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William Desmond
Actor, Producer
Born January 23, 1878Died November 3, 1949 (71 years)
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.
Filmography
| 1976 | Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch · as Cavalry Major |
| 1948 | Are You with It? · as Spectator |
| 1948 | Relentless · as Townsman On Porch |
| 1947 | Michigan Kid · as Townsman |
| 1947 | |
| 1947 | Thunder Mountain · as Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Egg and I · as Spectator At Country Dance (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Code of the West · as Settler (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Trail Street · as Townsman |
| 1946 | Desert Command · as Capt. Boncour |
| 1946 | Lawless Breed · as Bartender |
| 1946 | Canyon Passage · as Townsman |
| 1945 | Frontier Gal · as Barfly |
| 1945 | The Royal Mounted Rides Again · as Townsman |
| 1945 | Strange Confession · as Peanut Vendor (uncredited) |
| 1945 | That Night with You · as Man In Market |
| 1945 | The Naughty Nineties · as Showboat Customer (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Beyond the Pecos · as Bill |
| 1945 | The Return of the Durango Kid · as Street Ambusher (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Song of the Sarong · as Councillor |
| 1945 | See My Lawyer · as Bystander |
| 1944 | Firebrands of Arizona · as Townsman |
| 1944 | Bowery to Broadway · as Man At Bar |
| 1944 | Girl Rush · as Henchman |
| 1944 | The Climax · as Backstage Technician (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Tall in the Saddle · as Townsman |
| 1944 | The Mummy's Ghost · as Museum Tourist (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Yellow Rose of Texas · as Townsman |
| 1944 | The Scarlet Claw · as Member Of Royal Canadian Occult Society |
| 1944 | Oklahoma Raiders · as Townsman |
| 1944 | Phantom Lady · as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Marshal of Gunsmoke · as Townsman |
| 1943 | In Old Oklahoma · as Townsman |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars · as Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Johnny Come Lately · as Townsman |
| 1943 | Phantom of the Opera · as Stagehand (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Lone Star Trail · as Bartender Mike |
| 1943 | Frontier Badmen · as Mathews |
| 1943 | Prairie Chickens · as Cache Lake Townsman |
| 1943 | Cheyenne Roundup · as Pete |
| 1942 | Pittsburgh · as Theatre Patron |
| 1942 | Sin Town · as Town Leader |
| 1942 | Overland Mail · as Williams - Banker |
| 1942 | The Silver Bullet · as Townsman |
| 1942 | Junior G-Men of the Air · as Parts Customer |
| 1942 | Gang Busters · as Rogan's Death Witness [ch. 4] |
| 1942 | Raiders of the West · as Townsman |
| 1942 | Stagecoach Buckaroo · as Barfly |
| 1942 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides · as Townsman |
| 1942 | Don Winslow of the Navy · as Pat - Smelter Foreman [ch. 5] |
| 1941 | Sky Raiders · as Murphy - Police Officer [ch. 9] |
| 1941 | Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie · as Bartender |
| 1941 | Nice Girl? · as Postman |
| 1940 | Junior G-Men · as Irish Cop (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Boys from Syracuse · as Citizen |
| 1940 | Winners of the West · as Bill Brine |
| 1939 | Man of Conquest · as Tennessee Man |
| 1938 | Rocket Ship · as Hawkmen Lookout Captain |
| 1937 | Tim Tyler's Luck · as Dock Official |
| 1937 | The Mysterious Pilot · as Lumberjack |
| 1937 | Wild West Days · as Townsman On Gold Rush |
| 1937 | Arizona Days · as Stranger |
| 1936 | Headin' for the Rio Grande · as Mr. Mack (cattle Buyer) |
| 1936 | Song of the Gringo · as Bailiff |
| 1936 | Cavalry · as Cavalry Major |
| 1936 | The Black Coin · as Cantina Bartender |
| 1936 | The Vigilantes Are Coming · as Anderson, Vigilante Member |
| 1936 | Hollywood Boulevard · as Pago Pago Patron (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Treachery Rides the Range · as Bill |
| 1936 | The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand · as Bartender Steve [chs.5,8,10-12,14] |
| 1936 | Flash Gordon · as Hawkman Lookout Captain |
| 1936 | Custer's Last Stand · as Wagonmaster |
| 1936 | Song of the Saddle · as Tim |
| 1936 | The Adventures of Frank Merriwell · as Captain Of The 'viking' |
| 1936 | Custer's Last Stand · as Wagon Master |
| 1936 | Flash Gordon · as Hawkman Lookout Captain |
| 1935 | Frisco Kid · as Vigilante Hangman (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery · as Foreman Burke |
| 1935 | Timber Terrors · as Royce Horter |
| 1935 | Powdersmoke Range · as Happy - Bartender |
| 1935 | Courage of the North · as Gene Travis |
| 1935 | The Roaring West · as Jim Parker |
| 1935 | Rough Riding Ranger · as Major Wright |
| 1935 | Social Error · as Policeman |
| 1935 | The Call of the Savage · as Allen |
| 1935 | The Ghost Rider · as Guard |
| 1935 | The Cowboy and the Bandit · as Sheriff Pete |
| 1935 | Born to Battle · as John Brownell |
| 1935 | Naughty Marietta · as Gendarme Chief (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Rustlers of Red Dog · as Ira Dale [chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12] |
| 1935 | The Phantom Cowboy · as Barfly |
| 1934 | The Rawhide Terror · as Tom Blake |
| 1934 | Gunfire · as Townsman |
| 1934 | Frontier Days · as Sheriff Barnes |
| 1934 | Tailspin Tommy · as Sloane - Taggart's Office Henchman, Chs. 4, 7, 10-11 |
| 1934 | The Way of the West · as 'cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond) |
| 1934 | The Red Rider · as Sheriff Campbell |
| 1934 | I Can't Escape · as Parole Officer Donovan |
| 1934 | The Vanishing Shadow · as Macdonald |
| 1934 | Pirate Treasure · as Capt. Jim Carson |
| 1933 | Fargo Express · as Sheriff Joe Thompson |
| 1933 | Perils of Pauline · as Prof. Thompson |
| 1933 | Strawberry Roan · as Colonel Brownlee |
| 1933 | Gordon of Ghost City · as John Mulford |
| 1933 | Laughing at Life · as Military Cabinet Officer |
| 1933 | The Phantom of the Air · as Thomas Edmonds |
| 1933 | The Whispering Shadow · as Empire Transport Co. Driver |
| 1933 | The Three Musketeers · as Capt. Boncour |
| 1932 | The Last Frontier · as General Custer |
| 1932 | Heroes of the West · as John Blaine |
| 1931 | The Lightning Warrior · as Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Battling with Buffalo Bill · as John Mills |
| 1931 | The Vanishing Legion · as Milesburg Sheriff |
| 1930 | The Phantom of the West · as Martin Blair |
| 1925 | Red Clay · as Chief John Nisheto |
| 1921 | Fightin' Mad · as Bud Mcgraw |
| 1919 | Bare-Fisted Gallagher · as 'bare-Fisted' Gallagher |
| 1919 | The Prodigal Liar · as Percival Montgomery Edwards |
| 1916 | Peggy · as Rev. Donald Bruce |