Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: William Mannion , The King of the Silent Serials , Bill Desmond
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Horseheads, New York, USA
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Movie Involvements: 88
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Phantom of the Opera
(1943) Stagehand (uncredited)Phantom Lady
(1944) Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)The Mummy's Ghost
(1944) Museum Tourist (uncredited)Peer Gynt
(1915) The ParsonDesert Command
(1946) Capt. BoncourThe Three Musketeers
(1933) Capt. BoncourThe Climax
(1944) Backstage Technician (Uncredited)Frisco Kid
(1935) Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)Acting
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
---|---|---|
1956 | Allen (archive footage) | |
1947 | Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited) | |
Settler (uncredited) | ||
1946 | Capt. Boncour | |
1945 | Peanut Vendor (uncredited) | |
Showboat Customer (uncredited) | ||
Street Ambusher (uncredited) | ||
1944 | Backstage Technician (Uncredited) | |
Museum Tourist (uncredited) | ||
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | ||
1943 | Stagehand (uncredited) | |
Bartender Mike | ||
Pete | ||
1942 | Williams - Banker | |
Townsman | ||
Townsman | ||
1941 | Bartender | |
Tourist | ||
1940 | Irish Cop | |
Citizen | ||
Bill Brine | ||
1937 | Dock Official | |
1936 | Bailiff | |
Anderson, Vigilante Member | ||
Pago Pago Patron (uncredited) | ||
Bill | ||
Tim | ||
Captain of the 'Viking' | ||
N/A | ||
Wagon Master | ||
Mr. Mack (cattle buyer) | ||
1935 | Vigilante Hangman (uncredited) | |
Foreman Burke | ||
Happy - Bartender | ||
Gene Travis | ||
Jim Parker | ||
Policeman | ||
Allen | ||
Guard | ||
Wagon Master | ||
Sheriff Pete | ||
John Brownell | ||
Gendarme Chief (uncredited) | ||
Sheriff Manning | ||
Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12] | ||
1934 | Marshal Jack Stevens | |
Sheriff Barnes | ||
'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond) | ||
Sheriff Campbell | ||
Parole Officer Donovan | ||
Police Chief | ||
MacDonald | ||
Tom Blake | ||
Dr. Jim Wilson | ||
Capt. Jim Carson | ||
1933 | Sheriff Joe Thompson | |
Prof. Thompson | ||
Colonel Brownlee | ||
1st Suitor (archive footage) | ||
John Mulford | ||
Military Cabinet Officer | ||
Thomas Edmonds | ||
Capt. Boncour | ||
San Dimas Sheriff Holden | ||
1932 | N/A | |
General Custer | ||
John Blaine | ||
1931 | John Mills | |
Townsman (uncredited) | ||
Lacy | ||
Milesburg Sheriff | ||
1930 | Martin Blair | |
1929 | John Harper | |
Self | ||
1928 | Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider | |
Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider | ||
1926 | Ned Brown | |
1925 | Richard Gilmore | |
Smiling Bill Flannigan | ||
Good Deed O'Day | ||
Rex Brandon | ||
Sky Parker | ||
Jack Blaisdel | ||
1924 | Happy Hobo | |
William Desmond | ||
1923 | Himself | |
Himself - Actor | ||
Ben 'Wolf' Darby | ||
Bob McGuire | ||
1922 | Self | |
Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr. | ||
1921 | Bud McGraw | |
The Policeman | ||
Tom Marshall | ||
1919 | John Maude | |
Larry Lang | ||
Eugene La Salle | ||
1918 | Honorable Billy | |
N/A | ||
1917 | N/A | |
Ray Bourke | ||
Jules Ingram | ||
The Author / Horace Lee | ||
1916 | N/A | |
Bruce Smithson | ||
Rev. Donald Bruce | ||
1915 | The Parson | |
Jackson Morgan Kent | ||
Bob Meredith | ||
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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