William 'Wee Willie' Davis

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

1906-12-07

Biography

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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Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

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To Catch a Thief

To Catch a Thief

7.3

Reap the Wild Wind

Reap the Wild Wind

6.5

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

6.2

Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young

6.3

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

7.5

Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

7.2

The Red Pony

The Red Pony

5.7

Having Wonderful Crime

Having Wonderful Crime

6.3

Pursuit to Algiers

Pursuit to Algiers

6.7

Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights

5.9

Gypsy Wildcat

Gypsy Wildcat

5.7

Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion

Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion

6.1

Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion

6.4

Son of Paleface

Son of Paleface

6.3

Bowery Bombshell

Bowery Bombshell

6.0

Johnny Come Lately

Johnny Come Lately

6.7

Wildfire

Wildfire

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