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William Desmond
Irish-born American actor

William Desmond

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Irish-born American actor
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Ireland United States of America
was
Actor Stage actor
Work field
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Gender
Male
Star sign
AquariusPeople who share this birthday
Birth
23 January 1878 People who share this birthday
Place of birth
Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Death
3 November 1949 (aged 71 years) People who died on this day
Place of death
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Age
71 years
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Biography

William Desmond (January 23, 1878 – November 3, 1949) was an American actor. He appeared in 205 films between 1915 and 1948. He was nicknamed "The King of the Silent Serials."

Born William Mannion in Horseheads, New York, 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, who he had two daughters with.

On November 3, 1949, Desmond died at age 71 of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California. He is interred at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory, Los Angeles.

Selected filmography

  • Kilmeny (1915) - Bob Meredith
  • The Majesty of the Law (1915) - Jackson Morgan Kent
  • Peer Gynt (1915) - The Parson
  • Peggy (1916) - Rev. Donald Bruce
  • Bullets and Brown Eyes (1916) - Prince Carl
  • The Waifs (1916) - Arthur Rayburn
  • Not My Sister (1916) - Michael Arnold
  • The Sorrows of Love (1916) - Guido Perli
  • The Captive God (1916)
  • The Payment (1916) - Dick
  • Lieutenant Danny, U.S.A. (1916) - Lt. Danny Ward
  • The Dawn Maker (1916) - Bruce Smithson
  • The Criminal (1916) - Donald White
  • A Gamble in Souls (1916) - Arthur Worden, Evangelist
  • The Iced Bullet (1917) - The Author / Horace Lee
  • The Last of the Ingrams (1917) - Jules Ingram
  • Blood Will Tell (1917) - Samson Oakley III
  • Paddy O'Hara (1917) - Paddy O'Hara
  • Paws of the Bear (1917) - Ray Bourke
  • Time Locks and Diamonds (1917) - Silver Jim Farrel
  • Master of His Home (1917) - Carson Stewart
  • Flying Colors (1917) - Brent Brewster
  • Married in Name Only (1917)
  • Fighting Back (1917) - The Weakling
  • The Sudden Gentleman (1917) - Garry Garrity
  • Captain of His Soul (1918) - Horace Boyce
  • The Sea Panther (1918) - Paul Le Marsan
  • Society for Sale (1918) - Honorable Billy
  • An Honest Man (1918) - Benny Boggs
  • Old Hartwell's Cub (1918) - Bill Hartwell
  • Closin' In (1918) - Jack Bradon
  • Hell's End (1918) - Jack Donovan
  • Beyond the Shadows (1918) - Jean Du Bois
  • Wild Life (1918) - Chick Ward
  • The Pretender (1918) - Bob Baldwin
  • Deuce Duncan (1918) - Deuce Duncan
  • Life's a Funny Proposition (1919) - Jimmie Pendleton
  • The Prodigal Liar (1919) - Percival Montgomery Edwards
  • Her Code of Honor (1919) - Eugene La Salle
  • Whitewashed Walls (1919) - Larry Donovan
  • The Mints of Hell (1919) - Dan Burke
  • Bare-Fisted Gallagher (1919) - 'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher
  • A Sagebrush Hamlet (1919) - Larry Lang
  • Dangerous Waters (1919) - Jimmie Moulton
  • The Blue Bandanna (1919) - Jerry Jerome
  • The Prince and Betty (1919) - John Maude
  • A Broadway Cowboy (1920) - Burke Randolph
  • Twin Beds (1920) - Harry Hawkins
  • The Parish Priest (1920) - Reverend John Whalen
  • Women Men Love (1921) - David Hunter
  • The Child Thou Gavest Me (1921) - Tom Marshall
  • Dangerous Toys (1921) - Jack Gray
  • Fightin' Mad (1921) - Bud McGraw
  • Don't Leave Your Husband (1921)
  • The Policeman and the Baby (1921) - Policeman
  • Perils of the Yukon (1922) - Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.
  • Night Life in Hollywood (1922) - Himself
  • Around the World in Eighteen Days (1923) - Phineas Fogg III
  • The Phantom Fortune (1923) - Larry Barclay
  • McGuire of the Mounted (1923) - Bob McGuire
  • Shadows of the North (1923) - Ben 'Wolf' Darby
  • Beasts of Paradise (1923) - Phil Grant
  • The Extra Girl (1923) - William Desmond - Actor
  • The Eagle's Talons (1923)
  • The Breathless Moment (1924) - Billy Carson
  • Big Timber (1924) - Walter Sandry
  • The Measure of a Man (1924) - John Fairmeadow
  • The Sunset Trail (1924) - Happy Hobo
  • The Riddle Rider (1924) - Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
  • Hello, 'Frisco (1924, Short) - Himself - William Desmond
  • Outwitted (1925) - Jack Blaisdel
  • Ridin' Pretty (1925) - Sky Parker
  • Barriers of the Law (1925) - Rex Brandon
  • Duped (1925) - John Morgan
