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William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Acting
Born: December 7, 1906
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.
Known For
To Catch a Thief
as Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited)
Samson and Delilah
as Garmiskar
The Asphalt Jungle
as Timmons
Mighty Joe Young
as Strongman (uncredited)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
as Arab Giant (uncredited)
Reap the Wild Wind
as The Lamb
Arabian Nights
as Valda
Pursuit to Algiers
as Gubek
Gentleman Jim
as Flannagan (uncredited)
Above Suspicion
as Hans (Uncredited)
