William B. Davidson

William B. Davidson
File:William B Davidson.jpg Photo of Davidson from Film Star Who's Who on the screen (1938)
Born	(1888-06-16)June 16, 1888 Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
Died	Santa Monica, California, USA
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1915-1949
Spouse(s)	Helen Bolton

William B. Davidson (June 16, 1888 – September 28, 1947) was an American film actor.

Biography

Davidson attended Columbia University where he played football. He became a popular football star. This fame eventually led to his foray into motion pictures after he had spent some time as a lawyer. He started in films in 1914 with Vitagraph and supported well known stage and film actresses such as Ethel Barrymore, Mabel Taliaferro, Charlotte Walker, Olga Petrova, Viola Dana, June Caprice, Edna Goodrich, and Mae West. He appeared in 318 films between 1915 and 1949.

He was born in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and died in Santa Monica, California. His first Hollywood film was For the Honor of the Crew. Afterward, he appeared in many films, the most famous of which was The Most Dangerous Game. He remained in show business until his sudden death after surgery in 1947.

Partial filmography

• The Child of Destiny (1916)
• The Pretenders (1916)
• The White Raven (1917)
• Mary Lawson's Secret (1917)
• The Lifted Veil (1917)
• Friend Husband (1918)
• In Pursuit of Polly (1918)
• A Woman There Was (1919)
• A Child for Sale (1920)
• Conceit (1921)
• A Gentleman of Paris (1927)
• Woman Trap (1929)
• Blaze o'Glory (1929)
• The Silver Horde (1930)
• Scarlet Pages (1930)
• Playboy of Paris (1930)
• Hell's Angels (1930)
• For the Defense (1930)
• The Costello Case (1930)
• The Silver Horde (1930)
• Hook, Line and Sinker (1930)
• Windy Riley Goes Hollywood (1931 short)
• Graft (1931)
• The Menace (1932)
• Sky Devils (1932)
• The Lost Squadron (1932)
• The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
• I'm No Angel (1933)
• Dangerously (1933)
• The Dragon Murder Case (1934)
• The Secret Bride (1934)
• Bordertown (1935)
• Devil Dogs of the Air (1935)
• Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)
• Marked Woman (1937)
• Easy Living (1937)
• Marry the Girl (1937)
• Sergeant Murphy (1938) (uncredited)
• They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
• On Trial (1939)
• Naughty but Nice (1939)
• Each Dawn I Die (1939)
• Honeymoon in Bali (1939)
• Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
• My Little Chickadee (1940) (uncredited)
• Lillian Russell (1940)
• Hired Wife (1940)
• Seven Sinners (1940)
• Tin Pan Alley (1940)
• Hold That Ghost (1941)
• The Male Animal (1942)
• The Great Man's Lady (1942)
• Larceny, Inc. (1942)
• In This Our Life (1942)
• Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) (uncredited)
• The Affairs of Martha (1942)
• The Magnificent Dope (1942)
• The Impostor aka Strange Confession (1944)
• In Society (1944)
• San Diego, I Love You (1944)
• The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
• Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)
• My Wild Irish Rose (1947)

External links

• William B. Davidson at the Internet Movie Database