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.

Actor

1915

[ ] Peer Gynt (The Parson)
[ ] Kilmeny (Bob Meredith)
[ ] The Majesty of the Law (Jackson Morgan Kent)

1916

[ ] A Gamble in Souls (????)
[ ] Peggy (Rev. Donald Bruce)
[ ] The Dawn Maker (Bruce Smithson)
[ ] Bullets and Brown Eyes (Prince Carl)
[ ] The Criminal (Donald White)

1917

[ ] Master of His Home (Carson Stewart)
[ ] Paws of the Bear (Ray Bourke)
[ ] The Last of the Ingrams (Jules Ingram)
[ ] The Iced Bullet (The Author / Horace Lee)
[ ] Flying Colors (Brent Brewster)
[ ] Married in Name Only (????)
[ ] The Sudden Gentleman (Garry Garrity)
[ ] Paddy O'Hara (Paddy O'Hara)

1918

[ ] Captain of His Soul (Horace)
[ ] Society for Sale (Honorable Billy)
[ ] The Marriage Bubble (The Actor)
[ ] An Honest Man (Benny Boggs)
[ ] The Pretender (Bob Baldwin)

1919

[ ] The Prince and Betty (John Maude)
[ ] Her Code of Honor (Eugene La Salle)
[ ] A Sage Brush Hamlet (Larry Lang)
[ ] Bare-Fisted Gallagher ('Bare-Fisted' Gallagher)
[ ] The Mints of Hell (Dan Burke)
[ ] Life's a Funny Proposition (Jimmie Pendleton)
[ ] The Blue Bandanna (Jerry Jerome)

1920

[ ] Twin Beds (Harry Hawkins)

1921

[ ] The Policeman and the Baby (The Policeman)
[ ] Fightin' Mad (Bud McGraw)
[ ] The Child Thou Gavest Me (Tom Marshall)
[ ] Women Men Love (David Hunter)

1922

[ ] Perils of the Yukon (Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.)
[ ] Night Life in Hollywood (Self)

1923

[ ] The Extra Girl (Himself)
[ ] Shadows of the North (Ben 'Wolf' Darby)
[ ] The Extra Girl (Himself - Actor)
[ ] McGuire of the Mounted (Bob McGuire)
[ ] The Phantom Fortune (Larry Barclay)
[ ] Around the World in 18 Days (Phineas Fogg III)
[ ] Beasts of Paradise (Phil Grant)

1924

[ ] Hello, 'Frisco (William Desmond)
[ ] The Sunset Trail (Happy Hobo)
[ ] The Breathless Moment (Billy Carson)
[ ] The Measure of a Man (John Fairmeadow)
[ ] Big Timber (Walter Sandry)

1925

[ ] The Burning Trail (Smiling Bill Flannigan)
[ ] Straight Through (Good Deed O'Day)
[ ] The Meddler (Richard Gilmore)
[ ] Outwitted (Jack Blaisdel)
[ ] Ridin' Pretty (Sky Parker)
[ ] Barriers of the Law (Rex Brandon)
[ ] The Ace of Spades (Dan Harvey)
[ ] Red Clay (Chief John Nisheto)

1926

[ ] The Strings of Steel (Ned Brown)

1928

[ ] The Vanishing Rider (Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider)
[ ] The Mystery Rider (Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider)

1929

[ ] No Children (Self)
[ ] No Defense (John Harper)

1930

[ ] The Phantom of the West (Martin Blair)

1931

[ ] The Lightning Warrior (Townsman (uncredited))
[ ] The Vanishing Legion (Milesburg Sheriff)
[ ] Battling with Buffalo Bill (John Mills)
[ ] Oklahoma Jim (Lacy)

1932

[ ] The Last Frontier (General Custer)
[ ] Heroes of the West (John Blaine)
[ ] A Scarlet Week-End (????)
[ ] Jungle Mystery (John Morgan)

