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.

Also appears in

Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

6.5

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

7.5

To Catch a Thief

To Catch a Thief

7.3

Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young

6.3

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

6.1

Reap the Wild Wind

Reap the Wild Wind

6.4

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

6.2

Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

7.2

Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights

5.9

Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion

6.4

Pursuit to Algiers

Pursuit to Algiers

6.8

Johnny Come Lately

Johnny Come Lately

6.7

Son of Paleface

Son of Paleface

6.3

Having Wonderful Crime

Having Wonderful Crime

6.3

The Red Pony

The Red Pony

5.7

Fool’s Gold

Fool’s Gold

Not yet rated

Gypsy Wildcat

Gypsy Wildcat

5.7

Wildfire

Wildfire

Not yet rated

Bowery Bombshell

Bowery Bombshell

6.0