William Forrest

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1902-10-10 (87 years old)

Deathday

1989-01-26

Place of Birth

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

William Forrest

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Forrest (October 10, 1902 – January 26, 1989) was an American theatre, film, and television actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1939 and 1977. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and died in Santa Monica, California.

Acting

1964

Good Neighbor Sam

as Millard Mellner

1940

The Secret Seven

as Mr. Brooks

1966

1947

Blondie in the Dough

as Robert " Bob " Dixon

1949

1955

New York Confidential

as Paul Williamson

1957

Band of Angels

as Aaron Starr, Amantha's father

1949

The Story of Seabiscuit

as Thomas Milford

1964

Cheyenne Autumn

as Senator (uncredited)

1948

Three Daring Daughters

as Ship Captain (uncredited)

1947

Blind Spot

as Henry Small

1947

The Spirit of West Point

as Dr. Felix Blanchard

1948

1949

Arson, Inc.

as Deputy Fire Chief / Narrator

1941

Meet John Doe

as Governor's Associate (uncredited)

1944

Wilson

as Minor Role (uncredited)

1948

Race Street

as Nick Walters

1966

1942

Pardon My Stripes

as Prosecutor (uncredited)

1940

Alice in Movieland

as 2nd Director (uncredited)

1942

Tarzan's New York Adventure

as Inspector at Airport (uncredited)

1944

Four Jills in a Jeep

as Officer (uncredited)

1956

Pardners

as Hocker (uncredited)

1955

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

as Simpson (uncredited)

1944

1943

Flight for Freedom

as Vice-Consul (uncredited)

1945

God Is My Co-Pilot

as Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)

1952

Belles on Their Toes

as Col. Putnam (uncredited)

1945

Salty O'Rourke

as Racing Secretary

1945

Road to Alcatraz

as Charles Cantrell

1966

Spy Smasher Returns

as Gerald Douglas (uncredited)

1942

Spy Smasher

as Thornton (uncredited)

1945

Gangs of the Waterfront

as Dist. Atty. Brady

1945

Adventures of Kitty O'Day

as Sauter (as Bill Forrest)

1953

Private Eyes

as John Graham

1944

1947

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

as Mr. Baldwin (uncredited)

1943

The Masked Marvel

as Martin Crane

1951

Smuggler's Gold

as Arthur Rayburn

1955

1941

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

as Reporter (uncredited)

1953

The Eddie Cantor Story

as Florenz Ziegfeld

1940

The Man Who Talked Too Much

as Federal District Attorney F.R. Greene

1952

The Rose Bowl Story

as James Otis

1948

Alias a Gentleman

as Carruthers

1946

Meet Me on Broadway

as Dwight Ferris (uncredited)

1951

1957

Sweet Smell of Success

as Sen. Harvey Walker (uncredited)

1948

Who Killed Doc Robbin?

as Reporter (uncredited)

1940

1940

Women in Hiding

as Investigator (uncredited)

1949

In the Good Old Summertime

as Announcer (uncredited)

1955

Meet the Governor

as Mr. Green

1958

The Last Hurrah

as Dr. Tom (uncredited)

1945

Purity Squad

as Dr. Cooper (uncredited)

1945

Girls of the Big House

as District Attorney

1940

1947

Miracle on 34th Street

as Dr. Rogers at Bellevue (uncredited)

1947

The Devil On Wheels

as Judge Roger Tanner

1944

Laura

as Important Client (uncredited)

1948

Fort Apache

as Reporter (uncredited)

1941

Keep 'Em Flying

as Colonel

1942

Spy Ship

as Martin Oster

1946

Dead Reckoning

as Lt. Col. Simpson (uncredited)

1941

Sergeant York

as Officer (uncredited)

1957

1944

Mr. Skeffington

as Clinton (uncredited)

1949

1951

The Sea Hornet

as Lt. Commander

1944

The Fighting Seabees

as Lt. Tom Kerrick

1943

1942

Hello, Annapolis

as Lt. Burns

1941

Respect the Law

as Police Lieutenant Edward Macroy

1942

Mug Town

as District Attorney

1953

Invaders from Mars

as Col. Mayberry

1943

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

as Secretary of Internal Affairs [Chs. 8-12]

1941

They Died with Their Boots On

as Adjutant (uncredited)

1953

Winning of the West

as Editor John Randolph

1943

Corvette K-225

as Commander Manning (uncredited)

1947

Sarge Goes to College

as Col. Winters

1977

The November Plan

as Noel Crosman, Sr.

1942

A Date with the Falcon

as Ward (uncredited)

1942

My Favorite Spy

as Captain Green

1955

Rage at Dawn

as Wiilliam Peterson

1947

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

as Lance Fowler

1942

Joe Smith, American

as August 'Gus' Stoffen

1946

1943

Action in the North Atlantic

as Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)

1943

Air Force

as Group Commander Jack Harper (uncredited)

1943

Reconnaissance Pilot

as Colonel Henry

1943

Corvette K-225

as Commander Manning

1941

Of Pups and Puzzles

as Psychologist (uncredited)

1943

For God and Country

as Commander at New Guinea

1943

Du Barry Was a Lady

as Guard Captain

1943

So Proudly We Hail

as Major at San Francisco Dock (Uncredited)

1943

Mission to Moscow

as American Newsman (uncredited)

1942

Priorities on Parade

as Col. Reeves

1948

Mystery in Mexico

as Insurance Company Boss

1947

Doctor Jim

as Major

1941

1944

Strange Affair

as Superintendent Reynolds (Uncredited)

1950

Hunt the Man Down

as J.P. Knight (uncredited)

1950

The Good Humor Man

as Mr. Lankford (uncredited)

1943

It Ain't Hay

as Banker (uncredited)

1945

Anchors Aweigh

as Movie Director (uncredited)

1946

Nobody Lives Forever

as Mr. Johnson, District Attorney's Aide (uncredited)

1942

Moontide

as Well-Dressed Man in Bar (uncredited)

1943

The Hard Way

as 'Uncle Edward Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)

1957

Loving You

as Mr. Jessup

1945

1956

Walk the Proud Land

as Mr. Dennison (uncredited)

1961

1942

In This Our Life

as Forest Ranger

1952

Night Without Sleep

as Mr. Carter (Uncredited)

1951

The Racket

as Head of Crime Commission (uncredited)

1947

1956

You Can't Run Away from It

as Captain (replaced by Russell Hicks) (scenes deleted)

1951

I'll See You in My Dreams

as Florenz Ziegfeld

1951

Flight to Mars

as General (uncredited)

1959

The Horse Soldiers

as Gen. Steve Hurlburt

1947

1944

Here Come the Waves

as Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)

1942

Meet the Stewarts

as Country Club Lunch Guest (uncredited)

1955

Ain't Misbehavin'

as Mr. Dullaby (uncredited)

1958

The Last Hurrah

as Tom - The Doctor (uncredited)

1948

1946

Tars and Spars

as Commander (uncredited)

1952

Deadline - U.S.A.

as Mr. Greene (uncredited)

1941

The Pittsburgh Kid

as (uncredited)

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