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William Demarest

Actor | * 02/27/1892 († 91, 12/28/1983) | St. Paul, Minnesota (United States of America (USA))
Carl William Demarest (February 27, 1892 – December 28, 1983) was an American actor, known especially for his roles in screwball comedies by Preston Sturges and as Uncle Charley in the sitcom My Three Sons from 1965-72. Demarest, who frequently played crusty but good-hearted roles, was a prolific film and television actor, appearing in over 140 films, beginning in 1926 and ending in the late 1970s. Before his career in movies, he performed in vaudeville for two decades. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Romance / Love

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Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortco ...

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

NR

1939 | 4.0/5 | 2h 9min
Comedy, Drama
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Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith delays the return to his hometown, feeling that he is a failure. While ...

Hail the Conquering Hero

NR

1944 | 3.6/5 | 1h 41min
Comedy, War
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A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each at ...

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

G

1963 | 3.5/5 | 2h 43min
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
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A widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and later the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another gener ...

My Three Sons

TV-PG

1960 | 3.2/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy, Kids & Family
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Awards & Nominations for William Demarest

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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Movies with William Demarest as Actor(136)

as Oscar Pugh1978 The Millionaire
as Studio Gatekeeper1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Father Gurkin1975 The Wild McCullochs
as Mr. Harris1973 Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
as Mr. MacDougall1965 That Darn Cat!
as Mr. Martin1964 Viva Las Vegas
as Police Chief Aloysius1963 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Mr. Hummel1963 Son of Flubber
as Jeb1961 Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon
as Henry Hecht1961 King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
as Desmond Slocum1961 Twenty Plus Two
as Movie Studio Gateman1960 Pepe
as Father Belacchi1956 The Mountain
as Brand Comfort1956 The Rawhide Years
as Mago1955 Jupiter's Darling
as Dan Bianco1955 Hell on Frisco Bay
as John1955 The Private War of Major Benson
as Sam Dunne1955 Sincerely Yours
as Sgt. Gass1955 The Far Horizons
as Charles Madden1955 Lucy Gallant
as Jackpot Wray1954 The Yellow Mountain
as Pa Higgins1953 Dangerous When Wet
as Harvey Jones1953 The Lady Wants Mink
as Dennis Logan1953 Here Come the Girls
as Campbell1953 Escape from Fort Bravo
as Syd Jessup1952 The Blazing Forest
as Corporal Kiper1952 What Price Glory
as Monsignor Michael Carey1951 The First Legion
as Fluff1951 The Strip
as O'Ryan1951 Behave Yourself!
as Harvey Bullitt1951 Excuse My Dust
as Happy1950 Riding High
as Mears1950 Never a Dull Moment
as Bob Sears1950 He's a Cockeyed Wonder
as Herman Kluggs1950 When Willie Comes Marching Home
as Steve Martin1949 Jolson Sings Again
as Regret1949 Sorrowful Jones
as Charlie Baxter, Press Agent1949 Red Hot and Blue
as Lt. Shawn1948 Night Has a Thousand Eyes
as Floyd1948 On Our Merry Way
as Bill Dansing1948 Whispering Smith
as Vern Tewilliger1948 The Sainted Sisters
as George 'Mac' McGuire1947 The Perils of Pauline
as Barker1947 Variety Girl
as Steve Martin1946 The Jolson Story
as Peanuts Schultz1946 Our Hearts Were Growing Up
as Bill, the Security Guard1945 Hollywood Victory Caravan
as Smitty1945 Salty O'Rourke
as himself1945 Duffy's Tavern
as George Fury1945 Along Came Jones
as Chuck Gibson1945 Pardon My Past
as Sgt. Heppelfinger1944 Hail the Conquering Hero
as Constable Edmund Kockenlocker1944 The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
as Eben Frost1944 The Great Moment
as Brandt1944 Once Upon a Time
as Walter Cummings1944 Nine Girls
as Uncle Jake1943 True to Life
as himself1943 Stage Door Canteen
as Detective Gatling1943 Dangerous Blondes
as First Member Ale and Quail Club1942 The Palm Beach Story
as McKenzie1942 Behind the Eight Ball
as Sunshine1942 All Through the Night
as Police Officer1942 Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
as Harry Fabian1942 Johnny Doughboy
as Sgt. Butts1942 True to the Army
as Flower Pot Policeman1942 My Favorite Spy
as Detective Kendall1942 Pardon My Sarong
as Mr. Jones1941 Sullivan's Travels
as First Detective1941 The Devil and Miss Jones
as Mike Brady1941 Rookies on Parade
as Muggsy1941 The Lady Eve
as Stogie McPhee1941 Country Fair
as Bartender Barney1941 Ride on Vaquero
as Papa Doran1941 Glamour Boy
as Inspector Pierson1941 Dressed to Kill
as Constable Tom Thorpe1940 Little Men
as Swallow1940 The Golden Fleecing
as Skeeters - The Politician1940 The Great McGinty
as Victor Walsh1940 The Farmer's Daughter
as Bill Ennis1940 Wolf of New York
as Mr. Bildocker1940 Christmas in July
1940 Comin' Round the Mountain
as Barney 'Gimpy' Cole1939 Laugh It Off
as Arnold1939 King of the Turf
as Bill Griffith1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Rusty Walker1939 The Cowboy Quarterback
as Charles Dole1939 The Great Man Votes
as Police Sgt. Ernest Heath1939 The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Quinn1939 Miracles for Sale
as Red Miller1938 While New York Sleeps
as Daro1938 Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
as Collins1938 One Wild Night
as Harry Kipper1938 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as Police Lt. Eckhardt1938 Romance on the Run
as Joe, Diner Owner1938 Josette
as Mr. Beecher1937 Big City
as Mr. Beatty1937 The Great Hospital Mystery
as Army Coach1937 Rosalie
as Wallace Whistling1937 Easy Living
as Sergeant Kirby1937 The Great Gambini
as Willoughby Sproggs1937 Time Out for Romance
as Paul Sears1937 Blonde Trouble
as Parole Officer1937 The Hit Parade
as Larry 'Horace' Tucker1937 Don't Tell the Wife
as Marty Short1937 Oh, Doctor
as Radio Center Tour Guide1937 Wake Up and Live
as Editor1936 Love on the Run
as Droopy1936 Mind Your Own Business
as Sergeant Kelly1936 Charlie Chan at the Opera
as 'Smiles' Benson1936 Wedding Present
as Detective1935 Bright Lights
as 'Red' Maguire1935 The Murder Man
as Police Detective (uncredited)1935 After Office Hours
as Harry Hill1935 Diamond Jim
as Roberts1935 White Lies
as Auctioneer (uncredited)1935 The Casino Murder Case
as Regi's Date Natty (uncredited)1935 Hands Across the Table
as Spike Smith1934 Fog Over Frisco
as Steve Rogers1934 Fugitive Lady
as Brinker1934 Many Happy Returns
as The Heir1930 Seeing Things
as Jack McLure1928 The Butter and Egg Man
as 'Hi Jack' Murdock1928 Sharp Shooters
as Louie1928 The Crash
as 'Terrible Bill' McGovern1928 Pay as You Enter
as Man in Bombay (uncredited)1928 A Girl in Every Port
as George Lamont1927 A Million Bid
as The Village Cut-Up1927 The First Auto
as Detective1927 A Sailor's Sweetheart
as Buster Billings (uncredited)1927 The Jazz Singer
1927 Simple Sis
as Ray Valerian1927 Don't Tell the Wife
as Cuffs Egan1927 Finger Prints
as Detective Dibbin1927 What Happened To Father
as Defense Counsel1927 The Night Court
as Train Engine Fireman1927 The Black Diamond Express

