Filmography
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Known For
Society for Sale Honorable Billy (1918) -
Around the World in Eighteen Days Phineas Fogg III (1923) -
Closin' In Jack Bradon (1918) -
Known For
The Last Frontier General Custer (Ch. 1) (1932) -
Actor
Are You with It? Spectator (1948) -
Relentless Townsman on Porch (1948) -
The Egg and I Spectator at County Fair (1947) -
Michigan Kid Townsman (1947) -
Code of the West Settler (1947) -
Trail Street Townsman (1947) -
Lawless Breed Bartender (1946) -
Canyon Passage Townsman (1946) -
The Scarlet Horseman Barfly (1946) -
Frontier Gal Barfly (1945) -
![The Royal Mounted Rides Again]( "The Royal Mounted Rides Again")
The Royal Mounted Rides Again Miner at Meeting (1945) -
![Strange Confession]( "Strange Confession")
Strange Confession Peanut Vendor (1945) -
![That Night with You]( "That Night with You")
That Night with You Man in Market (1945) -
![The Naughty Nineties]( "The Naughty Nineties")
The Naughty Nineties Showboat Customer (1945) -
![Beyond the Pecos]( "Beyond the Pecos")
Beyond the Pecos Bill - Barfly (1945) -
![The Return of the Durango Kid]( "The Return of the Durango Kid")
The Return of the Durango Kid Street Ambusher (1945) -
![Song of the Sarong]( "Song of the Sarong")
Song of the Sarong Councillor (1945) -
![See My Lawyer]( "See My Lawyer")
See My Lawyer Bystander (1945) -
![Hi, Beautiful]( "Hi, Beautiful")
Hi, Beautiful Passenger (1944) -
![Firebrands of Arizona]( "Firebrands of Arizona")
Firebrands of Arizona Townsman (1944) -
![The Old Texas Trail]( "The Old Texas Trail")
The Old Texas Trail Townsman (1944) -
![Bowery to Broadway]( "Bowery to Broadway")
Bowery to Broadway Man at Bar (1944) -
![The Climax]( "The Climax")
The Climax Backstage Technician (1944) -
![Tall in the Saddle]( "Tall in the Saddle")
Tall in the Saddle Town Citizen (1944) -
![National Barn Dance]( "National Barn Dance")
National Barn Dance Farmer at Barn Dance (1944) -
![The Mummy's Ghost]( "The Mummy's Ghost")
The Mummy's Ghost Museum Tourist (1944) -
![The Yellow Rose of Texas]( "The Yellow Rose of Texas")
The Yellow Rose of Texas Townsman (1944) -
![The Scarlet Claw]( "The Scarlet Claw")
The Scarlet Claw Member of Royal Canadian Occult Society (1944) -
![Oklahoma Raiders]( "Oklahoma Raiders")
Oklahoma Raiders Townsman Grinning at Banjo's Fall (1944) -
![Phantom Lady]( "Phantom Lady")
Phantom Lady Courtroom Spectator (1944) -
![Marshal of Gunsmoke]( "Marshal of Gunsmoke")
Marshal of Gunsmoke Barfly (1944) -
![Thank Your Lucky Stars]( "Thank Your Lucky Stars")
Thank Your Lucky Stars Gower Gulch Cowboy in Dennis Morgan Number (1943) -
![Phantom of the Opera]( "Phantom of the Opera")
Phantom of the Opera Stagehand (1943) -
![The Lone Star Trail]( "The Lone Star Trail")
The Lone Star Trail Bartender Mike (1943) -
![Frontier Badmen]( "Frontier Badmen")
Frontier Badmen Townsman (1943) -
![Frontier Fury]( "Frontier Fury")
Frontier Fury Townsman (1943) -
![Cheyenne Roundup]( "Cheyenne Roundup")
Cheyenne Roundup Pete (1943) -
![Prairie Chickens]( "Prairie Chickens")
Prairie Chickens Cache Lake Townsman (1943) -
![Pittsburgh]( "Pittsburgh")
Pittsburgh Theatre Patron (1942) -
![Sin Town]( "Sin Town")
Sin Town Town Leader (1942) -
![Overland Mail]( "Overland Mail")
Overland Mail Williams - Banker [Chs. 5, 12] (1942) -
![The Silver Bullet]( "The Silver Bullet")
The Silver Bullet Townsman (1942) -
![Down Rio Grande Way]( "Down Rio Grande Way")
Down Rio Grande Way Townsman (1942) -
![Junior G-Men of the Air]( "Junior G-Men of the Air")
Junior G-Men of the Air Parts Customer [Ch. 1] (1942) -
![Gang Busters]( "Gang Busters")
Gang Busters Rogan's Death Witness [Ch. 4] (1942) -
![Raiders of the West]( "Raiders of the West")
Raiders of the West Townsman (1942) -
![Stagecoach Buckaroo]( "Stagecoach Buckaroo")
Stagecoach Buckaroo Barfly (1942) -
![Don Winslow of the Navy]( "Don Winslow of the Navy")
Don Winslow of the Navy Pat - Smelter Foreman [Ch. 5] (1942) -
![Sky Raiders]( "Sky Raiders")
Sky Raiders Murphy - Police Officer [Ch. 9] (1941) -
![Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie]( "Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie")
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie Bartender (1941) -
![Nice Girl?]( "Nice Girl?")
