William Desmond
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: January 23, 1878
Place of Birth: Horseheads, New York, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Allen
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
as Settler (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Capt. Boncour
as Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
as Showboat Customer (uncredited)
as Street Ambusher (uncredited)
as Passenger (uncredited)
as Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Museum Tourist (uncredited)
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
as Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
as Stagehand (uncredited)
as Bartender Mike
as Pete
as Williams - Banker
as Townsman
as Townsman
as Bartender
as Tourist
as Irish Cop (uncredited)
as Citizen
as Bill Brine
as Dock Official
as Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
as Bailiff
as Anderson, Vigilante Member
as Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
as Bill
as Hawkman Lookout Captain
as Tim
as Captain of the 'Viking'
as Wagon Master
as Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
as Foreman Burke
as Happy - Bartender
as Gene Travis
as Jim Parker
as Policeman
as Allen
as Guard
as Wagon Master
as Sheriff Pete
as John Brownell
as Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
as Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]
as Marshal Jack Stevens
as Sheriff Barnes
as 'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)
as Sheriff Campbell
as Parole Officer Donovan
as MacDonald
as Tom Blake
as Dr. Jim Wilson
as Capt. Jim Carson
as Sheriff Joe Thompson
as Prof. Thompson
as Colonel Brownlee
as 1st Suitor (archive footage)
as John Mulford
as Military Cabinet Officer
as Thomas Edmonds
as Capt. Boncour
as San Dimas Sheriff Holden
as Dave Moran
as John Morgan
as General Custer
as John Blaine
as John Mills
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Lacy
as Milesburg Sheriff
as Martin Blair
as John Harper
as Self
as Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider
as Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
as Ned Brown
as Dan Harvey
as Richard Gilmore
as Smiling Bill Flannigan
as Good Deed O'Day
as Rex Brandon
as Sky Parker
as Jack Blaisdel
as Happy Hobo
as John Fairmeadow
as Billy Carson
as Himself
as Himself - Actor
as Phil Grant
as Ben 'Wolf' Darby
as Bob McGuire
as Larry Barclay
as Phineas Fogg III
as Self
as Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.
as Bud McGraw
as The Policeman
as Tom Marshall
as David Hunter
as John Maude
as Larry Lang
as 'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher
as Dan Burke
as Eugene La Salle
as Jimmie Pendleton
as Honorable Billy
as Garry Garrity
as Brent Brewster
as Carson Stewart
as Paddy O'Hara
as The Author / Horace Lee
as Bruce Smithson
as Prince Carl
as Rev. Donald Bruce
as The Parson
as Jackson Morgan Kent
as Bob Meredith