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The Way of the West (1934) -- Government agent Gordon, working undercover, is investigating a cattleman sheepman war. The Culprit is Horton and when Horton kills Parker he frames Gordon. His identity revealed, the Sheriff lets Gordon escape to go after the real killer.
Rough Riding Ranger (1935) -- Hanson is using Bobby's carrier pigeons to receive messages. His man Slim shoots them down before they reach Bobby...
The Phantom Cowboy (1935) -- Bill Collins meets up with his look-alike the Phantom and is soon involved in his fight with Buck Houston...
Laughing at Life (1933) -- Easter, a soldier of fortune and gunrunner, leaves his family behind escaping from the authorities and an American detective named Mason...
Cavalry (1936) -- Just after the Civil War, Captain Thorn is sent west to help protect the new telegraph line that is under construction...

Overview

Date of Death:
3 November 1949, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Raised in New York City, Dublin-born William Desmond began his show business... more
Trivia:
Brother of actress Lucille Desmond. more
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Alternate Names:
Bill Desmond

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Producer, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Are You with It? (1948) (uncredited) .... Spectator
  2. Relentless (1948) (uncredited) .... Townsman on Porch
  3. The Michigan Kid (1947) (uncredited) .... Townsman
  4. Code of the West (1947) (uncredited) .... Settler
  5. The Scarlet Horseman (1946) (uncredited) .... Barfly
  6. Frontier Gal (1945) (uncredited) .... Man in Saloon
    ... aka The Bride Wasn't Willing (UK)
  7. The Royal Mounted Rides Again (1945) (uncredited) .... Miner at Meeting [Ch. 2]
  8. That Night with You (1945) (uncredited) .... Man in Market
  9. The Naughty Nineties (1945) (uncredited)
  10. The Return of the Durango Kid (1945) (uncredited) .... Street Ambusher
    ... aka Stolen Time (UK)
  11. Song of the Sarong (1945) (uncredited) .... Councillor
  12. See My Lawyer (1945) (uncredited) .... Bystander
    ... aka In a Padded Cell (USA: reissue title)
  13. Beyond the Pecos (1945) (uncredited) .... Barfly Joe
    ... aka Beyond the Seven Seas (UK)
  14. The Old Texas Trail (1944) (uncredited) .... Townsman
    ... aka Stagecoach Line (UK)
  15. Bowery to Broadway (1944) (uncredited) .... Man at Bar
  16. The Climax (1944) (uncredited) .... Backstage Technician
  17. Tall in the Saddle (1944) (uncredited) .... Town Citizen
  18. National Barn Dance (1944) (uncredited) .... Farmer at Barn Dance
  19. The Yellow Rose of Texas (1944) (uncredited) .... Townsman
  20. Oklahoma Raiders (1944) (uncredited) .... Townsman grinning at Banjo's fall
    ... aka Midnight Raiders (UK)
  21. Marshal of Gunsmoke (1944) (uncredited) .... Barfly
    ... aka Sheriff of Gunsmoke (UK)
  22. Phantom of the Opera (1943) (uncredited) .... Stagehand
  23. Frontier Badmen (1943) (uncredited) .... Townsman
  24. The Lone Star Trail (1943) (uncredited) .... Mike - Bartender
  25. Frontier Fury (1943) (uncredited) .... Townsman
  26. Prairie Chickens (1943) (uncredited) .... Cache Lake Townsman
  27. Cheyenne Roundup (1943) (uncredited) .... Townsman Pete
  28. Overland Mail (1942) (uncredited) .... Banker Williams [Chs. 5, 12]
  29. Sin Town (1942) (uncredited) .... Town Leader
  30. The Silver Bullet (1942) (uncredited) .... Townsman
  31. Junior G-Men of the Air (1942) (uncredited) .... Parts Customer [Ch. 1]
  32. Down Rio Grande Way (1942) (uncredited) .... Townsman
    ... aka The Double Punch (UK)
  33. Gang Busters (1942) (uncredited) .... Rogan's Death Witness [Ch. 4]
  34. Raiders of the West (1942) (uncredited) .... Townsman
  35. Don Winslow of the Navy (1942) (uncredited) .... Pat, smelter foreman [Ch. 5]
  36. Sky Raiders (1941) (uncredited) .... Police Officer Murphy [Ch. 9]
  37. Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (1941) .... Bartender
  38. Nice Girl? (1941) (uncredited) .... Postman
  39. Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941) (uncredited) .... Tourist
  40. A Little Bit of Heaven (1940) .... Uncle Francis
  41. Junior G-Men (1940) (uncredited) .... Irish Cop [Ch. 6]
  42. The Boys from Syracuse (1940) (uncredited) .... Citizen
  43. Winners of the West (1940) .... Bill Brine (foreman)

