William 'Wee Willie' Davis

Known for

Acting

Born

Dec 7, 1906

Died

Apr 9, 1981

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.

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To Catch a Thief

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The Asphalt Jungle

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Samson and Delilah

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Mighty Joe Young

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Pursuit to Algiers

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Gentleman Jim

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Reap the Wild Wind

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Arabian Nights

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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

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Above Suspicion

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Son of Paleface

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The Red Pony

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Johnny Come Lately

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Having Wonderful Crime

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Gypsy Wildcat

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Bowery Bombshell

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Fool's Gold

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