William Desmond
American actor (1878-1949) · Ireland · On the map · Actors · Died at 71
William Desmond was an American actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1915 and 1948. He was nicknamed "The King of the Silent Serials".
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1949Died3 November 19491947
Code of the WestFilm, Settler (uncredited)1946
Desert CommandFilm, Capt. Boncour1945
Strange ConfessionFilm, Peanut Vendor (uncredited)1944
Phantom LadyFilm, Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)1943
Phantom of the OperaFilm, Stagehand (uncredited)1941
Where Did You Get That Girl?Film, Tourist1940
Junior G-MenFilm, Irish Cop (uncredited)1936
Custer's Last StandFilm, Wagon Master1935
Frisco KidFilm, Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)1934
Frontier DaysFilm, Sheriff Barnes1933
Laughing at LifeFilm, Military Cabinet Officer1932
A Scarlet Week-EndFilm1931
Battling with Buffalo BillFilm, John Mills1923
The Extra GirlFilm, Himself1878Born23 January 1878
Code of the WestFilm, Settler (uncredited)1946Desert CommandFilm, Capt. Boncour1945Strange ConfessionFilm, Peanut Vendor (uncredited)1944Phantom LadyFilm, Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)1943Phantom of the OperaFilm, Stagehand (uncredited)1941Where Did You Get That Girl?Film, Tourist1940Junior G-MenFilm, Irish Cop (uncredited)1936Custer's Last StandFilm, Wagon Master1935Frisco KidFilm, Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)1934Frontier DaysFilm, Sheriff Barnes1933Laughing at LifeFilm, Military Cabinet Officer1932A Scarlet Week-EndFilm1931Battling with Buffalo BillFilm, John Mills1923The Extra GirlFilm, Himself1878Born23 January 1878Known for
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The Egg and I 1947
Phantom Lady 1944
Tall in the Saddle 1944
Phantom of the Opera 1943
The Mummy's Ghost 1944
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Thomas H. Ince Produced The Dawn Maker and Flying Colors
Robert F. Hill Directed Around the World in Eighteen Days (1924)- Ford Beebe Directed The Vanishing Legion (1931)
Henry MacRae Produced Battling with Buffalo Bill (1931)
Ray Taylor Directed The Vanishing Rider (1928)- Nat Levine Produced The Three Musketeers (1933)
Frank Borzage Directed Flying Colors and Society for Sale
Lloyd Bacon Directed Frisco Kid and Finger Prints
Francis Ford Also in The Climax (1944)
Lafe McKee Also in Rustlers of Red Dog (1935)
Edmund Cobb Also in Rustlers of Red Dog (1935)
Lon Chaney Jr. Also in The Mummy's Ghost (1944)
Noah Beery Jr. Also in The Three Musketeers and Overland Mail
Jack Mulhall Also in The Three Musketeers (1933)
Iron Eyes Cody Also in Custer's Last Stand and Overland Mail
Eileen Sedgwick Also in Beasts of Paradise and The Riddle Rider
Al Ferguson Also in The Three Musketeers and Pirate Treasure
Arthur Lubin Directed Phantom of the Opera (1943)
B. Reeves Eason Directed Around the World in Eighteen Days (1924)
Jack Richardson Also in The Climax and Captain of His Soul
Philo McCullough Also in The Phantom of the West (1931)
Thomas N. Heffron Directed The Sudden Gentleman and Deuce Duncan
John Rawlins Directed Junior G-Men and Overland Mail
William James Craft Directed Beasts of Paradise and The Riddle Rider
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Filmography 40
152 credits on file
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Photos 1
About this person
Country
Ireland
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1878 to 1949 · aged 71
Where to find them
In the same film or series as William
Tex RitterAlso in Song of the Gringo (1936)
Jean RogersAlso in Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery (1935)
John AlexanderAlso in The Ghost Rider (1935)
Helen ParrishAlso in Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941)
Joe PennerAlso in The Boys from Syracuse (1940)
Charles StarrettAlso in The Return of the Durango Kid (1945)