William 'Wee Willie' Davis

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

Acting
December 7, 1906April 9, 1981 (age 74)

Also Known As

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.

Movies

(19 total)
To Catch a Thief

To Catch a Thief

19557.3

as Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited)

Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young

19496.4

as Strongman (uncredited)

Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

19427.1

as Flannagan (uncredited)

Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion

19436.1

as Hans (Uncredited)

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

19446.1

as Arab Giant (uncredited)

The Red Pony

The Red Pony

19495.9

as Truck driver

Having Wonderful Crime

Having Wonderful Crime

19456.3

as Zacharias, the Porter

Bowery Bombshell

Bowery Bombshell

19466.0

as Moose McCall (as Wee Willie Davis)

Wildfire

Wildfire

19451.0

as Moose Harris