William B. Davidson [95729] Gender: Male Popularity: 2.3266 Birthplace: Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA Birthday: 1888-06-15 Deathday: 1947-09-28 Age: 59 years Movies: 235 Links: Homepage, IMDB Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William B. Davidson (June 16, 1888 – September 28, 1947) was an American film actor. Davidson attended Columbia University where he played football. He became a popular football star. This fame eventually led to his foray into motion pictures after he had spent some time as a lawyer. He started in films in 1914 with Vitagraph and supported well known stage and film actresses such as Ethel Barrymore, Mabel Taliaferro, Charlotte Walker, Olga Petrova, Viola Dana, June Caprice, Edna Goodrich, and Mae West. He appeared in 318 films between 1915 and 1949. He was born in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and died in Santa Monica, California. His first Hollywood film was For the Honor of the Crew. Afterward, he appeared in many films, his best-known role was perhaps the Ship's captain in The Most Dangerous Game. He remained in show business until his sudden death after surgery in 1947. Mae West and the Men Wh1994-08-09 Brother, Can You Spare 1975-08-06 The Judge Steps Out1947-12-15 That Hagen Girl1947-11-01 That's My Man1947-06-01 Dick Tracy's Dilemma1947-05-20 The Plainsman and the L1946-11-11 My Darling Clementine1946-10-17 The Cat Creeps1946-05-17 Ding Dong Williams1946-04-15 Blonde Alibi1946-03-01 The Notorious Lone Wolf1946-02-14 They Were Expendable1945-12-07 Sing Your Way Home1945-11-14 Tell It to a Star1945-08-16 Circumstantial Evidence1945-04-20 The Man Who Walked Alon1945-03-15 See My Lawyer1945-03-09 Greenwich Village1944-09-27 In Society1944-08-16 A Night of Adventure1944-06-02 Make Your Own Bed1944-06-10 Up in Arms1944-02-17 Over the Wall1943-12-25 Murder on the Waterfron1943-09-18 The Good Fellows1943-08-11 Hers to Hold1943-07-16 Mission to Moscow1943-04-29 Calaboose1943-01-29 Truck Busters1943-01-28 Gentleman Jim1942-11-14 Careful, Soft Shoulders1942-09-18 The Magnificent Dope1942-07-01 The Affairs of Martha1942-06-21 In This Our Life1942-05-08 Larceny, Inc.1942-04-24 The Affairs of Jimmy Va1942-03-27 The Male Animal1942-03-12 Over My Dead Body1942-01-15 Remember the Day1941-12-25 Keep 'Em Flying1941-11-27 The Great Man's Lady1941-10-31 Three Girls About Town1941-10-23 Uncle Joe1941-10-18 Week-End in Havana1941-10-17 Sun Valley Serenade1941-08-29 Highway West1941-08-07 Hold That Ghost1941-08-08 Three Sons o' Guns1941-08-02 In the Navy1941-05-30 Thieves Fall Out1941-05-03 The Lady from Cheyenne1941-04-11 Man-Made Monster1941-03-28 San Francisco Docks1940-12-25 A Night at Earl Carroll1940-12-06 Charter Pilot1940-12-06 Lady with Red Hair1940-11-30 Tin Pan Alley1940-11-29 Sandy Gets Her Man1940-11-08 Seven Sinners1940-10-25 Hired Wife1940-09-13 Maryland1940-07-19 My Love Came Back1940-07-13 Sailor's Lady1940-07-05 Florian1940-06-05 Girl in 3131940-05-31 Lillian Russell1940-05-24 On Their Own1940-05-17 Half a Sinner1940-04-05 Granny Get Your Gun1940-02-10 My Little Chickadee1940-02-09 Invisible Stripes1939-12-30 Private Detective1939-12-09 Smashing the Money Ring1939-10-21 Honeymoon in Bali1939-09-29 Hidden Power1939-09-07 Dust Be My Destiny1939-09-16 Each Dawn I Die1939-08-19 Indianapolis Speedway1939-08-05 Naughty But Nice1939-06-23 On Trial1939-04-01 Sudden Money1939-03-31 Three Smart Girls Grow 1939-03-24 Blondie Meets the Boss1939-03-08 Tail Spin1939-02-19 Blackwell's Island1939-01-24 Off the Record1939-01-21 They Made Me a Criminal1939-01-21 Illegal Traffic1938-11-02 There Goes My Heart1938-10-14 Mr. Doodle Kicks Off1938-10-07 Letter of Introduction1938-08-05 Racket Busters1938-07-16 Cowboy from