William Desmond

William Desmond (23 Januari 1878 – 3 November 1949) adalah aktor kelahiran Irlandia berkebangsaan Amerika Serikat. Dia tampil dalam 205 film antara tahun 1915 sampai dengan tahun 1948. Nama panggilannya adalah "The King of the Silent Serials."

William Desmond
William Desmond
Lahir	William Mannion (1878-01-23)23 Januari 1878 Dublin, Ireland
Meninggal	3 November 1949(1949-11-03) (umur 71) Los Angeles, California, United States
Pekerjaan	Actor
Tahun aktif	1915–1949

Lahir dengan nama William Mannion di Dublin, Ireland, dia tumbuh besar di New York City. Kemudian dia mengganti nama aslinya menjadi nama panggung. Dia mengawali kiprahnya di vaudeville dan mantap di dunia teater sebelum mengawali debutnya di kancan perfilman. Tahun 1919 dia menikah dengan bintang Mary McIvor.

Desmond meninggal pada usia 71 karena serangan jantung di Los Angeles, California. Abunya tersimpan di Kapel Kreamtorium Pines, Los Angeles.

Filmografi

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)
• Hello, 'Frisco (1924)
• 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)

Referensi

1. "William Mannion". Diakses tanggal May 28, 2016. 
2. A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses 1476609055 George A. Katchmer - 2002 -"William Desmond's biography can be read in its entirety in the author's book Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies and Filmographies from the Obscure to the ... In 1919 he married Mary McIvor, who bore him two daughters, Mary Jo and Terry.

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