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William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Born
7 December 1906
Died
9 April 1981
Acting

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

William "Wee Willie" Davis (1906–1981) was an American film actor. He had previously been a wrestler. He worked in the Jefferson County Jail in Louisville in 1972-75 as the gym guard. He was also an engineer and contributed to the invention of the Glowmeter, an early Heads up display that projected a cars speed onto the windshield. A fellow wrestler, Prince Ilaki Ibn Ali Hassan (whose real name was Agisilaki Mihalakis) who also fought as the Mad Greek was the primary inventor.

As actor

To Catch a Thief

To Catch a Thief

1955 · Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited)
Son of Paleface

Son of Paleface

1952 · Blacksmith
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

1950 · Timmons
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

1950 · Abdullah
Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

1949 · Garmiskar
The Red Pony

The Red Pony

1949 · Truck driver
Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young

1949 · Strongman (uncredited)
Bowery Bombshell

Bowery Bombshell

1946 · Moose McCall (as Wee Willie Davis)
Fool's Gold

Fool's Gold

1946 · Blackie
Pursuit to Algiers

Pursuit to Algiers

1945 · Gubek
Having Wonderful Crime

Having Wonderful Crime

1945 · Zacharias, the Porter
Wildfire

Wildfire

1945 · Moose Harris
Gypsy Wildcat

Gypsy Wildcat

1944 · Dota
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1944 · Arab Giant (uncredited)
Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion

1943 · Hans (Uncredited)
Johnny Come Lately

Johnny Come Lately

1943 · Bouncer
Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights

1942 · Valda
Reap the Wild Wind

Reap the Wild Wind

1942 · The Lamb
Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

1942 · Flannagan (uncredited)