Acting
William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Born December 7, 1906 Died April 9, 1981
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.
Filmography
7.3
To Catch a Thief
1955·Mystery
6.4
Son of Paleface
1952·Comedy
6.1
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950·Comedy
7.5
The Asphalt Jungle
1950·Crime
6.6
Samson and Delilah
1949·Romance
6.4
Mighty Joe Young
1949·Adventure
6.0
The Red Pony
1949·Action
6.5
Fool's Gold
1946·Western
6.5
Bowery Bombshell
1946·Comedy
6.8
Pursuit to Algiers
1945·Mystery
4.0
Wildfire
1945·Western
6.5
Having Wonderful Crime
1945·Comedy
6.0
Gypsy Wildcat
1944·Action
6.2
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944·Action
7.0
Johnny Come Lately
1943·Drama
6.2
Above Suspicion
1943·Thriller
6.0
Arabian Nights
1942·Action
7.2
Gentleman Jim
1942·Drama
6.4
Reap the Wild Wind
1942·Adventure