Acting
William Desmond
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
Savage Fury
Film · 1956
Code of the West
Film · 1947
The Egg and I
Film · 1947
Thunder Mountain
Film · 1947
Trail Street
Film · 1947
Desert Command
Film · 1946
The Return of the Durango Kid
Film · 1945
The Naughty Nineties
Film · 1945
Strange Confession
Film · 1945
The Mummy's Ghost
Film · 1944
Phantom Lady
Film · 1944
The Climax
Film · 1944
Hi, Beautiful
Film · 1944
Tall in the Saddle
Film · 1944
Phantom of the Opera
Film · 1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Film · 1943
The Lone Star Trail
Film · 1943
Cheyenne Roundup
Film · 1943
Down Rio Grande Way
Film · 1942
The Silver Bullet
Film · 1942
Overland Mail
Film · 1942
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Film · 1941
Where Did You Get That Girl?
Film · 1941
Winners of the West
Film · 1940
The Boys from Syracuse
Film · 1940
Junior G-Men
Film · 1940
Tim Tyler's Luck
Film · 1937
Song of the Gringo
Film · 1936
The Broken Coin
Film · 1936
The Vigilantes Are Coming
Film · 1936
Custer's Last Stand
Film · 1936
Treachery Rides the Range
Film · 1936
Headin' for the Rio Grande
Film · 1936
Hollywood Boulevard
Film · 1936
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Film · 1936
Song of the Saddle
Film · 1936
Flash Gordon
Film · 1936
Wild Waters
Film · 1935
Frisco Kid
Film · 1935
Born to Battle
Film · 1935
Courage of the North
Film · 1935
The Cowboy and the Bandit
Film · 1935
Cyclone of the Saddle
Film · 1935
The Call of the Savage
Film · 1935
The Ghost Rider
Film · 1935
Social Error
Film · 1935
Timber Terrors
Film · 1935
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
Film · 1935
Rustlers of Red Dog
Film · 1935
Powdersmoke Range
Film · 1935
Naughty Marietta
Film · 1935
The Roaring West
Film · 1935
When Lightning Strikes
Film · 1934
Crack-Up
Film · 1934
The Vanishing Shadow
Film · 1934
I Can't Escape
Film · 1934
Pirate Treasure
Film · 1934
Frontier Days
Film · 1934
The Rawhide Terror
Film · 1934
Border Guns
Film · 1934
The Red Rider
Film · 1934
The Way of the West
Film · 1934
The Rustler's Roundup
Film · 1933
Mr. Broadway
Film · 1933
The Three Musketeers
Film · 1933
Laughing at Life
Film · 1933
Strawberry Roan
Film · 1933
Fargo Express
Film · 1933
Gordon of Ghost City
Film · 1933
The Phantom of the Air
Film · 1933
Perils of Pauline
Film · 1933
Clancy of the Mounted
Film · 1933
The Last Frontier
Film · 1932
Heroes of the West
Film · 1932
A Scarlet Week-End
Film · 1932
Jungle Mystery
Film · 1932
The Lightning Warrior
Film · 1931
The Vanishing Legion
Film · 1931
Battling with Buffalo Bill
Film · 1931
Oklahoma Jim
Film · 1931
Hell-Bent for Frisco
Film · 1931
First Aid
Film · 1931
The Phantom of the West
Film · 1930
No Children
Film · 1929
No Defense
Film · 1929
The Vanishing Rider
Film · 1928
The Mystery Rider
Film · 1928
The Devil's Trademark
Film · 1928
The Return of the Riddle Rider
Film · 1927
The Strings of Steel
Film · 1926
Straight Through
Film · 1925
The Burning Trail
Film · 1925
The Meddler
Film · 1925
Outwitted
Film · 1925
Ridin' Pretty
Film · 1925
Barriers of the Law
Film · 1925
The Ace of Spades
Film · 1925
Red Clay
Film · 1925
Duped
Film · 1925
Hello, 'Frisco
Film · 1924
The Sunset Trail
Film · 1924
The Breathless Moment
Film · 1924
The Measure of a Man
Film · 1924
Big Timber
Film · 1924
The Riddle Rider
Film · 1924
The Extra Girl
Film · 1923
Shadows of the North
Film · 1923
The Extra Girl
Film · 1923
McGuire of the Mounted
Film · 1923
The Phantom Fortune
Film · 1923
Around the World in 18 Days
Film · 1923
Beasts of Paradise
Film · 1923
Perils of the Yukon
Film · 1922
Night Life in Hollywood
Film · 1922
The Policeman and the Baby
Film · 1921
Fightin' Mad
Film · 1921
The Child Thou Gavest Me
Film · 1921
Women Men Love
Film · 1921
The Parish Priest
Film · 1921
Twin Beds
Film · 1920
The Prince and Betty
Film · 1919
Her Code of Honor
Film · 1919
A Sage Brush Hamlet
Film · 1919
Bare-Fisted Gallagher
Film · 1919
The Mints of Hell
Film · 1919
Life's a Funny Proposition
Film · 1919
The Blue Bandanna
Film · 1919
Whitewashed Walls
Film · 1919
Captain of His Soul
Film · 1918
Society for Sale
Film · 1918
The Marriage Bubble
Film · 1918
An Honest Man
Film · 1918
The Pretender
Film · 1918
Master of His Home
Film · 1917
Paws of the Bear
Film · 1917
The Last of the Ingrams
Film · 1917
The Iced Bullet
Film · 1917
Flying Colors
Film · 1917
Married in Name Only
Film · 1917
The Sudden Gentleman
Film · 1917
Paddy O'Hara
Film · 1917
Time Locks and Diamonds
Film · 1917
A Gamble in Souls
Film · 1916
Peggy
Film · 1916
The Dawn Maker
Film · 1916
Bullets and Brown Eyes
Film · 1916
The Criminal
Film · 1916
Peer Gynt
Film · 1915
Kilmeny
Film · 1915
The Majesty of the Law
Film · 1915
The Sign of the Cross
Film · 1904