Full Name William Mannion Years active 1915-1949 Role Actor Siblings Lucille Desmond | Occupation Actor Name William Desmond Children Mary Jo Desmond | |
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Born January 23, 1878 ( 1878-01-23 ) Horseheads, New York Died November 3, 1949, Los Angeles, California, United States Spouse Mary McIvor (m. 1919–1941), Lillian Lamson (m. ?–1917) Movies The Phantom of the West, The Phantom of the Air, The Last Frontier, Clancy of the Mounted, Gordon of Ghost City Similar People Ray Taylor, Elmer Clifton, Francis Ford, Alan James, B Reeves Eason | ||
William Desmond (January 23, 1878 – November 3, 1949) was American actor. He appeared in 205 films between 1915 and 1948. He was nicknamed "The King of the Silent Serials."
Born William Mannion in Horseheads, New York, he was raised in New York City. He later changed his surname to Desmond. He started out in vaudeville and the legitimate stage before making his film debut.
Desmond died at age 71 of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California. He is inurned at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory, Los Angeles.
Filmography
Actor
1948
Are You with It? as
Spectator (uncredited)
1948
Relentless as
Townsman on Porch (uncredited)
1947
The Egg and I as
Spectator at County Fair (uncredited)
1947
Michigan Kid as
Townsman (uncredited)
1947
Code of the West as
Settler (uncredited)
1947
Trail Street as
Townsman (uncredited)
1946
Lawless Breed as
Bartender (uncredited)
1946
Canyon Passage as
Townsman (uncredited)
1946
The Scarlet Horseman as
Barfly (uncredited)
1945
Frontier Gal as
Barfly (uncredited)
1945
The Royal Mounted Rides Again as
Miner at Meeting (uncredited)
1945
Strange Confession as
Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
1945
That Night with You as
Man in Market (uncredited)
1945
The Naughty Nineties as
Showboat Customer (uncredited)
1945
Beyond the Pecos as
Bill - Barfly (uncredited)
1945
The Return of the Durango Kid as
Street Ambusher (uncredited)
1945
Song of the Sarong as
Councillor (uncredited)
1945
See My Lawyer as
Bystander (uncredited)
1944
Hi, Beautiful as
Passenger (uncredited)
1944
The Old Texas Trail as
Townsman (uncredited)
1944
Firebrands of Arizona as
Townsman (uncredited)
1944
Bowery to Broadway as
Man at Bar (uncredited)
1944
Girl Rush as
Henchman (uncredited)
1944
The Climax as
Backstage Technician (uncredited)
1944
Tall in the Saddle as
Town Citizen (uncredited)
1944
National Barn Dance as
Farmer at Barn Dance (uncredited)
1944
The Mummy's Ghost as
Museum Tourist (uncredited)
1944
The Yellow Rose of Texas as
Townsman (uncredited)
1944
The Scarlet Claw as
Member of Royal Canadian Occult Society (uncredited)
1944
Oklahoma Raiders as
Townsman (uncredited)
1944
Phantom Lady as
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1944
Marshal of Gunsmoke as
Townsman (uncredited)
1943
In Old Oklahoma as
Townsman (uncredited)
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars as
Gower Gulch Cowboy in Dennis Morgan Number (uncredited)
1943
Johnny Come Lately as
Townsman (uncredited)
1943
Phantom of the Opera as
Stagehand (uncredited)
1943
Frontier Badmen as
Mathews (uncredited)
1943
The Lone Star Trail as
Bartender Mike (uncredited)
1943
Frontier Fury as
Townsman (uncredited)
1943
Cheyenne Roundup as
Pete (uncredited)
1943
Prairie Chickens as
Cache Lake Townsman (uncredited)
1942
Pittsburgh as
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
1942
Sin Town as
Town Leader (uncredited)
1942
Overland Mail as
Williams - Banker [Chs. 5, 12] (uncredited)
1942
The Silver Bullet as
Townsman (uncredited)
1942
Down Rio Grande Way as
Townsman (uncredited)
1942
Junior G-Men of the Air as
Parts Customer [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
1942
Gang Busters as
Rogan's Death Witness [Ch. 4] (uncredited)
1942
Raiders of the West as
Townsman (uncredited)
1942
Stagecoach Buckaroo as
Barfly (uncredited)
1942
Don Winslow of the Navy as
Pat - Smelter Foreman [Ch. 5] (uncredited)
1941
Sky Raiders as
Murphy - Police Officer [Ch. 9] (uncredited)
1941
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie as
Bartender
1941
Nice Girl? as
Postman (uncredited)
1941
Where Did You Get That Girl? as
Tourist (uncredited)
1940
A Little Bit of Heaven as
Uncle Francis
1940
Junior G-Men as
Irish Cop [Ch. 6] (uncredited)
1940
The Boys from Syracuse as
Citizen (uncredited)
1940
Winners of the West as
Bill Brine - Foreman
1939
Man of Conquest as
Tennessee Man (uncredited)
1937
Tim Tyler's Luck as
Dock Official [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
1937
The Mysterious Pilot as
Lumberjack / Townsman (uncredited)
1937
Arizona Days as
Stranger (uncredited)
1936
Headin' for the Rio Grande as
Mr. Mack
1936
Song of the Gringo as
Bailiff
1936
Cavalry as
