William Demarest

Acting •1892-02-27 •Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

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 "stock" troupe of actors that Sturges repeatedly cast in his films. He appeared in ten films written by Sturges, eight of which were under his direction, including The Lady Eve, Sullivan's Travels and The Miracle of Morgan's Creek. Demarest was such a familiar figure at the Paramount studio that just his name was used in the movie Sunset Boulevard as a potential star for William Holden's unsold baseball screenplay. Demarest appeared with veteran western film star Roscoe Ates in the 1958 episode "And the Desert Shall Blossom" of CBS's Alfred Hitchcock Presents. In the story line, Ates and Demarest appear as old timers living in the Nevada desert. The local sheriff, played by Ben Johnson, appears with an eviction notice, but he agrees to let the pair stay on their property if they can make a dead rosebush bloom within the next month. In 1959 Demarest was named the lead actor of the 18-week sitcom Love and Marriage on NBC in the 1959–1960 season. Demarest played William Harris, the owner of a failing music company who refuses to handle popular rock and roll music, which presumably might save the firm from bankruptcy. Joining Demarest on the series were Jeanne Bal, Murray Hamilton and Stubby Kaye. Demarest appeared as Police Chief Aloysius of the Santa Rosita Police Department in the film It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), as well as on a memorable episode ("What's in the Box") of Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone as a hen-pecked husband driven to the murder of his wife. His most famous television role was in the ABC and then CBS sitcom My Three Sons from 1965 to 1972, playing Uncle Charley O'Casey. He replaced William Frawley, whose failing health had made procuring insurance impossible. Demarest had worked with Fred MacMurray previously in the films Hands Across the Table (1935), Pardon My Past (1945), On Our Merry Way (1948), and The Far Horizons (1955) and was a personal friend of MacMurray. Also, he worked with Irene Dunne in Never a Dull Moment (1950).

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代表作

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954 · Mr. Hummel (archive footage)

希区柯克剧场

1955 · Tom Akins

莲花仙子

1941 · First Detective

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

1997 · Self (archive footage)

The Red Skelton Show

1951 · Senator Burnside

埃勒里·奎因探案集

1975 · Alexander 'Pop' Denny

Big City

1937 · Mr. Beecher

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全部作品

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999 •Charlie O'Casey (archive footage)

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

1997 •Self (archive footage)

The Millionaire

1978 •Oscar Pugh

妙狗拯救好莱坞

1976 •Studio Gatekeeper

The Wild McCullochs

1975 •Father Gurkin

埃勒里·奎因探案集

1975 •Alexander 'Pop' Denny

别怕黑夜

1973 •Mr. Harris

McMillan & Wife

1971 •Andy Kenesaw

McMillan & Wife

1971 •Cyrus McFee

酷猫妙妙探

1965 •Mr. MacDougall

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龙凤春光

1964 •Mr. Martin

疯狂世界

1963 •Police Chief Aloysius

飞天老爷车续集

1963 •Mr. Hummel

Burke's Law

1963 •Charlie Who

The Greatest Show on Earth

1963 •Paul Keller

The Jerry Lewis Show

1963 •Self

Going My Way

1962

约翰尼·卡森今夜秀

1962 •Self

魔窟争雄

1961 •Henry Hecht

Twenty Plus Two

1961 •Desmond Slocum

Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon

1961 •Jeb

Ben Casey

1961

乔迪医生

1961 •Mr. Aimes

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 •Self

小人物狂想曲

1960 •Movie Studio Gateman

My Three Sons

1960 •Charley O'Casey

阴阳魔界

1959 •Joe Britt

The Rebel

1959 •Ulysses Bowman

Love and Marriage

1959 •William Harris

伯南扎的牛仔

1959 •Angus Tweedy

伯南扎的牛仔

1959 •Enos Milford

Tales of Wells Fargo

1957 •Jeb Gaine (credit only)

Wagon Train

1957 •Mr. Hennessey

山丘

1956 •Father Belacchi

风尘双侠

1956 •Brand Comfort

血溅旧金山

1955 •Dan Bianco

遥远的天际

1955 •Sgt. Gass

本森少校的私人战争

1955 •John

Jupiter's Darling

1955 •Mago

琴韵心声

1955 •Sam Dunne

Lucy Gallant

1955 •Charles Madden

希区柯克剧场

1955 •Tom Akins

金山传奇

1954 •Jackpot Wray

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954 •Mr. Hummel (archive footage)

Studio 57

1954

血战勇士堡

1953 •Campbell

Here Come the Girls

1953 •Dennis Logan

The Lady Wants Mink

1953 •Harvey Jones

碧水桃源

1953 •Pa Higgins

What Price Glory

1952 •Corporal Kiper

The Blazing Forest

1952 •Syd Jessup

Excuse My Dust

1951 •Harvey Bullitt

脱衣舞

1951 •Fluff

Behave Yourself!

