William 'Wee Willie' Davis

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

Deceased · Born: Dec 7, 1906 · Died: Apr 9, 1981

Personal Details

BornDec 7, 1906

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.

Career

1955
To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief as Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited)
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1950
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
1946
Fool's Gold
Fool's Gold as Blackie
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1945
Having Wonderful Crime
Having Wonderful Crime as Zacharias, the Porter
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Wildfire
Wildfire as Moose Harris
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