William 'Wee Willie' Davis
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
ActingBirthday
December 7, 1906Deathday
April 9, 1981Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
19Also known as
William "Wee Willie" Davis
Cast credits
Arabian Nights
Valda
Reap the Wild Wind
The Lamb
The Asphalt Jungle
Timmons
Pursuit to Algiers
Gubek
Having Wonderful Crime
Zacharias, the Porter
Son of Paleface
Blacksmith
Samson and Delilah
Garmiskar
Gentleman Jim
Flannagan (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
Abdullah
Wildfire
Moose Harris
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Arab Giant (uncredited)
To Catch a Thief
Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited)
Above Suspicion
Hans (Uncredited)
Johnny Come Lately
Bouncer
Mighty Joe Young
Strongman (uncredited)
Bowery Bombshell
Moose McCall (as Wee Willie Davis)
Fool's Gold
Blackie
Gypsy Wildcat
Dota
The Red Pony
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