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William Desmond

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Phantom of the Opera1943
Phantom Lady1944
The Mummy's Ghost1944
Tall in the Saddle1944

About William Desmond

Known for: Acting
Born: January 23, 1878
Died: November 3, 1949 (age 71)
Birthplace: Horseheads, New York, USA

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.

Also credited as

William Mannion, The King of the Silent Serials, Bill Desmond

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Filmography

Savage Fury1956as Allen

Thunder Mountain1947as Townsman (uncredited)
The Egg and I1947as Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Code of the West1947as Settler (uncredited)
Trail Street1947as Townsman (uncredited)
Desert Command1946as Capt. Boncour
Strange Confession1945as Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties1945as Showboat Customer (uncredited)
The Return of the Durango Kid1945as Street Ambusher (uncredited)
Hi, Beautiful1944as Passenger (uncredited)
The Climax1944as Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle1944as Townsman (uncredited)
The Mummy's Ghost1944as Museum Tourist (uncredited)
Phantom Lady1944as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars1943as Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
Phantom of the Opera1943as Stagehand (uncredited)
The Lone Star Trail1943as Bartender Mike
Cheyenne Roundup1943as Pete
Overland Mail1942as Williams - Banker
The Silver Bullet1942as Townsman
Down Rio Grande Way1942as Townsman
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie1941as Bartender
Where Did You Get That Girl?1941as Tourist
Junior G-Men1940as Irish Cop (uncredited)
The Boys from Syracuse1940as Citizen
Winners of the West1940as Bill Brine
Tim Tyler's Luck1937as Dock Official
Headin' for the Rio Grande1936as Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
Song of the Gringo1936as Bailiff
The Vigilantes Are Coming1936as Anderson, Vigilante Member
Hollywood Boulevard1936as Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
Treachery Rides the Range1936as Bill
Flash Gordon1936as Hawkman Lookout Captain
Song of the Saddle1936as Tim
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell1936as Captain of the 'Viking'
The Broken Coin1936
Custer's Last Stand1936as Wagon Master
Frisco Kid1935as Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery1935as Foreman Burke
Powdersmoke Range1935as Happy - Bartender
Courage of the North1935as Gene Travis
The Roaring West1935as Jim Parker
Social Error1935as Policeman
The Call of the Savage1935as Allen
The Ghost Rider1935as Guard
Cyclone of the Saddle1935as Wagon Master
The Cowboy and the Bandit1935as Sheriff Pete
Born to Battle1935as John Brownell
Naughty Marietta1935as Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
Wild Waters1935as Sheriff Manning
Rustlers of Red Dog1935as Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]
Timber Terrors1935as Royce Horter
When Lightning Strikes1934as Marshal Jack Stevens
Frontier Days1934as Sheriff Barnes
The Way of the West1934as 'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)
The Red Rider1934as Sheriff Campbell
I Can't Escape1934as Parole Officer Donovan
Crack-Up1934as Police Chief
The Vanishing Shadow1934as MacDonald
The Rawhide Terror1934as Tom Blake
Border Guns1934as Dr. Jim Wilson
Pirate Treasure1934as Capt. Jim Carson
Fargo Express1933as Sheriff Joe Thompson
Perils of Pauline1933as Prof. Thompson
Strawberry Roan1933as Colonel Brownlee
Mr. Broadway1933as 1st Suitor (archive footage)
Gordon of Ghost City1933as John Mulford
Laughing at Life1933as Military Cabinet Officer
The Phantom of the Air1933as Thomas Edmonds
The Three Musketeers1933as Capt. Boncour
The Rustler's Roundup1933as San Dimas Sheriff Holden
Clancy of the Mounted1933as Dave Moran
A Scarlet Week-End1932
Jungle Mystery1932as John Morgan
The Last Frontier1932as General Custer
Heroes of the West1932as John Blaine
Battling with Buffalo Bill1931as John Mills
The Lightning Warrior1931as Townsman (uncredited)
Oklahoma Jim1931as Lacy
Hell-Bent for Frisco1931as The Editor
First Aid1931as Chief of Police
The Vanishing Legion1931as Milesburg Sheriff
The Phantom of the West1930as Martin Blair
No Defense1929as John Harper
No Children1929as Self
The Mystery Rider1928as Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider
The Devil's Trademark1928as Morgan Gray
The Vanishing Rider1928as Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
The Return of the Riddle Rider1927as Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
The Strings of Steel1926as Ned Brown
The Ace of Spades1925as Dan Harvey
The Meddler1925as Richard Gilmore
The Burning Trail1925as Smiling Bill Flannigan
Red Clay1925as Chief John Nisheto
Duped1925as John Morgan
Straight Through1925as Good Deed O'Day
Barriers of the Law1925as Rex Brandon
Ridin' Pretty1925as Sky Parker
Outwitted1925as Jack Blaisdel
The Riddle Rider1924as Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
The Sunset Trail1924as Happy Hobo
The Measure of a Man1924as John Fairmeadow
Hello, 'Frisco1924as William Desmond
Big Timber1924as Walter Sandry
The Breathless Moment1924as Billy Carson
The Extra Girl1923as Himself / Himself - Actor
Beasts of Paradise1923as Phil Grant
Shadows of the North1923as Ben 'Wolf' Darby
McGuire of the Mounted1923as Bob McGuire
The Phantom Fortune1923as Larry Barclay
Around the World in 18 Days1923as Phineas Fogg III
Night Life in Hollywood1922as Self
Perils of the Yukon1922as Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.
Fightin' Mad1921as Bud McGraw
The Policeman and the Baby1921as The Policeman
The Child Thou Gavest Me1921as Tom Marshall
The Parish Priest1921as Reverend John Whalen
Women Men Love1921as David Hunter
Twin Beds1920as Harry Hawkins
The Prince and Betty1919as John Maude
The Blue Bandanna1919as Jerry Jerome
A Sage Brush Hamlet1919as Larry Lang
Bare-Fisted Gallagher1919as 'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher
The Mints of Hell1919as Dan Burke
Whitewashed Walls1919as Larry Donovan
Her Code of Honor1919as Eugene La Salle
Life's a Funny Proposition1919as Jimmie Pendleton
The Pretender1918as Bob Baldwin
An Honest Man1918as Benny Boggs
Society for Sale1918as Honorable Billy
The Marriage Bubble1918as The Actor
Captain of His Soul1918as Horace
The Sudden Gentleman1917as Garry Garrity
Married in Name Only1917
Flying Colors1917as Brent Brewster
Master of His Home1917as Carson Stewart
Time Locks and Diamonds1917as Silver Jim Farrel
Paws of the Bear1917as Ray Bourke
Paddy O'Hara1917as Paddy O'Hara
The Last of the Ingrams1917as Jules Ingram
The Iced Bullet1917as The Author / Horace Lee
A Gamble in Souls1916
The Criminal1916as Donald White
The Dawn Maker1916as Bruce Smithson
Bullets and Brown Eyes1916as Prince Carl
Peggy1916as Rev. Donald Bruce
Peer Gynt1915as The Parson
The Majesty of the Law1915as Jackson Morgan Kent
Kilmeny1915as Bob Meredith
The Sign of the Cross1904

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