Known For
Acting
Known Credits
150
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 23, 1878 (148 years old)
Place of Birth
Horseheads, New York, USA
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.
| 1956 | Savage Furyas Allen | |
| 1947 | Thunder Mountainas Townsman (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | The Egg and Ias Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited) | |
| 1947 | Code of the Westas Settler (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | Trail Streetas Townsman (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | Desert Commandas Capt. Boncour | |
| 1945 | Strange Confessionas Peanut Vendor (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | The Naughty Ninetiesas Showboat Customer (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | The Return of the Durango Kidas Street Ambusher (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | Hi, Beautifulas Passenger (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | The Climaxas Backstage Technician (Uncredited) | |
| 1944 | Tall in the Saddleas Townsman (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | The Mummy's Ghostas Museum Tourist (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | Phantom Ladyas Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Starsas Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Phantom of the Operaas Stagehand (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | The Lone Star Trailas Bartender Mike | |
| 1943 | Cheyenne Roundupas Pete | |
| 1942 | Overland Mailas Williams - Banker | |
| 1942 | The Silver Bulletas Townsman | |
| 1942 | Down Rio Grande Wayas Townsman | |
| 1941 | Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairieas Bartender | |
| 1941 | Where Did You Get That Girl?as Tourist | |
| 1940 | Junior G-Menas Irish Cop (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | The Boys from Syracuseas Citizen | |
| 1940 | Winners of the Westas Bill Brine | |
| 1937 | Tim Tyler's Luckas Dock Official | |
| 1936 | Headin' for the Rio Grandeas Mr. Mack (cattle buyer) | |
| 1936 | Song of the Gringoas Bailiff | |
| 1936 | The Vigilantes Are Comingas Anderson, Vigilante Member | |
| 1936 | Hollywood Boulevardas Pago Pago Patron (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | Treachery Rides the Rangeas Bill | |
| 1936 | Flash Gordonas Hawkman Lookout Captain | |
| 1936 | Song of the Saddleas Tim | |
| 1936 | The Adventures of Frank Merriwellas Captain of the 'Viking' | |
| 1936 | The Broken Coinas | |
| 1936 | Custer's Last Standas Wagon Master | |
| 1935 | Frisco Kidas Vigilante Hangman (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mysteryas Foreman Burke | |
| 1935 | Powdersmoke Rangeas Happy - Bartender | |
| 1935 | Courage of the Northas Gene Travis | |
| 1935 | The Roaring Westas Jim Parker | |
| 1935 | Social Erroras Policeman | |
| 1935 | The Call of the Savageas Allen | |
| 1935 | The Ghost Rideras Guard | |
| 1935 | Cyclone of the Saddleas Wagon Master | |
| 1935 | The Cowboy and the Banditas Sheriff Pete | |
| 1935 | Born to Battleas John Brownell | |
| 1935 | Naughty Mariettaas Gendarme Chief (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Wild Watersas Sheriff Manning | |
| 1935 | Timber Terrorsas Royce Horter | |
| 1935 | Rustlers of Red Dogas Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12] | |
| 1934 | When Lightning Strikesas Marshal Jack Stevens | |
| 1934 | Frontier Daysas Sheriff Barnes | |
| 1934 | The Way of the Westas 'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond) | |
| 1934 | The Red Rideras Sheriff Campbell | |
| 1934 | I Can't Escapeas Parole Officer Donovan | |
| 1934 | Crack-Upas Police Chief | |
| 1934 | The Vanishing Shadowas MacDonald | |
| 1934 | The Rawhide Terroras Tom Blake | |
| 1934 | Border Gunsas Dr. Jim Wilson | |
| 1934 | Pirate Treasureas Capt. Jim Carson | |
| 1933 | Fargo Expressas Sheriff Joe Thompson | |
| 1933 | Perils of Paulineas Prof. Thompson | |
| 1933 | Strawberry Roanas Colonel Brownlee | |
| 1933 | Mr. Broadwayas 1st Suitor (archive footage) | |
| 1933 | Gordon of Ghost Cityas John Mulford | |
