William Desmond
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: January 23, 1878
Day of Death: November 3, 1949 (72 years old)
Place of Birth: 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.
1956
1947
1946
1945
1944
1943
1942
1941
1940
1937
1936
Actor Bailiff
Song of the Gringo
Actor
The Broken Coin
Actor Anderson, Vigilante Member
The Vigilantes Are Coming
Actor Wagon Master
Custer's Last Stand
Actor Bill
Treachery Rides the Range
Actor Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
Headin' for the Rio Grande
Actor Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
Actor Captain of the 'Viking'
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Actor Tim
Song of the Saddle
1935
Actor Sheriff Manning
Wild Waters
Actor Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
Frisco Kid
Actor John Brownell
Born to Battle
Actor Gene Travis
Courage of the North
Actor Sheriff Pete
The Cowboy and the Bandit
Actor Wagon Master
Cyclone of the Saddle
Actor Allen
The Call of the Savage
Actor Guard
The Ghost Rider
Actor Policeman
Social Error
Actor Royce Horter
Timber Terrors
Actor Foreman Burke
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
Actor Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]
Rustlers of Red Dog
Actor Happy - Bartender
Powdersmoke Range
Actor Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
Naughty Marietta
Actor Jim Parker
The Roaring West
1934
Actor Marshal Jack Stevens
When Lightning Strikes
Actor Police Chief
Crack-Up
Actor MacDonald
The Vanishing Shadow
Actor Parole Officer Donovan
I Can't Escape
Actor Capt. Jim Carson
Pirate Treasure
Actor Sheriff Barnes
Frontier Days
Actor Tom Blake
The Rawhide Terror
Actor Dr. Jim Wilson
Border Guns
Actor Sheriff Campbell
The Red Rider
Actor 'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)
The Way of the West
1933
Actor San Dimas Sheriff Holden
The Rustler's Roundup
Actor 1st Suitor (archive footage)
Mr. Broadway
Actor Capt. Boncour
The Three Musketeers
Actor Military Cabinet Officer
Laughing at Life
Actor Colonel Brownlee
Strawberry Roan
Actor Sheriff Joe Thompson
Fargo Express
Actor John Mulford
Gordon of Ghost City
Actor Thomas Edmonds
The Phantom of the Air
Actor Prof. Thompson
Perils of Pauline
