William 'Wee Willie' Davis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

19

Gender

Male

Birthday

1906-12-07

Day of death

1981-04-09 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

-

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

  • Samson and Delilah

    Samson and Delilah

  • Reap the Wild Wind

    Reap the Wild Wind

  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

  • Having Wonderful Crime

    Having Wonderful Crime

  • To Catch a Thief

    To Catch a Thief

  • Pursuit to Algiers

    Pursuit to Algiers

  • Wildfire

    Wildfire

  • Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

    Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

  • Gypsy Wildcat

    Gypsy Wildcat

  • The Asphalt Jungle

    The Asphalt Jungle

  • Mighty Joe Young

    Mighty Joe Young

  • Gentleman Jim

    Gentleman Jim

  • Fool's Gold

    Fool's Gold

  • Above Suspicion

    Above Suspicion

  • Bowery Bombshell

    Bowery Bombshell

  • Son of Paleface

    Son of Paleface

  • Johnny Come Lately

    Johnny Come Lately

  • The Red Pony

    The Red Pony

  • Arabian Nights

    Arabian Nights