Personal Info
William Demarest
Acting
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 …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Charlie O'Casey (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self (archive footage)
The Millionaire
as Oscar Pugh
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Studio Gatekeeper
The Wild McCullochs
as Father Gurkin
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
as Mr. Harris
That Darn Cat!
as Mr. MacDougall
Viva Las Vegas
as Mr. Martin
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Police Chief Aloysius
Son of Flubber
as Mr. Hummel
TV Shows
Ellery Queen
as Alexander 'Pop' Denny · 1 ep.
McMillan & Wife
as Cyrus McFee · 1 ep.
Burke's Law
as Charlie Who · 1 ep.
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Paul Keller · 1 ep.
The Jerry Lewis Show
as Self · 1 ep.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self · 8 ep.
Going My Way
1 ep.
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self · 1 ep.
Dr. Kildare
as Mr. Aimes · 1 ep.
Ben Casey
1 ep.