7.5
Movie
Acting
William 'Wee Willie' Davis
- Born
- Died
- (aged 74)
- Credits
- 19 titles
Biography
William "Wee Willie" Davis (1906–1981) was an American film actor. He had previously been a wrestler. He worked in the Jefferson County Jail in Louisville in 1972-75 as the gym guard. He was also an engineer and contributed to the invention of the Glowmeter, an early Heads up display that projected a cars speed onto the windshield. A fellow wrestler, Prince Ilaki Ibn Ali Hassan (whose real name was Agisilaki Mihalakis) who also fought as the Mad Greek was the primary inventor.
Signature work
Known For
7.5
Movie
6.6
Movie
Samson and Delilah
6.8
Movie
Pursuit to Algiers
6.3
Movie
Reap the Wild Wind
6.0
Movie
Arabian Nights
6.2
Movie
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
6.4
Movie
Son of Paleface
6.0
Movie
The Red Pony
7.0
Movie
Johnny Come Lately
6.5
Movie
Having Wonderful Crime
6.0
Movie
Gypsy Wildcat
6.5
Movie
Bowery Bombshell
6.5
Movie
Fool's Gold
4.0
Movie
Wildfire
Acting credits 19
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | To Catch a Thief Film | Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Son of Paleface Film | Blacksmith |
| 1950 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion Film | Abdullah |
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle Film | Timmons |
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah Film | Garmiskar |
| 1949 | Mighty Joe Young Film | Strongman (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Red Pony Film | Truck driver |
| 1946 | Fool's Gold Film | Blackie |
| 1946 | Bowery Bombshell Film | Moose McCall (as Wee Willie Davis) |
| 1945 | Pursuit to Algiers Film | Gubek |
| 1945 | Wildfire Film | Moose Harris |
| 1945 | Having Wonderful Crime Film | Zacharias, the Porter |
| 1944 | Gypsy Wildcat Film | Dota |
| 1944 | Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Film | Arab Giant (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Johnny Come Lately Film | Bouncer |
| 1943 | Above Suspicion Film | Hans (Uncredited) |
| 1942 | Arabian Nights Film | Valda |
| 1942 | Gentleman Jim Film | Flannagan (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Reap the Wild Wind Film | The Lamb |