William Desmond (actor)
| William Desmond | |
|---|---|
 William Desmond | |
| Born |
William Mannion January 23, 1878 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died |
November 3, 1949 (aged 71) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1915–1949 |
William Desmond (January 23, 1878 – November 3, 1949) was an Irish-born American actor. He appeared in 205 films between 1915 and 1948. He was nicknamed "The King of the Silent Serials."
Born William Mannion[1] in Dublin, Ireland, he was raised in New York City. He later changed his surname to a stage name. 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
White-Washed Walls (1919)
- Peggy (1916)
- The Dawn Maker (1916)
- Society for Sale (1918)
- Her Code of Honor (1919)
- The Prince and Betty (1919)
- A Broadway Cowboy (1920)
- 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)
- No Defense (1929)
- 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)
References
- ↑ "William Mannion". Retrieved May 28, 2016.
External links
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