William Desmond

Acting·Jan 23, 1878·Horseheads, New York, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Savage Fury1956 · Allen	Allen
Thunder Mountain1947 · Townsman (uncredited)	Townsman (uncredited)
The Egg and I1947 · Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)	Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Code of the West1947 · Settler (uncredited)	Settler (uncredited)
Trail Street1947 · Townsman (uncredited)	Townsman (uncredited)
Desert Command1946 · Capt. Boncour	Capt. Boncour
Strange Confession1945 · Peanut Vendor (uncredited)	Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties1945 · Showboat Customer (uncredited)	Showboat Customer (uncredited)
The Return of the Durango Kid1945 · Street Ambusher (uncredited)	Street Ambusher (uncredited)
Hi, Beautiful1944 · Passenger (uncredited)	Passenger (uncredited)
The Climax1944 · Backstage Technician (Uncredited)	Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle1944 · Townsman (uncredited)	Townsman (uncredited)
The Mummy's Ghost1944 · Museum Tourist (uncredited)	Museum Tourist (uncredited)
Phantom Lady1944 · Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars1943 · Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)	Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
Phantom of the Opera1943 · Stagehand (uncredited)	Stagehand (uncredited)
The Lone Star Trail1943 · Bartender Mike	Bartender Mike
Cheyenne Roundup1943 · Pete	Pete
Overland Mail1942 · Williams - Banker	Williams - Banker
The Silver Bullet1942 · Townsman	Townsman
Down Rio Grande Way1942 · Townsman	Townsman
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie1941 · Bartender	Bartender
Where Did You Get That Girl?1941 · Tourist	Tourist
Junior G-Men1940 · Irish Cop (uncredited)	Irish Cop (uncredited)
The Boys from Syracuse1940 · Citizen	Citizen
Winners of the West1940 · Bill Brine	Bill Brine
Tim Tyler's Luck1937 · Dock Official	Dock Official
Headin' for the Rio Grande1936 · Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)	Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
Song of the Gringo1936 · Bailiff	Bailiff
The Vigilantes Are Coming1936 · Anderson, Vigilante Member	Anderson, Vigilante Member
Hollywood Boulevard1936 · Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)	Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
Treachery Rides the Range1936 · Bill	Bill
Flash Gordon1936 · Hawkman Lookout Captain	Hawkman Lookout Captain
Song of the Saddle1936 · Tim	Tim
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell1936 · Captain of the 'Viking'	Captain of the 'Viking'
TThe Broken Coin1936 · Actor	Actor
Custer's Last Stand1936 · Wagon Master	Wagon Master
Frisco Kid1935 · Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)	Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery1935 · Foreman Burke	Foreman Burke
Powdersmoke Range1935 · Happy - Bartender	Happy - Bartender
Courage of the North1935 · Gene Travis	Gene Travis
The Roaring West1935 · Jim Parker	Jim Parker
Social Error1935 · Policeman	Policeman
The Call of the Savage1935 · Allen	Allen
The Ghost Rider1935 · Guard	Guard
Cyclone of the Saddle1935 · Wagon Master	Wagon Master
The Cowboy and the Bandit1935 · Sheriff Pete	Sheriff Pete
Born to Battle1935 · John Brownell	John Brownell
Naughty Marietta1935 · Gendarme Chief (uncredited)	Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
WWild Waters1935 · Sheriff Manning	Sheriff Manning
TTimber Terrors1935 · Royce Horter	Royce Horter
Rustlers of Red Dog1935 · Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]	Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]
When Lightning Strikes1934 · Marshal Jack Stevens	Marshal Jack Stevens
Frontier Days1934 · Sheriff Barnes	Sheriff Barnes
The Way of the West1934 · 'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)	'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)
The Red Rider1934 · Sheriff Campbell	Sheriff Campbell
I Can't Escape1934 · Parole Officer Donovan	Parole Officer Donovan
CCrack-Up1934 · Police Chief	Police Chief
The Vanishing Shadow1934 · MacDonald	MacDonald
The Rawhide Terror1934 · Tom Blake	Tom Blake
Border Guns1934 · Dr. Jim Wilson	Dr. Jim Wilson
Pirate Treasure1934 · Capt. Jim Carson	Capt. Jim Carson
Fargo Express1933 · Sheriff Joe Thompson	Sheriff Joe Thompson
Perils of Pauline1933 · Prof. Thompson	Prof. Thompson
Strawberry Roan1933 · Colonel Brownlee	Colonel Brownlee
Mr. Broadway1933 · 1st Suitor (archive footage)	1st Suitor (archive footage)
Gordon of Ghost City1933 · John Mulford	John Mulford
Laughing at Life1933 · Military Cabinet Officer	Military Cabinet Officer
