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William 'Wee Willie' Davis

Actor | * 12/07/1906 († 74, 04/09/1981) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
William "Wee Willie" Grundy Davis (December 7, 1906 – April 9, 1981) was an American film actor and professional wrestler. He was born in New York City and died in Louisville, Kentucky, aged 74. 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 car's speed onto the windshield. A fellow wrestler, "Prince Ilaki Ibn Ali Hassan" (real name Agisilaki Mihalakis), who also fought as the "Mad Greek", was the primary inventor. ()

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.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Adventure | Comedies

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Movies with William 'Wee Willie' Davis as Actor(16)

as Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited)1955 To Catch a Thief
as Blacksmith1952 Son of Paleface
as Timmons1950 The Asphalt Jungle
as Garmiskar1949 Samson and Delilah
as Strongman (uncredited)1949 Mighty Joe Young
as Moose McCall (as Wee Willie Davis)1946 Bowery Bombshell
as Zacharias, the Porter1945 Having Wonderful Crime
as Moose Harris1945 Wildfire
as Gubek1945 Pursuit to Algiers
as Arab Giant (uncredited)1944 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
as Bouncer1943 Johnny Come Lately
as Hans (Uncredited)1943 Above Suspicion
as The Lamb1942 Reap the Wild Wind
as Flannagan (uncredited)1942 Gentleman Jim
as Valda1942 Arabian Nights

Full Name: Willie Davis
Born: Friday, 12/07 1906 (December) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 04/09 1981 (April) in Louisville (aged: 74)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for William 'Wee Willie' Davis (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"William "Wee Willie" Davis"
"William Davis"
William 'Wee Willie' Davis frequently works together with these people:
Cecil B. DeMille (7x, Crew)
Alfred Hitchcock (4x, Crew)
Sam Comer (4x, Crew)
John Huston (3x, Actor)
Byron Foulger (3x, Actor)
Wally Westmore (3x, Crew)
Edith Head (3x, Crew)
James Flavin (3x, Actor)
Chuck Hamilton (3x, Actor)
Davison Clark (3x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:323996, Added: 08/14/2018, Last updated: 03/15/2024