9.5
9.5
Hi, Beautiful
1944
as Passenger (uncredited)
William Desmond
Also known as: William Mannion
Acting
Nationality:Ireland
N/A
CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
William Desmond (born William Mannion; January 23, 1878 – November 3, 1949) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1915 and 1948. He was nicknamed "The King of the Silent Serials". Born William Mannion in Salamanca, New York on January 23 1878, he was raised in New York City. He later changed his surname to a stage name. He started out in vaudeville and the legitimate stage before making his film debut. In 1919, he married his co-star Mary McIvor, with whom he had two daughters. He portrayed a globetrotting hero, Phineas Fogg the 3rd, in a now lost film serial from the twenties. With the coming of sound he gravitated to older, supporting roles. On November 3, 1949, Desmond died at age 71 of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California. His cremated remains are stored in the vault at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory, Los Angeles.
Filmography (115 movies)
9.0
9.0
The Vanishing Legion
1931
as Milesburg Sheriff
8.0
8.0
Rustlers of Red Dog
1935
as Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]
8.0
8.0
The Return of the Durango Kid
1945
as Street Ambusher (uncredited)
7.5
7.5
The Prince and Betty
1919
as John Maude
7.0
7.0
Song of the Saddle
1936
as Tim
6.8
6.8
Strange Confession
1945
as Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
6.5
6.5
The Vanishing Shadow
1934
as MacDonald
6.0
6.0
The Phantom of the Air
1933
as Thomas Edmonds
6.0
6.0
The Cowboy and the Bandit
1935
as Sheriff Pete
6.0
6.0
Laughing at Life
1933
as Military Cabinet Officer
6.0
6.0
I Can't Escape
1934
as Parole Officer Donovan
6.0
6.0
The Last Frontier
1932
as General Custer
5.9
5.9
The Extra Girl
1923
as Himself
5.7
5.7
Perils of Pauline
1933
as Prof. Thompson
5.6
5.6
The Mummy's Ghost
1944
as Museum Tourist (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
The Vigilantes Are Coming
1936
as Anderson, Vigilante Member
5.5
5.5
Strawberry Roan
1933
as Colonel Brownlee
5.5
5.5
Heroes of the West
1932
as John Blaine
5.3
5.3
The Three Musketeers
1933
as Capt. Boncour
5.2
5.2
Cyclone of the Saddle
1935
as Wagon Master
5.0
5.0
The Lightning Warrior
1931
as Townsman (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Thunder Mountain
1947
as Townsman (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
1941
as Bartender
5.0
5.0
Social Error
1935
as Policeman
5.0
5.0
Code of the West
1947
as Settler (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
The Ghost Rider
1935
as Guard
5.0
5.0
When Lightning Strikes
1934
as Marshal Jack Stevens
5.0
5.0
The Call of the Savage
1935
as Allen
5.0
5.0
Hello, 'Frisco
1924
as William Desmond
5.0
5.0
Timber Terrors
1935
as Royce Horter
5.0
5.0
The Lone Star Trail
1943
as Bartender Mike
5.0
5.0
Battling with Buffalo Bill
1931
as John Mills
4.7
4.7
Song of the Gringo
1936
as Bailiff
4.2
4.2
The Rawhide Terror
1934
as Tom Blake
4.0
4.0
The Silver Bullet
1942
as Townsman
4.0
4.0
Gordon of Ghost City
1933
as John Mulford
4.0
4.0
The Red Rider
1934
as Sheriff Campbell
4.0
4.0
Cheyenne Roundup
1943
as Pete
4.0
4.0
Pirate Treasure
1934
as Capt. Jim Carson
3.6
3.6
Desert Command
1946
as Capt. Boncour
2.5
2.5
Frontier Days
1934
as Sheriff Barnes
2.0
2.0
The Meddler
1925
as Richard Gilmore
1.5
1.5
Born to Battle
1935
as John Brownell
1.0
1.0
Treachery Rides the Range
1936
as Bill
1.0
1.0
A Scarlet Week-End
1932
A Gamble in Souls
1916
Fargo Express
1933
as Sheriff Joe Thompson
Shadows of the North
1923
as Ben 'Wolf' Darby
No Children
1929
as Self
The Dawn Maker
1916
as Bruce Smithson
Life's a Funny Proposition
1919
as Jimmie Pendleton
Tim Tyler's Luck
1937
as Dock Official
Night Life in Hollywood
1922
as Self
The Iced Bullet
1917
as The Author / Horace Lee
The Breathless Moment
1924
as Billy Carson
Outwitted
1925
as Jack Blaisdel
A Sage Brush Hamlet
1919
as Larry Lang
Ridin' Pretty
1925
as Sky Parker
Down Rio Grande Way
1942
as Townsman
Powdersmoke Range
1935
as Happy - Bartender
Headin' for the Rio Grande
1936
as Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
Barriers of the Law
1925
as Rex Brandon
Wild Waters
1935
as Sheriff Manning
Society for Sale
1918
as Honorable Billy
The Last of the Ingrams
1917
as Jules Ingram
Fightin' Mad
1921
as Bud McGraw
Peer Gynt
1915
as The Parson
No Defense
1929
as John Harper
The Child Thou Gavest Me
1921
as Tom Marshall
Savage Fury
1956
as Allen
Big Timber
1924
as Walter Sandry
The Measure of a Man
1924
as John Fairmeadow
The Sunset Trail
1924
as Happy Hobo
Straight Through
1925
as Good Deed O'Day
The Burning Trail
1925
as Smiling Bill Flannigan
Oklahoma Jim
1931
as Lacy
The Roaring West
1935
as Jim Parker
The Mystery Rider
1928
as Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider
The Majesty of the Law
1915
as Jackson Morgan Kent
Peggy
1916
as Rev. Donald Bruce
Kilmeny
1915
as Bob Meredith
Around the World in 18 Days
1923
as Phineas Fogg III
Crack-Up
1934
as Police Chief
The Way of the West
1934
as 'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)
The Vanishing Rider
1928
as Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
The Rustler's Roundup
1933
as San Dimas Sheriff Holden
The Policeman and the Baby
1921
as The Policeman
The Broken Coin
1936
The Strings of Steel
1926
as Ned Brown
Her Code of Honor
1919
as Eugene La Salle
Perils of the Yukon
1922
as Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.
Paws of the Bear
1917
as Ray Bourke
Border Guns
1934
as Dr. Jim Wilson
The Mints of Hell
1919
as Dan Burke
Captain of His Soul
1918
as Horace
Jungle Mystery
1932
as John Morgan
Master of His Home
1917
as Carson Stewart
The Marriage Bubble
1918
as The Actor
Women Men Love
1921
as David Hunter
Clancy of the Mounted
1933
as Dave Moran
Flying Colors
1917
as Brent Brewster
Married in Name Only
1917
The Ace of Spades
1925
as Dan Harvey
Bare-Fisted Gallagher
1919
as 'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher
Bullets and Brown Eyes
1916
as Prince Carl
Red Clay
1925
as Chief John Nisheto
The Sudden Gentleman
1917
as Garry Garrity
Paddy O'Hara
1917
as Paddy O'Hara
The Phantom Fortune
1923
as Larry Barclay
Courage of the North
1935
as Gene Travis
Beasts of Paradise
1923
as Phil Grant
McGuire of the Mounted
1923
as Bob McGuire
The Phantom of the West
1930
as Martin Blair
Winners of the West
1940
as Bill Brine
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