William Demarest Character actor

William Demarest is a 91 years old Character actor from Saint Paul, Minnesota. William Demarest was born on February 27, 1892 (died on December 28, 1983, he was 91 years old) in Saint Paul, Minnesota as Carl William Demarest. His nickname was Demarest Carl William.

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Is William Demarest still alive?

No, he died on 12/28/1983, 40 years ago. He was 91 years old when he died. Cause of death: pneumonia. He died in Palm Springs and buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park .

Works

William Demarest Movies (127)

There are 127 movies of William Demarest.

His first feature film was It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963, as Police Chief Aloysius). He was 71 when he starred in this movie. Since 1963, he has appeared in 127 feature films. The last one is Here Come the Girls (1953). In this movie, we watched him in the Dennis Logan character .

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William Demarest movie characters

The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:

Character/Job	Movie	Age
Police Chief Aloysius	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)	71
Mr. Martin	Viva Las Vegas (1964)	72
Muggsy	The Lady Eve (1941)	48
Bill Griffith	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)	47
Mr. Jones	Sullivan's Travels (1941)	49
Mr. MacDougall	That Darn Cat! (1965)	73
Buster Billings	The Jazz Singer (1927)	35
Campbell	Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)	61
Movie Studio Gateman	Pepe (1960)	68
First Member Ale and Quail Club	The Palm Beach Story (1942)	50
Mr. Harris	Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973)	81
Mr. Bildocker	Christmas in July (1940)	48
Skeeters, le politicien	The Great McGinty (1940)	48
Sgt. Gass	The Far Horizons (1955)	63
William Demarest	Stage Door Canteen (1943)	51
Constable Edmund Kockenlocker	The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1944)	51
Father Belacchi	The Mountain (1956)	64
Mr. Hummel	Son of Flubber (1963)	70
Harry Kipper	Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)	46
Sunshine	All Through the Night (1942)	49
Sgt. Heppelfinger	Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)	52
Jackpot Wray	The Yellow Mountain (1954)	62
Brand Comfort	The Rawhide Years (1956)	64
Inspector Pierson	Dressed to Kill (1941)	49
Regi's Date Natty	Hands Across the Table (1935)	43
George Fury	Along Came Jones (1945)	53
Bill Dansing	Whispering Smith (1948)	56
George 'Mac' McGuire	The Perils of Pauline (1947)	55
Corporal Kiper	What Price Glory (1952)	60
Detective Kendall	Pardon My Sarong (1942)	50
Sergeant Kelly	Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)	44
Dan Bianco	Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)	63
Pa Higgins	Dangerous When Wet (1953)	61
Happy	Riding High (1950)	58
Floyd	On Our Merry Way (1948)	55
Barker	Variety Girl (1947)	55
Wallace Whistling	Easy Living (1937)	45
Steve Martin	The Jolson Story (1946)	54
Lt. Shawn	Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)	56
Spike Smith	Fog Over Frisco (1934)	42
William Demarest	Duffy's Tavern (1945)	53
Harry Hill	Diamond Jim (1935)	43
Police Detective	After Office Hours (1935)	42
Jeb	Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon (1961)	69
Brandt	Once Upon a Time (1944)	52
Mr. Beatty	The Great Hospital Mystery (1937)	45
Charlie Baxter, Press Agent	Red Hot and Blue (1949)	57
John	The Private War of Major Benson (1955)	63
Flower Pot Policeman	My Favorite Spy (1942)	50
Mago	Jupiter's Darling (1955)	62
