William Demarest
- Nascita
- 27 febbraio 1892
- Morte
- 28 dicembre 1983
- Luogo di nascita
- 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.
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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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Won Ton Ton - Il cane che salvò Hollywood1976
F.B.I. operazione gatto1965
Viva Las Vegas1964
Questo pazzo, pazzo, pazzo, pazzo mondo1963
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In esameTwenty Plus Two1961
In esameIl padrone di New York1961
In esamePepe1960
In esameThe Rawhide Years1956
In esameLa montagna1956
In esameSincerely Yours1955
In esameLucy Gallant1955
In esameLa guerra privata del maggiore Benson1955
In esameThe Far Horizons1955
In esameThe Yellow Mountain1954
In esameEscape from Fort Bravo1953
In esameHere Come the Girls1953
In esameDangerous When Wet1953
In esameWhat Price Glory1952
In esameBehave Yourself!1951
In esameHe's a Cockeyed Wonder1950
In esameNever a Dull Moment1950
In esameLa gioia della vita1950
In esameWhen Willie Comes Marching Home1950
In esameRed, Hot and Blue1949
In esameNon c'è passione più grande1949
In esameWhispering Smith1948
In esameLa notte ha mille occhi1948
In esameThe Sainted Sisters1948
In esameOn Our Merry Way1948
In esameRivista di stelle1947
In esameLa storia di Pearl White1947
In esameDuffy's Tavern1945
In esameIl magnifico avventuriero1945
In esameSalty O'Rourke1945
In esameIl miracolo del villaggio1944
In esameEvviva il nostro eroe1944
In esameThe Great Moment1944
In esameOnce Upon a Time1944
In esameNine Girls1944
In esameTrue to Life1943
In esameDangerous Blondes1943
In esameStage Door Canteen1943
In esameJohnny Doughboy1942
In esameLife Begins at Eight-Thirty1942
In esameBehind the Eight Ball1942
In esameRitrovarsi1942
In esameMy Favorite Spy1942
In esameSesta colonna1942
In esameGlamour Boy1941
In esameSullivan's Travels1941
In esameMichael Shayne e l'enigma della maschera1941
In esameRide on Vaquero1941
In esameThe Devil and Miss Jones1941
In esameLady Eva1941
In esameLittle Men1940
In esameChristmas in July1940
In esameIl grande McGinty1940
In esameThe Farmer's Daughter1940
Mr. Smith va a Washington1939
In esameMiracles for Sale1939
In esameThe Gracie Allen Murder Case1939
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In esameWhile New York Sleeps1938
In esamePeck's Bad Boy with the Circus1938
In esameJosette1938
In esameOne Wild Night1938
In esameRondine senza nido1938
In esameRosalie1937
In esameLa grande città1937
In esameUn colpo di fortuna1937
In esameThe Great Gambini1937
In esameMind Your Own Business1936
In esameCharlie Chan at the Opera1936
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In esameWedding Present1936
In esameThe Great Ziegfeld1936
In esameDiamond Jim1935
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In esameThe Casino Murder Case1935
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In esameFugitive Lady1934
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