  44. Man of Conquest (1939) (uncredited) .... Tennessee Man
  45. Tim Tyler's Luck (1937) (uncredited) .... Dock Official [Ch. 1]
  46. The Mysterious Pilot (1937) (uncredited) .... Lumberjack/Townsman
  47. Arizona Days (1937) (uncredited) .... Stranger
  48. Headin' for the Rio Grande (1936) .... Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
  49. Song of the Gringo (1936) .... Bailiff
    ... aka The Old Corral (UK)
  50. Cavalry (1936) (uncredited) .... Cavalry Major
  51. The Black Coin (1936) (uncredited) .... Cantina bartender
  52. The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936) .... Anderson, Vigilante Member
  53. Hollywood Boulevard (1936) (uncredited) .... Guest
  54. Treachery Rides the Range (1936) (uncredited) .... Bill - Stage Driver
  55. The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand (1936/I) (uncredited) .... Bartender Steve [Chs.5,8,10-12,14]
    ... aka The Clutching Hand (USA)
  56. Flash Gordon (1936/I) (uncredited) .... Hawkman lookout captain [Chs. 5-9]
    ... aka Flash Gordon: Space Soldiers (USA: video title)
    ... aka Space Soldiers (USA: TV title)
  57. Song of the Saddle (1936) .... Tim, Stage Driver and Henchman
  58. The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936) (uncredited) .... Captain of the 'Viking' [Chs. 4-5]
  59. The Broken Coin (1936)
  60. Custer's Last Stand (1936/I) (as Bill Desmond) .... Burly wagon master [Ch. 1]
  61. Frisco Kid (1935) (uncredited) .... Vigilante Hangman
  62. Nevada (1935) .... Wilson
  63. Courage of the North (1935) .... Gene Travis
  64. Powdersmoke Range (1935) .... Saloon Owner 'Happy' Hopkins
  65. Trails of the Wild (1935) (uncredited) .... Mountie
    ... aka Arrest at Sundown (UK)
  66. The Roaring West (1935) .... Jim Parker
  67. Social Error (1935) (uncredited) .... Policeman
    ... aka Kidnapped (UK)
  68. The Ghost Rider (1935) (as Bill Desmond) .... Road crew Guard
  69. The Call of the Savage (1935) .... Allen
    ... aka Savage Fury (USA: recut version)
  70. Cyclone of the Saddle (1935) (as Bill Desmond) .... Wagon Master Blaine
  71. The Cowboy and the Bandit (1935) .... Sheriff Pete
  72. Devil's Canyon (1935)
  73. Born to Battle (1935) (as Bill Desmond) .... John Brownell
  74. Naughty Marietta (1935) (uncredited) .... Gendarme Chief
  75. Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery (1935) (uncredited) .... Foreman Burke [Chs. 7-9,11-12]
    ... aka The Great Air Mystery (UK)
  76. Wild Waters (1935) .... Sheriff Manning
    ... aka Flash the Wonder Dog: Wild Waters (USA: series title)
  77. Defying the Law (1935) .... Jim Kenmore
  78. Five Bad Men (1935) .... Col. Matoon
  79. The Rustlers of Red Dog (1935) .... Ira Dale (wagonmaster)
  80. Rough Riding Ranger (1935) .... Major Wright
    ... aka The Secret Stranger
  81. The Phantom Cowboy (1935) (uncredited) .... Barfly
  82. Timber Terrors (1935) .... Royce Horter
    ... aka Morton of the Mounted
  83. When Lightning Strikes (1934) .... Marshall Jack Stevens
  84. Gunfire (1934) (uncredited) .... Townsman
  85. Frontier Days (1934) (as Bill Desmond) .... Sheriff Barnes
  86. Tailspin Tommy (1934) .... Sloane - Taggart's Office Henchman, Chs. 4, 7, 10-11
  87. The Way of the West (1934) .... 'Cash' Horton
  88. Death Fangs (1934)
    ... aka Flash the Wonder Dog: Death Fangs (USA: series title)
  89. The Red Rider (1934) .... Sheriff Campbell
  90. I Can't Escape (1934) .... Parole Officer Donovan
    ... aka The Magic Vault (USA)
  91. Crack-Up (1934) .... Police Chief
    ... aka Flash the Wonder Dog: Crack-Up (USA: series title)
  92. The Vanishing Shadow (1934) .... Editor MacDonald
  93. Border Guns (1934) .... Doctor Jim Wilson
  94. Pirate Treasure (1934) .... Capt. Jim Carson
  95. The Rawhide Terror (1934) .... Tom Blake, Betty's older brother
  96. Fargo Express (1933) (as Bill Desmond) .... Sheriff Joe Thompson
  97. The Perils of Pauline (1933) .... Professor Thompson [Chs. 9-12]
  98. Strawberry Roan (1933) .... Colonel Brownlee
    ... aka Flying Fury (UK)
  99. Mr. Broadway (1933) .... 1st Suitor
  100. Gordon of Ghost City (1933) .... John Mulford
  101. Laughing at Life (1933) .... Military Cabinet Officer
  102. Phantom of the Air (1933/I) .... Mr. Edwards
  103. The Whispering Shadow (1933) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) .... Empire Transport Co. driver
  104. The Three Musketeers (1933) .... Capt. Boncour
  105. Rustlers' Roundup (1933) .... San Dimas Sheriff Holden
  106. Clancy of the Mounted (1933) .... Dave Moran
  107. The Devil Horse (1932) (uncredited) .... Ranger captain [Ch. 1]
  108. A Scarlet Week-End (1932)
  109. The Jungle Mystery (1932) .... Mr. Morgan
  110. The Last Frontier (1932) .... General Custer [Ch .1]
  111. Heroes of the West (1932) .... John Blaine
  112. The Black Ghost (1932) .... Gen. Custer
  113. Battling with Buffalo Bill (1931) .... John Mills
  114. The Lightning Warrior (1931) (uncredited) .... Townsman
  115. Oklahoma Jim (1931) .... Lacy
  116. Hell Bent for Frisco (1931) .... The Editor
  117. First Aid (1931) .... Chief of Police
    ... aka In Strange Company
  118. The Vanishing Legion (1931) .... Milesburg Sheriff
  119. The Phantom of the West (1931) .... Martin Blair
  120. Murder on the Roof (1930) (uncredited)

