William Desmond

William Desmond
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.
Name William Desmond
Also Known As William Mannion, The King of the Silent Serials, Bill Desmond
Birthday 1878-01-23
Deathday 1949-11-03
Gender Male
IMDB William Desmond profile on IMDB
Place of Birth Horseheads, New York, USA
As: Bailiff
1936-11-22
Song of the Gringo...
As: Himself
1923-10-28
The Extra Girl...
As: Milesburg Sheriff
1931-06-01
The Vanishing Legion...
As: Capt. Boncour
1946-05-31
Desert Command...
As: MacDonald
1934-04-22
The Vanishing Shadow...
As: John Brownell
1935-04-01
Born to Battle...
As: Parole Officer Donov
1934-07-04
I Can't Escape...
As: Anderson, Vigilante
1936-08-21
The Vigilantes Are C...
As: Capt. Jim Carson
1934-01-29
Pirate Treasure...
As: Bill Brine
1940-07-02
Winners of the West...
As: Sheriff Barnes
1934-11-14
Frontier Days...
As: Tom Blake
1934-03-19
The Rawhide Terror...
As: Sheriff Joe Thompson
1933-11-20
Fargo Express...
As: Colonel Brownlee
1933-10-26
Strawberry Roan...
As: Ben 'Wolf' Darby
1923-08-27
Shadows of the North...
As: Self
1929-03-10
No Children...
As: Himself - Actor
1923-10-28
The Extra Girl...
As: John Mills
1931-11-22
Battling with Buffal...
As: Sheriff Pete
1935-04-02
The Cowboy and the B...
As: Wagon Master
1936-01-02
Custer's Last Stand...
As: Wagon Master
1935-04-03
Cyclone of the Saddl...
As: Bill
1936-05-02
Treachery Rides the ...
As: John Blaine
1932-06-19
Heroes of the West...
As: John Mulford
1933-08-13
Gordon of Ghost City...
As: Allen
1935-04-14
The Call of the Sava...
As: Mr. Mack (cattle buy
1936-01-01
Headin' for the Rio ...
As: Guard
1935-04-07
The Ghost Rider...
As: Policeman
1935-04-30
Social Error...
As: Pago Pago Patron (un
1936-08-20
Hollywood Boulevard...
As: Sheriff Campbell
1934-07-16
The Red Rider...
As: Captain of the 'Viki
1936-01-13
The Adventures of Fr...
As: Bartender
1941-03-21
Bury Me Not on the L...
As: Tim
1936-02-28
Song of the Saddle...
As: Citizen
1940-07-30
The Boys from Syracu...
As: Irish Cop (uncredite
1940-11-01
Junior G-Men...
As: Foreman Burke
1935-10-20
Tailspin Tommy in Th...
As: Dock Official
1937-12-27
Tim Tyler's Luck...
As: Martin Blair
1930-11-10
The Phantom of the W...
As: Jules Ingram
1917-02-25
The Last of the Ingr...
As: Bud McGraw
1921-11-20
Fightin' Mad...
As: Honorable Billy
1918-04-21
Society for Sale...
As: Thomas Edmonds
1933-05-21
The Phantom of the A...
As: Townsman
1942-04-23
Down Rio Grande Way...
As: Townsman
1942-08-05
The Silver Bullet...
As: Williams - Banker
1942-09-22
Overland Mail...
As: Bartender Mike
1943-08-06
The Lone Star Trail...
As: Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4,
1935-01-01
Rustlers of Red Dog...
As: Pete
1943-04-12
Cheyenne Roundup...
As: John Harper
1929-04-05
No Defense...
As: Bob McGuire
1923-07-08
McGuire of the Mount...
As: The Author / Horace
1917-01-21
The Iced Bullet...
As: Tom Marshall
1921-08-20
The Child Thou Gaves...
As: William Desmond
1924-09-28
Hello, 'Frisco...
