William 'Wee Willie' Davis

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

Actor

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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Date of Birth: 07 Dec 1906 (119 years)

Filmography

Pursuit to Algiers

Pursuit to Algiers

1945EN
Bowery Bombshell

Bowery Bombshell

1946EN
Son of Paleface

Son of Paleface

1952EN
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

1950DE, EN
The Red Pony

The Red Pony

1949EN