Acting
William Desmond
Also Known As: William Mannion, The King of the Silent Serials, Bill Desmond
Birth Date
January 23, 1878
Death Date
November 3, 1949
(passed away at 71)
Place of Birth
Horseheads, New York, USA
Popularity
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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.
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star5.5
Movie
Naughty Marietta
Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
1935
star6.6
Movie
Tall in the Saddle
Townsman (uncredited)
1944
star10.0
Movie
No Defense
John Harper
1929
star6.2
Movie
Phantom of the Opera
Stagehand (uncredited)
1943
star8.0
Movie
Crack-Up
Police Chief
1934
star7.5
Movie
Hello, 'Frisco
William Desmond
1924
star9.0
Movie
Whitewashed Walls
Larry Donovan
1919
Movie
The Criminal
Donald White
1916
star7.0
Movie
Phantom Lady
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1944
star6.7
Movie
The Naughty Nineties
Showboat Customer (uncredited)
1945
star6.4
Movie
Flash Gordon
Hawkman Lookout Captain
1936
Movie
No Children
Self
1929
star9.0
Movie
The Devil's Trademark
Morgan Gray
1928
star8.0
Movie
First Aid
Chief of Police
1931
Movie
The Pretender
Bob Baldwin
1918
star5.7
Movie
The Three Musketeers
Capt. Boncour
1933
star7.1
Movie
The Egg and I
Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
1947
star6.0
Movie
Song of the Gringo
Bailiff
1936
star5.6
Movie
The Mummy's Ghost
Museum Tourist (uncredited)
1944
star9.0
Movie
Straight Through
Good Deed O'Day
1925