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William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Born 1906-12-07
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
To Catch a ThiefBig Man in Kitchen (uncredited)Son of PalefaceBlacksmithBud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign LegionAbdullahThe Asphalt JungleTimmonsSamson and DelilahGarmiskarMighty Joe YoungStrongman (uncredited)The Red PonyTruck driverFool's GoldBlackieBowery BombshellMoose McCall (as Wee Willie Davis)Pursuit to AlgiersGubekWildfireMoose HarrisHaving Wonderful CrimeZacharias, the PorterGypsy WildcatDotaAli Baba and the Forty ThievesArab Giant (uncredited)Johnny Come LatelyBouncerAbove SuspicionHans (Uncredited)Arabian NightsValdaGentleman JimFlannagan (uncredited)Reap the Wild WindThe Lamb