William Demarest
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1892-02-27 (91 years old)
Deathday
1983-12-28
Place of Birth
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Also known As
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William Demarest
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 Esther Zychlin) as "Demarest and Colette", then moved on to Broadway. Demarest worked regularly with director Preston Sturges, becoming part of a "stoc...
Acting
1964
as Mr. Martin
1939
as Bill Griffith
1941
as Muggsy
1963
as Police Chief Aloysius
1946
as Steve Martin
1942
as First Member Ale and Quail Club
1948
as Lt. Shawn
1928
as 'Hi Jack' Murdock
1973
as Mr. Harris
1935
as 'Red' Maguire
1936
as Sergeant Kelly
1940
as Mr. Bildocker
1940
as Skeeters - The Politician
1944
as Eben Frost
1944
as Sgt. Heppelfinger
1941
as Inspector Pierson
1944
as Constable Edmund Kockenlocker
1942
as Sunshine
1961
as Henry Hecht
1949
as Steve Martin
1941
as Mr. Jones
1928
as Jack McLure
1938
as Harry Kipper
1927
as Ray Valerian
1944
as Brandt
1930
as The Heir
1939
as Police Sgt. Ernest Heath
1951
as Harvey Bullitt
1937
as Mr. Beecher
1945
as George Fury
1960
as Movie Studio Gateman
1952
as Corporal Kiper
1955
as Dan Bianco
1953
as Campbell
1949
as Regret
1956
as Father Belacchi
1955
as Sgt. Gass
1951
as Fluff
1961
as Desmond Slocum
1942
as Flower Pot Policeman
1936
as Gene Buck (uncredited)
1939
as Rusty Walker
1938
as Red Miller
1956
as Brand Comfort
1927
as Train Engine Fireman
1955
1945
as Smitty
1950
as Happy
1955
as Mago
1947
as Barker
1953
as Dennis Logan
1940
as Swallow
1947
as George 'Mac' McGuire
1950
as Bob Sears
1940
as Bill Ennis
1927
as Defense Counsel
1951
as O'Ryan
1955
as Sam Dunne
1945
as Chuck Gibson
1938
1949
as Charlie Baxter
1954
as Jackpot Wray
1941
as Bartender Barney
1936
as Droopy
1937
as Parole Officer
1948
as Vern Tewilliger
1939
as Quinn
1943
as Uncle Jake
1942
as Harry Fabian
1953
as Harvey Jones
1952
as Syd Jessup
1938
as Police Lt. Eckhardt
1951
as Monsignor Michael Carey
1939
as Charles Dole
1942
as Police Officer
1937
as Larry 'Horace' Tucker
1936
as 'Smiles' Benson
1936
as Editor
1927
as The Village Cut-Up
1975
as Father Gurkin
1938
as Joe, Diner Owner
1937
as Wallace Whistling
1978
as Oscar Pugh
1953
as Pa Higgins
1948
as Bill Dansing
1938
as Collins
1934
as Spike Smith
1937
as Mr. Beatty
1941
as Papa Doran
1997
as Self (archive footage)
1946
as Peanuts Schultz
1950
as Mears
1940
as Victor Walsh
1950
as Herman Kluggs
1941
as Stogie McPhee
1935
as Police Detective (uncredited)
1927
as Buster Billings (uncredited)
1937
as Sergeant Kirby
1928
as Man in Bombay (uncredited)
1999
as Charlie O'Casey (archive footage)
1937
as Army Coach
1937
as Willoughby Sproggs
1943
as William Demarest
1941
as Mike Brady
1937
as Marty Short
1942
as McKenzie
1942
as Detective Kendall
1927
as James, the chauffeur
1928
as Briggs
1935
as Regi's Date Natty (uncredited)
1934
as Steve Rogers
1927
as George Lamont
1940
as Constable Tom Thorpe
1939
as Barney 'Gimpy' Cole
1935
as Detective
1963
as Mr. Hummel
1935
as Harry Hill
1955
as Charles Madden
1961
1945
as Bill, the Security Guard
1945
as William Demarest
1965
as Mr. MacDougall
1948
as Floyd
1935
as Roberts
1935
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
1942
as Sgt. Butts
1944
as Walter Cummings
1943
as Detective Gatling
1928
as Louie
1940
as Gutsy Mann
1939
as Arnold
1927
as Detective Dibbin
1937
as Paul Sears
1928
as 'Terrible Bill' McGovern
1927
as Cuffs Egan
1927
as Detective
1927
1941
as First Detective
1934
as Brinker
1937
as Radio Center Tour Guide
1976
as Studio Gatekeeper
1927
as John Gilroy
1927
as Mr. Fixit
1927
as Man About Town
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