Biography
Starting out in dramatic parts, Desmond soon switched to westerns and action serials, and became a major western star. When the sound era began Desmond was almost 50 years old, and was soon relegated to supporting roles.
Movies & TV Shows
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Phantom of the Opera (1943) — Stagehand (uncredited)
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Phantom Lady (1944) — Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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The Mummy's Ghost (1944) — Museum Tourist (uncredited)
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Tall in the Saddle (1944) — Townsman (uncredited)
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The Egg and I (1947) — Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
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Flash Gordon (1936) — Hawkman Lookout Captain
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Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) — Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
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The Climax (1944) — Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
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The Naughty Nineties (1945) — Showboat Customer (uncredited)
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Naughty Marietta (1935) — Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
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Strange Confession (1945) — Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
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The Extra Girl (1923) — Himself
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Trail Street (1947) — Townsman (uncredited)
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Desert Command (1946) — Capt. Boncour
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Frisco Kid (1935) — Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
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The Three Musketeers (1933) — Capt. Boncour
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The Rawhide Terror (1934) — Tom Blake
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The Boys from Syracuse (1940) — Citizen
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Junior G-Men (1940) — Irish Cop (uncredited)
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Song of the Gringo (1936) — Bailiff
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The Vanishing Shadow (1934) — MacDonald
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Pirate Treasure (1934) — Capt. Jim Carson
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Battling with Buffalo Bill (1931) — John Mills
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Hollywood Boulevard (1936) — Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
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The Phantom of the Air (1933) — Thomas Edmonds
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Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941) — Tourist
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Perils of Pauline (1933) — Prof. Thompson
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The Prince and Betty (1919) — John Maude
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The Return of the Durango Kid (1945) — Street Ambusher (uncredited)
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The Lightning Warrior (1931) — Townsman (uncredited)
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Frontier Days (1934) — Sheriff Barnes
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Laughing at Life (1933) — Military Cabinet Officer
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Strawberry Roan (1933) — Colonel Brownlee
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Custer's Last Stand (1936) — Wagon Master
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Cyclone of the Saddle (1935) — Wagon Master
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Heroes of the West (1932) — John Blaine
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A Scarlet Week-End (1932)
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The Ghost Rider (1935) — Guard
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Code of the West (1947) — Settler (uncredited)
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The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936) — Captain of the 'Viking'