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William Demarest
Catalogued films 105Actor 105
Carl William Demarest (February 27, 1892 – December 27, 1983) was an American character actor, known especially for his roles in screwball comedies by Preston Sturges and for playing Uncle Charley in the sitcom My Three Sons Demarest, who frequently played crusty but good-hearted roles, was a prolific film and television actor, appearing in over 140 films, beginning in 1926 and ending in the late 1970s. Before his career in motion pictures, he performed in vaudeville for two decades.
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The Wild McCullochs
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
That Darn Cat!
Viva Las Vegas
Son of Flubber
Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon
Twenty Plus Two
King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein
The Rawhide Years
The Mountain
Hell on Frisco Bay
Sincerely Yours
Lucy Gallant
The Private War of Major Benson
The Far Horizons
Jupiter's Darling
The Yellow Mountain
Escape from Fort Bravo
Dangerous When Wet
The Lady Wants Mink
Here Come the Girls
The Blazing Forest
What Price Glory
Behave Yourself!
The Strip
The First Legion
Excuse My Dust
He's a Cockeyed Wonder
Never a Dull Moment
When Willie Comes Marching Home
Riding High
Jolson Sings Again
Sorrowful Jones
Red, Hot and Blue
Whispering Smith
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
The Sainted Sisters
On Our Merry Way
The Perils of Pauline
The Jolson Story
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
Pardon My Past
Hollywood Victory Caravan
Along Came Jones
Salty O'Rourke
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Hail the Conquering Hero
The Great Moment
Once Upon a Time
True to Life
Dangerous Blondes
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
The Palm Beach Story
Pardon My Sarong
All Through the Night
Johnny Doughboy
My Favorite Spy
Behind the Eight Ball
True to the Army
Glamour Boy
Sullivan's Travels
Dressed to Kill
Country Fair
Ride on Vaquero
The Devil and Miss Jones
The Lady Eve
Christmas in July
Comin' Round the Mountain
The Great McGinty
The Farmer's Daughter
Wolf of New York
The Cowboy Quarterback
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
King of the Turf
The Great Man Votes- LALaugh It Off
While New York Sleeps
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
One Wild Night
Romance on the Run
Josette
Big City
The Great Gambini
The Great Hospital Mystery
Don't Tell the Wife
Time Out for Romance
Easy Living
Blonde Trouble
Mind Your Own Business
Love on the Run
Wedding Present
White Lies
Hands Across the Table
The Murder Man
Bright Lights
Fugitive Lady
Many Happy Returns
The Butter and Egg Man
Pay as You Enter
Sharp Shooters
A Sailor's Sweetheart
The First Auto
A Million Bid
The Gay Old Bird
Finger Prints