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William 'Wee Willie' Davis

Known ForActing
Birthday1906-12-07
Age74 years old at death
Date of Death† 1981-04-09
Place of BirthNot Available
Also Known AsWilliam "Wee Willie" Davis

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.

Filmography

poster
1949
6.6
Romance
Drama

Samson and Delilah

poster
1955
7.3
Mystery
Romance

To Catch a Thief

poster
1949
6.4
Adventure
Fantasy

Mighty Joe Young

poster
1950
7.5
Crime
Drama

The Asphalt Jungle

poster
1942
6.4
Adventure
Action

Reap the Wild Wind

poster
1944
6.1
Action
Adventure

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

poster
1950
6.0
Comedy
Adventure

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

poster
1942
7.1
Drama
Comedy

Gentleman Jim

poster
1942
6.0
Action
Adventure

Arabian Nights

poster
1952
6.3
Comedy
Western

Son of Paleface

poster
1949
5.9
Action
Drama

The Red Pony

poster
1943
6.8
Drama

Johnny Come Lately

poster
1944
5.5
Action
Adventure

Gypsy Wildcat

poster
1943
6.1
Thriller

Above Suspicion

poster
1945
6.8
Mystery
Crime

Pursuit to Algiers

poster
1946
6.0
Comedy

Bowery Bombshell

poster
1945
1.0
Western

Wildfire

poster
1945
6.3
Comedy
Crime

Having Wonderful Crime

poster
1946
3.0
Western
Action

Fool's Gold