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William 'Wee Willie' Davis

William 'Wee Willie' Davis profile
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1906-12-07
Place of Birth: N/A
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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 Filmography

To Catch a Thief poster

To Catch a Thief

1955
Samson and Delilah poster

Samson and Delilah

1949
The Asphalt Jungle poster

The Asphalt Jungle

1950
Mighty Joe Young poster

Mighty Joe Young

1949
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves poster

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1944
Reap the Wild Wind poster

Reap the Wild Wind

1942
Above Suspicion poster

Above Suspicion

1943
Arabian Nights poster

Arabian Nights

1942
Gentleman Jim poster

Gentleman Jim

1942
Son of Paleface poster

Son of Paleface

1952
The Red Pony poster

The Red Pony

1949
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion poster

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

1950
Pursuit to Algiers poster

Pursuit to Algiers

1945
Having Wonderful Crime poster

Having Wonderful Crime

1945
Gypsy Wildcat poster

Gypsy Wildcat

1944
Bowery Bombshell poster

Bowery Bombshell

1946
Wildfire poster

Wildfire

1945
Fool's Gold poster

Fool's Gold

1946
Johnny Come Lately poster

Johnny Come Lately

1943