This page will contain discussion groups about William Demarest, as they become available.William DemarestWilliam Demarest (February 27, 1892 - December 28, 1983) was an American character actor. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, he was a very prolific film and TV actor, having worked on over 40 films. He started in show business working in vaudeville, then moved on to Broadway. His film career began in 1926 and spanned the decades up to the 1970s. His most famous TV role was in My Three Sons from 1965 to 1972, playing Uncle Charley. He died in Palm Springs, California. Filmography
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He died in Palm Springs, California. More recently, he has starred as senior MI5 officer Harry Pearce in the BBC's popular spy drama series Spooks (2002-present), and played Fred Hoyle in a BBC dramatisation of the early career of Stephen Hawking. His most famous TV role was in My Three Sons from 1965 to 1972, playing Uncle Charley. Both of these were made as part of the BBC's famous Play for Today anthology drama strand. His film career began in 1926 and spanned the decades up to the 1970s. In 1980 he starred as the eponymous time traveller in the BBC's feelgood science-fiction play The Flipside of Dominick Hide, and two years later starred in a sequel, Another Flip for Dominick. He started in show business working in vaudeville, then moved on to Broadway. In parallel to his film career, Firth has continued to appear in various television productions, with several notable credits in various high-profile dramas. Paul, Minnesota, he was a very prolific film and TV actor, having worked on over 40 films. Subsequent film work has included roles in The Hunt for Red October (1990) and Pearl Harbor (2001). Born in St. Further film work quickly followed, most notably Roman Polanski's Tess (1979), an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles. William Demarest (February 27, 1892 - December 28, 1983) was an American character actor. The film was a success, and earned Firth a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and victory in the same category at the Golden Globe Awards. When the Wife's Away (1926). The following year, Firth starred in Equus, the film adaptation of the play in which he had starred on Broadway. Finger Prints (1927). The adaptation was scripted by John Osborne and also starred Jeremy Brett and John Gielgud, becoming a major success with the critics. Don't Tell the Wife (1927). His first major role as an adult was in the title role in a 1976 BBC Television Play of the Month adaptation of Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. The Gay Old Bird (1927). In 1973, he appeared on stage in Peter Shaffer's Equus, playing a teenager being treated by a psychiatrist. Matinee Ladies (1927). Firth played Scooper, the leader of the gang. A Million Bid (1927). Firth was a leading child actor by 1970, starring in the Double Deckers series, which was made in the USA but set in London and featured British children in the leading roles. Simple Sis (1927). Peter Firth (born October 27, 1953 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK) is a British actor, well known for a variety of starring roles in film and on television from the 1970s to the 2000s. The Black Diamond Express (1927). What Happened to Father? (1927). The First Auto (1927). The Bush Leaguer (1927). A Sailor's Sweetheart (1927). The Jazz Singer (1927) (uncredited). Amateur Night (1927). A Reno Divorce (1927). Sharp Shooters (1928). A Girl in Every Port (1928) (uncredited). The Escape (1928). Pay as You Enter (1928). Five and Ten Cent Annie (1928). The Butter and Egg Man (1928). The Crash (1928). The Broadway Melody (1929) (uncredited). The Run Around (1932). Fog Over Frisco (1934). Many Happy Returns (1934). Gunfire (1934) (uncredited). Fugitive Lady (1934). After Office Hours (1935) (uncredited). The Casino Murder Case (1935) (uncredited). The Murder Man (1935). Bright Lights (1935). Diamond Jim (1935). Hands Across the Table (1935). White Lies (1935). The Great Ziegfeld (1936) (uncredited). Wedding Present (1936). Love on the Run (1936). Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936). Mind Your Own Business (1936). Time Out for Romance (1937). Don't Tell the Wife (1937). Oh Doctor (1937). Hit Parade of 1937 (1937). The Great Hospital Mystery (1937). The Great Gambini (1937). Easy Living (1937). Blonde Trouble (1937). Wake Up and Live (1937). Big City (1937). Rosalie (1937). Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938). Romance on the Run (1938). One Wild Night (1938). Josette (1938). Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938) (uncredited). While New York Sleeps (1938). The Great Man Votes (1939). King of the Turf (1939). The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939). Cowboy Quarterback (1939). Miracles for Sale (1939). Smith Goes to Washington (1939). Mr. Laugh It Off (1939). Wolf of New York (1940). The Farmer's Daughter (1940). The Great McGinty (1940). The Golden Fleecing (1940). Comin' Round the Mountain (1940). Christmas in July (1940). Little Men (1940). The Lady Eve (1941). Rookies On Parade (1941). Ride on Vaquero (1941). Country Fair (1941). The Devil and Miss Jones (1941). Dressed to Kill (1941). Glamour Boy (1941). Sullivan's Travels (1941). All Through the Night (1942). True to the Army (1942). My Favorite Spy (1942). Pardon My Sarong (1942). The Palm Beach Story (1942). Behind the Eight Ball (1942). Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942). Johnny Doughboy (1942). Dangerous Blondes (1943). True to Life (1943). The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944). Nine Girls (1944). Once Upon a Time (1944). Hail the Conquering Hero (1944). The Great Moment (1944). Salty O'Rourke (1945). Along Came Jones (1945). Pardon My Past (1945). Our Hearts Were Growing Up (1946). The Jolson Story (1946). The Perils of Pauline (1947). Variety Girl (1947). On Our Merry Way (1948). The Sainted Sisters (1948). Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948). Whispering Smith (1948). Sorrowful Jones (1949). Jolson Sings Again (1949). Red, Hot and Blue (1949). When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950). Riding High (1950). He's a Cockeyed Wonder (1950). Never a Dull Moment (1950). The First Legion (1951). Excuse My Dust (1951). The Strip (1951). Behave Yourself! (1951). What Price Glory (1952). The Blazing Forest (1952). The Lady Wants Mink (1953). Dangerous When Wet (1953). Here Come the Girls (1953). Escape from Fort Bravo (1954). The Yellow Mountain (1954). Jupiter's Darling (1955). The Far Horizons (1955). The Private War of Major Benson (1955). Lucy Gallant (1955). Sincerely Yours (1955). The Rawhide Years (1955). Hell on Frisco Bay (1955). The Mountain (1956). Pepe (1960). King of the Roaring 20s - The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961). Twenty Plus Two (1961). Gunfight at Black Horse Canyon (1961). Tales of Wells Fargo (1957). Son of Flubber (1963). It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963). Viva Las Vegas (1964). That Darn Cat! (1965). Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973). The Wild McCullochs (1975). Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976). The Millionaire (1978). |