Acting
William Desmond
- Career
Active from 1915 to 1945, busiest in 1925 with 9 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 62top three billing
- Average score
41/100
- Highest rated
The Rawhide Terror41/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.1, average 5.4
- Social Commentary3.8, average 4.9
- Pathos4.2, average 5.3
- Pop Culture1.2, average 2.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Western 7
- Nostalgic 5
- Historical Setting 5
- Early Cinema 4
- Classic Film 3
- Good vs Evil 3
- 1930s 2
- Adventure 2
- Aviation 2
- Mystery 2
- Action 2
- Historical 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Albert J. SmithActorStraight Through, The Sunset Trail, The Meddler, The Ace of Spades, The Strings of Steel, +5 more
Joseph FranzActorThe Pretender, The Mints of Hell, A Sage Brush Hamlet, The Parish Priest, The Blue Bandanna, +4 more
Frank LanningActorThe Mints of Hell, Whitewashed Walls, A Sage Brush Hamlet, The Phantom of the West, The Ace of Spades, +3 more
Ray TaylorDirectorGordon of Ghost City, The Vanishing Rider, Battling with Buffalo Bill, Clancy of the Mounted, Heroes of the West, +3 more
Tom LondonActorThe Return of the Riddle Rider, Courage of the North, Clancy of the Mounted, Timber Terrors, The Mystery Rider, +1 more
Tom TylerActorBattling with Buffalo Bill, Clancy of the Mounted, The Phantom of the West, The Phantom of the Air, Jungle Mystery, +1 more
Robert McKimActorThe Last of the Ingrams, Time Locks and Diamonds, Master of His Home, Paws of the Bear, The Iced Bullet, +1 more
Joseph J. DowlingActorThe Criminal, Master of His Home, Bullets and Brown Eyes, The Iced Bullet, Paddy O'Hara, +1 more- GGeorge H. PlymptonWriterThe Vanishing Rider, The Last Frontier, The Phantom of the Air, Jungle Mystery, Perils of the Yukon, +1 more
- RRobert F. HillDirectorThe Last Frontier, The Return of the Riddle Rider, Shadows of the North, Around the World in 18 Days, The Phantom Fortune, +1 more
Mary McIvorActorThe Mints of Hell, Paddy O'Hara, Flying Colors, The Burning Trail, The Sudden Gentleman- WWalter PerryActorThe Mints of Hell, A Sage Brush Hamlet, The Parish Priest, The Prince and Betty, The Sudden Gentleman
Movies and TV shows
144Upcoming
1 title
as Burke Randolph
2010s
1 title · average score 60
GoodWatch score 60Thanks
1950s
1 title
as Allen
1940s
25 titles · average score 57
GoodWatch score 49as Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
GoodWatch score 52as Townsman (uncredited)
as Settler (uncredited)
as Street Ambusher (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 71as Showboat Customer (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 68as Townsman (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 82as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 38as Museum Tourist (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 43as Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
GoodWatch score 67as Stagehand (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 60as Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
as Citizen
1930s
55 titles · average score 56
GoodWatch score 41as Tom Blake
as Parole Officer Donovan
as Police Chief
as MacDonald
as Dave Moran
as John Mulford
as Thomas Edmonds
as General Custer
as John Mills
as Milesburg Sheriff
as The Editor
as Martin Blair
1920s
33 titles
as Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
as Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
as Dan Harvey
as John Morgan
as Richard Gilmore
as Jack Blaisdel
as Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider
as Phil Grant
as Phineas Fogg III
as Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.
as Tom Marshall
as Harry Hawkins
1910s
28 titles
as Eugene La Salle
as John Maude
as 'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher
as Dan Burke
as Honorable Billy
as Horace
as Jules Ingram
as Paddy O'Hara
as Rev. Donald Bruce
as Bruce Smithson
as Donald White
as Jackson Morgan Kent