Constable Tom Thorpe	Little Men (1940)	48
Army Coach	Rosalie (1937)	45
Henry Hecht	King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)	69
Slocum	Twenty Plus Two (1961)	69
Stogie McPhee	Country Fair (1941)	49
Father Gurkin	The Wild McCullochs (1975)	83
Papa Doran	Glamour Boy (1941)	49
Fluff	The Strip (1951)	59
Editor	Love on the Run (1936)	44
Bob Sears	He's a Cockeyed Wonder (1950)	57
George Lamont	A Million Bid (1927)	35
'Smiles' Benson	Wedding Present (1936)	44
Peanuts Schultz	Our Hearts Were Growing Up (1946)	54
Auctioneer	The Casino Murder Case (1935)	43
Harry Fabian	Johnny Doughboy (1942)	50
Mr. Harry Fabian	Johnny Doughboy (1942)	50
Man in Bombay	A Girl in Every Port (1928)	35
Quinn	Miracles for Sale (1939)	47
Detective	Bright Lights (1935)	43
	Behave Yourself! (1951)	59
Bill, the Security Guard	Hollywood Victory Caravan (1945)	53
Victor Walsh	The Farmer's Daughter (1940)	48
Joe, Diner Owner	Josette (1938)	46
Smitty	Salty O'Rourke (1945)	53
Willoughby Sproggs	Time Out for Romance (1937)	44
Sergeant Kirby	The Great Gambini (1937)	45
Chuck Gibson	Pardon My Past (1945)	53
Charles Madden	Lucy Gallant (1955)	63
Bartender Barney	Ride on Vaquero (1941)	49
Red Miller	While New York Sleeps (1938)	46
Walter Cummings	Nine Girls (1944)	51
Monsignor Michael Carey	The First Legion (1951)	59
Collins	One Wild Night (1938)	46
Mike Brady	Rookies on Parade (1941)	49
Swallow	The Golden Fleecing (1940)	48
	Pay as You Enter (1928)	36
Larry 'Horace' Tucker	Don't Tell the Wife (1937)	45
Rusty Walker	The Cowboy Quarterback (1939)	47
Herman Kluggs	When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)	57
Eben Frost	The Great Moment (1944)	52
Steve Rogers	Fugitive Lady (1934)	42
'Red' Maguire	The Murder Man (1935)	43
Regret	Sorrowful Jones (1949)	57
Sam Dunne	Sincerely Yours (1955)	63
Arnold	King of the Turf (1939)	46
Charles Dole	The Great Man Votes (1939)	46
Vern Tewilliger	The Sainted Sisters (1948)	56
Mears	Never a Dull Moment (1950)	58
Detective Dibbin	What Happened To Father (1927)	35
Steve Martin	Jolson Sings Again (1949)	57
The Village Cut-Up	The First Auto (1927)	35
Barney 'Gimpy' Cole	Laugh It Off (1939)	47
Bill Ennis	Wolf of New York (1940)	47
Police Sgt. Ernest Heath	The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)	47
	Finger Prints (1927)	34
	Simple Sis (1927)	35
	A Sailor's Sweetheart (1927)	35
Defense Counsel	The Night Court (1927)	35
Louie	The Crash (1928)	35
Roberts	White Lies (1935)	43
Droopy	Mind Your Own Business (1936)	44
Marty Short	Oh, Doctor (1937)	45
Parole Officer	The Hit Parade (1937)	45
Paul Sears	Blonde Trouble (1937)	45
Mr. Beecher	Big City (1937)	45
Police Lt. Eckhardt	Romance on the Run (1938)	46
Daro	Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938)	46
	Comin' Round the Mountain (1940)	48
Sgt. Butts	True to the Army (1942)	50
McKenzie	Behind the Eight Ball (1942)	50
Police Officer	Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)	50
Detective Gatling	Dangerous Blondes (1943)	51
Uncle Jake	True to Life (1943)	51
Harvey Bullitt	Excuse My Dust (1951)	59
Syd Jessup	The Blazing Forest (1952)	60
Harvey Jones	The Lady Wants Mink (1953)	61
Dennis Logan	Here Come the Girls (1953)	61

William Demarest TV Shows (11)

His first TV Show was Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955).

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Awards (1)

Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1945 .

What was William's zodiac sign?

William Demarest zodiac sign was pisces.

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