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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Filmography

View Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

1949Film
6.6
View To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief

To Catch a Thief

1955Film
7.3
View The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

1950Film
7.5
View Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young

1949Film
6.4
View Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1944Film
6.1
View Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind

Reap the Wild Wind

1942Film
6.4
View Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

1950Film
6.0
View Pursuit to Algiers
Pursuit to Algiers

Pursuit to Algiers

1945Film
6.8
View Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

1942Film
7.1
View Son of Paleface
Son of Paleface

Son of Paleface

1952Film
6.3
View The Red Pony
The Red Pony

The Red Pony

1949Film
5.9
View Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion

1943Film
6.1