William 'Wee Willie' Davis

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

1906-12-07 – 1981-04-09 (age 74)
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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.

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Known For

To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief

1955

as Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited)

Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah

1949

as Garmiskar

The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle

1950

as Timmons

Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young

1949

as Strongman (uncredited)

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1944

as Arab Giant (uncredited)

Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind

1942

as The Lamb

Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion

1943

as Hans (Uncredited)

Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights

1942

as Valda

Gypsy Wildcat
Gypsy Wildcat

1944

as Dota

Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim

1942

as Flannagan (uncredited)

Pursuit to Algiers
Pursuit to Algiers

1945

as Gubek

Wildfire
Wildfire

1945

as Moose Harris

Son of Paleface
Son of Paleface

1952

as Blacksmith

Having Wonderful Crime
Having Wonderful Crime

1945

as Zacharias, the Porter

The Red Pony
The Red Pony

1949

as Truck driver

Johnny Come Lately
Johnny Come Lately

1943

as Bouncer

Bowery Bombshell
Bowery Bombshell

1946

as Moose McCall (as Wee Willie Davis)

Fool's Gold
Fool's Gold

1946

as Blackie