William Desmond

Acting • 1878-01-23 • 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.

Known For

4.9

The Rawhide Terror

1934

8.3

The Prince and Betty

1919

10.0

Shadows of the North

1923

10.0

A Sage Brush Hamlet

1919

10.0

Captain of His Soul

1918

10.0

The Sunset Trail

1924

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Filmography

1956
Savage FuryFilm
Allen
★ 7.0
1947
The Egg and IFilm
Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
★ 7.0
1947
Trail StreetFilm
Townsman (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1947
Code of the WestFilm
Settler (uncredited)
★ 7.7
1947
Thunder MountainFilm
Townsman (uncredited)
★ 6.0
1946
Desert CommandFilm
Capt. Boncour
★ 4.2
1945
The Naughty NinetiesFilm
Showboat Customer (uncredited)
★ 6.7
1945
Strange ConfessionFilm
Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
★ 6.7
1945
The Return of the Durango KidFilm
Street Ambusher (uncredited)
★ 8.7
1944
Phantom LadyFilm
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
★ 6.9
1944
Tall in the SaddleFilm
Townsman (uncredited)
★ 6.6
1944
The Mummy's GhostFilm
Museum Tourist (uncredited)
★ 5.6
1944
The ClimaxFilm
Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
★ 5.5
1944
Hi, BeautifulFilm
Passenger (uncredited)
★ 9.8
1943
Phantom of the OperaFilm
Stagehand (uncredited)
★ 6.2
1943
Thank Your Lucky StarsFilm
Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
★ 6.2
1943
The Lone Star TrailFilm
Bartender Mike
★ 6.0
1943
Cheyenne RoundupFilm
Pete
★ 7.0
1942
Overland MailFilm
Williams - Banker
★ 10.0
1942
Down Rio Grande WayFilm
Townsman
★ 10.0
1942
The Silver BulletFilm
Townsman
★ 6.0
1941
Where Did You Get That Girl?Film
Tourist
★ 6.0
1941
Bury Me Not on the Lone PrairieFilm
Bartender
★ 6.5
1940
The Boys from SyracuseFilm
Citizen
★ 6.4
1940
Junior G-MenFilm
Irish Cop (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1940
Winners of the WestFilm
Bill Brine
★ 7.0
1937
Tim Tyler's LuckFilm
Dock Official
★ 7.0
1936
Flash GordonFilm
Hawkman Lookout Captain
★ 6.4
1936
Song of the SaddleFilm
Tim
★ 7.3
1936
Song of the GringoFilm
Bailiff
★ 6.0
1936
The Vigilantes Are ComingFilm
Anderson, Vigilante Member
★ 7.8
1936
Hollywood BoulevardFilm
Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
★ 4.5
1936
The Adventures of Frank MerriwellFilm
Captain of the 'Viking'
★ 5.7
1936
Custer's Last StandFilm
Wagon Master
★ 5.3
1936
The Broken CoinFilm
★ 9.0
1936
Headin' for the Rio GrandeFilm
Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
★ 8.0
1936
Treachery Rides the RangeFilm
Bill
★ 4.0
1935
Naughty MariettaFilm
Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
★ 5.5
1935
Frisco KidFilm
Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1935
Rustlers of Red DogFilm
Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]
★ 8.5
1935
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air MysteryFilm
Foreman Burke
★ 8.0
1935
The Ghost RiderFilm
Guard
★ 6.3
1935
Powdersmoke RangeFilm
Happy - Bartender
★ 10.0
1935
The Roaring WestFilm
Jim Parker
★ 10.0
1935
Wild WatersFilm
Sheriff Manning
★ 10.0
1935
Social ErrorFilm
Policeman
★ 7.5
1935
Cyclone of the SaddleFilm
Wagon Master
★ 5.8
1935
The Cowboy and the BanditFilm
Sheriff Pete
★ 7.0
1935
Timber TerrorsFilm
Royce Horter
★ 6.5
1935
The Call of the SavageFilm
Allen
★ 6.0
1935
Born to BattleFilm
John Brownell
★ 5.8
1935
Courage of the NorthFilm
Gene Travis
★ 5.5
1934
The Rawhide TerrorFilm
Tom Blake
★ 4.9
1934
The Vanishing ShadowFilm
MacDonald
★ 7.1
1934
I Can't EscapeFilm
Parole Officer Donovan
★ 6.7
1934
Pirate TreasureFilm
Capt. Jim Carson
★ 5.5
1934
When Lightning StrikesFilm
Marshal Jack Stevens
★ 7.5
1934
The Red RiderFilm
Sheriff Campbell
★ 7.0
1934
The Way of the WestFilm
'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)
★ 7.0
1934
Border GunsFilm
Dr. Jim Wilson
★ 9.0
1934
Frontier DaysFilm
Sheriff Barnes
★ 4.3
1934
Crack-UpFilm
Police Chief
★ 8.0
1933
The Three MusketeersFilm
Capt. Boncour
★ 5.7
1933
The Phantom of the AirFilm
Thomas Edmonds
★ 7.0
1933
Perils of PaulineFilm
Prof. Thompson
★ 6.5
1933
Laughing at LifeFilm
Military Cabinet Officer
★ 7.3
1933
