William Desmond

William Desmond

Acting

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

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Savage Fury ★ 7.0 Savage Fury 1956 Thunder Mountain ★ 6.0 Thunder Mountain 1947 The Egg and I ★ 7.1 The Egg and I 1947 Code of the West ★ 7.7 Code of the West 1947 Trail Street ★ 6.5 Trail Street 1947 Desert Command ★ 4.2 Desert Command 1946 Strange Confession ★ 6.9 Strange Confession 1945 The Naughty Nineties ★ 6.7 The Naughty Nineties 1945 The Return of the Durango Kid ★ 8.7 The Return of the Durango Kid 1945 Hi, Beautiful ★ 9.8 Hi, Beautiful 1944 The Climax ★ 5.5 The Climax 1944 Tall in the Saddle ★ 6.6 Tall in the Saddle 1944 The Mummy's Ghost ★ 5.6 The Mummy's Ghost 1944 Phantom Lady ★ 7.0 Phantom Lady 1944 Thank Your Lucky Stars ★ 6.2 Thank Your Lucky Stars 1943 Phantom of the Opera ★ 6.2 Phantom of the Opera 1943 The Lone Star Trail ★ 6.0 The Lone Star Trail 1943 Cheyenne Roundup ★ 7.0 Cheyenne Roundup 1943 Overland Mail ★ 10.0 Overland Mail 1942 The Silver Bullet ★ 6.0 The Silver Bullet 1942 Down Rio Grande Way ★ 10.0 Down Rio Grande Way 1942 Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie ★ 6.5 Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie 1941 Where Did You Get That Girl? ★ 6.0 Where Did You Get That Girl? 1941 Junior G-Men ★ 6.5 Junior G-Men 1940 The Boys from Syracuse ★ 6.4 The Boys from Syracuse 1940 Winners of the West ★ 7.0 Winners of the West 1940 Tim Tyler's Luck ★ 7.0 Tim Tyler's Luck 1937 Headin' for the Rio Grande ★ 8.0 Headin' for the Rio Grande 1936 Song of the Gringo ★ 6.0 Song of the Gringo 1936 The Vigilantes Are Coming ★ 7.8 The Vigilantes Are Coming 1936 Hollywood Boulevard ★ 4.5 Hollywood Boulevard 1936 Treachery Rides the Range ★ 4.0 Treachery Rides the Range 1936 Flash Gordon ★ 6.4 Flash Gordon 1936 Song of the Saddle ★ 7.3 Song of the Saddle 1936 The Adventures of Frank Merriwell ★ 5.7 The Adventures of Frank Merriwell 1936 The Broken Coin ★ 9.0 The Broken Coin 1936 Custer's Last Stand ★ 5.3 Custer's Last Stand 1936 Frisco Kid ★ 7.1 Frisco Kid 1935 Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery ★ 8.0 Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery 1935 Powdersmoke Range ★ 10.0 Powdersmoke Range 1935 Courage of the North ★ 8.0 Courage of the North 1935 The Roaring West ★ 10.0 The Roaring West 1935 Social Error ★ 7.5 Social Error 1935 The Call of the Savage ★ 6.0 The Call of the Savage 1935 The Ghost Rider ★ 6.3 The Ghost Rider 1935 Cyclone of the Saddle ★ 5.8 Cyclone of the Saddle 1935 The Cowboy and the Bandit ★ 7.0 The Cowboy and the Bandit 1935 Born to Battle ★ 5.8 Born to Battle 1935 Naughty Marietta ★ 5.5 Naughty Marietta 1935 Wild Waters ★ 10.0 Wild Waters 1935 Timber Terrors ★ 6.5 Timber Terrors 1935 Rustlers of Red Dog ★ 8.5 Rustlers of Red Dog 1935 When Lightning Strikes ★ 7.5 When Lightning Strikes 1934 Frontier Days ★ 4.3 Frontier Days 1934 The Way of the West ★ 7.0 The Way of the West 1934 The Red Rider ★ 7.0 The Red Rider 1934 I Can't Escape ★ 7.5 I Can't Escape 1934 Crack-Up ★ 8.0 Crack-Up 1934 The Vanishing Shadow ★ 7.1 The Vanishing Shadow 1934 The Rawhide Terror ★ 4.9 The Rawhide Terror 1934 Border Guns ★ 9.0 Border Guns 1934 Pirate Treasure ★ 5.5 Pirate Treasure 1934 Fargo Express ★ 9.0 Fargo Express 1933 Perils of Pauline ★ 6.5 Perils of Pauline 1933 Strawberry Roan ★ 6.0 Strawberry Roan 1933 Mr. Broadway ★ 9.0 Mr. Broadway 1933 Gordon of Ghost City ★ 6.5 Gordon of Ghost City 1933 Laughing at Life ★ 7.3 Laughing at Life 1933 The Phantom of the Air ★ 7.0 The Phantom of the Air 1933 The Three Musketeers ★ 5.7 The Three Musketeers 1933 The Rustler's Roundup ★ 9.0 The Rustler's Roundup 1933 Clancy of the Mounted ★ 8.0 Clancy of the Mounted 1933 A Scarlet Week-End ★ 3.7 A Scarlet Week-End 1932 Jungle Mystery ★ 7.0 Jungle Mystery 1932 The Last Frontier ★ 7.0 The Last Frontier 1932 Heroes of the West ★ 6.3 Heroes of the West 1932 Battling with Buffalo Bill ★ 5.8 Battling with Buffalo Bill 1931 The Lightning Warrior ★ 6.3 The Lightning Warrior 1931 Oklahoma Jim ★ 9.0 Oklahoma Jim 1931 Hell-Bent for Frisco ★ 9.0 Hell-Bent for Frisco 1931