William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Born: 1906-12-07
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
To Catch a Thief
Samson and Delilah
The Asphalt Jungle
Reap the Wild Wind
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Mighty Joe Young
Arabian Nights
Gentleman Jim
Pursuit to Algiers
The Red Pony
Top Movie Credits
To Catch a Thief
Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited)
Samson and Delilah
Garmiskar
The Asphalt Jungle
Timmons
Reap the Wild Wind
The Lamb
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Arab Giant (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young
Strongman (uncredited)
Arabian Nights
Valda
Gentleman Jim
Flannagan (uncredited)
Pursuit to Algiers
Gubek
The Red Pony
Truck driver