William Desmond (actor)

William Desmond (January 23, 1878 – November 3, 1949) was American actor. He appeared in 205 films between 1915 and 1948. He was nicknamed "The King of the Silent Serials."

Born William Mannion in Horseheads, New York, he was raised in New York City. He later changed his surname to Desmond. He started out in vaudeville and the legitimate stage before making his film debut.

Desmond died at age 71 of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California. He is inurned at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory, Los Angeles.

Partial filmography

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White-Washed Walls (1919)

• Peggy (1916)
• The Dawn Maker (1916)
• Society for Sale (1918)
• Her Code of Honor (1919)
• The Prince and Betty (1919)
• Perils of the Yukon (1922)
• Around the World in Eighteen Days (1923)
• The Phantom Fortune (1923)
• The Eagle's Talons (1923)
• Beasts of Paradise (1923)
• The Extra Girl (1923)
• The Riddle Rider (1924)
• Ace of Spades (1925)
• The Winking Idol (1926)
• Strings of Steel (1926)
• The Return of the Riddle Rider (1927)
• The Vanishing Rider (1928)
• The Phantom of the West (1931)
• The Vanishing Legion (1931)
• Battling with Buffalo Bill (1931)
• Heroes of the West (1932)
• The Last Frontier (1932)
• The Jungle Mystery (1932)
• Clancy of the Mounted (1933)
• The Phantom of the Air (1933)
• Laughing at Life (1933)
• Gordon of Ghost City (1933)
• The Perils of Pauline (1933)
• Pirate Treasure (1934)
• The Vanishing Shadow (1934)
• I Can't Escape (1934)
• The Red Rider (1934)
• The Way of the West (1934)
• Tailspin Tommy (1934)
• The Rawhide Terror (1934)
• Rough Riding Ranger (1935)
• Rustlers of Red Dog (1935)
• Born to Battle (1935)
• The Roaring West (1935)
• Hollywood Boulevard (1936) (uncredited)
• The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936)
• Song of the Gringo (1936)
• Winners of the West (1940)
• Song of the Sarong (1945) (uncredited)
• The Egg and I (1947) (uncredited)

External links

• William Desmond at the Internet Movie Database
• William Desmond at Find a Grave
• William Desmond at Virtual History