William Desmond

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.

also starring William Desmond
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The Prince and Betty

As John Maude

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The Vanishing Rider

As Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider

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Peer Gynt

As The Parson

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Captain of His Soul

As Horace

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The Rustler's Roundup

As San Dimas Sheriff Holden

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When Lightning Strikes

As Marshal Jack Stevens

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Phantom of the Opera

As Stagehand (uncredited)

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The Mummy's Ghost

As Museum Tourist (uncredited)

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The Policeman and the Baby

As The Policeman

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Master of His Home

As Carson Stewart

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The Return of the Durango Kid

As Street Ambusher (uncredited)

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Mr. Broadway

As 1st Suitor (archive footage)

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The Lightning Warrior

As Townsman (uncredited)

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Song of the Gringo

As Bailiff

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Phantom Lady

As Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Wild Waters

As Sheriff Manning

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The Extra Girl

As Himself

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The Last Frontier

As General Custer

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Crack-Up

As Police Chief

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The Broken Coin

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Frisco Kid

As Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)

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The Vanishing Legion

As Milesburg Sheriff

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The Vanishing Shadow

As MacDonald

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Desert Command

As Capt. Boncour

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The Burning Trail

As Smiling Bill Flannigan

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Straight Through

As Good Deed O'Day

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The Meddler

As Richard Gilmore

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Born to Battle

As John Brownell

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I Can't Escape

As Parole Officer Donovan

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The Vigilantes Are Coming

As Anderson, Vigilante Member

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Pirate Treasure

As Capt. Jim Carson

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The Strings of Steel

As Ned Brown

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Courage of the North

As Gene Travis

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The Three Musketeers

As Capt. Boncour

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Winners of the West

As Bill Brine

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Her Code of Honor

As Eugene La Salle

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Frontier Days

As Sheriff Barnes

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The Rawhide Terror

As Tom Blake

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Laughing at Life

As Military Cabinet Officer

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Perils of the Yukon

As Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.

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Strawberry Roan

As Colonel Brownlee

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Fargo Express

As Sheriff Joe Thompson

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Paws of the Bear

As Ray Bourke

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Border Guns

As Dr. Jim Wilson

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No Children

As Self

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Shadows of the North

As Ben 'Wolf' Darby

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Battling with Buffalo Bill

As John Mills

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The Cowboy and the Bandit

As Sheriff Pete

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Custer's Last Stand

As Wagon Master

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Cyclone of the Saddle

As Wagon Master

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Treachery Rides the Range

As Bill

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Heroes of the West

As John Blaine

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Gordon of Ghost City

As John Mulford

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The Call of the Savage

As Allen

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Headin' for the Rio Grande

As Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)

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A Scarlet Week-End

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The Ghost Rider

As Guard

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Social Error

As Policeman

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Hollywood Boulevard

As Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)

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Code of the West

As Settler (uncredited)

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The Red Rider

As Sheriff Campbell

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The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

As Captain of the 'Viking'

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Timber Terrors

As Royce Horter

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Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

As Bartender

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Song of the Saddle

As Tim

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The Boys from Syracuse

As Citizen

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Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery

As Foreman Burke

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Junior G-Men

As Irish Cop (uncredited)

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Thank Your Lucky Stars

As Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)

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Tim Tyler's Luck

As Dock Official

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The Phantom of the Air

As Thomas Edmonds

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The Phantom of the West

As Martin Blair

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Fightin' Mad

As Bud McGraw

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Society for Sale

As Honorable Billy

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The Last of the Ingrams

As Jules Ingram

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Down Rio Grande Way

As Townsman

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The Silver Bullet

As Townsman

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Overland Mail

As Williams - Banker

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Rustlers of Red Dog

As Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]

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The Lone Star Trail

As Bartender Mike

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Cheyenne Roundup

As Pete

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No Defense

As John Harper

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McGuire of the Mounted

As Bob McGuire

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The Iced Bullet

As The Author / Horace Lee

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The Child Thou Gavest Me

As Tom Marshall

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Hello, 'Frisco

As William Desmond

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Savage Fury

As Allen (archive footage)

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Powdersmoke Range

As Happy - Bartender

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Where Did You Get That Girl?

As Tourist

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Outwitted

As Jack Blaisdel

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Ridin' Pretty

As Sky Parker

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Barriers of the Law

As Rex Brandon

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A Sage Brush Hamlet

As Larry Lang

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A Gamble in Souls

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The Naughty Nineties

As Showboat Customer (uncredited)

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The Mystery Rider

As Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider

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Peggy

As Rev. Donald Bruce

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The Way of the West

As 'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)

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Kilmeny

As Bob Meredith

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The Dawn Maker

As Bruce Smithson

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Naughty Marietta

As Gendarme Chief (uncredited)

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The Sunset Trail

As Happy Hobo

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The Majesty of the Law

As Jackson Morgan Kent

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The Climax

As Backstage Technician (Uncredited)

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The Roaring West

As Jim Parker

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Night Life in Hollywood

As Self

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Strange Confession

As Peanut Vendor (uncredited)

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Perils of Pauline

As Prof. Thompson

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The Egg and I

As Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)

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Oklahoma Jim

As Lacy

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Thunder Mountain

As Townsman (uncredited)

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The Marriage Bubble

As The Actor

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The Breathless Moment

As Billy Carson

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Women Men Love

As David Hunter

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Clancy of the Mounted

As Dave Moran

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Flying Colors

As Brent Brewster

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Married in Name Only