William "Wee Willie" Davis

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Wee Willie Davis
Davis in the 1930s.
Born	William Grundy Davis (1906-12-07)December 7, 1906 New York City, New York, United States
Died	April 9, 1981(1981-04-09) (aged 74) Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Occupation(s)	Actor, engineer, professional wrestler
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	The Black Menace The Black Panther Diablo #1 Dr. X The Hood The Masked Manager The Masked Marvel Red Devil #1 Wee Willie Davis Willie Davis
Billed height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Billed weight	290 lb (132 kg)
Debut	1930
Retired	1961

William "Wee Willie" Grundy Davis (December 7, 1906 – April 9, 1981) was an American film actor and professional wrestler. He was born in New York City and died in Louisville, Kentucky, aged 74.

He worked in the Jefferson County Jail in Louisville in 1972–1975 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 car's speed onto the windshield. A fellow wrestler, "Prince Ilaki Ibn Ali Hassan" (real name Agisilaki Mihalakis), who also fought as the "Mad Greek", was the primary inventor.^[1]

Filmography

Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) – Mug (uncredited)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942) – The Lamb
Gentleman Jim (1942) – Flannagan (uncredited)
Arabian Nights (1942) – Valda
Above Suspicion (1943) – Hans – Aschenhausen's Man (uncredited)
Thumbs Up (1943) – Basil (uncredited)
Johnny Come Lately (1943) – Bouncer
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944) – Arab Giant (uncredited)
Ghost Catchers (1944) – Mug (uncredited)
Gypsy Wildcat (1944) – Dota (uncredited)
Having Wonderful Crime (1945) – Zacharias, the Porter
Wildfire (1945) – Henchman Moose Harris
Pursuit to Algiers (1945) – Gubec
Night in Paradise (1946) – Salabaar
Beware (1946) – Tympani Five Pianist
Bowery Bombshell (1946) – Moose McCall
Fool's Gold (1947) – Blackie
Calendar Girl (1947) – Swedish Tug of War Man (uncredited)
The Foxes of Harrow (1947) – Sailor (uncredited)
The Red Pony (1949) – Truck Driver (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young (1949) – Strongman (uncredited)
Bodyhold (1949) – Harold Hocksteader aka Azusa Assassin
Samson and Delilah (1949) – Garmiskar
The Asphalt Jungle (1950) – Timmons
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950) – Abdullah
Aladdin and His Lamp (1952) – Gobbo (uncredited)
The World in His Arms (1952) – 'Shanghai' Kelley (uncredited)
Son of Paleface (1952) – Blacksmith
To Catch a Thief (1955) – Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited)
American Hot Wax (1978) – Freed's Friend (final film role)

References

^ Mechanix Illustrated, July 1950, p. 60

External links

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