William Forrest
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Forrest (October 10, 1902 – January 26, 1989) was an American theatre, film, and television actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1939 and 1977. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and died in Santa Monica, California.
Known For
Bonanza
1959
Maverick
1957
Maverick
1957
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
My Three Sons
1960
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Four Star Playhouse
1952
The Lone Ranger
1949
Filmography
Bonanza
as Mine Owner · 1959
Maverick
as Laramie Banker · 1957
Maverick
as Roland · 1957
The Beverly Hillbillies
as John Canady · 1962
My Three Sons
as Ed Hoffman · 1960
Four Star Playhouse
as Wilke · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
as Sam Rogers · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
as Charlie · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
· 1952
Four Star Playhouse
as Judge · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
as Mr. Colter · 1952
The Lone Ranger
as Sheriff Taylor · 1949
Hawaiian Eye
as Club President · 1959
77 Sunset Strip
· 1958
77 Sunset Strip
as Graham · 1958
The Ford Television Theatre
· 1952
The 20th Century Fox Hour
· 1955
Bronco
· 1958
M Squad
as Mr. Manning · 1957
The Millionaire
as Quimby · 1955
December Bride
as Harry Howard · 1954
December Bride
· 1954
Adventures of Superman
as Mr. Crane · 1952
Public Defender
as Mr. Berger · 1954
Public Defender
as D.A. Paul Adair · 1954
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Mr. Green · 1955
Cavalcade of America
as Dr. Sam Halleck · 1952
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Doctor (uncredited) · 1954
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
· 1954
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
as Major Swanson · 1954
Chevron Theatre
· 1952
Coronado 9
· 1960
26 Men
· 1957
Letter to Loretta
as Judge · 1953
Letter to Loretta
as Mr. Bruckner · 1953
Miracle on 34th Street
as Dr. Rogers (uncredited) · 1947
My Little Margie
· 1952
I'm the Law
· 1953
Fort Apache
as Reporter (uncredited) · 1948
One-Eyed Jacks
as Banker · 1961
Sweet Smell of Success
as Sen. Harvey Walker (uncredited) · 1957
Laura
as Important Client (uncredited) · 1944
Sergeant York
as Officer (uncredited) · 1941
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Wells Fargo Chief · 1951
The Horse Soldiers
as Gen. Steve Hurlburt · 1959
Cheyenne Autumn
as Senator (uncredited) · 1964
Invaders from Mars
as Col. Mayberry · 1953
Mr. Skeffington
as Clinton (uncredited) · 1944
Deadline - U.S.A.
as Mr. Greene (uncredited) · 1952
Band of Angels
as Aaron Starr, Amantha's father · 1957
In This Our Life
as Forest Ranger · 1942
The Wings of Eagles
as Admiral Gooding (uncredited) · 1957
They Died with Their Boots On
as Adjutant (uncredited) · 1941
Air Force
as Group Commander Jack Harper (uncredited) · 1943
In the Good Old Summertime
as Announcer (uncredited) · 1949
Dead Reckoning
as Lt. Col. Simpson (uncredited) · 1946
Good Neighbor Sam
as Millard Mellner · 1964
Hello, Annapolis
as Lt. Burns · 1942
Tarzan's New York Adventure
as Inspector at Airport (uncredited) · 1942
Action in the North Atlantic
as Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited) · 1943
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as Reporter (uncredited) · 1941
Anchors Aweigh
as Movie Director (uncredited) · 1945
Meet John Doe
as Governor's Associate (uncredited) · 1941
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Mr. Baldwin (uncredited) · 1947
Loving You
as Mr. Jessup · 1957
So Proudly We Hail
as Major at San Francisco Dock (Uncredited) · 1943
The Monster That Challenged the World
as Admiral Greenhouse · 1957
The Fighting Seabees
as Lt. Tom Kerrick · 1944
It Ain't Hay
as Banker (uncredited) · 1943
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Guard Captain (uncredited) · 1943
It Happened Tomorrow
· 1944
Walk the Proud Land
as Mr. Dennison (uncredited) · 1956
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Frederick Harper · 1940
Spy Smasher
as Thornton (uncredited) · 1942
The Last Hurrah
as Dr. Tom (uncredited) · 1958
The Last Hurrah
as Tom - The Doctor (uncredited) · 1958
Nobody Lives Forever
as Mr. Johnson, District Attorney's Aide (uncredited) · 1946
The Story of Seabiscuit
as Thomas Milford · 1949
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
as Simpson (uncredited) · 1955
The Racket
as Head of Crime Commission (uncredited) · 1951
God Is My Co-Pilot
as Dr. Reynolds (uncredited) · 1945
You Can't Run Away from It
as Captain (replaced by Russell Hicks) (scenes deleted) · 1956
Tars and Spars
as Commander (uncredited) · 1946
Corvette K-225
as Commander Manning (uncredited) · 1943
Corvette K-225
as Commander Manning · 1943
Pardners
as Hocker (uncredited) · 1956
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
as Mr. Wylie · 1971
Belles on Their Toes
as Col. Putnam (uncredited) · 1952
I'll See You in My Dreams
as Florenz Ziegfeld · 1951
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as Vic Hilton · 1941
Who Killed Doc Robbin?
