William Desmond
Acting
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.
Movies(148)
Savage Fury
Allen
1956
Thunder Mountain
Townsman (uncredited)
1947
The Egg and I
Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
1947
Code of the West
Settler (uncredited)
1947
Trail Street
Townsman (uncredited)
1947
Desert Command
Capt. Boncour
1946
Strange Confession
Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
1945
The Naughty Nineties
Showboat Customer (uncredited)
1945
The Return of the Durango Kid
Street Ambusher (uncredited)
1945
Hi, Beautiful
Passenger (uncredited)
1944
The Climax
Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
1944
Tall in the Saddle
Townsman (uncredited)
1944
The Mummy's Ghost
Museum Tourist (uncredited)
1944
Phantom Lady
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1944
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
1943
Phantom of the Opera
Stagehand (uncredited)
1943
The Lone Star Trail
Bartender Mike
1943
Cheyenne Roundup
Pete
1943
Overland Mail
Williams - Banker
1942
The Silver Bullet
Townsman
1942
Down Rio Grande Way
Townsman
1942
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Bartender
1941
Where Did You Get That Girl?
Tourist
1941
Junior G-Men
Irish Cop (uncredited)
1940
The Boys from Syracuse
Citizen
1940
Winners of the West
Bill Brine
1940
Tim Tyler's Luck
Dock Official
1937
Headin' for the Rio Grande
Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
1936
Song of the Gringo
Bailiff
1936
The Vigilantes Are Coming
Anderson, Vigilante Member
1936
Hollywood Boulevard
Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
1936
Treachery Rides the Range
Bill
1936
Flash Gordon
Hawkman Lookout Captain
1936
Song of the Saddle
Tim
1936
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Captain of the 'Viking'
1936
The Broken Coin
1936
Custer's Last Stand
Wagon Master
1936
Frisco Kid
Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
1935
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
Foreman Burke
1935
Powdersmoke Range
Happy - Bartender
1935
Courage of the North
Gene Travis
1935
The Roaring West
Jim Parker
1935
Social Error
Policeman
1935
The Call of the Savage
Allen
1935
The Ghost Rider
Guard
1935
Cyclone of the Saddle
Wagon Master
1935
The Cowboy and the Bandit
Sheriff Pete
1935
Born to Battle
John Brownell
1935
Naughty Marietta
Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
1935
Wild Waters
Sheriff Manning
1935
Timber Terrors
Royce Horter
1935
Rustlers of Red Dog
Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]
1935
When Lightning Strikes
Marshal Jack Stevens
1934
Frontier Days
Sheriff Barnes
1934
The Way of the West
'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)
1934
The Red Rider
Sheriff Campbell
1934
I Can't Escape
Parole Officer Donovan
1934
Crack-Up
Police Chief
1934
The Vanishing Shadow
MacDonald
1934
The Rawhide Terror
Tom Blake
1934
Border Guns
Dr. Jim Wilson
1934
Pirate Treasure
Capt. Jim Carson
1934
Fargo Express
Sheriff Joe Thompson
1933
Perils of Pauline
Prof. Thompson
1933
Strawberry Roan
Colonel Brownlee
1933
Mr. Broadway
1st Suitor (archive footage)
1933
Gordon of Ghost City
John Mulford
1933
Laughing at Life
Military Cabinet Officer
1933
The Phantom of the Air
Thomas Edmonds
1933
The Three Musketeers
Capt. Boncour
1933
The Rustler's Roundup
San Dimas Sheriff Holden
1933
Clancy of the Mounted
Dave Moran
1933
A Scarlet Week-End
1932
Jungle Mystery
John Morgan
1932
The Last Frontier
General Custer
1932
Heroes of the West
John Blaine
1932
Battling with Buffalo Bill
John Mills
1931
The Lightning Warrior
Townsman (uncredited)
1931
Oklahoma Jim
Lacy
1931
Hell-Bent for Frisco
The Editor
1931
First Aid
Chief of Police
1931
The Vanishing Legion
Milesburg Sheriff
1931
The Phantom of the West
Martin Blair
1930
No Defense
John Harper
1929
No Children
Self
1929
The Mystery Rider
Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider
1928
The Devil's Trademark
Morgan Gray
1928
The Vanishing Rider
Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
1928
The Return of the Riddle Rider
Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
1927
The Strings of Steel
Ned Brown
1926
The Ace of Spades
Dan Harvey
1925
The Meddler
Richard Gilmore
1925
The Burning Trail
Smiling Bill Flannigan
1925
Red Clay
Chief John Nisheto
1925
Duped
John Morgan
1925
Straight Through
Good Deed O'Day
1925
Barriers of the Law
Rex Brandon
1925
Ridin' Pretty
Sky Parker
1925
Outwitted
Jack Blaisdel
1925
The Riddle Rider
Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
1924
The Sunset Trail
Happy Hobo
1924
The Measure of a Man
John Fairmeadow
1924
Hello, 'Frisco
William Desmond
1924
Big Timber
Walter Sandry
1924
The Breathless Moment
Billy Carson
1924
The Extra Girl
Himself
1923
Beasts of Paradise
Phil Grant
1923
Shadows of the North
Ben 'Wolf' Darby
1923
McGuire of the Mounted
Bob McGuire
1923
The Phantom Fortune
Larry Barclay
1923
Around the World in 18 Days
Phineas Fogg III
1923
Night Life in Hollywood
Self
1922
Perils of the Yukon
Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.
1922
Fightin' Mad
Bud McGraw
1921
The Policeman and the Baby
The Policeman
1921
The Child Thou Gavest Me
Tom Marshall
1921
Women Men Love
David Hunter
1921
Twin Beds
Harry Hawkins
1920
The Prince and Betty
John Maude
1919
The Blue Bandanna
Jerry Jerome
1919
A Sage Brush Hamlet
Larry Lang
1919
Bare-Fisted Gallagher
'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher
1919
The Mints of Hell
Dan Burke
1919
Whitewashed Walls
Larry Donovan
1919
Her Code of Honor
Eugene La Salle
1919
Life's a Funny Proposition
Jimmie Pendleton
1919
The Pretender
Bob Baldwin
1918
An Honest Man
Benny Boggs
1918
Society for Sale
Honorable Billy
1918
The Marriage Bubble
The Actor
1918
Captain of His Soul
Horace
1918
The Sudden Gentleman
Garry Garrity
1917
Married in Name Only
1917
Flying Colors
Brent Brewster
1917
Master of His Home
Carson Stewart
1917
Paws of the Bear
Ray Bourke
1917
Paddy O'Hara
Paddy O'Hara
1917
The Last of the Ingrams
Jules Ingram
1917
The Iced Bullet
The Author / Horace Lee
1917
A Gamble in Souls
1916
The Criminal
Donald White
1916
The Dawn Maker
Bruce Smithson
1916
Bullets and Brown Eyes
Prince Carl
1916
Peggy
Rev. Donald Bruce
1916
Peer Gynt
The Parson
1915
The Majesty of the Law
Jackson Morgan Kent
1915
Kilmeny
Bob Meredith
1915
The Sign of the Cross
1904