Known for Acting
William Stanford Davis (born August 7, 1951) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as school custodian Mr. Johnson on the ABC sitcom Abbott Elementary (2021–present).
Born
August 7, 1951 (age 74)
Birthplace
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Filmography
34 films, 42 shows
Undercard
2026 · 1h 45m
country: United States
After abandoning her son, a female boxing trainer rises from the ashes to coach him in the biggest fight of his career.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
2025 · 1h 18m
country: United States
When laidback Greg finds himself at odds with his dad's outsized expectations, pressure builds to turn his act around. After a series of hilarious near disasters, Greg's dad presents him with an ultimatum that just might challenge his wimpy ways for good.
A Holiday Chance
2021 · 1h 50m
country: United States
The family of the founder of a multi-million-dollar film company experiences some tragic events during the holidays and two sisters must set aside a life-long rivalry and come together to turn the company around and keep the family intact.
Adopt a Highway
2019 · 1h 21m
country: United States
Russ Millings has just been released from prison after serving 21 years for a 3rd strike conviction for possessing an ounce of marijuana. As he tries to adapt to a world he doesn’t recognize – including trying to learn how to use the internet – he finds an abandoned baby in a dumpster behind the fast food restaurant where he works as a dishwasher. Unsure of what to do, and caught between impulses of kindness and panic, Russ soon realizes this could be his chance at redemption.
Holly Day
2018
country: United States
In a twist on a Dickens novel, we meet Holly, a tightly-wound businesswoman who's spent her life running from the ghosts of her past. But this holiday, they come back to find her.
Dead Women Walking
2018 · 1h 40m
country: Unknown
Nine vignettes depict the stages leading to execution for women on death row.
Please Stand By
2018 · 1h 33m
country: United States
A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in order to boldly go and deliver her 500-page Star Trek script to a writing competition in Hollywood. On an adventure full of laughter and tears, Wendy follows the guiding spirit of Mr. Spock on her journey into the unknown.
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
2017 · 1h 21m
country: United States
LA homicide detective Gene Handsome's knack for solving mysteries is matched only by his inability to make sense of his own problems.
A Winter Rose
2016 · 1h 33m
country: United States
A young singer in Los Angeles named Winter Rose (Kim Whalen) is chosen to be the successor to a world-famous star who is retiring because of a cancer diagnosis.
Cardboard Boxer
2016 · 1h 28m
country: United States
Gentle and broken, a homeless man fights others on video for money but soon finds comfort in an unlikely friend and the lost diary of a young girl.
So B. It
2016 · 1h 38m
country: United States
A young girl named Heidi who lives with her mentally disabled mother, travels across the country to find out about her and her mothers past.
You Can Never Really Know Someone
You Can Never Really Know Someone
2016 · 13m
country: United States
Witness a day in the life of Gretchen, a troubled woman on a quest for love.
When Duty Calls
2015 · 1h 30m
country: United States
When newlyweds, Ellie and Martin, both volunteer at their local police department they find themselves tangled in a criminal case.
Guns for Hire
2015 · 1h 23m
country: United States
Beatle is a quirky loner who refuses to live by society's rules. Her business cards read "Towing/Assassination," and she even has a hit man infomercial to go along with it. Her only human contact is with her psychiatrist and the stripper/hooker she employs once a week. Everything changes the night she meets Athena Klendon, a suicidal blonde with a secret. With a demented killer on their tail, courtesy of Athena's crooked former employer, the two quickly strike a bargain. Athena will change her life insurance policy to reflect Beatle as the beneficiary in exchange for her own execution. And while they wait for the paperwork to come through, Beatle will provide room and board and get some extra help on her infomercial. The two have no idea that Detective Holt has been on their case reviewing their every move. Just when he thinks he's got Beatle pinned beyond a shadow of a doubt, this comedic mystery takes a wild and unexpected turn.
L.A. Superheroes
2013 · 1h 21m
country: Unknown
Helena, a beautiful immigrant actress/model, way too old for modeling and too old for acting without credits finally lands a big job but overseas. Out of desperation and advice of her LA friends she commits a federal fraud to get her traveling documents. To escape jail time she gives out names. In this comedic/dramatic piece as she is still wondering where her career is going she needs to watch over her back wondering if she is going to end up getting whacked by the people she ratted out.
Love, Gloria
2012 · 1h 25m
country: United States
Washed up child star Gloria Green thinks her life can't get any worse when she finds herself kidnapped by a deranged stalker and held captive with her biggest fan, Dawnee, who seems intent on making Gloria relive the past she's tried to forget. As the two hostages butt heads, Gloria's hapless assistant, Cheryl, tries to track down her missing boss, enlisting the help of the incompetent and dismissive police force.
Barry Munday
2010 · 1h 35m
country: United States
Barry Munday, a libido-driven wage slave who spends all his time either ogling, fantasizing about, or trying to pick up women, wakes up in hospital after a freak attack only to find that his testicles have been removed.
Accused at 17
2009 · 1h 30m
country: United States
A teenager is accused of murdering a classmate and claims that she was framed by her best friend. Her mother must try to find the truth.
Across the Hall
2009 · 1h 33m
country: United States
Convinced that his fiancee is cheating on him, a man follows her to a hotel and calls his best friend to help him avoid a calamity.
