Chill Wills
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1902-07-18 (76 years old)
Deathday
1978-12-15
Place of Birth
Seagoville, Texas, USA
Also known As
Theodore Childress Wills
Chill Wills
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Chill Theodore Wills (July 18, 1902 – December 15, 1978) was an American film actor, and a singer in the Avalon Boys Quartet. He was a performer from early childhood, forming and leading the Avalon Boys singing group in the 1930s. After appearing in a few westerns he disbanded the group in 1938, and struck out on a solo acting career. One of his more memorable roles was that of the distinctive voice of Francis the Mule in a series of popular films. Wills' deep, rough voice, with its Western twang, was matched to the personality of the cynical, sardonic mule. As was customary at the time, Wills was giv...
Acting
1944
as Mr. Neely
1956
as Uncle Bawley
1960
as Beekeeper
1944
as Swanson
1973
as Lemuel
1950
as Dr. Wilkins
1965
as Jim Ed Love
1953
as Sgt. Joe, the 'Voice of Chicago'
1942
as Manchester Montford
1940
as Southeast
1963
as Jay Ray Spinelby
1960
as Police Captain
1950
as Sam Beers
1963
as Drago
1941
as Homer Kettle
1939
as M'Cammon
1955
as Francis (voice) (uncredited)
1977
as Col. Clayton T. Winkle
1953
as John Gage
1940
as Sheriff Beckwith
1961
as Turk
1945
as Leick Thome
1946
as Buck Forrester
1941
as Blue Duck
1940
as Harmony Jones
1958
as Amos Bradley
1966
as Big Jaw
1941
as The Sniper
1970
as Gentleman George Agnew
1950
as Boatwhistle
1948
as Fred
1942
as Sgt. Larry Dillon
1942
as Judge
1949
as Pinky Jimpson (Narrator)
1961
as Major Buford
1951
as Dallas
1957
as Preacher
1949
as Brackton
1943
as Charles Craig
1956
as Captain 'Sidewheel' Jones
1945
as Sgt. Cramp
1940
as Shiftless
1954
as Francis (as Francis the Talking Muke)
1959
as Capt. Connors
1951
as Francis The Talking Mule (as Francis the Talking Mule)
1950
as Windy
1948
as Will Twitchell
1962
as Preacher Sam Shelby
1944
as Mr. York
1952
as Dan Bream
1939
as Whopper Hatch
1956
as Loving
1946
as Chief Petty Officer
1953
as Sheriff Murchoree
1963
as Monsignor
1951
as Sgt. Barhydt
1961
as Doc Wilson Gates, M.D.
1955
as Steve Riika
1944
as Sheriff Hightower
1948
as Mileaway
1956
as Tobias Taylor
1936
as Leader of The Avalon Four (uncredited)
1948
as Homer Beggs
1942
as 'Pike' Skelton
1939
as Mr. Johnson
1937
as Lead Singer of the Avalon Boys / Stan's Bass Singing (uncredited)
1941
as Tom Patterson
1950
as Hogger McCoy
1952
as Ike Adams
1939
as Whopper Hatch
1935
as Henchman
1954
as Tom Williams
1943
as Chester Short
1939
as Man on Bus (uncredited)
1936
as Singing Cowhand
1939
as Whopper Hatch
1942
as Henry Hawkins
1938
as Deputy Speedy McGow
1939
as Whopper
1970
as Mr. Ike
1950
as Chief Clark
1940
as Lafe
1954
as Kevin Russell
1942
as Mate Jenks, Chef-Bootsmann
1947
as 'Breezie' Mann
1950
as Francis the Talking Mule (voice)
1977
as Big Burt
1952
as Francis (as Francis the Talking Mule)
1953
as Francis (as Franis the Talking Mule)
1978
as The Janitor
1951
as Swede
1994
as (archive footage)
1941
as 'Red' Giddings
1948
as Sheriff Cramer
1973
as Tom Duncan
1956
1944
as First Sgt. Cramp
1942
as Hotel Employee
1971
as Tall Guy McCoy
1969
1976
as Self (archive footage)
1946
as H.H. Hartsey
1959
as Self
1992
as Beekeeper
1948
as Captain Chatham
2004
as Self (archive footage)
1937
as Amateur Hour Lead Quartet Singer (as The Avalon Boys)
1969
as Gentleman George Agnew
1947
as Lars (uncredited)
1936
as Lead Singer of Avalon Boys
1944
as Tom Davenport
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