieGordon of Ghost City
1933
John Mulford
movieLaughing at Life
1933
Military Cabinet Officer
movieThe Phantom of the Air
1933
Thomas Edmonds
movieThe Three Musketeers
1933
Capt. Boncour
movieThe Rustler's Roundup
1933
San Dimas Sheriff Holden
movieClancy of the Mounted
1933
Dave Moran
movieJungle Mystery
1932
John Morgan
movieThe Last Frontier
1932
General Custer
movieHeroes of the West
1932
John Blaine
movieBattling with Buffalo Bill
1931
John Mills
movieThe Lightning Warrior
1931
Townsman (uncredited)
movieHell-Bent for Frisco
1931
The Editor
First Aid
1931
Chief of Police
movieThe Vanishing Legion
1931
Milesburg Sheriff
movieThe Phantom of the West
1930
Martin Blair
movieNo Defense
1929
John Harper
movieThe Mystery Rider
1928
Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider
movieThe Devil's Trademark
1928
Morgan Gray
movieThe Vanishing Rider
1928
Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
The Return of the Riddle Rider
1927
Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
movieThe Strings of Steel
1926
Ned Brown
movieThe Ace of Spades
1925
Dan Harvey
movieThe Meddler
1925
Richard Gilmore
movieThe Burning Trail
1925
Smiling Bill Flannigan
Red Clay
1925
Chief John Nisheto
movieDuped
1925
John Morgan
movieStraight Through
1925
Good Deed O'Day
movieBarriers of the Law
1925
Rex Brandon
movieRidin' Pretty
1925
Sky Parker
movieOutwitted
1925
Jack Blaisdel
The Riddle Rider
1924
Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
movieThe Sunset Trail
1924
Happy Hobo
movieThe Measure of a Man
1924
John Fairmeadow
Hello, 'Frisco
1924
William Desmond
movieBig Timber
1924
Walter Sandry
movieThe Breathless Moment
1924
Billy Carson
movieThe Extra Girl
1923
Himself / Himself - Actor
movieBeasts of Paradise
1923
Phil Grant
movieShadows of the North
1923
Ben 'Wolf' Darby
movieMcGuire of the Mounted
1923
Bob McGuire
movieThe Phantom Fortune
1923
Larry Barclay
movieAround the World in 18 Days
1923
Phineas Fogg III
moviePerils of the Yukon
1922
Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.
movieFightin' Mad
1921
Bud McGraw
movieThe Policeman and the Baby
1921
The Policeman
movieThe Child Thou Gavest Me
1921
Tom Marshall
The Parish Priest
1921
Reverend John Whalen
movieWomen Men Love
1921
David Hunter
movieTwin Beds
1920
Harry Hawkins
movieThe Prince and Betty
1919
John Maude
movieThe Blue Bandanna
1919
Jerry Jerome
movieA Sage Brush Hamlet
1919
Larry Lang
movieBare-Fisted Gallagher
1919
'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher
movieThe Mints of Hell
1919
Dan Burke
movieWhitewashed Walls
1919
Larry Donovan
movieHer Code of Honor
1919
Eugene La Salle
movieLife's a Funny Proposition
1919
Jimmie Pendleton
movieThe Pretender
1918
Bob Baldwin
An Honest Man
1918
Benny Boggs
movieSociety for Sale
1918
Honorable Billy
movieThe Marriage Bubble
1918
The Actor
movieThe Sudden Gentleman
1917
Garry Garrity
movieFlying Colors
1917
Brent Brewster
movieMaster of His Home
1917
Carson Stewart
moviePaddy O'Hara
1917
Paddy O'Hara
movieThe Iced Bullet
1917
The Author / Horace Lee
movieThe Criminal
1916
Donald White
movieThe Dawn Maker
1916
Bruce Smithson
moviePeggy
1916
Rev. Donald Bruce
moviePeer Gynt
1915
The Parson
movieThe Majesty of the Law
1915
Jackson Morgan Kent
movieKilmeny
1915
Bob Meredith