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William Demarest

ActorBorn 1892, died 1983On stage 1920 to 19314 productions on this page

William Demarest
CBS Television

Carl William Demarest (February 27, 1892 – December 28, 1983) was an American actor, known especially for his supporting roles in screwball comedies by Preston Sturges and as Uncle Charley in the sitcom My Three Sons from 1965 until 1972. 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 movies, he performed in vaudeville for two decades.

On stage

4 productions, 11 years
1920
Silks and SatinsBroadway George M Cohans Theatre. Original. Directed by Earl Lindsay
60 performances
1929
Earl Carroll's Sketch Book [1929]Broadway Earl Carroll Theatre. Original. Directed by Edgar MacGregor
392 performances
1931
Earl Carroll's Vanities [1931]Broadway Earl Carroll Theatre. Original. Directed by Edgar MacGregor
300 performances
1931
Earl Carroll VanitiesBroadway Earl Carroll Theatre. Original. Directed by Earl Carroll
278 performances

Worked with more than once

12 names
  • Will Mahoney 3 productions
  • Violet Arnold 2 productions
  • Nelda Kincaid 2 productions
  • Milton Watson 2 productions
  • Maryjo Engers 2 productions
  • Marion Harcke 2 productions
  • Marian Carew 2 productions
  • Lillian Roth 2 productions
  • Irma Philbin 2 productions
  • Irene Ahlberg 2 productions
  • Eileen Wenzel 2 productions
  • Collette Francis 2 productions

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