William Demarest

Actor Feb 27 (died age 91) Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA 1927–1999 (72 year career)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Carl William Demarest (February 27, 1892 – December 27, 1983) was an American character actor, known for playing Uncle Charley in My Three Sons. A veteran of World War I, Demarest became a prolific film and television actor, appearing in over 140 films, beginning in 1926 and ending in the 1970s. He frequently played crusty but good-hearted roles. Demarest started in show business working in vaudeville, appearing with his wife Estelle Collette (real name E…

Known For

Film

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Bill Griffith

Film

Sullivan's Travels

Mr. Jones

Film

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Police Chief Aloysius

Film

The Lady Eve

Muggsy

Film

The Palm Beach Story

First Member Ale and Quail Club

Film

That Darn Cat!

Mr. MacDougall

Film

The Jazz Singer

Buster Billings (uncredited)

Film

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

Constable Edmund Kockenlocker

Filmography

Acting (165)

Movies (144)

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

as Charlie O'Casey (archive footage)

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997

as Self (archive footage)

7.5

The Millionaire

1978

as Oscar Pugh

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

as Studio Gatekeeper

The Wild McCullochs

as Father Gurkin

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

as Mr. Harris

That Darn Cat!

as Mr. MacDougall

Viva Las Vegas

as Mr. Martin

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963

as Police Chief Aloysius

7.0

Son of Flubber

1963

as Mr. Hummel

6.0

Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon

as Jeb

Twenty Plus Two

as Desmond Slocum

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein

1961

as Henry Hecht

6.0

Pepe

1960

as Movie Studio Gateman

The Mountain

as Father Belacchi

The Rawhide Years

as Brand Comfort

Sincerely Yours

as Sam Dunne

The Far Horizons

as Sgt. Gass

Lucy Gallant

as Charles Madden

Jupiter's Darling

as Mago

The Private War of Major Benson

as John

Hell on Frisco Bay

as Dan Bianco

The Yellow Mountain

as Jackpot Wray

Escape from Fort Bravo

as Campbell

Dangerous When Wet

as Pa Higgins

The Lady Wants Mink

as Harvey Jones

Here Come the Girls

as Dennis Logan

What Price Glory

as Corporal Kiper

The Blazing Forest

as Syd Jessup

Behave Yourself!

