
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
January 23, 1878
Died
November 3, 1949 (age 71)
Place of Birth
Horseheads, New York, USA
Also Known As
William Mannion
The King of the Silent Serials
Bill Desmond
William Desmond
Biography
Known For

Naughty Marietta
Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
1935

Flash Gordon
Hawkman Lookout Captain
1936

Phantom Lady
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1944

Thunder Mountain
Townsman (uncredited)
1947
Crack-Up
Police Chief
1934

Frontier Days
Sheriff Barnes
1934

Phantom of the Opera
Stagehand (uncredited)
1943
Hello, 'Frisco
William Desmond
1924

Tall in the Saddle
Townsman (uncredited)
1944

Perils of the Yukon
Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.
1922

The Rustler's Roundup
San Dimas Sheriff Holden
1933

The Dawn Maker
Bruce Smithson
1916

Border Guns
Dr. Jim Wilson
1934

Flying Colors
Brent Brewster
1917

Powdersmoke Range
Happy - Bartender
1935

Trail Street
Townsman (uncredited)
1947

The Naughty Nineties
Showboat Customer (uncredited)
1945

The Mummy's Ghost
Museum Tourist (uncredited)
1944

Cheyenne Roundup
Pete
1943

Strawberry Roan
Colonel Brownlee
1933