Nice Girl? Postman (1941) -
![Where Did You Get That Girl?]( "Where Did You Get That Girl?")
Where Did You Get That Girl? Tourist (1941) -
![A Little Bit of Heaven]( "A Little Bit of Heaven")
A Little Bit of Heaven Uncle Francis (1940) -
![Junior G-Men]( "Junior G-Men")
Junior G-Men Irish Cop [Ch. 6] (1940) -
![The Boys from Syracuse]( "The Boys from Syracuse")
The Boys from Syracuse Citizen (1940) -
![Winners of the West]( "Winners of the West")
Winners of the West Bill Brine - Foreman (1940) -
![Man of Conquest]( "Man of Conquest")
Man of Conquest Tennessee Man (1939) -
![Tim Tyler's Luck]( "Tim Tyler's Luck")
Tim Tyler's Luck Dock Official [Ch. 1] (1937) -
![The Mysterious Pilot]( "The Mysterious Pilot")
The Mysterious Pilot Lumberjack / Townsman (1937) -
![Arizona Days]( "Arizona Days")
Arizona Days Stranger (1937) -
![Headin' for the Rio Grande]( "Headin' for the Rio Grande")
Headin' for the Rio Grande Mr. Mack (1936) -
![Song of the Gringo]( "Song of the Gringo")
Song of the Gringo Bailiff (1936) -
![Cavalry]( "Cavalry")
Cavalry Cavalry Major (1936) -
![The Black Coin]( "The Black Coin")
The Black Coin Cantina Bartender (1936) -
![The Vigilantes Are Coming]( "The Vigilantes Are Coming")
The Vigilantes Are Coming Anderson (1936) -
![Hollywood Boulevard]( "Hollywood Boulevard")
Hollywood Boulevard Pago Pago Patron (1936) -
![Treachery Rides the Range]( "Treachery Rides the Range")
Treachery Rides the Range Bill - Stage Driver (1936) -
![The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand]( "The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand")
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand Bartender Steve [Chs.5,8,10-12,14] (1936) -
![Flash Gordon]( "Flash Gordon")
Flash Gordon Hawkman Lookout Captain (1936) -
![Song of the Saddle]( "Song of the Saddle")
Song of the Saddle Stage Driver Tim (1936) -
![The Adventures of Frank Merriwell]( "The Adventures of Frank Merriwell")
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell Captain of the 'Viking' (1936) -
The Broken Coin (1936)
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![Custer's Last Stand]( "Custer's Last Stand")
Custer's Last Stand Wagon Master [Ch. 1] (1936) -
![Frisco Kid]( "Frisco Kid")
Frisco Kid Vigilante Hangman (1935) -
![Nevada]( "Nevada")
Nevada Wilson (1935) -
![Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery]( "Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery")
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery Foreman Burke [Chs. 7-9,11-12] (1935) -
![Timber Terrors]( "Timber Terrors")
Timber Terrors Royce Horter (1935) -
![Rough Riding Ranger]( "Rough Riding Ranger")
Rough Riding Ranger Major Wright (1935) -
![Courage of the North]( "Courage of the North")
Courage of the North Gene Travis (1935) -
![Powdersmoke Range]( "Powdersmoke Range")
Powdersmoke Range Happy - Bartender (1935) -
![The Roaring West]( "The Roaring West")
The Roaring West Jim Parker (1935) -
![Social Error]( "Social Error")
Social Error Policeman (1935) -
![The Phantom Cowboy]( "The Phantom Cowboy")
The Phantom Cowboy Barfly (1935) -
![The Ghost Rider]( "The Ghost Rider")
The Ghost Rider Guard (1935) -
The Tia Juana Kid Cantina Owner (1935)
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![The Call of the Savage]( "The Call of the Savage")
The Call of the Savage Allen (1935) -
![Cyclone of the Saddle]( "Cyclone of the Saddle")
Cyclone of the Saddle Wagon Master (1935) -
![The Cowboy and the Bandit]( "The Cowboy and the Bandit")
The Cowboy and the Bandit Sheriff Pete (1935) -
![Devil's Canyon]( "Devil's Canyon")
Devil's Canyon (1935) -
![Born to Battle]( "Born to Battle")
Born to Battle John Brownell (1935) -
![Naughty Marietta]( "Naughty Marietta")
Naughty Marietta Gendarme Chief (1935) -
![Wild Waters]( "Wild Waters")
Wild Waters Sheriff Manning (1935) -
![Defying the Law]( "Defying the Law")
Defying the Law Jim Kenmore (1935) -
![Five Bad Men]( "Five Bad Men")
Five Bad Men Colonel Matoon (1935) -