  • Straight Through (1925) - Good Deed O'Day
  • The Burning Trail (1925) - Smiling Bill Flannigan
  • Blood and Steel (1925) - Gordon Steele
  • The Meddler (1925) - Richard Gilmore
  • Ace of Spades (1925, Serial) - Dan Harvey
  • Ace of Spies (1925)
  • The Winking Idol (1926) - Dave Ledbetter
  • Strings of Steel (1926) - Ned Brown
  • Tongues of Scandal (1927) - Gov. John Rhodes
  • The Return of the Riddle Rider (1927) - Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
  • Red Clay (1927) - Chief John Nisheto
  • The Vanishing Rider (1928) - Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
  • The Devil's Trademark (1928) - Morgan Gray
  • The Mystery Rider (1928) - Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider
  • No Defense (1929) - John Harper
  • The Phantom of the West (1931) - Martin Blair
  • The Vanishing Legion (1931) - Milesburg Sheriff
  • First Aid (1931) - Chief of Police
  • Hell-Bent for Frisco (1931) - The Editor
  • Oklahoma Jim (1931) - Lacy
  • The Lightning Warrior (1931, Serial) - Townsman (uncredited)
  • Battling with Buffalo Bill (1931) - John Mills
  • Heroes of the West (1932) - John Blaine
  • The Last Frontier (1932, Serial) - General Custer (Ch. 1)
  • Jungle Mystery (1932) - John Morgan
  • A Scarlet Week-End (1932)
  • Clancy of the Mounted (1933) - Dave Moran
  • Rustlers' Roundup (1933) - San Dimas Sheriff Holden
  • The Three Musketeers (1933, Serial) - Captain Boncour
  • The Whispering Shadow (1933, Serial) - Empire Transport Co. driver (uncredited)
  • The Phantom of the Air (1933, Serial) - Thomas Edmonds
  • Laughing at Life (1933) - Military Cabinet Officer
  • Gordon of Ghost City (1933, Serial) - John Mulford
  • Strawberry Roan (1933) - Colonel Brownlee
  • The Perils of Pauline (1933, Serial) - Prof. Thompson [Chs. 9-12]
  • Fargo Express (1933) - Sheriff Joe Thompson
  • Pirate Treasure (1934) - Capt. Jim Carson
  • Border Guns (1934) - Dr. Jim Wilson
  • The Vanishing Shadow (1934, Serial) - Newspaper Editor MacDonald
  • I Can't Escape (1934) - Parole Officer Donovan
  • The Red Rider (1934, Serial) - Sheriff Campbell
  • The Way of the West (1934) - 'Cash' Horton
  • Tailspin Tommy (1934, Serial) - Sloane - Taggart's Office Henchman, Chs. 4, 7, 10-11
  • Frontier Days (1934) - Sheriff Barnes
  • Gunfire (1934) - Townsman (uncredited)
  • The Rawhide Terror (1934) - Tom Blake - Betty's Older Brother
  • When Lightning Strikes (1934) - Marshall Jack Stevens
  • Rustlers of Red Dog (1935, Serial) - Ira Dale (Wagonmaster)
  • Five Bad Men (1935) - Colonel Matoon
  • Defying the Law (1935) - Jim Kenmore
  • Naughty Marietta (1935) - Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
  • Born to Battle (1935) - John Brownell
  • Devil's Canyon (1935)
  • The Cowboy and the Bandit (1935) - Sheriff Pete
  • Cyclone of the Saddle (1935) - Wagon Master
  • The Call of the Savage (1935) - Allen
  • The Tia Juana Kid (1935) - Cantina Owner
  • The Phantom Cowboy (1935) - Barfly (uncredited)
  • The Ghost Rider (1935) - Guard
  • Social Error (1935) - Policeman (uncredited)
  • The Roaring West (1935) - Jim Parker
  • Powdersmoke Range (1935) - Happy - Bartender
  • Rough Riding Ranger (1935) - Major Wright
  • Courage of the North (1935) - Gene Travis
  • Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery (1935, Serial) - Foreman Burke [Chs. 7-9,11-12] (uncredited)
  • Nevada (1935) - Wilson
  • Frisco Kid (1935) - Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
  • Timber Terrors (1935) - Royce Horter
  • Custer's Last Stand (1936, Serial) - Wagon Master [Ch. 1] (as Bill Desmond)
  • The Broken Coin (1936)
  • The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936, Serial) - Captain of the 'Viking' (uncredited)
  • Song of the Saddle (1936) - Stage Driver Tim
  • Flash Gordon (1936, Serial) - Hawkman Lookout Captain (uncredited)
  • The Clutching Hand (1936, Serial) - Bartender Steve [Chs.5,8,10-12,14] (uncredited)
  • Treachery Rides the Range (1936) - Bill - Stage Driver (uncredited)
  • Hollywood Boulevard (1936) - Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
  • The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936) - Anderson
  • The Black Coin (1936) - Cantina Bartender
  • Cavalry (1936) - Cavalry Major (uncredited)
  • Song of the Gringo (1936) - Bailiff
  • Headin' for the Rio Grande (1936) - Mr. Mack
  • Arizona Days (1937) - Stranger (uncredited)
  • The Mysterious Pilot (1937, Serial) - Lumberjack / Townsman (uncredited)
  • Tim Tyler's Luck (1937, Serial) - Dock Official [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
  • Man of Conquest (1939) - Tennessee Man (uncredited)
