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William 'Wee Willie' Davis

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

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

To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief
1955 • Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited)
Son of Paleface
Son of Paleface
1952 • Blacksmith
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950 • Abdullah
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle
1950 • Timmons
Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah
1949 • Garmiskar
Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young
1949 • Strongman (uncredited)
The Red Pony
The Red Pony
1949 • Truck driver
Fool's Gold
Fool's Gold
1946 • Blackie

Full filmography

To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief
1955 • Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited)
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Son of Paleface
Son of Paleface
1952 • Blacksmith
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Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young
1949 • Strongman (uncredited)
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The Red Pony
The Red Pony
1949 • Truck driver
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Fool's Gold
Fool's Gold
1946 • Blackie
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Bowery Bombshell
Bowery Bombshell
1946 • Moose McCall (as Wee Willie Davis)
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Wildfire
Wildfire
1945 • Moose Harris
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Having Wonderful Crime
Having Wonderful Crime
1945 • Zacharias, the Porter
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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944 • Arab Giant (uncredited)
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Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion
1943 • Hans (Uncredited)
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Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim
1942 • Flannagan (uncredited)
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William 'Wee Willie' Davis – Biography, Known For & Filmography