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William Demarest
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William Demarest
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Acting
Birthday
1892-02-27,Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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).

Filmography

6.2

Viva Las Vegas
1964-02-08

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

7.8

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939-10-19

7.3

The Lady Eve
1941-02-25

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

7

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963-11-07

The Jolson Story

6.75

The Jolson Story
1946-10-10

The Palm Beach Story

7

The Palm Beach Story
1942-08-28

Night Has a Thousand Eyes

6.8

Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948-08-20

7

Sharp Shooters
1928-01-15

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

6

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
1973-10-10

7.143

The Murder Man
1935-07-12

Charlie Chan at the Opera

6.8

Charlie Chan at the Opera
1936-12-04

Christmas in July

6.967

Christmas in July
1940-10-25

The Great McGinty

6.987

The Great McGinty
1940-08-01

The Great Moment

5.795

The Great Moment
1944-07-18

Hail the Conquering Hero

7.1

Hail the Conquering Hero
1944-08-09

Dressed to Kill

6.288

Dressed to Kill
1941-08-08

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

6.851

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944-09-18

All Through the Night

6.701

All Through the Night
1942-01-10

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein

6.4

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961-06-11

Jolson Sings Again

6.364

Jolson Sings Again
1949-08-17

Sullivan's Travels

7.409

Sullivan's Travels
1941-11-30

The Butter and Egg Man

9

The Butter and Egg Man
1928-09-22

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

6.854

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1938-03-18

Don't Tell the Wife

9

Don't Tell the Wife
1927-01-22

Once Upon a Time

5.786

Once Upon a Time
1944-06-29

9

Seeing Things
1930-11-25

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

6.3

The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939-06-02

7.8

Excuse My Dust
1951-06-27

7.667

Big City
1937-09-03

Along Came Jones

5.8

Along Came Jones
1945-07-19

6.3

Pepe
1960-12-21

What Price Glory

5.714

What Price Glory
1952-08-22

Hell on Frisco Bay

5.25

Hell on Frisco Bay
1955-12-31

Escape from Fort Bravo

6.315

Escape from Fort Bravo
1953-12-04

Sorrowful Jones

6.545

Sorrowful Jones
1949-07-04

6.941

The Mountain
1956-05-31

The Far Horizons

6.261

The Far Horizons
1955-07-04

5.906

The Strip
1951-08-31

Twenty Plus Two

6.833

Twenty Plus Two
1961-08-13

My Favorite Spy

5.667

My Favorite Spy
1942-06-12

The Great Ziegfeld

6.302

The Great Ziegfeld
1936-04-08

The Cowboy Quarterback

6.667

The Cowboy Quarterback
1939-07-29

While New York Sleeps

7

While New York Sleeps
1938-12-16

The Rawhide Years

5.571

The Rawhide Years
1956-07-01

The Black Diamond Express

9

The Black Diamond Express
1927-06-04

The Private War of Major Benson

6.667

The Private War of Major Benson
1955-08-02

5.95

Salty O'Rourke
1945-03-22

6.063

Riding High
1950-04-12

Jupiter's Darling

4.857

Jupiter's Darling
1955-02-18

6.455

Variety Girl
1947-08-29

Here Come the Girls

4.556

Here Come the Girls
1953-10-22

The Golden Fleecing

5.857

The Golden Fleecing
1940-08-16

The Perils of Pauline

6.7

The Perils of Pauline
1947-07-04

He's a Cockeyed Wonder

4.25

He's a Cockeyed Wonder
1950-12-02

Wolf of New York

7.5

Wolf of New York
1940-01-23

The Night Court

7

The Night Court
1927-11-15

Behave Yourself!