1933

[ ] The Rustler's Roundup (San Dimas Sheriff Holden)
[ ] Mr. Broadway (1st Suitor (archive footage))
[ ] The Three Musketeers (Capt. Boncour)
[ ] Laughing at Life (Military Cabinet Officer)
[ ] Strawberry Roan (Colonel Brownlee)
[ ] Fargo Express (Sheriff Joe Thompson)
[ ] Gordon of Ghost City (John Mulford)
[ ] The Phantom of the Air (Thomas Edmonds)
[ ] Perils of Pauline (Prof. Thompson)
[ ] Clancy of the Mounted (Dave Moran)

1934

[ ] When Lightning Strikes (Marshal Jack Stevens)
[ ] Crack-Up (Police Chief)
[ ] The Vanishing Shadow (MacDonald)
[ ] I Can't Escape (Parole Officer Donovan)
[ ] Pirate Treasure (Capt. Jim Carson)
[ ] Frontier Days (Sheriff Barnes)
[ ] The Rawhide Terror (Tom Blake)
[ ] Border Guns (Dr. Jim Wilson)
[ ] The Red Rider (Sheriff Campbell)
[ ] The Way of the West ('Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond))

1935

[ ] Wild Waters (Sheriff Manning)
[ ] Frisco Kid (Vigilante Hangman (uncredited))
[ ] Born to Battle (John Brownell)
[ ] Courage of the North (Gene Travis)
[ ] The Cowboy and the Bandit (Sheriff Pete)
[ ] Cyclone of the Saddle (Wagon Master)
[ ] The Call of the Savage (Allen)
[ ] The Ghost Rider (Guard)
[ ] Social Error (Policeman)
[ ] Timber Terrors (Royce Horter)
[ ] Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery (Foreman Burke)
[ ] Rustlers of Red Dog (Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12])
[ ] Powdersmoke Range (Happy - Bartender)
[ ] Naughty Marietta (Gendarme Chief (uncredited))
[ ] The Roaring West (Jim Parker)

1936

[ ] Song of the Gringo (Bailiff)
[ ] The Broken Coin (????)
[ ] The Vigilantes Are Coming (Anderson, Vigilante Member)
[ ] Custer's Last Stand (Wagon Master)
[ ] Treachery Rides the Range (Bill)
[ ] Headin' for the Rio Grande (Mr. Mack (cattle buyer))
[ ] Hollywood Boulevard (Pago Pago Patron (uncredited))
[ ] The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (Captain of the 'Viking')
[ ] Song of the Saddle (Tim)
[ ] Flash Gordon (Hawkman Lookout Captain)

1937

[ ] Tim Tyler's Luck (Dock Official)

1940

[ ] Winners of the West (Bill Brine)
[ ] The Boys from Syracuse (Citizen)
[ ] Junior G-Men (Irish Cop (uncredited))

1941

[ ] Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (Bartender)
[ ] Where Did You Get That Girl? (Tourist)

1942

[ ] Down Rio Grande Way (Townsman)
[ ] The Silver Bullet (Townsman)
[ ] Overland Mail (Williams - Banker)

1943

[ ] Phantom of the Opera (Stagehand (uncredited))
[ ] Thank Your Lucky Stars (Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited))
[ ] The Lone Star Trail (Bartender Mike)
[ ] Cheyenne Roundup (Pete)

1944

[ ] The Mummy's Ghost (Museum Tourist (uncredited))
[ ] Phantom Lady (Courtroom Spectator (uncredited))
[ ] The Climax (Backstage Technician (Uncredited))
[ ] Hi, Beautiful (Passenger (uncredited))
[ ] Tall in the Saddle (Townsman (uncredited))

1945

[ ] The Return of the Durango Kid (Street Ambusher (uncredited))
[ ] The Naughty Nineties (Showboat Customer (uncredited))
[ ] Strange Confession (Peanut Vendor (uncredited))

1946

[ ] Desert Command (Capt. Boncour)

1947

[ ] Code of the West (Settler (uncredited))
[ ] The Egg and I (Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited))
[ ] Thunder Mountain (Townsman (uncredited))
[ ] Trail Street (Townsman (uncredited))

1956

[ ] Savage Fury (Allen)