William Desmond

William Desmond

1878–1949·Deceased·Active 1915–1956

Born in the upstate New York town of Horseheads in 1878, William Desmond began his show business career in vaudeville and on the stage. He had his own theatrical company by the time he made his film debut in

Career stats
187Films
584Posters
41Years active
1943Peak year
Eras & genres
Eras
Genres

Selected work

178 posters
Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon · 1936
Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady · 1944
Phantom of the Opera
Phantom of the Opera · 1943
The Mummy's Ghost
The Mummy's Ghost · 1944
The Naughty Nineties
The Naughty Nineties · 1945
The Scarlet Claw
The Scarlet Claw · 1944
Canyon Passage
Canyon Passage · 1946
Rocket Ship
Rocket Ship · 1936
Frontier Gal
Frontier Gal · 1945
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Thank Your Lucky Stars · 1943
Tall in the Saddle
Tall in the Saddle · 1944
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers · 1933

Frequent collaborators

30 repeat partners
Henry MacRae
Henry MacRae
Produced by · 30 films together
Bernard B. Brown
Actor · 27 films together
Carl Laemmle
Carl Laemmle
Series Additional Crew · 27 films together
Artie Ortego
Artie Ortego
Actor · 24 films together
Saul A. Goodkind
Film Editing by · 24 films together
Bud Osborne
Bud Osborne
Actor · 21 films together
Cliff Lyons
Cliff Lyons
Stunts · 21 films together
Edmund Cobb
Edmund Cobb
Actor · 21 films together