  121. No Defense (1929) .... John Harper
  122. The Mystery Rider (1928) .... Winthrop Lane/The Mystery Rider
  123. The Devil's Trademark (1928) .... Morgan Gray
    ... aka The Devil's Trade Mark (USA: promotional title)
  124. The Vanishing Rider (1928) .... Jim Davis/The Vanishing Rider
  125. Red Clay (1927) .... Chief John Nisheto
  126. The Return of the Riddle Rider (1927) .... Randolph Parker/The Riddle Rider
  127. Finger Prints (1927)
  128. Tongues of Scandal (1927) .... Gov. John Rhodes
  129. Strings of Steel (1926) .... Ned Brown
  130. The Winking Idol (1926) .... Dave Ledbetter
  131. Ace of Spades (1925) .... Dan Harvey
  132. The Meddler (1925) .... Richard Gilmore
  133. Blood and Steel (1925) .... Gordon Steele
  134. The Burning Trail (1925) .... Smiling Bill Flannigan
  135. Straight Through (1925) .... Good Deed O'Day
    ... aka Ridin' Through (USA)
  136. Duped (1925) .... John Morgan
  137. Barriers of the Law (1925) .... Rex Brandon
  138. Ridin' Pretty (1925) .... Sky Parker
  139. Ace of Spies (1925)
  140. Outwitted (1925) .... Jack Blaisdel
  141. The Riddle Rider (1924) .... Randolph Parker/The Riddle Rider
  142. The Sunset Trail (1924) .... Happy Hobo
  143. The Measure of a Man (1924) .... John Fairmeadow
  144. Hello, 'Frisco (1924)
  145. Big Timber (1924) .... Walter Sandry
  146. The Breathless Moment (1924) .... Billy Carson
  147. The Extra Girl (1923) .... The Actor
  148. Beasts of Paradise (1923) .... Phil Grant
  149. Shadows of the North (1923) .... Ben 'Wolf' Darby
  150. McGuire of the Mounted (1923) .... Bob McGuire
  151. The Phantom Fortune (1923) .... Larry Barclay
  152. Around the World in Eighteen Days (1923) .... Phineas Fogg III
    ... aka Around the World
    ... aka Around the World in 18 Days
  153. Perils of the Yukon (1922) .... Jack Merrill Sr./Jack Merrill Jr.
  154. Fightin' Mad (1921) .... Bud McGraw
  155. The Policeman and the Baby (1921)
  156. The Child Thou Gavest Me (1921) .... Tom Marshall
  157. Dangerous Toys (1921)
  158. Don't Leave Your Husband (1921)
  159. The Parish Priest (1920) .... Reverend John Whalen
  160. Twin Beds (1920) .... Harry Hawkins
  161. A Broadway Cowboy (1920) .... Burke Randolph
  162. Women Men Love (1920) .... David Hunter

