Wee Willie Davis
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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.

Filmography

  • Sherlock Holmes in the Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
  • Bowery Bombshell
    Bowery Bombshell
    Bowery Bonbshell is a 1946 film starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the third film in the series.-Plot:Sweet Shop owner Louie needs to raise $300. The Boys try to sell their car to raise the money, but are unable to because the car falls apart when they try to show it to a...

    (1946)
  • Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
    Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
    Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion is a 1950 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello.-Plot:Bud Jones and Lou Hotchkiss are wrestling promoters. Their star, Abdullah , no longer wishes to follow the script for their crooked matches, especially since he is supposed to lose his...

    (1950)
  • The Asphalt Jungle
    The Asphalt Jungle
    The Asphalt Jungle is a 1950 film noir directed by John Huston. The caper film is based on the novel of the same name by W. R. Burnett and stars an ensemble cast including Sterling Hayden, Jean Hagen, Sam Jaffe, Louis Calhern, James Whitmore, and, in a minor but key role, Marilyn Monroe, an unknown...

    (1950)

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