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William Desmond
Born
23 January 1878
Died
3 November 1949
Place
Horseheads, New York, USA
Acting

William Desmond

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.

As actor

Savage Fury

Savage Fury

1956 · Allen
Code of the West

Code of the West

1947 · Settler (uncredited)
The Egg and I

The Egg and I

1947 · Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Thunder Mountain

Thunder Mountain

1947 · Townsman (uncredited)
Trail Street

Trail Street

1947 · Townsman (uncredited)
Desert Command

Desert Command

1946 · Capt. Boncour
The Return of the Durango Kid

The Return of the Durango Kid

1945 · Street Ambusher (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties

1945 · Showboat Customer (uncredited)
Strange Confession

Strange Confession

1945 · Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
The Mummy's Ghost

The Mummy's Ghost

1944 · Museum Tourist (uncredited)
Phantom Lady

Phantom Lady

1944 · Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Climax

The Climax

1944 · Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
Hi, Beautiful

Hi, Beautiful

1944 · Passenger (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle

Tall in the Saddle

1944 · Townsman (uncredited)
Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera

1943 · Stagehand (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943 · Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
The Lone Star Trail

The Lone Star Trail

1943 · Bartender Mike
Cheyenne Roundup

Cheyenne Roundup

1943 · Pete
Down Rio Grande Way

Down Rio Grande Way

1942 · Townsman
The Silver Bullet

The Silver Bullet

1942 · Townsman
Overland Mail

Overland Mail

1942 · Williams - Banker
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

1941 · Bartender
Where Did You Get That Girl?

Where Did You Get That Girl?

1941 · Tourist
Winners of the West

Winners of the West

1940 · Bill Brine
The Boys from Syracuse

The Boys from Syracuse

1940 · Citizen
Junior G-Men

Junior G-Men

1940 · Irish Cop (uncredited)
Tim Tyler's Luck

Tim Tyler's Luck

1937 · Dock Official
Song of the Gringo

Song of the Gringo

1936 · Bailiff

The Broken Coin

1936
The Vigilantes Are Coming

The Vigilantes Are Coming

1936 · Anderson, Vigilante Member