Cavalry Major (uncredited)
1936
The Black Coin as
Cantina Bartender
1936
The Vigilantes Are Coming as
Anderson
1936
Hollywood Boulevard as
Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
1936
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand as
Bartender Steve [Chs.5,8,10-12,14] (uncredited)
1936
Treachery Rides the Range as
Bill - Stage Driver (uncredited)
1936
Flash Gordon as
Hawkman Lookout Captain (uncredited)
1936
Song of the Saddle as
Stage Driver Tim
1936
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell as
Captain of the 'Viking' (uncredited)
1936
The Broken Coin
1936
Custer's Last Stand as
Wagon Master [Ch. 1] (as Bill Desmond)
1935
Frisco Kid as
Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
1935
Nevada as
Wilson
1935
Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery as
Foreman Burke [Chs. 7-9,11-12] (uncredited)
1935
Timber Terrors as
Royce Horter
1935
Courage of the North as
Gene Travis
1935
Rough Riding Ranger as
Major Wright (as Wm. Desmond)
1935
Powdersmoke Range as
Happy - Bartender
1935
The Roaring West as
Jim Parker
1935
Social Error as
Policeman (uncredited)
1935
The Phantom Cowboy as
Barfly (uncredited)
1935
The Tia Juana Kid as
Cantina Owner
1935
The Call of the Savage as
Allen
1935
Cyclone of the Saddle as
Wagon Master (as Bill Desmond)
1935
The Cowboy and the Bandit as
Sheriff Pete (as Bill Desmond)
1935
Devil's Canyon
1935
Born to Battle as
John Brownell (as Bill Desmond)
1935
Naughty Marietta as
Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
1935
Wild Waters (Short) as
Sheriff Manning
1935
Defying the Law as
Jim Kenmore
1935
Five Bad Men as
Col. Matoon
1935
The Ghost Rider as
Guard (as Bill Desmond)
1935
Rustlers of Red Dog as
Ira Dale
1934
When Lightning Strikes as
Marshal Jack Stevens
1934
The Rawhide Terror as
Tom Blake - Betty's Older Brother (as Bill Desmond)
1934
Gunfire as
Townsman (uncredited)
1934
Frontier Days as
Sheriff Barnes (as Bill Desmond)
1934
Tailspin Tommy as
Sloane - Taggart's Office Henchman, Chs. 4, 7, 10-11
1934
The Way of the West as
'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)
1934
Death Fangs (Short)
1934
The Red Rider as
Sheriff Campbell
1934
I Can't Escape as
Donovan - Parole Officer
1934
Crack-Up (Short) as
Police Chief
1934
The Vanishing Shadow as
Newspaper Editor MacDonald
1934
Border Guns as
Dr. Jim Wilson
1934
Pirate Treasure as
Capt. Jim Carson
1933
Fargo Express as
Sheriff Joe Thompson (as Bill Desmond)
1933
Perils of Pauline as
Prof. Thompson [Chs. 9-12]
1933
Strawberry Roan as
Colonel Brownlee
1933
Gordon of Ghost City as
John Mulford
1933
Laughing at Life as
Military Cabinet Officer
1933
The Phantom of the Air as
Thomas Edmonds
1933
The Whispering Shadow as
Empire Transport Co. driver (unconfirmed, uncredited)
1933
The Three Musketeers as
Capt. Boncour
1933
The Rustler's Roundup as
San Dimas Sheriff Holden
1933
Clancy of the Mounted as
Dave Moran
1932
A Scarlet Week-End
1932
Jungle Mystery as
John Morgan
1932
The Last Frontier as
General Custer (Ch. 1)
1932
Heroes of the West as
John Blaine
1931
Battling with Buffalo Bill as
John Mills
1931
The Lightning Warrior as
Townsman (uncredited)
1931
Oklahoma Jim as
Lacy
1931
Hell-Bent for Frisco as
The Editor
1931
First Aid as
Chief of Police
1931
The Vanishing Legion as
Milesburg Sheriff
1930
The Phantom of the West as
Martin Blair
1929
No Defense as
John Harper
1928
The Mystery Rider as
Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider
1928
The Devil's Trademark as
Morgan Gray
1928
The Vanishing Rider as
Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
1927
The Return of the Riddle Rider as
Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
1927
Tongues of Scandal as
Gov. John Rhodes
1926
Strings of Steel as
Ned Brown
1926
The Winking Idol as
Dave Ledbetter
1925
Ace of Spies
1925
The Ace of Spades as
Dan Harvey
1925
The Meddler as
Richard Gilmore
1925
Red Clay as
Chief John Nisheto
1925
The Burning Trail as
Smiling Bill Flannigan
1925
Straight Through as
Good Deed O'Day
1925
Duped as
John Morgan
1925
Blood and Steel as
Gordon Steele
1925
Ridin' Pretty as
Sky Parker
1925
Outwitted as
Jack Blaisdel
1924
Barriers of the Law as
Rex Brandon
1924
The Riddle Rider as
Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
1924
The Sunset Trail as
Happy Hobo
1924
The Measure of a Man as
John Fairmeadow
1924
Big Timber as
Walter Sandry
1924
The Breathless Moment as
Billy Carson
1923
The Extra Girl as
William Desmond - Actor
1923
Beasts of Paradise as
Phil Grant
1923
Shadows of the North as
Ben 'Wolf' Darby
1923
McGuire of the Mounted as
Bob McGuire
1923
The Phantom Fortune as
Larry Barclay
1923
Around the World in Eighteen Days as
Phineas Fogg III
1922
Perils of the Yukon as
Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.
