Known for
Acting
Credits
19
Gender
Man
Birthday
7 Dec 1906
Day of death
9 Apr 1981 (74)
Place of birth
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Also known as
William "Wee Willie" Davis
William '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.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | To Catch a Thief | Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Son of Paleface | Blacksmith |
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle | Timmons |
| 1950 | Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion | Abdullah |
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah | Garmiskar |
| 1949 | Mighty Joe Young | Strongman (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Red Pony | Truck driver |
| 1946 | Bowery Bombshell | Moose McCall (as Wee Willie Davis) |
| 1946 | Fool's Gold | Blackie |
| 1945 | Pursuit to Algiers | Gubek |
| 1945 | Having Wonderful Crime | Zacharias, the Porter |
| 1945 | Wildfire | Moose Harris |
| 1944 | Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | Arab Giant (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Gypsy Wildcat | Dota |
| 1943 | Above Suspicion | Hans (Uncredited) |
| 1943 | Johnny Come Lately | Bouncer |
| 1942 | Gentleman Jim | Flannagan (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Reap the Wild Wind | The Lamb |
| 1942 | Arabian Nights | Valda |