as Reporter (uncredited) · 1948
The Devil's Henchmen
as Anderson · 1949
For God and Country
as Commander at New Guinea · 1943
Devil Ship
as Evans · 1947
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
· 1944
The Devil On Wheels
as Judge Roger Tanner · 1947
The Senator Was Indiscreet
as U.S. Officer · 1947
Here Come the Waves
as Lieutenant Commander (uncredited) · 1944
Moontide
as Well-Dressed Man in Bar (uncredited) · 1942
The Rose Bowl Story
as James Otis · 1952
Meet the Stewarts
as Country Club Lunch Guest (uncredited) · 1942
Million Dollar Baby
· 1941
The Good Humor Man
as Mr. Lankford (uncredited) · 1950
Francis in the Navy
as Admiral · 1955
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
as James Underhill · 1966
Hunt the Man Down
as J.P. Knight (uncredited) · 1950
Keep 'Em Flying
as Colonel · 1941
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
as Secretary of Internal Affairs [Chs. 8-12] · 1943
Wake Island
· 1942
The Hard Way
as 'Uncle Edward Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited) · 1943
Mission to Moscow
as American Newsman (uncredited) · 1943
Follow the Sun
· 1951
Three Daring Daughters
as Ship Captain (uncredited) · 1948
A Date with the Falcon
as Ward (uncredited) · 1942
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
as Lance Fowler · 1947
Winning of the West
as John Randolph · 1953
Rage at Dawn
as Wiilliam Peterson · 1955
Flight for Freedom
as Vice-Consul (uncredited) · 1943
The Doughgirls
as Forbes · 1944
Purity Squad
as Dr. Cooper (uncredited) · 1945
Four Jills in a Jeep
as Officer (uncredited) · 1944
Reconnaissance Pilot
as Colonel Henry · 1943
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
as Sauter (as Bill Forrest) · 1945
Mystery in Mexico
as Insurance Company Boss · 1948
Flight to Mars
as General (uncredited) · 1951
The Guilt of Janet Ames
as (uncredited) · 1947
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
as Thurston · 1943
Blondie in the Dough
as Robert " Bob " Dixon · 1947
The Eddie Cantor Story
as Florenz Ziegfeld · 1953
Salty O'Rourke
as Racing Secretary · 1945
The Gentleman from Nowhere
as Henry Thompson · 1948
Abroad with Two Yanks
as Col. Hart · 1944
The Well Groomed Bride
as James Smith · 1946
The Man Who Talked Too Much
as Federal District Attorney F.R. Greene · 1940
Trapped by Boston Blackie
as Mason Carter · 1948
Girls of the Big House
as District Attorney · 1945
New York Confidential
as Paul Williamson · 1955
Trail of the Yukon
as Dawson · 1949
Follow the Boys
as Col. Edward Dobbs (uncredited) · 1944
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
as Governor · 1958
My Favorite Spy
as Captain Green · 1942
Joe Smith, American
as August 'Gus' Stoffen · 1942
Sarge Goes to College
as Col. Winters · 1947
Wilson
as Minor Role (uncredited) · 1944
Road to Alcatraz
as Charles Cantrell · 1945
The November Plan
as Noel Crosman, Sr. · 1977
Doctors Don't Tell
· 1941
Gangs of the Waterfront
as Dist. Atty. Brady · 1945
The Secret Seven
as Mr. Brooks · 1940
Sakima and the Masked Marvel
as Martin Crane (archive footage) · 1966
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
as Arthur Trent · 1940
The Masked Marvel
as Martin Crane · 1943
The Sea Hornet
as Lt. Commander · 1951
Meet Me on Broadway
as Dwight Ferris (uncredited) · 1946
The Spirit of West Point
as Dr. Felix Blanchard · 1947
Respect the Law
as Police Lieutenant Edward Macroy · 1941
Ain't Misbehavin'
as Mr. Dullaby (uncredited) · 1955
Night Without Sleep
as Mr. Carter (Uncredited) · 1952
Strange Affair
as Superintendent Reynolds (uncredited) · 1944
Alias a Gentleman
as Carruthers · 1948
Pardon My Stripes
as Prosecutor (uncredited) · 1942
Gangs of Chicago
· 1940
Alice in Movieland
as 2nd Director (uncredited) · 1940
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
as Major · 1944
Race Street
as Nick Walters · 1948
Smuggler's Gold
as Arthur Rayburn · 1951
Fighter Combat Formation: Attacks and Escorts
as Colonel · 1944
Gasoline Alley
as Hacker · 1951
Spy Ship
as Martin Oster · 1942
Flight from Destiny
as Prentiss · 1941
Private Eyes
as John Graham · 1953
The Caribbean Mystery
as Col. Lane · 1945
Women in Hiding
as Investigator (uncredited) · 1940
Spy Smasher Returns
as Gerald Douglas (uncredited) · 1966
Priorities on Parade
as Col. Reeves · 1942
Of Pups and Puzzles
as Psychologist (uncredited) · 1941
Square Dance Katy
as Businessman · 1950
Blind Spot
as Henry Small · 1947
Behind City Lights
as Detective Peterson · 1945
Fashion Horizons
· 1940
Arson, Inc.
as Deputy Fire Chief / Narrator · 1949
Doctor Jim
as Major · 1947
Mug Town
as District Attorney · 1942
The Pittsburgh Kid
as (uncredited) · 1941
Meet the Governor
as Mr. Green · 1955