William Desmond
Known for
Acting
Life
1878 – 1949 (aged 71)
Born in
Horseheads, New York, USA
Credits
View on IMDb147 acting credits
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.
Known For
Phantom of the Opera
12 Aug 1943
Phantom Lady
28 Jan 1944
The Mummy's Ghost
30 Jun 1944
Tall in the Saddle
29 Sep 1944
The Egg and I
01 May 1947
Flash Gordon
06 Apr 1936
Thank Your Lucky Stars
25 Sep 1943
The Climax
20 Oct 1944
Photos
Filmography
1956
- Savage Furyas Allen
1947
- Thunder Mountainas Townsman (uncredited)
- The Egg and Ias Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
- Code of the Westas Settler (uncredited)
- Trail Streetas Townsman (uncredited)
1946
- Desert Commandas Capt. Boncour
1945
- Strange Confessionas Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
- The Naughty Ninetiesas Showboat Customer (uncredited)
- The Return of the Durango Kidas Street Ambusher (uncredited)
1944
- Hi, Beautifulas Passenger (uncredited)
- The Climaxas Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
- Tall in the Saddleas Townsman (uncredited)
- The Mummy's Ghostas Museum Tourist (uncredited)
- Phantom Ladyas Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1943
- Thank Your Lucky Starsas Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
- Phantom of the Operaas Stagehand (uncredited)
- The Lone Star Trailas Bartender Mike
- Cheyenne Roundupas Pete
1942
- Overland Mailas Williams - Banker
- The Silver Bulletas Townsman
- Down Rio Grande Wayas Townsman
1941
- Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairieas Bartender
- Where Did You Get That Girl?as Tourist
1940
- Junior G-Menas Irish Cop (uncredited)
- The Boys from Syracuseas Citizen
- Winners of the Westas Bill Brine
1937
- Tim Tyler's Luckas Dock Official
1936
- Headin' for the Rio Grandeas Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
- Song of the Gringoas Bailiff
- The Vigilantes Are Comingas Anderson, Vigilante Member
- Hollywood Boulevardas Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
- Treachery Rides the Rangeas Bill
- Flash Gordonas Hawkman Lookout Captain
- Song of the Saddleas Tim
- The Adventures of Frank Merriwellas Captain of the 'Viking'
- The Broken Coin
- Custer's Last Standas Wagon Master
1935
- Frisco Kidas Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
- Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mysteryas Foreman Burke
- Powdersmoke Rangeas Happy - Bartender
- Courage of the Northas Gene Travis
- The Roaring Westas Jim Parker
- Social Erroras Policeman
- The Call of the Savageas Allen
- The Ghost Rideras Guard
- Cyclone of the Saddleas Wagon Master
- The Cowboy and the Banditas Sheriff Pete
- Born to Battleas John Brownell
- Naughty Mariettaas Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
- Wild Watersas Sheriff Manning
- Timber Terrorsas Royce Horter
- Rustlers of Red Dogas Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]
1934
- When Lightning Strikesas Marshal Jack Stevens
- Frontier Daysas Sheriff Barnes
- The Way of the Westas 'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)
- The Red Rideras Sheriff Campbell
- I Can't Escapeas Parole Officer Donovan
- Crack-Upas Police Chief
- The Vanishing Shadowas MacDonald
- The Rawhide Terroras Tom Blake
- Border Gunsas Dr. Jim Wilson
- Pirate Treasureas Capt. Jim Carson
1933
- Fargo Expressas Sheriff Joe Thompson
- Perils of Paulineas Prof. Thompson
- Strawberry Roanas Colonel Brownlee
- Mr. Broadwayas 1st Suitor (archive footage)
- Gordon of Ghost Cityas John Mulford
- Laughing at Lifeas Military Cabinet Officer
- The Phantom of the Airas Thomas Edmonds
- The Three Musketeersas Capt. Boncour
- The Rustler's Roundupas San Dimas Sheriff Holden
- Clancy of the Mountedas Dave Moran
1932
- A Scarlet Week-End
- Jungle Mysteryas John Morgan
- The Last Frontieras General Custer
- Heroes of the Westas John Blaine
1931
- Battling with Buffalo Billas John Mills
- The Lightning Warrioras Townsman (uncredited)
- Oklahoma Jimas Lacy
- Hell-Bent for Friscoas The Editor
- First Aidas Chief of Police
- The Vanishing Legionas Milesburg Sheriff
1930
- The Phantom of the Westas Martin Blair
1929
- No Defenseas John Harper
1928
- The Mystery Rideras Winthrop Lane
- The Devil's Trademarkas Morgan Gray
- The Vanishing Rideras Jim Davis
1927
- The Return of the Riddle Rideras Randolph Parker
1926
- The Strings of Steelas Ned Brown
1925
- The Ace of Spadesas Dan Harvey
- The Meddleras Richard Gilmore
- The Burning Trailas Smiling Bill Flannigan
- Red Clayas Chief John Nisheto
- Dupedas John Morgan
- Straight Throughas Good Deed O'Day
- Barriers of the Lawas Rex Brandon
- Ridin' Prettyas Sky Parker
- Outwittedas Jack Blaisdel
1924
- The Riddle Rideras Randolph Parker
- The Sunset Trailas Happy Hobo
- The Measure of a Manas John Fairmeadow
- Hello, 'Friscoas William Desmond
- Big Timberas Walter Sandry
- The Breathless Momentas Billy Carson
1923
- Beasts of Paradiseas Phil Grant
- Shadows of the Northas Ben 'Wolf' Darby
- McGuire of the Mountedas Bob McGuire
- The Phantom Fortuneas Larry Barclay
- Around the World in 18 Daysas Phineas Fogg III
1922
- Perils of the Yukonas Jack Merrill Sr.
1921
- Fightin' Madas Bud McGraw
- The Policeman and the Babyas The Policeman
- The Child Thou Gavest Meas Tom Marshall
- The Parish Priestas Reverend John Whalen
- Women Men Loveas David Hunter
1920
- Twin Bedsas Harry Hawkins
1919
- The Prince and Bettyas John Maude
- The Blue Bandannaas Jerry Jerome
- A Sage Brush Hamletas Larry Lang
- Bare-Fisted Gallagheras 'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher
- The Mints of Hellas Dan Burke
- Whitewashed Wallsas Larry Donovan
- Her Code of Honoras Eugene La Salle
- Life's a Funny Propositionas Jimmie Pendleton
1918
- The Pretenderas Bob Baldwin
- An Honest Manas Benny Boggs
- Society for Saleas Honorable Billy
- The Marriage Bubbleas The Actor
- Captain of His Soulas Horace
1917
- The Sudden Gentlemanas Garry Garrity
- Married in Name Only
- Flying Colorsas Brent Brewster
- Master of His Homeas Carson Stewart
- Time Locks and Diamondsas Silver Jim Farrel
- Paws of the Bearas Ray Bourke
- Paddy O'Haraas Paddy O'Hara
- The Last of the Ingramsas Jules Ingram
- The Iced Bulletas The Author
1916
- A Gamble in Souls
- The Criminalas Donald White
- The Dawn Makeras Bruce Smithson
- Bullets and Brown Eyesas Prince Carl
- Peggyas Rev. Donald Bruce
1915
- Peer Gyntas The Parson
- The Majesty of the Lawas Jackson Morgan Kent
- Kilmenyas Bob Meredith