  163. The Prince and Betty (1919) .... John Maude
  164. Dangerous Waters (1919) .... Jimmie Moulton
  165. A Sagebrush Hamlet (1919) .... Larry Lang
  166. Bare-Fisted Gallagher (1919) .... 'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher
  167. The Mints of Hell (1919) .... Dan Burke
  168. Whitewashed Walls (1919) .... Larry Donovan
  169. Her Code of Honor (1919) .... Eugene La Salle
  170. The Prodigal Liar (1919) .... Percival Montgomery Edwards
  171. Life's a Funny Proposition (1919) .... Jimmie Pendleton
  172. The Blue Bandanna (1919) .... Jerry Jerome
  173. Deuce Duncan (1918) .... Deuce Duncan
  174. The Pretender (1918) .... Bob Baldwin
  175. Wild Life (1918) .... Chick Ward
  176. Beyond the Shadows (1918) .... Jean Du Bois
  177. Hell's End (1918) .... Jack Donovan
  178. Closin' In (1918) .... Jack Bradon
  179. Old Hartwell's Cub (1918) .... Bill Hartwell
  180. An Honest Man (1918) .... Benny Boggs
  181. Society for Sale (1918) .... Honorable Billy
  182. The Marriage Bubble (1918) .... The Actor/Marty Conrad, the Drunken Millionaire (dual role)
  183. The Sea Panther (1918) .... Paul Le Marsan
  184. Captain of His Soul (1918) .... Horace Boyce
  185. The Sudden Gentleman (1917) .... Garry Garrity
  186. Fighting Back (1917) .... The Weakling
  187. Married in Name Only (1917) (unconfirmed)
  188. Flying Colors (1917) .... Brent Brewster
  189. Master of His Home (1917) .... Carson Stewart
  190. Time Locks and Diamonds (1917) .... Silver Jim Farrel
  191. Paws of the Bear (1917) .... Ray Bourke
  192. Paddy O'Hara (1917) .... Paddy O'Hara
  193. Blood Will Tell (1917) .... Samson Oakley III
  194. The Last of the Ingrams (1917) .... Jules Ingram
    ... aka The Last of the Ingrahams (USA)
  195. The Iced Bullet (1917) .... The Author/Horace Lee
  196. A Gamble in Souls (1916) .... Arthur Worden, Evangelist
  197. The Criminal (1916) .... Donald White
  198. The Dawn Maker (1916) .... Bruce Smithson
  199. Lieutenant Danny, U.S.A. (1916) .... Lt. Danny Ward
  200. The Payment (1916) .... Dick
  201. The Captive God (1916)
  202. The Sorrows of Love (1916) .... Guido Perli
  203. Not My Sister (1916) .... Michael Arnold
  204. The Waifs (1916) .... Arthur Rayburn
  205. Bullets and Brown Eyes (1916) .... Prince Carl
  206. Peggy (1916) .... Reverend Donald Bruce
  207. Peer Gynt (1915) .... The parson
  208. The Majesty of the Law (1915) .... Jackson Morgan Kent
  209. Kilmeny (1915) .... Bob Meredith
Producer:
  1. Fightin' Mad (1921) (producer)
Self:
  1. The City of Stars (1924) .... Himself
  2. Night Life in Hollywood (1922) .... Himself
    ... aka The Shriek of Hollywood (USA)
Archive Footage:
  1. Savage Fury (1956) .... Allen
  2. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Memories (1951) .... Himself
  3. Desert Command (1946) .... Capt. Boncour
  4. Wild West Days (1937) (uncredited) .... Townsman on Gold Rush [Ch. 8]
  5. Custer's Last Stand (1936/II) (uncredited) .... Wagonmaster
  6. Flash Gordon (1936/II) .... Hawkmen Lookout Captain


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