as O'Ryan

The First Legion

as Monsignor Michael Carey

The Strip

as Fluff

Excuse My Dust

as Harvey Bullitt

When Willie Comes Marching Home

as Herman Kluggs

Riding High

as Happy

Never a Dull Moment

as Mears

He's a Cockeyed Wonder

as Bob Sears

Jolson Sings Again

as Steve Martin

Sorrowful Jones

as Regret

Red, Hot and Blue

as Charlie Baxter

Whispering Smith

as Bill Dansing

On Our Merry Way

as Floyd

Night Has a Thousand Eyes

as Lt. Shawn

The Sainted Sisters

as Vern Tewilliger

Variety Girl

as Barker

The Perils of Pauline

1947

as George 'Mac' McGuire

6.2

The Jolson Story

1946

as Steve Martin

6.6

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

as Peanuts Schultz

Pardon My Past

as Chuck Gibson

Hollywood Victory Caravan

1945

as Bill, the Security Guard

Along Came Jones

as George Fury

Salty O'Rourke

as Smitty

Duffy's Tavern

as William Demarest

Nine Girls

as Walter Cummings

Hail the Conquering Hero

as Sgt. Heppelfinger

The Great Moment

as Eben Frost

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

1944

as Constable Edmund Kockenlocker

Once Upon a Time

as Brandt

Stage Door Canteen

as William Demarest

True to Life

as Uncle Jake

Dangerous Blondes

as Detective Gatling

True to the Army

as Sgt. Butts

The Palm Beach Story

1942

as First Member Ale and Quail Club

7.0

All Through the Night

1942

as Sunshine

6.7

My Favorite Spy

1942

as Flower Pot Policeman

Pardon My Sarong

as Detective Kendall

Johnny Doughboy

as Harry Fabian

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

1942

as Police Officer

6.5

Behind the Eight Ball

1942

as McKenzie

4.7

Country Fair

1941

as Stogie McPhee

Rookies on Parade

1941

as Mike Brady

Ride on Vaquero

as Bartender Barney

Dressed to Kill

as Inspector Pierson

The Lady Eve

as Muggsy

Sullivan's Travels

as Mr. Jones

The Devil and Miss Jones

as First Detective

Glamour Boy

as Papa Doran

Wolf of New York

as Bill Ennis

Little Men

as Constable Tom Thorpe

5.6

The Great McGinty

1940

as Skeeters - The Politician

Christmas in July

as Mr. Bildocker

The Golden Fleecing

as Swallow

Comin' Round the Mountain

1940

as Gutsy Mann

The Farmer's Daughter

1940

as Victor Walsh

4.6

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Bill Griffith

The Great Man Votes

as Charles Dole

Miracles for Sale

as Quinn

Laugh It Off

as Barney 'Gimpy' Cole

2.0

The Cowboy Quarterback

1939

as Rusty Walker

5.5

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

1939

as Police Sgt. Ernest Heath

5.6

King of the Turf

1939

as Arnold

7.0

While New York Sleeps

1938

as Red Miller

Romance on the Run

1938

as Police Lt. Eckhardt

6.0

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

as Harry Kipper

One Wild Night

as Collins

Josette

as Joe, Diner Owner

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

as Daro

Big City

as Mr. Beecher

Rosalie

as Army Coach

The Great Gambini

as Sergeant Kirby

Oh, Doctor

as Marty Short

Easy Living

1937

as Wallace Whistling

7.1

Time Out for Romance

1937

as Willoughby Sproggs

5.6

Blonde Trouble

1937

as Paul Sears

Wake Up and Live

1937

as Radio Center Tour Guide

5.3

Don't Tell the Wife

1937

as Larry 'Horace' Tucker

5.0

The Great Hospital Mystery

as Mr. Beatty

The Hit Parade

as Parole Officer

Mind Your Own Business

1936

as Droopy

The Great Ziegfeld

1936

as Gene Buck (uncredited)

Love on the Run

as Editor

Wedding Present

as 'Smiles' Benson

Charlie Chan at the Opera

as Sergeant Kelly

The Murder Man

as 'Red' Maguire

Diamond Jim

as Harry Hill

Bright Lights

as Detective

Hands Across the Table

1935

as Regi's Date Natty (uncredited)

6.8

The Casino Murder Case

1935

as Auctioneer (uncredited)

White Lies

as Roberts

After Office Hours

as Police Detective (uncredited)

Fugitive Lady

as Steve Rogers

Fog Over Frisco

as Spike Smith

Many Happy Returns

as Brinker

Seeing Things

as The Heir

Sharp Shooters

1928

as 'Hi Jack' Murdock

A Girl in Every Port

1928

as Man in Bombay (uncredited)

6.1

The Crash

1928

as Louie

Pay as You Enter

1928

as 'Terrible Bill' McGovern

Five and Ten Cent Annie

1928

as Briggs

The Butter and Egg Man

1928

as Jack McLure

Matinee Ladies

1927

as Man About Town

A Reno Divorce

1927

as James, the chauffeur

The Black Diamond Express

1927

as Train Engine Fireman

The Gay Old Bird

1927

as Mr. Fixit

The Jazz Singer

1927

as Buster Billings (uncredited)

6.1

Finger Prints

1927

as Cuffs Egan

A Sailor's Sweetheart

as Detective

Simple Sis

The First Auto

as The Village Cut-Up

4.5

A Million Bid

1927

as George Lamont

The Bush Leaguer

1927

as John Gilroy

Don't Tell the Wife

1927

as Ray Valerian

The Night Court

1927

as Defense Counsel

What Happened To Father

1927

as Detective Dibbin

Television (21)

Ellery Queen

1975

as Alexander 'Pop' Denny

McMillan & Wife

as Cyrus McFee

Burke's Law

as Charlie Who

The Greatest Show on Earth

as Paul Keller

The Jerry Lewis Show

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Going My Way

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Dr. Kildare

as Mr. Aimes

Ben Casey

My Three Sons

as Charley O'Casey

Bonanza

as Enos Milford

The Twilight Zone

as Joe Britt

The Rebel

as Ulysses Bowman

Love and Marriage

as William Harris

Wagon Train

1957

as Mr. Hennessey

6.6

Tales of Wells Fargo

1957

as Jeb Gaine (credit only)

6.9

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Tom Akins

7.8

Studio 57

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

as Mr. Hummel (archive footage)

7.8

The Red Skelton Show

1951

as Senator Burnside

7.4