William Demarest

Career timeline

1. 1892 · Born

   Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

2. 1927 · Screen debut

   The Jazz Singer (Movie)

3. 1957 · Breakthrough

   Wagon Train (TV)

4. 1976 · Latest release

   Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (Movie)

5. 1983 · Died

   December 28, 1983

Career in numbers

3 1920s

11 1930s

26 1940s

23 1950s

13 1960s

4 1970s

• Comedy46
• Drama27
• Romance18
• Music12
• Family11
• Crime11

Highest-rated title The Twilight Zone 1959 8.5 Most popular title Bonanza 1959 7.5

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside William Demarest in our catalogue.

Fred MacMurray

6 titles together

Robert Greig

5 titles together

Porter Hall

4 titles together

Dan Dailey

3 titles together

Brian Donlevy

3 titles together

Eric Blore

3 titles together

David Janssen

3 titles together

Robert Stevenson

3 titles together

Edward Arnold

3 titles together

Jack Carson

2 titles together

1. 1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as Studio Gatekeeper Movie
2. 1975 Ellery Queen as Alexander 'Pop' Denny 7.5 TV
3. 1973 Don't Be Afraid of the Dark as Mr. Harris 6.0 Movie
4. 1971 McMillan & Wife as Andy Kenesaw 6.9 TV
5. 1965 That Darn Cat! as Mr. MacDougall 6.6 Movie
6. 1964 Viva Las Vegas as Mr. Martin 6.1 Movie
7. 1963 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Police Chief Aloysius 7.0 Movie
8. 1963 Burke's Law as Charlie Who TV
9. 1963 The Greatest Show on Earth as Paul Keller TV
10. 1963 Son of Flubber as Mr. Hummel 6.1 Movie
11. 1962 Going My Way TV
12. 1961 Ben Casey TV
13. 1961 Dr. Kildare as Mr. Aimes TV
14. 1961 Twenty Plus Two as Desmond Slocum Movie
15. 1961 King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein as Henry Hecht Movie
16. 1960 Pepe as Movie Studio Gateman 6.4 Movie
17. 1960 My Three Sons as Charley O'Casey 6.6 TV
18. 1959 The Rebel as Ulysses Bowman TV
19. 1959 The Twilight Zone as Joe Britt 8.5 TV
20. 1959 Love and Marriage as William Harris TV
21. 1959 Bonanza as Angus Tweedy 7.5 TV
22. 1957 Wagon Train as Mr. Hennessey 6.6 TV
23. 1957 Tales of Wells Fargo as Jeb Gaine (credit only) TV
24. 1956 The Rawhide Years as Brand Comfort Movie
25. 1956 The Mountain as Father Belacchi 6.9 Movie
26. 1955 Hell on Frisco Bay as Dan Bianco Movie
27. 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Tom Akins 7.8 TV
28. 1955 The Private War of Major Benson as John Movie
29. 1955 The Far Horizons as Sgt. Gass 6.3 Movie
30. 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney as Mr. Hummel (archive footage) 7.9 TV
31. 1954 Studio 57 TV
32. 1953 Escape from Fort Bravo as Campbell 6.3 Movie
33. 1953 Dangerous When Wet as Pa Higgins 6.0 Movie
34. 1952 What Price Glory as Corporal Kiper 5.8 Movie
35. 1951 The Red Skelton Show as Senator Burnside TV
36. 1951 Behave Yourself! as O'Ryan Movie
37. 1951 The Strip as Fluff Movie
38. 1950 Never a Dull Moment as Mears Movie
39. 1950 Riding High as Happy Movie
40. 1950 When Willie Comes Marching Home as Herman Kluggs Movie
41. 1949 Red, Hot and Blue as Charlie Baxter Movie
42. 1949 Sorrowful Jones as Regret Movie
43. 1948 Whispering Smith as Bill Dansing 6.7 Movie
44. 1948 Night Has a Thousand Eyes as Lt. Shawn 6.8 Movie
45. 1948 On Our Merry Way as Floyd Movie
46. 1947 Variety Girl as Barker Movie
47. 1947 The Perils of Pauline as George 'Mac' McGuire Movie
48. 1946 The Jolson Story as Steve Martin Movie
49. 1946 Our Hearts Were Growing Up as Peanuts Schultz Movie
50. 1945 Hollywood Victory Caravan as Bill, the Security Guard Movie
51. 1945 Along Came Jones as George Fury 5.8 Movie
52. 1944 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek as Constable Edmund Kockenlocker 6.9 Movie
53. 1944 Hail the Conquering Hero as Sgt. Heppelfinger 7.2 Movie
54. 1944 The Great Moment as Eben Frost 5.9 Movie
55. 1944 Once Upon a Time as Brandt Movie
56. 1943 Stage Door Canteen as William Demarest 6.3 Movie
57. 1942 The Palm Beach Story as First Member Ale and Quail Club 7.0 Movie
58. 1942 Pardon My Sarong as Detective Kendall 6.5 Movie
59. 1942 All Through the Night as Sunshine 6.7 Movie
60. 1941 Sullivan's Travels as Mr. Jones 7.4 Movie
61. 1941 Dressed to Kill as Inspector Pierson 6.4 Movie
62. 1941 The Devil and Miss Jones as First Detective 7.6 Movie
63. 1941 The Lady Eve as Muggsy 7.3 Movie
64. 1940 Christmas in July as Mr. Bildocker 7.0 Movie
65. 1940 The Great McGinty as Skeeters - The Politician 7.0 Movie
66. 1940 The Farmer's Daughter as Victor Walsh Movie
67. 1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Bill Griffith 7.8 Movie
68. 1938 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm as Henry Kipper 6.8 Movie
69. 1937 Rosalie as Army Coach Movie
70. 1937 Easy Living as Wallace Whistling 7.2 Movie
71. 1936 Charlie Chan at the Opera as Sergeant Kelly 6.8 Movie
72. 1936 Love on the Run as Editor Movie
73. 1936 Wedding Present as 'Smiles' Benson Movie
74. 1936 The Great Ziegfeld as Gene Buck (uncredited) 6.3 Movie
75. 1935 Hands Across the Table as Regi's Date Natty (uncredited) 7.0 Movie
76. 1935 Diamond Jim as Harry Hill Movie
77. 1934 Fog Over Frisco as Spike Smith 6.4 Movie
78. 1928 A Girl in Every Port as Man in Bombay (uncredited) 6.0 Movie
79. 1928 Sharp Shooters as 'Hi Jack' Murdock Movie
80. 1927 The Jazz Singer as Buster Billings (uncredited) 6.1 Movie

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