![Rustlers of Red Dog]( "Rustlers of Red Dog")
Rustlers of Red Dog Ira Dale (Wagonmaster) (1935) -
![When Lightning Strikes]( "When Lightning Strikes")
When Lightning Strikes Marshal Jack Stevens (1934) -
![The Rawhide Terror]( "The Rawhide Terror")
The Rawhide Terror Tom Blake - Betty's Older Brother (1934) -
![Gunfire]( "Gunfire")
Gunfire Townsman (1934) -
![Frontier Days]( "Frontier Days")
Frontier Days Sheriff Barnes (1934) -
![Tailspin Tommy]( "Tailspin Tommy")
Tailspin Tommy Sloane - Taggart's Office Henchman, Chs. 4, 7, 10-11 (1934) -
![The Way of the West]( "The Way of the West")
The Way of the West 'Cash' Horton (1934) -
Death Fangs (1934)
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![The Red Rider]( "The Red Rider")
The Red Rider Sheriff Campbell (1934) -
![I Can't Escape]( "I Can't Escape")
I Can't Escape Donovan - Parole Officer (1934) -
Crack-Up Police Chief (1934)
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![The Vanishing Shadow]( "The Vanishing Shadow")
The Vanishing Shadow Newspaper Editor MacDonald (1934) -
![Border Guns]( "Border Guns")
Border Guns Dr. Jim Wilson (1934) -
![Pirate Treasure]( "Pirate Treasure")
Pirate Treasure Capt. Jim Carson (1934) -
![Fargo Express]( "Fargo Express")
Fargo Express Sheriff Joe Thompson (1933) -
![Perils of Pauline]( "Perils of Pauline")
Perils of Pauline Prof. Thompson [Chs. 9-12] (1933) -
![Strawberry Roan]( "Strawberry Roan")
Strawberry Roan Colonel Brownlee (1933) -
![Gordon of Ghost City]( "Gordon of Ghost City")
Gordon of Ghost City John Mulford (1933) -
![Laughing at Life]( "Laughing at Life")
Laughing at Life Military Cabinet Officer (1933) -
![The Phantom of the Air]( "The Phantom of the Air")
The Phantom of the Air Thomas Edmonds (1933) -
![The Whispering Shadow]( "The Whispering Shadow")
The Whispering Shadow Empire Transport Co. driver (1933) -
![The Three Musketeers]( "The Three Musketeers")
The Three Musketeers Capt. Boncour (1933) -
![The Rustler's Roundup]( "The Rustler's Roundup")
The Rustler's Roundup San Dimas Sheriff Holden (1933) -
![Clancy of the Mounted]( "Clancy of the Mounted")
Clancy of the Mounted Dave Moran (1933) -
![A Scarlet Week-End]( "A Scarlet Week-End")
A Scarlet Week-End (1932) -
![Jungle Mystery]( "Jungle Mystery")
Jungle Mystery John Morgan (1932) -
![The Last Frontier]( "The Last Frontier")
The Last Frontier General Custer (Ch. 1) (1932) -
![Heroes of the West]( "Heroes of the West")
Heroes of the West John Blaine (1932) -
![Battling with Buffalo Bill]( "Battling with Buffalo Bill")
Battling with Buffalo Bill John Mills (1931) -
![The Lightning Warrior]( "The Lightning Warrior")
The Lightning Warrior Townsman (1931) -
![Oklahoma Jim]( "Oklahoma Jim")
Oklahoma Jim Lacy (1931) -
Hell-Bent for Frisco The Editor (1931)
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First Aid Chief of Police (1931)
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![The Vanishing Legion]( "The Vanishing Legion")
The Vanishing Legion Milesburg Sheriff (1931) -
![The Phantom of the West]( "The Phantom of the West")
The Phantom of the West Martin Blair (1930) -
![No Defense]( "No Defense")
No Defense John Harper (1929) -
![The Mystery Rider]( "The Mystery Rider")
The Mystery Rider Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider (1928) -
![The Devil's Trademark]( "The Devil's Trademark")
The Devil's Trademark Morgan Gray (1928) -
![The Vanishing Rider]( "The Vanishing Rider")
The Vanishing Rider Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider (1928) -
Red Clay Chief John Nisheto (1927)
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![The Return of the Riddle Rider]( "The Return of the Riddle Rider")
The Return of the Riddle Rider Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider (1927) -
Tongues of Scandal Gov. John Rhodes (1927)
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![Strings of Steel]( "Strings of Steel")
Strings of Steel Ned Brown (1926) -