Strawberry RoanFilm
Colonel Brownlee
★ 6.0
1933
The Rustler's RoundupFilm
San Dimas Sheriff Holden
★ 9.0
1933
Gordon of Ghost CityFilm
John Mulford
★ 6.5
1933
Mr. BroadwayFilm
1st Suitor (archive footage)
★ 9.0
1933
Fargo ExpressFilm
Sheriff Joe Thompson
★ 9.0
1933
Clancy of the MountedFilm
Dave Moran
★ 8.0
1932
Heroes of the WestFilm
John Blaine
★ 6.3
1932
The Last FrontierFilm
General Custer
★ 7.0
1932
A Scarlet Week-EndFilm
★ 3.7
1932
Jungle MysteryFilm
John Morgan
★ 7.0
1931
Battling with Buffalo BillFilm
John Mills
★ 5.8
1931
The Vanishing LegionFilm
Milesburg Sheriff
★ 8.5
1931
The Lightning WarriorFilm
Townsman (uncredited)
★ 6.3
1931
Hell-Bent for FriscoFilm
The Editor
★ 9.0
1931
Oklahoma JimFilm
Lacy
★ 9.0
1931
First AidFilm
Chief of Police
★ 8.0
1930
The Phantom of the WestFilm
Martin Blair
★ 9.0
1929
No DefenseFilm
John Harper
★ 10.0
1929
No ChildrenFilm
Self
1928
The Devil's TrademarkFilm
Morgan Gray
★ 9.0
1928
The Mystery RiderFilm
Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider
★ 9.0
1928
The Vanishing RiderFilm
Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
★ 7.0
1927
The Return of the Riddle RiderFilm
Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
★ 8.0
1926
The Strings of SteelFilm
Ned Brown
★ 8.0
1925
The Ace of SpadesFilm
Dan Harvey
★ 9.0
1925
Barriers of the LawFilm
Rex Brandon
★ 9.0
1925
Straight ThroughFilm
Good Deed O'Day
★ 9.0
1925
DupedFilm
John Morgan
★ 8.0
1925
OutwittedFilm
Jack Blaisdel
★ 8.0
1925
The Burning TrailFilm
Smiling Bill Flannigan
★ 8.0
1925
The MeddlerFilm
Richard Gilmore
★ 5.0
1925
Ridin' PrettyFilm
Sky Parker
★ 7.0
1925
Red ClayFilm
Chief John Nisheto
★ 7.0
1924
Hello, 'FriscoFilm
William Desmond
★ 7.5
1924
The Sunset TrailFilm
Happy Hobo
★ 10.0
1924
The Breathless MomentFilm
Billy Carson
★ 9.0
1924
The Measure of a ManFilm
John Fairmeadow
★ 7.0
1924
The Riddle RiderFilm
Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
★ 7.0
1924
Big TimberFilm
Walter Sandry
★ 7.0
1923
The Extra GirlFilm
Himself
★ 6.4
1923
The Extra GirlFilm
Himself - Actor
★ 6.4
1923
Shadows of the NorthFilm
Ben 'Wolf' Darby
★ 10.0
1923
The Phantom FortuneFilm
Larry Barclay
★ 9.0
1923
Around the World in 18 DaysFilm
Phineas Fogg III
★ 8.0
1923
Beasts of ParadiseFilm
Phil Grant
★ 8.0
1923
McGuire of the MountedFilm
Bob McGuire
★ 7.0
1922
Night Life in HollywoodFilm
Self
★ 7.0
1922
Perils of the YukonFilm
Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.
★ 8.0
1921
The Child Thou Gavest MeFilm
Tom Marshall
★ 10.0
1921
The Policeman and the BabyFilm
The Policeman
★ 10.0
1921
Fightin' MadFilm
Bud McGraw
★ 10.0
1921
The Parish PriestFilm
Reverend John Whalen
1921
Women Men LoveFilm
David Hunter
1920
Twin BedsFilm
Harry Hawkins
★ 7.0
1920
A Broadway CowboyFilm
Burke Randolph
1919
The Prince and BettyFilm
John Maude
★ 8.3
1919
A Sage Brush HamletFilm
Larry Lang
★ 10.0
1919
Whitewashed WallsFilm
Larry Donovan
★ 9.0
1919
Her Code of HonorFilm
Eugene La Salle
★ 8.0
1919
The Mints of HellFilm
Dan Burke
★ 8.0
1919
Life's a Funny PropositionFilm
Jimmie Pendleton
★ 8.0
1919
The Blue BandannaFilm
Jerry Jerome
1919
Bare-Fisted GallagherFilm
'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher
1918
Captain of His SoulFilm
Horace
★ 10.0
1918
The Marriage BubbleFilm
The Actor
★ 10.0
1918
The PretenderFilm
Bob Baldwin
1918
Society for SaleFilm
Honorable Billy
1918
An Honest ManFilm
Benny Boggs
1917
Master of His HomeFilm
Carson Stewart
★ 10.0
1917
The Last of the IngramsFilm
Jules Ingram
★ 8.0
1917
Married in Name OnlyFilm
1917
Time Locks and DiamondsFilm
Silver Jim Farrel
1917
Paws of the BearFilm
Ray Bourke
1917
Paddy O'HaraFilm
Paddy O'Hara
1917
The Iced BulletFilm
The Author / Horace Lee
1917
Flying ColorsFilm
Brent Brewster
1917
The Sudden GentlemanFilm
Garry Garrity
1917
Fighting BackFilm
The Weakling
1916
A Gamble in SoulsFilm
★ 10.0
1916
The CriminalFilm
Donald White
1916
Bullets and Brown EyesFilm
Prince Carl
1916
The Dawn MakerFilm
Bruce Smithson
1916
PeggyFilm
Rev. Donald Bruce
1915
The Majesty of the LawFilm
Jackson Morgan Kent
1915
Peer GyntFilm
The Parson
1915
KilmenyFilm
Bob Meredith
1904
The Sign of the CrossFilm