William Demarest
Acting
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…
Filmography
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Television: The First Fifty Years
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
The Millionaire
1978
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
Ellery Queen
1975
The Wild McCullochs
1975
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
1973
McMillan & Wife
1971
That Darn Cat!
1965
Viva Las Vegas
1964
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
The Jerry Lewis Show
1963
Burke's Law
1963
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
Son of Flubber
1963
Going My Way
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon
1961
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
Twenty Plus Two
1961
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961
Pepe
1960
My Three Sons
1960
The Rebel
1959
The Twilight Zone
1959
Love and Marriage
Love and Marriage
1959
Bonanza
1959
Wagon Train
1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
The Rawhide Years
1956
The Mountain
1956
Hell on Frisco Bay
1955
Sincerely Yours
1955
Lucy Gallant
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
The Private War of Major Benson
1955
The Far Horizons
1955
Jupiter's Darling
1955
The Yellow Mountain
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Jamboree
1954
Studio 57
1954
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953
Here Come the Girls
1953
Dangerous When Wet
1953
The Lady Wants Mink
1953
The Blazing Forest
1952
What Price Glory
1952
The Red Skelton Show
1951
Behave Yourself!
1951
The Strip
1951
Excuse My Dust
1951
The First Legion
1951
He's a Cockeyed Wonder
1950
Never a Dull Moment
1950
Riding High
1950
When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950
Red, Hot and Blue
1949
Jolson Sings Again
1949
Sorrowful Jones
1949
Whispering Smith
1948
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948
The Sainted Sisters
1948
On Our Merry Way
1948
Variety Girl
1947
The Perils of Pauline
1947
The Jolson Story
1946
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
1946
Pardon My Past
1945
Hollywood Victory Caravan
1945
Duffy's Tavern
1945
Along Came Jones
1945
Salty O'Rourke
1945
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944
The Great Moment
1944
Once Upon a Time
1944
Nine Girls
1944
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
The Millionaire
1978
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
Ellery Queen
1975
The Wild McCullochs
1975
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
1973
McMillan & Wife
1971
That Darn Cat!
1965
Viva Las Vegas
1964
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
The Jerry Lewis Show
1963
Burke's Law
1963
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
Son of Flubber
1963
Going My Way
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon
1961
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
Twenty Plus Two
1961
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961
Pepe
1960
My Three Sons
1960
The Rebel
1959
The Twilight Zone
1959
Love and Marriage
Love and Marriage
1959
Bonanza
1959
Wagon Train
1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
The Rawhide Years
1956
The Mountain
1956
Hell on Frisco Bay
1955
Sincerely Yours
1955
Lucy Gallant
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
The Private War of Major Benson
1955
The Far Horizons
1955
Jupiter's Darling
1955
The Yellow Mountain
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Jamboree
1954
Studio 57
1954
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953
Here Come the Girls
1953
Dangerous When Wet
1953
The Lady Wants Mink
1953
The Blazing Forest
1952
What Price Glory
1952
The Red Skelton Show
1951
Behave Yourself!
1951
The Strip
1951
Excuse My Dust
1951
The First Legion
1951
He's a Cockeyed Wonder
1950
Never a Dull Moment
1950
Riding High
1950
When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950
Red, Hot and Blue
1949
Jolson Sings Again
1949
Sorrowful Jones
1949
Whispering Smith
1948
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948
The Sainted Sisters
1948
On Our Merry Way
1948
Variety Girl
1947
The Perils of Pauline
1947
The Jolson Story
1946
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
1946
Pardon My Past
1945
Hollywood Victory Caravan
1945
Duffy's Tavern
1945
Along Came Jones
1945
Salty O'Rourke
1945
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944
The Great Moment
1944
Once Upon a Time
1944
Nine Girls
1944