Highest rated movie: Scarface (1932)
Lowest rated movie: The Thirteenth Guest (1932)
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Movies starring William B. Davidson have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 60%.
Scarface - released in 1932 - is William B. Davidson's highest rated movie, with a score of 81% based on 608 reviews.
The lowest rated film from William B. Davidson is The Thirteenth Guest - released in 1932 - with a score of 42% based on 2 reviews.
William B. Davidson (June 16, 1888 – September 28, 1947) was an American film actor.
Davidson attended Columbia University where he played football. He became a popular football star. This fame eventually led to his foray into motion pictures after he had spent some time as a lawyer. He started in films in 1914 with Vitagraph and supported well known stage and film actresses such as Ethel Barrymore, Mabel Taliaferro, Charlotte Walker, Olga Petrova, Viola Dana, June Caprice, Edna Goodrich, and Mae West. He appeared in 318 films between 1915 and 1949.
He was born in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and died in Santa Monica, California. His first Hollywood film was For the Honor of the Crew. Afterward, he appeared in many films, his best-known role was perhaps the Ship's captain in The Most Dangerous Game. He remained in show business until his sudden death after surgery in 1947.
William B. Davidson has acted in films with Bess Flowers, Joseph Crehan, John Hamilton and Lester Dorr.
William B. Davidson has worked with these film directors: Lloyd Bacon, William Dieterle, Arthur Lubin and Walter Lang.
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