William Demarest

He died in Palm Springs, California. Fairbanks has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for motion pictures at 6318 Hollywood Boulevard and one for television at 6665 Hollywood Boulevard. His most famous TV role was in My Three Sons from 1965 to 1972, playing Uncle Charley. He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California, in the same crypt as his father. His film career began in 1926 and spanned the decades up to the 1970s. He died of a heart attack in New York. He started in show business working in vaudeville, then moved on to Broadway. In 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt appointed him a special envoy to South America.

Paul, Minnesota, he was a very prolific film and TV actor, having worked on over 40 films. support for Britain during World War II, and was created a KBE in 1949. Born in St. He advocated U.S. William Demarest (February 27, 1892 - December 28, 1983) was an American character actor. Three years later, on May 30, 1991 he married Vera Shelton. When the Wife's Away (1926). Mary Lee Fairbanks died of cancer in 1988.

Finger Prints (1927). On April 22, 1939, he married Mary Lee Hartford (née Mary Lee Epling), a former wife of George Huntington Hartford, the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company heir: they had three daughters. Don't Tell the Wife (1927). was one of the naked men in the incriminating photos which were used as evidence in the divorce trial of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll. The Gay Old Bird (1927). It has been claimed that Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Matinee Ladies (1927). He became active in both society and politics, but Joan Crawford did not enjoy these activities and they were divorced in May 1933.

A Million Bid (1927). He went on a delayed honeymoon to England, where he was entertained by Noel Coward and George, Duke of Kent. Simple Sis (1927). Faribanks starred in several pictures with Loretta Young, and with Little Caesar, Outward Bound and The Dawn Patrol his movies began to have more success. The Black Diamond Express (1927). Malachy’s Church, New York, New York, they were married. What Happened to Father? (1927). On June 3, 1929, in St.

The First Auto (1927). He was also noticed by Joan Crawford, who began to date him. The Bush Leaguer (1927). After making some undistinguished films, he took to the stage, where he impressed his father, his step-mother Mary Pickford, and Charlie Chaplin, who encouraged him to continue with acting. A Sailor's Sweetheart (1927). Largely on the basis of his name, he was given a contract at age fourteen with Paramount Pictures. The Jazz Singer (1927) (uncredited). With his mother, he lived for a time in California, Paris, and London.

Amateur Night (1927). and his first wife Anna Beth Sully. His parents divorced when he was ten years old. A Reno Divorce (1927). He was born in New York, the son of actor Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. Sharp Shooters (1928). Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (December 9, 1909 - May 7, 2000) was an American actor. A Girl in Every Port (1928) (uncredited). Ghost Story - 1981.

The Escape (1928). State Secret - 1950. Pay as You Enter (1928). The Fighting O'Flynn - 1949. Five and Ten Cent Annie (1928). Sinbad the Sailor - 1947. The Butter and Egg Man (1928). The Corsican Brothers - 1941.

The Crash (1928). Angels Over Broadway - 1940. The Broadway Melody (1929) (uncredited). Gunga Din - 1939. The Run Around (1932). The Prisoner of Zenda - 1937. Fog Over Frisco (1934). Catherine the Great - 1934.

Many Happy Returns (1934). Morning Glory - 1933. Gunfire (1934) (uncredited). Little Caesar - 1931. Fugitive Lady (1934). The Jazz Age - 1929. After Office Hours (1935) (uncredited). Our Modern Maidens - 1929 (with then wife Joan Crawford).

The Casino Murder Case (1935) (uncredited). Stella Dallas - 1925. 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).