1951 •O'Ryan

The First Legion

1951 •Monsignor Michael Carey

The Red Skelton Show

1951 •Senator Burnside

香城艳史

1950 •Happy

He's a Cockeyed Wonder

1950 •Bob Sears

Never a Dull Moment

1950 •Mears

When Willie Comes Marching Home

1950 •Herman Kluggs

Jolson Sings Again

1949 •Steve Martin

Sorrowful Jones

1949 •Regret

Red, Hot and Blue

1949 •Charlie Baxter

看破黑夜

1948 •Lt. Shawn

The Sainted Sisters

1948 •Vern Tewilliger

血战霹雳车

1948 •Bill Dansing

On Our Merry Way

1948 •Floyd

Variety Girl

1947 •Barker

The Perils of Pauline

1947 •George 'Mac' McGuire

The Jolson Story

1946 •Steve Martin

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

1946 •Peanuts Schultz

绿林豪侠

1945 •George Fury

Salty O'Rourke

1945 •Smitty

Pardon My Past

1945 •Chuck Gibson

Hollywood Victory Caravan

1945 •Bill, the Security Guard

Duffy's Tavern

1945 •William Demarest

The Great Moment

1944 •Eben Frost

战时丈夫

1944 •Sgt. Heppelfinger

摩根河的奇迹

1944 •Constable Edmund Kockenlocker

Once Upon a Time

1944 •Brandt

Nine Girls

1944 •Walter Cummings

True to Life

1943 •Uncle Jake

Stage Door Canteen

1943 •William Demarest

Dangerous Blondes

1943 •Detective Gatling

棕榈滩的故事

1942 •First Member Ale and Quail Club

渡过黑暗

1942 •Sunshine

My Favorite Spy

1942 •Flower Pot Policeman

步兵约翰

1942 •Harry Fabian

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

1942 •Police Officer

Behind the Eight Ball

1942 •McKenzie

原谅我的围裙

1942 •Detective Kendall

True to the Army

1942 •Sgt. Butts

淑女伊芙

1941 •Muggsy

Dressed to Kill

1941 •Inspector Pierson

苏利文的旅行

1941 •Mr. Jones

Ride on Vaquero

1941 •Bartender Barney

Glamour Boy

1941 •Papa Doran

Country Fair

1941 •Stogie McPhee

Rookies on Parade

1941 •Mike Brady

莲花仙子

1941 •First Detective

七月圣诞

1940 •Mr. Bildocker

江湖异人传

1940 •Skeeters - The Politician

The Golden Fleecing

1940 •Swallow

Wolf of New York

1940 •Bill Ennis

The Farmer's Daughter

1940 •Victor Walsh

Little Men

1940 •Constable Tom Thorpe

Comin' Round the Mountain

1940 •Gutsy Mann

史密斯先生到华盛顿

1939 •Bill Griffith

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

1939 •Police Sgt. Ernest Heath

The Cowboy Quarterback

1939 •Rusty Walker

Miracles for Sale

1939 •Quinn

The Great Man Votes

1939 •Charles Dole

一笑而过

1939 •Barney 'Gimpy' Cole

King of the Turf

1939 •Arnold

桑尼布鲁克庄园的丽贝卡

1938 •Harry Kipper

While New York Sleeps

1938 •Red Miller

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

1938 •Daro

Romance on the Run

1938 •Police Lt. Eckhardt

Josette

1938 •Joe, Diner Owner

One Wild Night

1938 •Collins

Big City

1937 •Mr. Beecher

The Hit Parade

1937 •Parole Officer

Don't Tell the Wife

1937 •Larry 'Horace' Tucker

轻松生活

1937 •Wallace Whistling

The Great Hospital Mystery

1937 •Mr. Beatty

The Great Gambini

1937 •Sergeant Kirby

罗莎莉

1937 •Army Coach

Time Out for Romance

1937 •Willoughby Sproggs

Oh, Doctor

1937 •Marty Short

Blonde Trouble

1937 •Paul Sears

Wake Up and Live

1937 •Radio Center Tour Guide

陈查理在歌剧院

1936 •Sergeant Kelly

歌舞大王齐格飞

1936 •Gene Buck (uncredited)

Mind Your Own Business

1936 •Droopy

结婚礼物

1936 •'Smiles' Benson

情奔

1936 •Editor

The Murder Man

1935 •'Red' Maguire

After Office Hours

1935 •Police Detective (uncredited)

两情相悦

1935 •Regi's Date Natty (uncredited)

明亮的灯光

1935 •Detective

钻石吉姆

1935 •Harry Hill

White Lies

1935 •Roberts

The Casino Murder Case

1935 •Auctioneer (uncredited)

Fog Over Frisco

1934 •Spike Smith

Fugitive Lady

1934 •Steve Rogers

Many Happy Returns

1934 •Brinker

Seeing Things

1930 •The Heir

Sharp Shooters

1928 •'Hi Jack' Murdock

The Butter and Egg Man

1928 •Jack McLure

港口女郎

1928 •Man in Bombay (uncredited)

Five and Ten Cent Annie

1928 •Briggs

The Crash

1928 •Louie

Pay as You Enter

1928 •'Terrible Bill' McGovern

Don't Tell the Wife

1927 •Ray Valerian

The Black Diamond Express

1927 •Train Engine Fireman

The Night Court

1927 •Defense Counsel

The First Auto

1927 •The Village Cut-Up

爵士歌手

1927 •Buster Billings (uncredited)

A Reno Divorce

1927 •James, the chauffeur

A Million Bid

1927 •George Lamont

What Happened To Father

1927 •Detective Dibbin

Finger Prints

1927 •Cuffs Egan

Simple Sis

1927

A Sailor's Sweetheart

1927 •Detective

The Bush Leaguer

1927 •John Gilroy

The Gay Old Bird

1927 •Mr. Fixit

Matinee Ladies

1927 •Man About Town