1921
Fightin' Mad as
Bud McGraw
1921
The Policeman and the Baby (Short) as
The Policeman
1921
The Child Thou Gavest Me as
Tom Marshall
1921
Dangerous Toys as
Jack Gray
1921
Women Men Love as
David Hunter
1920
The Parish Priest as
Reverend John Whalen
1920
Suppose Nobody Cared (Short) as
Abou Ben Adhem
1920
Twin Beds as
Harry Hawkins
1920
A Broadway Cowboy as
Burke Randolph
1919
The Prince and Betty as
John Maude
1919
The Blue Bandanna as
Jerry Jerome
1919
Dangerous Waters as
Jimmie Moulton
1919
A Sagebrush Hamlet as
Larry Lang
1919
Bare-Fisted Gallagher as
'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher
1919
The Mints of Hell as
Dan Burke
1919
Whitewashed Walls as
Larry Donovan
1919
Her Code of Honor as
Eugene La Salle
1919
The Prodigal Liar as
Percival Montgomery Edwards
1919
Life's a Funny Proposition as
Jimmie Pendleton
1918
Deuce Duncan as
Deuce Duncan
1918
The Pretender as
Bob Baldwin
1918
Wild Life as
Chick Ward
1918
Beyond the Shadows as
Jean Du Bois
1918
Hell's End as
Jack Donovan
1918
Closin' In as
Jack Bradon
1918
Old Hartwell's Cub as
Bill Hartwell
1918
An Honest Man as
Benny Boggs
1918
Society for Sale as
Honorable Billy
1918
The Marriage Bubble (Short) as
The Actor / Marty Conrad, the Drunken Millionaire (dual role)
1918
The Sea Panther as
Paul Le Marsan
1918
Captain of His Soul as
Horace Boyce
1917
The Sudden Gentleman as
Garry Garrity
1917
Fighting Back as
The Weakling
1917
Married in Name Only (unconfirmed)
1917
Flying Colors as
Brent Brewster
1917
Master of His Home as
Carson Stewart
1917
Time Locks and Diamonds as
Silver Jim Farrel
1917
Paws of the Bear as
Ray Bourke
1917
Paddy O'Hara as
Paddy O'Hara
1917
Blood Will Tell as
Samson Oakley III
1917
The Last of the Ingrams as
Jules Ingram
1917
The Iced Bullet as
The Author / Horace Lee
1916
A Gamble in Souls as
Arthur Worden, Evangelist
1916
The Criminal as
Donald White
1916
The Dawn Maker as
Bruce Smithson
1916
Lieutenant Danny, U.S.A. as
Lt. Danny Ward
1916
The Payment as
Dick
1916
The Captive God
1916
The Sorrows of Love as
Guido Perli
1916
Not My Sister as
Michael Arnold
1916
The Waifs as
Arthur Rayburn
1916
Bullets and Brown Eyes as
Prince Carl
1916
Peggy as
Rev. Donald Bruce
1915
Peer Gynt as
The Parson
1915
The Majesty of the Law as
Jackson Morgan Kent
1915
Kilmeny as
Bob Meredith
Producer
1921
Fightin' Mad (producer)
Self
1929
No Children (Short) as
Self
1925
Screen Snapshots, Series 6, No. 2 (Documentary short) as
Self
1924
Hello, 'Frisco (Short) as
Self - William Desmond
1924
The City of Stars (Short) as
Self
1923
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 25 (Documentary short) as
Self
1923
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 17 (Documentary short) as
Self
1922
Night Life in Hollywood as
Self
Archive Footage
1976
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch as
Cavalry Major (uncredited)
1956
Savage Fury as
Allen
1951
Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Memories (Documentary short) as
Self
1946
Desert Command as
Capt. Boncour
1938
Rocket Ship as
Hawkmen Lookout Captain
1937
Wild West Days as
Townsman on Gold Rush (uncredited)
1936
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand as
Bartender Steve (uncredited)
1936
Custer's Last Stand as
Wagonmaster (uncredited)
1933
Mr. Broadway as
1st Suitor (uncredited)
1932
The Black Ghost as
General Custer
References
William Desmond (actor) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA