William B. Davidson

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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.

Scarface

7.4

My Darling Clementine

7.4

The Most Dangerous Game

6.9

Mystery of the Wax Museum

6.5

They Were Expendable

6.6

Hell's Angels

6.5

Imitation of Life

7.0

Marked Woman

6.5

Dishonored

6.8

Hold That Ghost

6.7

Gentleman Jim

7.2

Easy Living

7.0

Each Dawn I Die

6.8

I'm No Angel

6.4

Dangerous

6.7

In This Our Life

6.8

The Hurricane

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Man-Made Monster

6.1

You and Me

6.7

Seven Sinners

6.0

In the Navy

6.3

Lady Killer

6.7

Larceny, Inc.

6.9

They Made Me a Criminal

6.3

My Little Chickadee

6.5

Satan Met a Lady

5.9

Female

6.3

Bordertown

5.9

Sun Valley Serenade

6.9

Dick Tracy's Dilemma

5.4

Invisible Stripes

6.2

In Society

5.8

The Animal Kingdom

5.8

The Lost Squadron

6.3

Keep 'Em Flying

5.9

The Thirteenth Guest

5.2

Dust Be My Destiny

6.2

Gold Diggers of 1937

5.8

Fog Over Frisco

6.2

Mission to Moscow

5.2

Something to Sing About

6.2

The Dragon Murder Case

5.8

It Happened in Hollywood

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The Silver Horde

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The Big Shakedown

5.6

There Goes My Heart

7.2

The Cat Creeps

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The Secret Bride

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Hook, Line and Sinker

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The Great Man's Lady

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Ever Since Eve

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Racket Busters

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Hollywood Hotel

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Special Agent

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For the Defense

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Blockade

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Half a Sinner

5.1

The Magnificent Dope

7.2

Lillian Russell

6.1

Blondie Meets the Boss

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Housewife

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Week-End in Havana

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The Male Animal

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Circumstantial Evidence

4.8

Letter of Introduction

5.9

Torch Singer

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Blackwell's Island

5.0

That Hagen Girl

5.2

Indianapolis Speedway

5.0

Woman Wanted

6.3

Up in Arms

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The Sport Parade

5.3

A Night of Adventure

4.9

Tin Pan Alley

5.0

Upperworld

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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

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My Love Came Back

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The Intruder

4.2

Naughty But Nice

6.2

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

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Hers to Hold

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Lady with Red Hair

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Girl in 313

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Central Park

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Is My Face Red?

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The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

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Earthworm Tractors

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Laughing Boy

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The Affairs of Martha

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The St. Louis Kid

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Oil for the Lamps of China

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Tail Spin

5.8

Devil Dogs of the Air

6.4

Remember the Day

6.6

Blonde Alibi

3.9

Make Your Own Bed

5.8

Highway West

5.8

The Notorious Lone Wolf

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The Menace

4.5

Woman Trap

5.2

Road Gang

6.5

No Limit

6.0

Greenwich Village

6.0

Hired Wife

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Off the Record

6.0

Illegal Traffic

6.5

Sing Your Way Home

5.2

The Road Back

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Show Them No Mercy!

7.0

Sweet Music

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Midnight Court

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Playboy of Paris

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In Person

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Smashing the Money Ring

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Friends of Mr. Sweeney

6.0

Love on Toast

5.5

The Lady from Cheyenne

5.2

Meet the Baron

4.3

Three Girls About Town

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Oh, for a Man!

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On Trial

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Go Into Your Dance

7.0

The Man Who Walked Alone

5.5

Sky Devils

5.5

Graft

4.5

Scarlet Pages

6.5

Love on a Bet

7.0

The Vice Squad

7.0

Captain Applejack

6.5

The Dumb-Bell

6.0

Cradle Snatchers

3.5

Windy Riley Goes Hollywood

5.0

Sunny

5.0

That's My Man

6.0

Honeymoon in Bali

6.2

The Judge Steps Out

7.0

Maryland

6.2

Private Detective

6.0

Thieves Fall Out

5.5

See My Lawyer

6.0

San Francisco Docks

6.0

Granny Get Your Gun

3.5

The White Raven

6.0

The Lifted Veil

1.0

In Pursuit of Polly

7.5

Her Mad Night

1.0

Paradise Isle

5.0

Sergeant Murphy

5.0

Murder on the Waterfront

5.0

The Pride of the Legion

6.0

Marry the Girl

5.0

Uncle Joe

6.0

Florian

1.0

The Plainsman and the Lady

3.0

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

9.0

Hello, Everybody!

6.0

Guilty or Not Guilty

6.0

A Man from Wyoming

9.0

Death Flies East

5.0

Murder by an Aristocrat

3.0

Ding Dong Williams

5.0

Cowboy from Brooklyn

4.0

Charter Pilot

6.0

The Big Noise

5.0

Three Sons o' Guns

5.0

The Singing Kid

4.0

A Night at the Ritz

3.0

Sudden Money

5.0

Careful, Soft Shoulders

6.0

Men Are Like That

9.0

Sailor's Lady

4.0

Truck Busters

6.0

The Jury's Secret

3.0

Sandy Gets Her Man

4.0

You May Be Next!

2.5

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

6.0

The Good Fellows

0.0

The Greatest Power

0.0

The Call of Her People

0.0

Hidden Power

0.0

La belle Russe

0.0

Lure of Ambition

0.0

The Pretenders

0.0

Good Morning, Judge

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Queen of the Night Clubs

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Dangerously Yours

0.0

Hearts and Spurs

0.0

Ports of Call

0.0

A Yellow Streak

0.0

Tell It to a Star

0.0

For the Honor of the Crew

0.0

Her Debt of Honor

0.0

In the Diplomatic Service

0.0

The Price of Malice

0.0

A Modern Cinderella

0.0

The Carnation Kid

0.0

Partners of the Night

0.0

Fatal Lady

0.0

Cocoanut Grove

0.0

Melody for Two

0.0

Adam and Eva

0.0

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

0.0

The Last Trail

0.0

The Girl from Nowhere

0.0

On Their Own

0.0

Calaboose

0.0

A Woman There Was

0.0

Over My Dead Body

0.0

Mary Lawson's Secret

0.0

How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action

0.0

The Secret Call

0.0

Always Faithful

0.0

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

0.0

Sharp Tools

0.0

The Costello Case

0.0

Half Holiday

0.0

Over the Wall

0.0

Behind the Mike

0.0

Let Them Live

0.0

Why I Would Not Marry

0.0

Recompense

0.0

Impossible Catherine

0.0

The Billion Dollar Scandal

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The Capitol

0.0

Blaze o' Glory

0.0

Dorian's Divorce

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A Gentleman of Paris

0.0

The Valley of Doubt

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Persuasive Peggy

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Her Second Husband

0.0

American Maid

0.0

Ashes of Love

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Redheads on Parade

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