![The Winking Idol]( "The Winking Idol")
The Winking Idol Dave Ledbetter (1926) -
Ace of Spies (1925)
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![The Ace of Spades]( "The Ace of Spades")
The Ace of Spades Dan Harvey (1925) -
The Meddler Richard Gilmore (1925)
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Blood and Steel Gordon Steele (1925)
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![The Burning Trail]( "The Burning Trail")
The Burning Trail Smiling Bill Flannigan (1925) -
![Straight Through]( "Straight Through")
Straight Through Good Deed O'Day (1925) -
![Duped]( "Duped")
Duped John Morgan (1925) -
Barriers of the Law Rex Brandon (1925)
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Ridin' Pretty Sky Parker (1925)
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Outwitted Jack Blaisdel (1925)
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![The Riddle Rider]( "The Riddle Rider")
The Riddle Rider Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider (1924) -
The Sunset Trail Happy Hobo (1924)
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The Measure of a Man John Fairmeadow (1924)
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![Big Timber]( "Big Timber")
Big Timber Walter Sandry (1924) -
The Breathless Moment Billy Carson (1924)
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![The Extra Girl]( "The Extra Girl")
The Extra Girl William Desmond - Actor (1923) -
![Beasts of Paradise]( "Beasts of Paradise")
Beasts of Paradise Phil Grant (1923) -
![Shadows of the North]( "Shadows of the North")
Shadows of the North Ben 'Wolf' Darby (1923) -
![McGuire of the Mounted]( "McGuire of the Mounted")
McGuire of the Mounted Bob McGuire (1923) -
The Phantom Fortune Larry Barclay (1923)
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![Around the World in Eighteen Days]( "Around the World in Eighteen Days")
Around the World in Eighteen Days Phineas Fogg III (1923) -
![Perils of the Yukon]( "Perils of the Yukon")
Perils of the Yukon Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr. (1922) -
![Fightin' Mad]( "Fightin' Mad")
Fightin' Mad Bud McGraw (1921) -
![The Policeman and the Baby]( "The Policeman and the Baby")
The Policeman and the Baby The Policeman (1921) -
![The Child Thou Gavest Me]( "The Child Thou Gavest Me")
The Child Thou Gavest Me Tom Marshall (1921) -
Dangerous Toys Jack Gray (1921)
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Women Men Love David Hunter (1921)
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The Parish Priest Reverend John Whalen (1920)
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Suppose Nobody Cared Abou Ben Adhem (1920)
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![Twin Beds]( "Twin Beds")
Twin Beds Harry Hawkins (1920) -
![A Broadway Cowboy]( "A Broadway Cowboy")
A Broadway Cowboy Burke Randolph (1920) -
![The Prince and Betty]( "The Prince and Betty")
The Prince and Betty John Maude (1919) -
![The Blue Bandanna]( "The Blue Bandanna")
The Blue Bandanna Jerry Jerome (1919) -
Dangerous Waters Jimmie Moulton (1919)
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![A Sagebrush Hamlet]( "A Sagebrush Hamlet")
A Sagebrush Hamlet Larry Lang (1919) -
![Bare-Fisted Gallagher]( "Bare-Fisted Gallagher")
Bare-Fisted Gallagher 'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher (1919) -
![The Mints of Hell]( "The Mints of Hell")
The Mints of Hell Dan Burke (1919) -
![Whitewashed Walls]( "Whitewashed Walls")
Whitewashed Walls Larry Donovan (1919) -
![Her Code of Honor]( "Her Code of Honor")
Her Code of Honor Eugene La Salle (1919) -
![The Prodigal Liar]( "The Prodigal Liar")
The Prodigal Liar Percival Montgomery Edwards (1919) -
![Life's a Funny Proposition]( "Life's a Funny Proposition")
Life's a Funny Proposition Jimmie Pendleton (1919) -
![Deuce Duncan]( "Deuce Duncan")
Deuce Duncan Deuce Duncan (1918) -
![The Pretender]( "The Pretender")
The Pretender Bob Baldwin (1918) -
Wild Life Chick Ward (1918)
