William 'Wee Willie' Davis

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    December 7, 1906

    Day of Death

    April 9, 1981 (74 years old)

    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.

    Known For

    • To Catch a Thief

      To Catch a Thief

      1955

    • The Asphalt Jungle

      The Asphalt Jungle

      1950

    • Samson and Delilah

      Samson and Delilah

      1949

    • Mighty Joe Young

      Mighty Joe Young

      1949

    • Pursuit to Algiers

      Pursuit to Algiers

      1945

    • Gentleman Jim

      Gentleman Jim

      1942

    • Reap the Wild Wind

      Reap the Wild Wind

      1942

    • Arabian Nights

      Arabian Nights

      1942

    • Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

      Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

      1944

    • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

      Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

      1950

    • Son of Paleface

      Son of Paleface

      1952

    • Above Suspicion

      Above Suspicion

      1943

    • The Red Pony

      The Red Pony

      1949

    • Johnny Come Lately

      Johnny Come Lately

      1943

    • Having Wonderful Crime

      Having Wonderful Crime

      1945