As: Allen (archive foota
1956-01-01
Savage Fury...
As: Tourist
1941-01-03
Where Did You Get Th...
As: Happy - Bartender
1935-09-27
Powdersmoke Range...
As: Sky Parker
1925-02-22
Ridin' Pretty...
As: Rex Brandon
1925-03-26
Barriers of the Law...
As: Larry Lang
1919-08-03
A Sage Brush Hamlet...
As: Jack Blaisdel
1925-01-01
Outwitted...
As: Unknown
1916-12-09
A Gamble in Souls...
As: Showboat Customer (u
1945-06-20
The Naughty Nineties...
As: Winthrop Lane / The
1928-11-25
The Mystery Rider...
As: 'Cash' Horton (as Wm
1934-10-14
The Way of the West...
As: Rev. Donald Bruce
1916-01-02
Peggy...
As: Bruce Smithson
1916-09-23
The Dawn Maker...
As: Bob Meredith
1915-07-22
Kilmeny...
As: Gendarme Chief (uncr
1935-03-29
Naughty Marietta...
As: Happy Hobo
1924-11-02
The Sunset Trail...
As: Jackson Morgan Kent
1915-08-26
The Majesty of the L...
As: Backstage Technician
1944-10-20
The Climax...
As: Jim Parker
1935-07-08
The Roaring West...
As: Self
1922-11-15
Night Life in Hollyw...
As: Peanut Vendor (uncre
1945-10-05
Strange Confession...
As: Spectator at Country
1947-05-01
The Egg and I...
As: Prof. Thompson
1933-11-05
Perils of Pauline...
As: Lacy
1931-10-10
Oklahoma Jim...
As: John Maude
1919-12-21
The Prince and Betty...
As: Jim Davis / The Vani
1928-01-16
The Vanishing Rider...
As: San Dimas Sheriff Ho
1933-03-16
The Rustler's Roundu...
As: Marshal Jack Stevens
1934-12-18
When Lightning Strik...
As: The Policeman
1921-09-04
The Policeman and th...
As: 1st Suitor (archive
1933-09-12
Mr. Broadway...
As: Townsman (uncredited
1931-11-01
The Lightning Warrio...
As: General Custer
1932-09-04
The Last Frontier...
As: Unknown
1936-01-10
The Broken Coin...
As: Vigilante Hangman (u
1935-11-30
Frisco Kid...
As: Good Deed O'Day
1925-04-05
Straight Through...
As: Smiling Bill Flannig
1925-05-10
The Burning Trail...
As: Richard Gilmore
1925-06-28
The Meddler...
As: Ned Brown
1926-06-28
The Strings of Steel...
As: Eugene La Salle
1919-04-06
Her Code of Honor...
As: Military Cabinet Off
1933-07-12
Laughing at Life...
As: Jack Merrill Sr. / J
1922-07-24
Perils of the Yukon...
As: Ray Bourke
1917-06-17
Paws of the Bear...
As: Dr. Jim Wilson
1934-02-01
Border Guns...
As: Unknown
1932-11-30
A Scarlet Week-End...
As: Settler (uncredited)
1947-02-20
Code of the West...
As: The Parson
1915-09-15
Peer Gynt...
As: Unknown
1918-02-10
Captain of His Soul...
As: Stagehand (uncredite
1943-08-12
Phantom of the Opera...
As: Museum Tourist (uncr
1944-07-07
The Mummy's Ghost...
As: Unknown
1917-08-12
Master of His Home...
As: Street Ambusher (unc
1945-04-19
The Return of the Du...
As: Courtroom Spectator
1944-01-28
Phantom Lady...
As: Sheriff Manning
1935-03-03
Wild Waters...
As: Police Chief
1934-06-02
Crack-Up...
As: Capt. Boncour
1933-04-07
The Three Musketeers...
As: Gene Travis
1935-09-01
Courage of the North...
As: Royce Horter
1935-01-01
Timber Terrors...