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.
Stagehand (uncredited)
Paddy O'Hara
Sheriff Manning
Thomas Edmonds
Sheriff Pete
Anderson, Vigilante Member
Colonel Brownlee
Dr. Jim Wilson
Winthrop Lane / The Mystery Rider
Settler (uncredited)
Citizen
Townsman (uncredited)
Ray Bourke
Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.
Bartender Mike
Ned Brown
Wagon Master
Brent Brewster
Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
Williams - Banker
Bob Meredith
Townsman (uncredited)
John Mills
John Brownell
Wagon Master
Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
Prince Carl
John Blaine
Sky Parker
Martin Blair
Jim Parker
Royce Horter
Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
The Author / Horace Lee
Street Ambusher (uncredited)
Bill Brine
Foreman Burke
Smiling Bill Flannigan
Prof. Thompson
Carson Stewart
Larry Barclay
1st Suitor (archive footage)
Happy - Bartender
Tom Marshall
Townsman
Townsman
Dave Moran
Sheriff Joe Thompson
Guard
Sheriff Campbell
Capt. Jim Carson
San Dimas Sheriff Holden
Captain of the 'Viking'
Dock Official
Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
'Bare-Fisted' Gallagher
Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
Phineas Fogg III
Jimmie Pendleton
Billy Carson
Jim Davis / The Vanishing Rider
William Desmond
Rev. Donald Bruce
Museum Tourist (uncredited)
'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)
Tourist
Bob McGuire
Lacy
Townsman (uncredited)
Capt. Boncour
Hawkman Lookout Captain
General Custer
Pete
Bruce Smithson
Tim
The Actor
Irish Cop (uncredited)
Horace
Dan Harvey
Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
Allen
Tom Blake
Bartender
Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
Passenger (uncredited)
MacDonald
Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
Himself
Himself - Actor
David Hunter
Showboat Customer (uncredited)
Jackson Morgan Kent
Happy Hobo
Bud McGraw
Allen
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Military Cabinet Officer
Larry Lang
Parole Officer Donovan
Police Chief
Rex Brandon
Bailiff
John Fairmeadow
Self
Bill
Gene Travis
Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]
Ben 'Wolf' Darby
Eugene La Salle
Capt. Boncour
The Policeman
Richard Gilmore
Jules Ingram
The Parson
John Maude
Milesburg Sheriff
John Harper
Good Deed O'Day
John Mulford
Sheriff Barnes
Policeman
Honorable Billy
Dan Burke
Marshal Jack Stevens
Self
Jack Blaisdel
Walter Sandry
Garry Garrity
Chief John Nisheto