William 'Wee Willie' Davis
William "Wee Willie" Davis
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1906-12-07
Place of birth:Gender:Male
Popularity:0
Date of death1981-04-09
74Biography
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
Rating by year
- To Catch a ThiefBig Man in Kitchen (uncredited)1955-08-037.31,680
- Son of PalefaceBlacksmith1952-07-146.436
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign LegionAbdullah1950-08-056.137
- The Asphalt JungleTimmons1950-05-127.5538
- Samson and DelilahGarmiskar1949-12-216.6252
- Mighty Joe YoungStrongman (uncredited)1949-07-136.4123
- The Red PonyTruck driver1949-03-086.020
- Fool's GoldBlackie1946-10-096.52
- Bowery BombshellMoose McCall (as Wee Willie Davis)1946-07-206.54
- Pursuit to AlgiersGubek1945-10-266.880
- WildfireMoose Harris1945-07-184.02
- Having Wonderful CrimeZacharias, the Porter1945-04-126.58
- Gypsy WildcatDota1944-08-026.05
- Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesArab Giant (uncredited)1944-01-146.238
- Johnny Come LatelyBouncer1943-09-037.021
- Above SuspicionHans (Uncredited)1943-05-316.239
- Arabian NightsValda1942-12-256.053
- Gentleman JimFlannagan (uncredited)1942-11-147.270
- Reap the Wild WindThe Lamb1942-03-266.461