The Phantom of the Air1933 · Thomas Edmonds	Thomas Edmonds
The Three Musketeers1933 · Capt. Boncour	Capt. Boncour
The Rustler's Roundup1933 · San Dimas Sheriff Holden	San Dimas Sheriff Holden
Clancy of the Mounted1933 · Dave Moran	Dave Moran
A Scarlet Week-End1932 · Actor	Actor
Jungle Mystery1932 · John Morgan	John Morgan
The Last Frontier1932 · General Custer	General Custer
Heroes of the West1932 · John Blaine	John Blaine
Battling with Buffalo Bill1931 · John Mills	John Mills
The Lightning Warrior1931 · Townsman (uncredited)	Townsman (uncredited)
Oklahoma Jim1931 · Lacy	Lacy
Hell-Bent for Frisco1931 · The Editor	The Editor
FFirst Aid1931 · Chief of Police	Chief of Police
The Vanishing Legion1931 · Milesburg Sheriff	Milesburg Sheriff
The Phantom of the West1930 · Martin Blair	Martin Blair
No Defense1929 · John Harper	John Harper
The Mystery Rider1928 · Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider	Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider
The Devil's Trademark1928 · Morgan Gray	Morgan Gray
The Vanishing Rider1928 · Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider	Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
TThe Return of the Riddle Rider1927 · Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider	Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
The Strings of Steel1926 · Ned Brown	Ned Brown
The Ace of Spades1925 · Dan Harvey	Dan Harvey
The Meddler1925 · Richard Gilmore	Richard Gilmore
The Burning Trail1925 · Smiling Bill Flannigan	Smiling Bill Flannigan
RRed Clay1925 · Chief John Nisheto	Chief John Nisheto
Duped1925 · John Morgan	John Morgan
Straight Through1925 · Good Deed O'Day	Good Deed O'Day
Barriers of the Law1925 · Rex Brandon	Rex Brandon
Ridin' Pretty1925 · Sky Parker	Sky Parker
Outwitted1925 · Jack Blaisdel	Jack Blaisdel
TThe Riddle Rider1924 · Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider	Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
The Sunset Trail1924 · Happy Hobo	Happy Hobo
The Measure of a Man1924 · John Fairmeadow	John Fairmeadow
HHello, 'Frisco1924 · William Desmond	William Desmond
Big Timber1924 · Walter Sandry	Walter Sandry
The Breathless Moment1924 · Billy Carson	Billy Carson
Beasts of Paradise1923 · Phil Grant	Phil Grant
Shadows of the North1923 · Ben 'Wolf' Darby	Ben 'Wolf' Darby
McGuire of the Mounted1923 · Bob McGuire	Bob McGuire
The Phantom Fortune1923 · Larry Barclay	Larry Barclay
Around the World in 18 Days1923 · Phineas Fogg III	Phineas Fogg III
Perils of the Yukon1922 · Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.	Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.
Fightin' Mad1921 · Bud McGraw	Bud McGraw
The Policeman and the Baby1921 · The Policeman	The Policeman
The Child Thou Gavest Me1921 · Tom Marshall	Tom Marshall
TThe Parish Priest1921 · Reverend John Whalen	Reverend John Whalen
Women Men Love1921 · David Hunter	David Hunter
Twin Beds1920 · Harry Hawkins	Harry Hawkins
The Prince and Betty1919 · John Maude	John Maude
The Blue Bandanna1919 · Jerry Jerome	Jerry Jerome
A Sage Brush Hamlet1919 · Larry Lang	Larry Lang
Bare-Fisted Gallagher1919 · 'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher	'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher
The Mints of Hell1919 · Dan Burke	Dan Burke
Whitewashed Walls1919 · Larry Donovan	Larry Donovan
Her Code of Honor1919 · Eugene La Salle	Eugene La Salle
Life's a Funny Proposition1919 · Jimmie Pendleton	Jimmie Pendleton
The Pretender1918 · Bob Baldwin	Bob Baldwin
AAn Honest Man1918 · Benny Boggs	Benny Boggs
Society for Sale1918 · Honorable Billy	Honorable Billy
The Marriage Bubble1918 · The Actor	The Actor
Captain of His Soul1918 · Horace	Horace
The Sudden Gentleman1917 · Garry Garrity	Garry Garrity
Married in Name Only1917 · Actor	Actor
Flying Colors1917 · Brent Brewster	Brent Brewster
Master of His Home1917 · Carson Stewart	Carson Stewart
TTime Locks and Diamonds1917 · Silver Jim Farrel	Silver Jim Farrel
PPaws of the Bear1917 · Ray Bourke	Ray Bourke
Paddy O'Hara1917 · Paddy O'Hara	Paddy O'Hara
TThe Last of the Ingrams1917 · Jules Ingram	Jules Ingram
The Iced Bullet1917 · The Author / Horace Lee	The Author / Horace Lee
A Gamble in Souls1916 · Actor	Actor
The Criminal1916 · Donald White	Donald White
The Dawn Maker1916 · Bruce Smithson	Bruce Smithson
BBullets and Brown Eyes1916 · Prince Carl	Prince Carl
Peggy1916 · Rev. Donald Bruce	Rev. Donald Bruce
Peer Gynt1915 · The Parson	The Parson
The Majesty of the Law1915 · Jackson Morgan Kent	Jackson Morgan Kent
Kilmeny1915 · Bob Meredith	Bob Meredith
TThe Sign of the Cross1904 · Actor	Actor