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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

1945•English
Bowery Bombshell

Bowery Bombshell

1946•English
Son of Paleface

Son of Paleface

1952•English
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

1950•German, English
The Red Pony

The Red Pony

1949•English
Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

1949•English
Reap the Wild Wind

Reap the Wild Wind

1942•English
Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young

1949•English, Swahili
Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

1942•English