TV Shows/Series with William Demarest as Actor(19)

1975 Ellery Queen
as Charlie Who1963 Burke's Law
1963 The Greatest Show on Earth
as himself1963 The Jerry Lewis Show
as himself1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 Going My Way
as himself1961 The Mike Douglas Show
as Mr. Aimes1961 Dr. Kildare
1961 Ben Casey
as Charley O'Casey1960 My Three Sons
as Ulysses Bowman1959 The Rebel
as William Harris1959 Love and Marriage
as Enos Milford1959 Bonanza
as Angus Tweedy1959 Bonanza
as Joe Britt1959 The Twilight Zone
as Mr. Hennessey1957 Wagon Train
as Jeb Gaine (credit only)1957 Wells Fargo
as Tom Akins1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Senator Burnside1951 The Red Skelton Show

Full Name: William Demarest
Born: Saturday, 02/27 1892 (February) in St. Paul, Minnesota (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 12/28 1983 (December) in Palm Springs (aged: 91)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Related to: Phyllis Gordon Demarest
William Demarest frequently works together with these people:
Hans Dreier (24x, Crew)
Preston Sturges (20x, Crew)
Edith Head (20x, Crew)
Robert McCord (18x, Actor)
Wally Westmore (17x, Crew)
J. Pat O'Malley (15x, Actor)
Raymond Bailey (15x, Actor)
Jeanette Nolan (13x, Actress)
Ben Wright (12x, Actor)
Russell Collins (12x, Actor)
Irene Tedrow (12x, Actress)
Virginia Gregg (12x, Actress)
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