1942Nominee
Best Performance
Arabian Nights
William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Actor
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.
Photo
Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1955Nominee
Best Performance
To Catch a Thief
1949Nominee
Best Performance
Samson and Delilah
Career Highlights
1944Highlight
Best Performance
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1949Highlight
Best Performance
Mighty Joe Young
Video
Arabian Nights
To Catch a Thief
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves