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.
149 movies
Savage Fury
1956·7.0
Thunder Mountain
1947·6.0
The Egg and I
1947·7.1
Code of the West
1947·7.7
Trail Street
1947·6.5
Desert Command
1946·4.2
Strange Confession
1945·6.9
The Naughty Nineties
1945·6.7
The Return of the Durango Kid
1945·8.7
Hi, Beautiful
1944·9.8
The Climax
1944·5.5
Tall in the Saddle
1944·6.6
The Mummy's Ghost
1944·5.6
Phantom Lady
1944·7.0
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943·6.2
Phantom of the Opera
1943·6.2
The Lone Star Trail
1943·6.0
Cheyenne Roundup
1943·7.0
Overland Mail
1942·10.0
The Silver Bullet
1942·6.0
Down Rio Grande Way
1942·10.0
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
1941·6.5
Where Did You Get That Girl?
1941·6.0
Junior G-Men
1940·6.5
The Boys from Syracuse
1940·6.4
Winners of the West
1940·7.0
Tim Tyler's Luck
1937·7.0
Headin' for the Rio Grande
1936·8.0
Song of the Gringo
1936·6.0
The Vigilantes Are Coming
1936·7.8
Hollywood Boulevard
1936·4.5
Treachery Rides the Range
1936·4.0
Flash Gordon
1936·6.4
Song of the Saddle
1936·7.3
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936·5.7
The Broken Coin
1936·9.0
Custer's Last Stand
1936·5.3
Frisco Kid
1935·7.0
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
1935·8.0
Powdersmoke Range
1935·10.0
Courage of the North
1935·5.5
The Roaring West
1935·10.0
Social Error
1935·7.5
The Call of the Savage
1935·6.0
The Ghost Rider
1935·6.3
Cyclone of the Saddle
1935·5.8
The Cowboy and the Bandit
1935·7.0
Born to Battle
1935·5.8
Naughty Marietta
1935·5.5
Wild Waters
1935·10.0
Timber Terrors
1935·6.5
Rustlers of Red Dog
1935·8.5
When Lightning Strikes
1934·7.5
Frontier Days
1934·4.3
The Way of the West
1934·7.0
The Red Rider
1934·7.0
I Can't Escape
1934·7.5
Crack-Up
1934·8.0
The Vanishing Shadow
1934·7.1
The Rawhide Terror
1934·4.9
Border Guns
1934·9.0
Pirate Treasure
1934·5.5
Fargo Express
1933·9.0
Perils of Pauline
1933·6.5
Strawberry Roan
1933·6.0
Mr. Broadway
1933·9.0
Gordon of Ghost City
1933·6.5
Laughing at Life
1933·7.3
The Phantom of the Air
1933·7.0
The Three Musketeers
1933·5.7
The Rustler's Roundup
1933·9.0
Clancy of the Mounted
1933·8.0
A Scarlet Week-End
1932·3.7
Jungle Mystery
1932·7.0
The Last Frontier
1932·7.0
Heroes of the West
1932·6.3
Battling with Buffalo Bill
1931·5.8
The Lightning Warrior
1931·6.3
Oklahoma Jim
1931·9.0
Hell-Bent for Frisco
1931·9.0
First Aid
1931·8.0
The Vanishing Legion
1931·8.5
The Phantom of the West
1930·9.0
No Defense
1929·10.0
No Children
1929·0.0
The Mystery Rider
1928·9.0
The Devil's Trademark
1928·9.0
The Vanishing Rider
1928·7.0
The Return of the Riddle Rider
1927·8.0
The Strings of Steel
1926·8.0
The Ace of Spades
1925·9.0
The Meddler
1925·5.0
The Burning Trail
1925·8.0
Red Clay
1925·7.0
Duped
1925·8.0
Straight Through
1925·9.0
Barriers of the Law
1925·9.0
Ridin' Pretty
1925·7.0
Outwitted
1925·8.0
The Riddle Rider
1924·7.0
The Sunset Trail
1924·10.0
The Measure of a Man
1924·7.0
Hello, 'Frisco
1924·7.5
Big Timber
1924·7.0
The Breathless Moment
1924·9.0
The Extra Girl
1923·6.4
Beasts of Paradise
1923·8.0
Shadows of the North
1923·10.0
McGuire of the Mounted
1923·7.0
The Phantom Fortune
1923·9.0
Around the World in 18 Days
1923·8.0
Night Life in Hollywood
1922·7.0
Perils of the Yukon
1922·8.0
Fightin' Mad
1921·10.0
The Policeman and the Baby
1921·10.0
The Child Thou Gavest Me
1921·10.0
The Parish Priest
1921·0.0
Women Men Love
1921·0.0
Twin Beds
1920·7.0
The Prince and Betty
1919·8.3
The Blue Bandanna
1919·0.0
A Sage Brush Hamlet
1919·10.0
Bare-Fisted Gallagher
1919·0.0
The Mints of Hell
1919·8.0
Whitewashed Walls
1919·9.0
Her Code of Honor
1919·8.0
Life's a Funny Proposition
1919·8.0
The Pretender
1918·0.0
An Honest Man
1918·0.0
Society for Sale
1918·0.0
The Marriage Bubble
1918·10.0
Captain of His Soul
1918·10.0
The Sudden Gentleman
1917·0.0
Married in Name Only
1917·0.0
Flying Colors
1917·0.0
Master of His Home
1917·10.0
Paws of the Bear
1917·0.0
Paddy O'Hara
1917·0.0
The Last of the Ingrams
1917·8.0
The Iced Bullet
1917·0.0
A Gamble in Souls
1916·10.0
The Criminal
1916·0.0
The Dawn Maker
1916·0.0
Bullets and Brown Eyes
1916·0.0
Peggy
1916·0.0
Peer Gynt
1915·0.0
The Majesty of the Law
1915·0.0
Kilmeny
1915·0.0
The Sign of the Cross
1904·0.0