Brooklyn1938-07-09 Blockade1938-06-17 You and Me1938-06-01 Cocoanut Grove1938-05-20 The Jury's Secret1938-01-16 Sergeant Murphy1938-01-01 Hollywood Hotel1938-01-15 Love on Toast1937-12-03 The Hurricane1937-11-09 Something to Sing About1937-09-30 Behind the Mike1937-09-26 It Happened in Hollywoo1937-09-07 Paradise Isle1937-07-21 Marry the Girl1937-07-13 Easy Living1937-07-16 Ever Since Eve1937-07-15 The Road Back1937-06-01 Melody for Two1937-05-01 Let Them Live1937-04-25 Marked Woman1937-04-10 Midnight Court1937-03-06 Gold Diggers of 19371936-12-28 Earthworm Tractors1936-07-24 Satan Met a Lady1936-07-22 The Big Noise1936-06-22 Murder by an Aristocrat1936-06-13 Fatal Lady1936-05-15 The Singing Kid1936-04-10 Love on a Bet1936-03-06 Road Gang1936-03-28 You May Be Next!1936-02-05 Dangerous1935-12-25 Show Them No Mercy!1935-12-06 In Person1935-11-22 Special Agent1935-09-14 Redheads on Parade1935-09-07 Woman Wanted1935-08-02 Oil for the Lamps of Ch1935-06-08 Go Into Your Dance1935-04-20 A Night at the Ritz1935-03-23 Straight from the Heart1935-03-22 Death Flies East1935-02-28 Sweet Music1935-02-23 Devil Dogs of the Air1935-02-09 Bordertown1935-01-23 The Man Who Reclaimed H1934-12-24 The Secret Bride1934-12-22 Imitation of Life1934-11-23 The St. Louis Kid1934-11-10 The Dragon Murder Case1934-08-25 Housewife1934-08-11 Friends of Mr. Sweeney1934-07-28 Fog Over Frisco1934-06-02 Upperworld1934-04-28 Laughing Boy1934-04-13 The Big Shakedown1934-01-06 Lady Killer1933-12-09 Female1933-11-11 Meet the Baron1933-10-20 I'm No Angel1933-10-06 Torch Singer1933-09-08 How to Break 90 #3: Hip1933-06-23 The Intruder1933-03-13 Dangerously Yours1933-02-24 Hello, Everybody!1933-02-17 Mystery of the Wax Muse1933-02-18 The Billion Dollar Scan1933-01-06 The Animal Kingdom1932-12-28 Central Park1932-12-10 Guilty or Not Guilty1932-11-15 The Sport Parade1932-11-11 The Pride of the Legion1932-10-17 Her Mad Night1932-10-12 The Most Dangerous Game1932-09-16 The Thirteenth Guest1932-08-09 Is My Face Red?1932-06-17 Scarface1932-04-09 Sky Devils1932-03-12 The Lost Squadron1932-03-12 The Menace1932-01-29 Half Holiday1931-12-13 Graft1931-09-21 The Secret Call1931-07-24 The Vice Squad1931-05-29 Windy Riley Goes Hollyw1931-05-02 How I Play Golf, by Bob1931-04-26 Dishonored1931-04-04 No Limit1931-01-15 Hook, Line and Sinker1930-12-26 Captain Applejack1931-01-31 Oh, for a Man!1930-11-28 Sunny1930-11-09 The Silver Horde1930-10-24 Playboy of Paris1930-10-18 The Costello Case1930-10-14 Scarlet Pages1930-09-27 For the Defense1930-07-19 A Man from Wyoming1930-07-12 Hell's Angels1930-11-15 Men Are Like That1930-03-22 Blaze o' Glory1929-12-30 Always Faithful1929-12-29 Woman Trap1929-09-28 Queen of the Night Club1929-03-23 The Carnation Kid1929-03-02 Sharp Tools1928-09-12 Good Morning, Judge1928-04-29 A Gentleman of Paris1927-09-30 Cradle Snatchers1927-05-28 The Last Trail1927-01-23 Hearts and Spurs1925-06-07 Recompense1925-04-26 Ports of Call1925-01-04 The Valley of Doubt1924-05-24 Adam and Eva1923-02-11 The Dumb-Bell1922-07-16 The Girl from Nowhere1921-05-20 Partners of the Night1920-02-29 The Capitol1919-12-01 Lure of Ambition1919-11-16 Impossible Catherine1919-10-05 La belle Russe1919-09-21 A Woman There Was1919-06-01 Why I Would Not Marry1918-11-24 In Pursuit of Polly1918-08-19 Ashes of Love1918-08-15 Her Second Husband1917-12-31 American Maid1917-12-03 Persuasive Peggy1917-11-01 The Lifted Veil1917-09-10 The Greatest Power1917-06-18 The Call of Her People1917-05-27 Mary Lawson's Secret1917-04-01 The White Raven1917-01-14 A Modern Cinderella1917-01-08 In the Diplomatic Servi1916-10-16 The Pretenders1916-08-21 Dorian's Divorce1916-06-05 The Price of Malice1916-02-21 Her Debt of Honor1916-01-26 A Yellow Streak1915-12-06 For the Honor of the Cr1915-11-09