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William B. Davidson(1888-1947)

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William B. Davidson
William B. Davidson was born on 16 June 1888 in Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Most Dangerous Game (1932), I'm No Angel (1933) and The Farmer's Daughter (1947). He was previously married to Helen Bolton and Mary Hellen Dorsey. He died on 28 September 1947 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornJune 16, 1888
DiedSeptember 28, 1947(59)
BornJune 16, 1888
DiedSeptember 28, 1947(59)
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William B. Davidson and Jacqueline Logan in Salomy Jane (1923)
Arthur Edmund Carewe, William B. Davidson, DeWitt Jennings, and Guy Usher in Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
William B. Davidson and Guy Usher in Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
William B. Davidson, Arnold Gray, Hale Hamilton, Landers Stevens, and Phil Tead in The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
William B. Davidson and James Flavin in The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
Lou Costello and William B. Davidson in In Society (1944)
William B. Davidson and Thurston Hall in In Society (1944)
William B. Davidson and Thurston Hall in In Society (1944)
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, William B. Davidson, and Dick Foran in Keep 'Em Flying (1941)
William B. Davidson in Keep 'Em Flying (1941)
Bud Abbott and William B. Davidson in Hold That Ghost (1941)
William B. Davidson and Russell Hicks in Hold That Ghost (1941)

Known for

Leslie Banks, Joel McCrea, and Fay Wray in The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
The Most Dangerous Game
7.1
  • Captain(as William Davidson)
  • 1932
I'm No Angel (1933)
I'm No Angel
6.9
  • The Chump Ernest Brown(as Wm. B. Davidson)
  • 1933
Joseph Cotten and Loretta Young in The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
The Farmer's Daughter
7.2
  • Eckers
  • 1947
No Limit (1931)
No Limit
5.9
  • Wilkie (building superintendent)
  • 1931

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  • Alexander Knox and Ann Sothern in The Judge Steps Out (1948)
    The Judge Steps Out
    • (uncredited)
  • Dennis Morgan in My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
    My Wild Irish Rose
    • (as William Davidson)
  • Shirley Temple, Ronald Reagan, and Rory Calhoun in That Hagen Girl (1947)
    That Hagen Girl
    • (uncredited)
  • Cary Grant, Shirley Temple, and Myrna Loy in The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
    The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
    • (uncredited)
  • Ray Milland, Brian Donlevy, and Teresa Wright in The Trouble with Women (1947)
    The Trouble with Women
    • (uncredited)
  • Don Ameche and Catherine McLeod in That's My Man (1947)
    That's My Man
  • Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)
    Dick Tracy's Dilemma
  • Joseph Cotten and Loretta Young in The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
    The Farmer's Daughter
  • Bill Elliott and Vera Ralston in Plainsman and the Lady (1946)
    Plainsman and the Lady
  • Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, and Victor Mature in My Darling Clementine (1946)
    My Darling Clementine
    • (uncredited)
  • Lucille Ball, George Brent, Charles Winninger, and Vera Zorina in Lover Come Back (1946)
    Lover Come Back
    • (uncredited)
  • Bill Elliott and Constance Moore in In Old Sacramento (1946)
    In Old Sacramento
    • (uncredited)
  • Frederick Brady, Lois Collier, Paul Kelly, and Vera Lewis in The Cat Creeps (1946)
    The Cat Creeps
    • (as William Davidson)
  • Dane Clark, Janis Paige, and Zachary Scott in Her Kind of Man (1946)
    Her Kind of Man
    • (uncredited)
  • Felix Bressart, Anne Jeffreys, Richard Korbel, Marcy McGuire, Glen Vernon, and James Warren in Ding Dong Williams (1946)
    Ding Dong Williams
    • (as William Davidson)

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    • June 16, 1888
    • Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
    • September 28, 1947
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(after surgery)
    • Helen BoltonMay 4, 1934 - September 28, 1947 (his death)
  • Stage actor.
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