  • Winners of the West (1940, Serial) - Bill Brine - Foreman
  • The Boys from Syracuse (1940) - Citizen (uncredited)
  • Junior G-Men (1940, Serial) - Irish Cop [Ch. 6] (uncredited)
  • A Little Bit of Heaven (1940) - Uncle Francis
  • Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941) - Tourist (uncredited)
  • Nice Girl? (1941) - Postman (uncredited)
  • Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (1941) - Bartender
  • Sky Raiders (1941, Serial) - Murphy - Police Officer [Ch. 9] (uncredited)
  • Don Winslow of the Navy (1942, Serial) - Pat - Smelter Foreman [Ch. 5] (uncredited)
  • Stagecoach Buckaroo (1942) - Barfly (uncredited)
  • Raiders of the West (1942) - Townsman (uncredited)
  • Gang Busters (1942, Serial) - Rogan's Death Witness [Ch. 4] (uncredited)
  • Junior G-Men of the Air (1942, Serial) - Parts Customer [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
  • Down Rio Grande Way (1942) - Townsman (uncredited)
  • The Silver Bullet (1942) - Townsman (uncredited)
  • Overland Mail (1942, Serial) - Williams - Banker [Chs. 5, 12] (uncredited)
  • Sin Town (1942) - Town Leader (uncredited)
  • Prairie Chickens (1943) - Cache Lake Townsman (uncredited)
  • Cheyenne Roundup (1943) - Pete (uncredited)
  • Frontier Fury (1943) - Townsman (uncredited)
  • The Lone Star Trail (1943) - Bartender Mike (uncredited)
  • Frontier Badmen (1943) - Townsman (uncredited)
  • Phantom of the Opera (1943) - Stagehand (uncredited)
  • Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) - Westerner in Dennis Morgan Number (uncredited)
  • Marshal of Gunsmoke (1944) - Barfly (uncredited)
  • Oklahoma Raiders (1944) - Townsman Grinning at Banjo's Fall (uncredited)
  • The Scarlet Claw (1944) - Member of Royal Canadian Occult Society (uncredited)
  • The Yellow Rose of Texas (1944) - Townsman (uncredited)
  • The Mummy's Ghost (1944) - Museum Tourist (uncredited)
  • National Barn Dance (1944) - Farmer at Barn Dance (uncredited)
  • Tall in the Saddle (1944) - Town Citizen (uncredited)
  • The Climax (1944) - Backstage Technician (uncredited)
  • Bowery to Broadway (1944) - Man at Bar (uncredited)
  • The Old Texas Trail (1944) - Townsman (uncredited)
  • Firebrands of Arizona (1944) - Townsman (uncredited)
  • Hi, Beautiful (1944) - Passenger (uncredited)
  • See My Lawyer (1945) - Bystander (uncredited)
  • Song of the Sarong (1945) - Councillor (uncredited)
  • The Return of the Durango Kid (1945) - Street Ambusher (uncredited)
  • Beyond the Pecos (1945) - Bill - Barfly (uncredited)
  • The Naughty Nineties (1945) - (uncredited)
  • That Night with You (1945) - Man in Market (uncredited)
  • Strange Confession (1945) - Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
  • The Royal Mounted Rides Again (1945) - Miner at Meeting (uncredited)
  • Frontier Gal (1945) - Barfly (uncredited)
  • The Scarlet Horseman (1946, Serial) - Barfly (uncredited)
  • Code of the West (1947) - Settler (uncredited)
  • The Michigan Kid (1947) - Townsman (uncredited)
  • The Egg and I (1947) - Spectator at County Fair (uncredited)
  • Relentless (1948) - Townsman on Porch (uncredited)
  • Are You with It? (1948) - Spectator (uncredited)
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Who is William Desmond?
William Desmond was an American silent film actor. He appeared in over 200 films between 1915 and 1926.
When was William Desmond born?
William Desmond was born on November 19, 1878.
What are some of William Desmond's notable films?
Some of William Desmond's notable films include "The Alien", "The Tramp", "For Sale", and "The Birth of a Nation".
How did William Desmond get into acting?
William Desmond got into acting through a friend who was an actor. He started by playing small roles and eventually became a leading man in silent films.
When did William Desmond retire from acting?
William Desmond retired from acting in 1926, at the age of 48.
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https://books.google.com/books?id=eSIhzKnNUf4C&pg=PA143
http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Mannion-1
https://books.google.com/books?id=8bOJCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA24
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0221488/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11723628
http://www.virtual-history.com/movie/person/9600/william-desmond
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no90019775
https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w65p0gm4
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https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no90019775
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