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Beyond the Shadows Jean Du Bois (1918)
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Hell's End Jack Donovan (1918)
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Closin' In Jack Bradon (1918)
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![Old Hartwell's Cub]( "Old Hartwell's Cub")
Old Hartwell's Cub Bill Hartwell (1918) -
![An Honest Man]( "An Honest Man")
An Honest Man Benny Boggs (1918) -
![Society for Sale]( "Society for Sale")
Society for Sale Honorable Billy (1918) -
![The Marriage Bubble]( "The Marriage Bubble")
The Marriage Bubble The Actor / Marty Conrad, the Drunken Millionaire (dual role) (1918) -
![The Sea Panther]( "The Sea Panther")
The Sea Panther Paul Le Marsan (1918) -
![Captain of His Soul]( "Captain of His Soul")
Captain of His Soul Horace Boyce (1918) -
![The Sudden Gentleman]( "The Sudden Gentleman")
The Sudden Gentleman Garry Garrity (1917) -
![Fighting Back]( "Fighting Back")
Fighting Back The Weakling (1917) -
![Married in Name Only]( "Married in Name Only")
Married in Name Only (1917) -
![Flying Colors]( "Flying Colors")
Flying Colors Brent Brewster (1917) -
![Master of His Home]( "Master of His Home")
Master of His Home Carson Stewart (1917) -
![Time Locks and Diamonds]( "Time Locks and Diamonds")
Time Locks and Diamonds Silver Jim Farrel (1917) -
![Paws of the Bear]( "Paws of the Bear")
Paws of the Bear Ray Bourke (1917) -
![Paddy O'Hara]( "Paddy O'Hara")
Paddy O'Hara Paddy O'Hara (1917) -
![Blood Will Tell]( "Blood Will Tell")
Blood Will Tell Samson Oakley III (1917) -
![The Last of the Ingrams]( "The Last of the Ingrams")
The Last of the Ingrams Jules Ingram (1917) -
![The Iced Bullet]( "The Iced Bullet")
The Iced Bullet The Author / Horace Lee (1917) -
![A Gamble in Souls]( "A Gamble in Souls")
A Gamble in Souls Arthur Worden, Evangelist (1916) -
![The Criminal]( "The Criminal")
The Criminal Donald White (1916) -
![The Dawn Maker]( "The Dawn Maker")
The Dawn Maker Bruce Smithson (1916) -
![Lieutenant Danny, U.S.A.]( "Lieutenant Danny, U.S.A.")
Lieutenant Danny, U.S.A. Lt. Danny Ward (1916) -
![The Payment]( "The Payment")
The Payment Dick (1916) -
![The Captive God]( "The Captive God")
The Captive God (1916) -
The Sorrows of Love Guido Perli (1916)
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![Not My Sister]( "Not My Sister")
Not My Sister Michael Arnold (1916) -
![The Waifs]( "The Waifs")
The Waifs Arthur Rayburn (1916) -
![Bullets and Brown Eyes]( "Bullets and Brown Eyes")
Bullets and Brown Eyes Prince Carl (1916) -
![Peggy]( "Peggy")
Peggy Rev. Donald Bruce (1916) -
![Peer Gynt]( "Peer Gynt")
Peer Gynt The Parson (1915) -
![The Majesty of the Law]( "The Majesty of the Law")
The Majesty of the Law Jackson Morgan Kent (1915) -
Actor
![Kilmeny]( "Kilmeny")
Kilmeny Bob Meredith (1915) -
Producer
![Fightin' Mad]( "Fightin' Mad")
Fightin' Mad (1921) -
Archive footage
![Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch]( "Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch")
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (1976) -
![Savage Fury]( "Savage Fury")
Savage Fury (1956) -
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![Desert Command]( "Desert Command")
Desert Command (1946) -
![Wild West Days]( "Wild West Days")
Wild West Days (1937) -
![Rocket Ship]( "Rocket Ship")
Rocket Ship (1936) -
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![Custer's Last Stand]( "Custer's Last Stand")
Custer's Last Stand (1936) -
Archive footage
![Mr. Broadway]( "Mr. Broadway")
Mr. Broadway (1933) -
![The Black Ghost]( "The Black Ghost")
The Black Ghost (1932)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
Stage and vaudeville actor.
Nickname
Bill Desmond
Star Sign
Aquarius
Personal Details
Born
William Desmond Mannion
Horseheads, New York, USA
Died
(age 71)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Height:
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