6.235

Behave Yourself!
1951-09-22

Sincerely Yours

5.938

Sincerely Yours
1955-11-05

6.667

Pardon My Past
1945-12-24

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

5.4

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
1938-12-02

Red, Hot and Blue

6.2

Red, Hot and Blue
1949-09-05

The Yellow Mountain

5.385

The Yellow Mountain
1954-11-16

Ride on Vaquero

5.2

Ride on Vaquero
1941-04-18

Mind Your Own Business

10

Mind Your Own Business
1936-12-18

6.333

The Hit Parade
1937-04-26

The Sainted Sisters

7.333

The Sainted Sisters
1948-04-30

Miracles for Sale

6.471

Miracles for Sale
1939-08-10

8

True to Life
1943-12-24

Johnny Doughboy

5.625

Johnny Doughboy
1942-12-31

The Lady Wants Mink

8

The Lady Wants Mink
1953-03-29

The Blazing Forest

6.5

The Blazing Forest
1952-12-01

Romance on the Run

7

Romance on the Run
1938-05-11

The First Legion

7.4

The First Legion
1951-05-04

The Great Man Votes

6.357

The Great Man Votes
1939-01-13

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

6.8

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
1942-12-09

Don't Tell the Wife

6

Don't Tell the Wife
1937-03-05

Wedding Present

6.25

Wedding Present
1936-10-09

Love on the Run

6.5

Love on the Run
1936-11-20

5.8

The First Auto
1927-06-27

The Wild McCullochs

4.5

The Wild McCullochs
1975-05-21

7.2

Josette
1938-06-03

7.1

Easy Living
1937-07-16

The Millionaire

8

The Millionaire
1978-12-19

Dangerous When Wet

6.04

Dangerous When Wet
1953-06-18

Whispering Smith

6.688

Whispering Smith
1948-12-09

7.75

One Wild Night
1938-06-02

Fog Over Frisco

6.421

Fog Over Frisco
1934-06-02

The Great Hospital Mystery

5.5

The Great Hospital Mystery
1937-05-14

6.5

Glamour Boy
1941-12-05

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

7.667

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997-05-12

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

6.5

Our Hearts Were Growing Up
1946-06-14

Never a Dull Moment

6.077

Never a Dull Moment
1950-08-19

The Farmer's Daughter

5.333

The Farmer's Daughter
1940-03-29

When Willie Comes Marching Home

6.867

When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950-02-17

8

Country Fair
1941-05-05

After Office Hours

6.5

After Office Hours
1935-02-22

The Jazz Singer

6.121

The Jazz Singer
1927-10-06

The Great Gambini

7.5

The Great Gambini
1937-06-24

A Girl in Every Port

6

A Girl in Every Port
1928-02-26

Television: The First Fifty Years

0

Television: The First Fifty Years
1999-01-01

6

Rosalie
1937-12-24

Time Out for Romance

6

Time Out for Romance
1937-02-10

Stage Door Canteen

6.289

Stage Door Canteen
1943-06-24

Rookies on Parade

10

Rookies on Parade
1941-04-16

7

Oh, Doctor
1937-03-31

Behind the Eight Ball

5.25

Behind the Eight Ball
1942-12-04

Pardon My Sarong

6.482

Pardon My Sarong
1942-08-07

9

A Reno Divorce
1927-10-22

Five and Ten Cent Annie

10

Five and Ten Cent Annie
1928-05-26

Hands Across the Table

7

Hands Across the Table
1935-10-18

8

Fugitive Lady
1934-12-10

7

A Million Bid
1927-05-27

5.545

Little Men
1940-11-29

6

Laugh It Off
1939-12-01

5.143

Bright Lights
1935-07-27

6.1

Son of Flubber
1963-01-16

6.5

Diamond Jim
1935-09-01

7

Lucy Gallant
1955-10-20

Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon

5.833

Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon
1961-10-17

Hollywood Victory Caravan

5.6

Hollywood Victory Caravan
1945-09-30

6.375

Duffy's Tavern
1945-09-28

6.603

That Darn Cat!
1965-12-02

On Our Merry Way

5.706

On Our Merry Way
1948-02-03

7.5

White Lies
1935-12-27

True to the Army

8

True to the Army
1942-03-21

5.75

Nine Girls
1944-02-17

Dangerous Blondes

6.286

Dangerous Blondes
1943-09-23

8

The Crash
1928-10-07

Comin' Round the Mountain

9

Comin' Round the Mountain
1940-08-16

King of the Turf

7

King of the Turf
1939-02-17

What Happened To Father

8

What Happened To Father
1927-06-25

7

Blonde Trouble
1937-08-06

Pay as You Enter

8

Pay as You Enter
1928-05-12

7

Finger Prints
1927-01-08

A Sailor's Sweetheart

8

A Sailor's Sweetheart
1927-09-24

9

Simple Sis
1927-06-01

The Devil and Miss Jones

7.664

The Devil and Miss Jones
1941-04-11

Many Happy Returns

5.333

Many Happy Returns
1934-06-08

Wake Up and Live

6.2

Wake Up and Live
1937-08-23

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

4.313

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976-07-26

The Bush Leaguer

10

The Bush Leaguer
1927-08-20

The Gay Old Bird

8

The Gay Old Bird
1927-02-26

9

Matinee Ladies
1927-04-09

The Casino Murder Case

6.818

The Casino Murder Case
1935-03-15

0

Jamboree
1954-10-15

6.25

Burke's Law
1963-09-20

6.628

My Three Sons
1960-09-29

Tales of Wells Fargo

7.1

Tales of Wells Fargo
1957-03-18

The Twilight Zone

8.5

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

6.5

Going My Way
1962-10-03

5.091

The Rebel
1959-10-04

5.867

Ben Casey
1961-10-02

Love and Marriage

9

Love and Marriage
1959-09-21

5.711

Dr. Kildare
1961-09-27

The Red Skelton Show

7.421

The Red Skelton Show
1951-09-30

6.6

Wagon Train
1957-09-18

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

7.521

Bonanza
1959-09-12

7.521

Bonanza
1959-09-12

McMillan & Wife

6.96

McMillan & Wife
1971-09-29

7.488

Ellery Queen
1975-09-11

McMillan & Wife

6.96

McMillan & Wife
1971-09-29

The Greatest Show on Earth

7.5

The Greatest Show on Earth
1963-09-17

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27

8

Studio 57
1954-09-21

The Jerry Lewis Show

8

The Jerry Lewis Show
1963-09-21

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.533

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01