Hallowed Ground
2007 · 1h 23m
country: United States
After she becomes stranded in a small town, a young woman discovers her arrival there was foretold a century earlier by the town's founding preacher and that she is an integral part of his impending - and terrifying - rebirth.
Self Medicated
2005 · 1h 47m
country: United States
Based on true events. On the edges of Las Vegas, 17-year-old Andrew's life is spiraling out of control. Unable to cope with the loss of his father, Andrew's descent into drugs and violence is gaining momentum, and the once promising young man is now headed for self-destruction. Andrew's mother, helpless to control her son and fighting an addiction of her own, refuses to watch idly as her only child destroys himself. As a last resort, she hires a private company to forcibly kidnap and confine him in a locked-down and corrupt psychiatric hospital. As Andrew is subjected to the secret physical and emotional abuses of the program something inside him is re-awakened. He must somehow get free to save what's left of his life, but to do that, he knows he must first face his own demons head-on.
A Lot Like Love
2005 · 1h 47m
country: United States
On a flight from Los Angeles to New York, Oliver and Emily make a connection, only to decide that they are poorly suited to be together. Over the next seven years, however, they are reunited time and time again, they go from being acquaintances to close friends to... lovers?
Urban Evil: Trilogy of Fear
2005 · 1h 26m
country: United States
From the dark vaults of Forbidden Worlds comes a new chapter of terror in Urban Evil: A Trilogy of Fear, a collection of three contemporary stories of urban horror. In "Demonic Tunes," a dynamic hip-hop group called Urban Protectors is "discovered" by the notorious record producer Dr. Bones, who plans to turn them into part of his zombie army and dominate the world. In "The Killing Kind," 17 year-old Kwame invokes his grandmother's magic of the "killing kind" and puts it into her old rag doll after a group of local thugs put her in the hospital. And finally "Hidden Evil" explores a mysterious vault in the basement of an old abandoned high school, where there lurks an evil that has been locked away for 100 years. When they mistakenly free a horrific spirit, the school becomes a deadly prison and there is no way to escape.
The Spirit Hunter
2004 · 1h 55m
country: United States
A recently deceased man wakes up to find his memory erased. He must discover the unfortunate circumstances surrounding his death while keeping ahead of an unstoppable supernatural force determined to collect his soul.
Subway Cafe
Subway Cafe
2004 · 1h 11m
country: Unknown
Josh Monkarsh's "Subway Cafe" takes a look into our constantly evolving world by experiencing several customers tales while dining at a city cafe, and it has the nice bonus of boasting a spectacular performance portrayed by rising star: Rick Gonzalez. With this magnetic film about several people sharing their intimate and intense experiences inside this cafe, Monkarsh has created a lyrical look at how these people's diversities can restore one's soul.
Clean
2004 · 1h 45m
country: United States
Maynard Yates is trying to clean up his life when chance gives him a job as a limousine driver. He is soon chauffeuring the Hollywood elite and finds himself emerged in the dark, seedy underbelly of celebrity: sex, addiction, money, fame, greed, lies, power and betrayal. When his own bad habits return, Maynard is unwillingly led into a downward spiral and slowly realizes that he may be the driver but he's not in control.
Bulldog
Bulldog
2002
country: Unknown
Quick cash, fake diamonds, and a triple-cross... When an out of work Gulf War vet (Leo) is offered some quick cash as a bodyguard, he jumps at the chance. His job is to escort a diamond courier from the airport to a large wholesaler in L.A. ...simple enough. Unfortunately for Leo, the security boss (Sal) who hired him plans to steal the diamonds. Add two corrupt detectives and a disgruntled ex-jeweler all looking for the stones, Leo and company soon have nowhere to turn. Bad turns to worse when the "diamonds" turn out to be fake...and everyone wants what Leo doesn't have.
James Dean
2001 · 1h 36m
country: United States
The man behind the legend and a knowing look at 1950s Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic biopic of the meteoric star whose troubled life echoed his gut-grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant.
The Red Boot Diaries
The Red Boot Diaries
2001 · 13m
country: Unknown
Short Film Starring Betsy Brandt.
The Prophecy 3: The Ascent
2000 · 1h 24m
country: United States
As the War in Heaven and on Earth rages on, Pyriel, the Angel of Genocide, rises to power, intending to destroy all of mankind. The only one who stands in his way is street preacher Danyael, who was born of an Angel and a woman, the nephilim.
Ragdoll
1999 · 1h 18m
country: United States
A teenaged rapper uses his Gran's magic powders to help him in his revenge against those who put her in the hospital.
City of Angels
1998 · 1h 54m
country: Germany
When a guardian angel – who invisibly watches over the citizens of Los Angeles – becomes captivated by a strong-willed heart surgeon, he ponders trading in his pure, otherworldly existence for a mortal life with his beloved. The couple embarks on a tender but forbidden romance spanning heaven and Earth.
Primary Colors
1998 · 2h 23m
country: France
In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of Governor Jack Stanton. Burton is pulled into the politician's colorful world and looks on as Stanton -- who has a wandering eye that could be his downfall -- contends with his ambitious wife, Susan, and an outspoken adviser, Richard Jemmons.
Running Time
1997 · 1h 10m
country: United States
Carl, a career criminal, receives an early release from prison and immediately begins preparations for his next big heist.