
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William B. Davidson (June 16, 1888 – September 28, 1947) was an American film actor. Davidson attended Columbia University where he played football. He became a popular football star. This fame eventually led to his foray into motion pictures after he had spent some time as a lawyer. He started in films in 1914 with Vitagraph and supported well known stage and film actresses such as Ethel Barrymore, Mabel Taliaferro, Charlotte Walker, Olga Petrova, Viola Dana, June Caprice, Edna Goodrich, and Mae West. He appeared in 318 films between 1915 and 1949. He was born in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and died in Santa Monica, California. His first Hollywood film was For the Honor of the Crew. Afterward, he appeared in many films, his best-known role was perhaps the Ship's captain in The Most Dangerous Game. He remained in show business until his sudden death after surgery in 1947.

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

A Man from Wyoming

Men Are Like That

In Pursuit of Polly

荒野の決闘

暗黒街の顔役

Oil for the Lamps of China

The Magnificent Dope

Easy Living

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

There Goes My Heart

Gentleman Jim

Housewife

Imitation of Life

Larceny, Inc.

Show Them No Mercy!

Love on a Bet

The Vice Squad

Playboy of Paris

The Judge Steps Out

The Secret Call

Remember the Day

Over the Wall

Sun Valley Serenade

猟奇島

スター悩殺

Hers to Hold

Week-End in Havana

Hired Wife

Hold That Ghost

Go Into Your Dance

In This Our Life

Dishonored

Each Dawn I Die

The Hurricane

Dangerous

Naughty But Nice

Scarlet Pages

Road Gang

Captain Applejack

Sunny

Lady with Red Hair

Hell's Angels

Marked Woman

Illegal Traffic

You and Me

They Were Expendable

Lillian Russell

Dust Be My Destiny

Devil Dogs of the Air

My Little Chickadee

Mystery of the Wax Museum

妾は天使ぢゃない

In Person

The Great Man's Lady

The Lost Squadron

Woman Wanted

In the Navy

Upperworld

The Road Back

Special Agent

The Affairs of Martha

They Made Me a Criminal

Honeymoon in Bali

Maryland

Fog Over Frisco

Female

It Happened in Hollywood

Man-Made Monster

Something to Sing About

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Invisible Stripes

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

The White Raven

The Pride of the Legion

Uncle Joe

Hello, Everybody!

Guilty or Not Guilty

The Dumb-Bell

Greenwich Village

Charter Pilot

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

Tail Spin

That's My Man

Keep 'Em Flying

Private Detective

Careful, Soft Shoulders

Off the Record

Truck Busters

See My Lawyer

San Francisco Docks

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

Shine on Harvest Moon

Gold Diggers of 1937

Bordertown

The Secret Bride

In Society

Seven Sinners

Highway West

The St. Louis Kid

Blondie Meets the Boss

Make Your Own Bed

Dillinger

The Dragon Murder Case

Letter of Introduction

Sweet Music

Satan Met a Lady

Oh, for a Man!

The Big Shakedown

The Man Who Walked Alone

Mission to Moscow

Up in Arms

Hollywood Hotel

Blockade

The Notorious Lone Wolf

No Limit

Ever Since Eve

Love on Toast

On Trial

Thieves Fall Out

Girl in 313

The Animal Kingdom

Dick Tracy's Dilemma

Hook, Line and Sinker

Three Girls About Town

The Silver Horde

Central Park

Smashing the Money Ring

Half a Sinner

Torch Singer

Sing Your Way Home

Racket Busters

Tin Pan Alley

Earthworm Tractors

Blackwell's Island

Paradise Isle

Sergeant Murphy

Murder on the Waterfront

Marry the Girl

Indianapolis Speedway

Death Flies East

Ding Dong Williams

Windy Riley Goes Hollywood

The Big Noise

Three Sons o' Guns

Sudden Money

The Thirteenth Guest

The Cat Creeps

Circumstantial Evidence

Woman Trap

For the Defense

That Hagen Girl

The Sport Parade

Is My Face Red?

A Night of Adventure

The Lady from Cheyenne

My Love Came Back

The Menace

Cowboy from Brooklyn

Midnight Court

Meet the Baron

Sky Devils

The Intruder

The Singing Kid

Sailor's Lady

The Jury's Secret

Sandy Gets Her Man

Blonde Alibi

The Male Animal

Graft

Granny Get Your Gun

A Night at Earl Carroll's

Laughing Boy

The Plainsman and the Lady

Murder by an Aristocrat

A Night at the Ritz

Her Mad Night

Cradle Snatchers

You May Be Next!

The Lifted Veil

Florian

The Good Fellows

The Greatest Power

The Call of Her People

Hidden Power

La belle Russe

Lure of Ambition

The Pretenders

Good Morning, Judge

Queen of the Night Clubs

Dangerously Yours

Hearts and Spurs

Ports of Call

A Yellow Streak

Tell It to a Star

For the Honor of the Crew

In the Diplomatic Service

The Price of Malice

The Carnation Kid

Partners of the Night

Fatal Lady

Cocoanut Grove

Melody for Two

Adam and Eva

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

The Last Trail

The Girl from Nowhere

On Their Own

Calaboose

A Woman There Was

Over My Dead Body

Mary Lawson's Secret

Always Faithful

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'

The Costello Case

Behind the Mike

Let Them Live

Why I Would Not Marry

Recompense

Impossible Catherine

The Billion Dollar Scandal

The Capitol

Blaze o' Glory

Dorian's Divorce

A Gentleman of Paris

The Valley of Doubt

Persuasive Peggy

Her Second Husband

American Maid

Ashes of Love

Redheads on Parade

Straight from the Heart

The Gold Cure

Lady Barnacle

A Magdalene of the Hills

The Child of Destiny

Our Little Wife

Friend Husband

Nobody

The Storm Daughter

The Honeymoon's Over

Women and Gold

MGM Parade