| 1933 | Laughing at Lifeas Military Cabinet Officer | |
| 1933 | The Phantom of the Airas Thomas Edmonds | |
| 1933 | The Three Musketeersas Capt. Boncour | |
| 1933 | The Rustler's Roundupas San Dimas Sheriff Holden | |
| 1933 | Clancy of the Mountedas Dave Moran | |
| 1932 | A Scarlet Week-Endas | |
| 1932 | Jungle Mysteryas John Morgan | |
| 1932 | The Last Frontieras General Custer | |
| 1932 | Heroes of the Westas John Blaine | |
| 1931 | Battling with Buffalo Billas John Mills | |
| 1931 | The Lightning Warrioras Townsman (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | Oklahoma Jimas Lacy | |
| 1931 | Hell-Bent for Friscoas The Editor | |
| 1931 | First Aidas Chief of Police | |
| 1931 | The Vanishing Legionas Milesburg Sheriff | |
| 1930 | The Phantom of the Westas Martin Blair | |
| 1929 | No Defenseas John Harper | |
| 1929 | No Childrenas Self | |
| 1928 | The Mystery Rideras Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider | |
| 1928 | The Devil's Trademarkas Morgan Gray | |
| 1928 | The Vanishing Rideras Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider | |
| 1927 | The Return of the Riddle Rideras Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider | |
| 1926 | The Strings of Steelas Ned Brown | |
| 1925 | The Ace of Spadesas Dan Harvey | |
| 1925 | The Meddleras Richard Gilmore | |
| 1925 | The Burning Trailas Smiling Bill Flannigan | |
| 1925 | Red Clayas Chief John Nisheto | |
| 1925 | Dupedas John Morgan | |
| 1925 | Straight Throughas Good Deed O'Day | |
| 1925 | Barriers of the Lawas Rex Brandon | |
| 1925 | Ridin' Prettyas Sky Parker | |
| 1925 | Outwittedas Jack Blaisdel | |
| 1924 | The Riddle Rideras Randolph Parker / The Riddle Rider | |
| 1924 | The Sunset Trailas Happy Hobo | |
| 1924 | The Measure of a Manas John Fairmeadow | |
| 1924 | Hello, 'Friscoas William Desmond | |
| 1924 | Big Timberas Walter Sandry | |
| 1924 | The Breathless Momentas Billy Carson | |
| 1923 | The Extra Girlas Himself | |
| 1923 | The Extra Girlas Himself - Actor | |
| 1923 | Beasts of Paradiseas Phil Grant | |
| 1923 | Shadows of the Northas Ben 'Wolf' Darby | |
| 1923 | McGuire of the Mountedas Bob McGuire | |
| 1923 | The Phantom Fortuneas Larry Barclay | |
| 1923 | Around the World in 18 Daysas Phineas Fogg III | |
| 1922 | Night Life in Hollywoodas Self | |
| 1922 | Perils of the Yukonas Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr. | |
| 1921 | Fightin' Madas Bud McGraw | |
| 1921 | The Policeman and the Babyas The Policeman | |
| 1921 | The Child Thou Gavest Meas Tom Marshall | |
| 1921 | The Parish Priestas Reverend John Whalen | |
| 1921 | Women Men Loveas David Hunter | |
| 1920 | Twin Bedsas Harry Hawkins | |
| 1919 | The Prince and Bettyas John Maude | |
| 1919 | The Blue Bandannaas Jerry Jerome | |
| 1919 | A Sage Brush Hamletas Larry Lang | |
| 1919 | Bare-Fisted Gallagheras 'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher | |
| 1919 | The Mints of Hellas Dan Burke | |
| 1919 | Whitewashed Wallsas Larry Donovan | |
| 1919 | Her Code of Honoras Eugene La Salle | |
| 1919 | Life's a Funny Propositionas Jimmie Pendleton | |
| 1918 | The Pretenderas Bob Baldwin | |
| 1918 | An Honest Manas Benny Boggs | |
| 1918 | Society for Saleas Honorable Billy | |
| 1918 | The Marriage Bubbleas The Actor | |
| 1918 | Captain of His Soulas Horace | |
| 1917 | The Sudden Gentlemanas Garry Garrity | |
| 1917 | Married in Name Onlyas | |
| 1917 | Flying Colorsas Brent Brewster | |
| 1917 | Master of His Homeas Carson Stewart | |
| 1917 | Paws of the Bearas Ray Bourke | |
| 1917 | Paddy O'Haraas Paddy O'Hara | |
| 1917 | The Last of the Ingramsas Jules Ingram | |
| 1917 | The Iced Bulletas The Author / Horace Lee | |
| 1916 | A Gamble in Soulsas | |
| 1916 | The Criminalas Donald White | |
| 1916 | The Dawn Makeras Bruce Smithson | |
| 1916 | Bullets and Brown Eyesas Prince Carl | |
| 1916 | Peggyas Rev. Donald Bruce | |
| 1915 | Peer Gyntas The Parson | |
| 1915 | The Majesty of the Lawas Jackson Morgan Kent | |
| 1915 | Kilmenyas Bob Meredith | |
| 1904 | The Sign of the Crossas |
