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 director Preston Sturges, becoming part of a stock troupe of actors that Sturges repeatedly cast in his films. He appeared in ten films written by Sturges, eight of which were under his direction, including The Lady Eve, Sullivans Travels and The Miracle of Morgans Creek. Demarest was such a familiar figure at the Paramount studio that just his name was used in the movie Sunset Boulevard as a potential star for William Holdens unsold baseball screenplay.Demarest appeared with veteran western film star Roscoe Ates in the 1958 episode And the Desert Shall Blossom of CBSs Alfred Hitchcock Presents. In the story line, Ates and Demarest appear as old timers living in the Nevada desert. The local sheriff, played by Ben Johnson, appears with an eviction notice, but he agrees to let the pair stay on their property if they can make a dead rosebush bloom within the next month.In 1959 Demarest was named the lead actor of the 18-week sitcom Love and Marriage on NBC in the 1959–1960 season. Demarest played William Harris, the owner of a failing music company who refuses to handle popular rock and roll music, which presumably might save the firm from bankruptcy. Joining Demarest on the series were Jeanne Bal, Murray Hamilton and Stubby Kaye.Demarest appeared as Police Chief Aloysius of the Santa Rosita Police Department in the film Its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), as well as on a memorable episode (Whats in the Box) of Rod Serlings The Twilight Zone as a hen-pecked husband driven to the murder of his wife.His most famous television role was in the ABC and then CBS sitcom My Three Sons from 1965 to 1972, playing Uncle Charley OCasey. He replaced William Frawley, whose failing health had made procuring insurance impossible. Demarest had worked with Fred MacMurray previously in the films Hands Across the Table (1935), Pardon My Past (1945), On Our Merry Way (1948), and The Far Horizons (1955) and was a personal friend of MacMurray. Also, he worked with Irene Dunne in Never a Dull Moment (1950).

Filmek -tól nem elérhető William Demarest

The Lady Eve

Muggsy

Film 1941

The Jolson Story

Steve Martin

Film 1946

Night Has a Thousand Eyes

Lt. Shawn

Film 1948

Sharp Shooters

'Hi Jack' Murdock

Film 1928

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Mr. Harris

Film 1973

The Murder Man

'Red' Maguire

Film 1935

Charlie Chan at the Opera

Sergeant Kelly

Film 1936

Christmas in July

Mr. Bildocker

Film 1940

The Great Moment

Eben Frost

Film 1944

The Great McGinty

Skeeters - The Politician

Film 1940

Hail the Conquering Hero

Sgt. Heppelfinger

Film 1944

Dressed to Kill

Inspector Pierson

Film 1941

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

Constable Edmund Kockenlocker

Film 1943

Jolson Sings Again

Steve Martin

Film 1949

Sullivan's Travels

Mr. Jones

Film 1941

The Butter and Egg Man

Jack McLure

Film 1928

Don't Tell the Wife

Ray Valerian

Film 1927

Once Upon a Time

Brandt

Film 1944

Seeing Things

The Heir

Film 1930

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

Police Sgt. Ernest Heath

Film 1939

Excuse My Dust

Harvey Bullitt

Film 1951

Big City

Mr. Beecher

Film 1937

Along Came Jones

George Fury

Film 1945

Pepe

Movie Studio Gateman

Film 1960

Hell on Frisco Bay

Dan Bianco

Film 1955

Sorrowful Jones

Regret

Film 1949

The Mountain

Father Belacchi

Film 1956

The Far Horizons

Sgt. Gass

Film 1955

The Strip

Fluff

Film 1951

Twenty Plus Two

Desmond Slocum

Film 1961

The Great Ziegfeld

Gene Buck (uncredited)

Film 1936

The Cowboy Quarterback

Rusty Walker

Film 1939

While New York Sleeps

Red Miller

Film 1938

The Rawhide Years

Brand Comfort

Film 1956

The Black Diamond Express

Train Engine Fireman

Film 1927

The Private War of Major Benson

John

Film 1955

Salty O'Rourke

Smitty

Film 1945

Variety Girl

Barker

Film 1947

Here Come the Girls

Dennis Logan

Film 1953

The Golden Fleecing

Swallow

Film 1940

The Perils of Pauline

George 'Mac' McGuire

Film 1947

He's a Cockeyed Wonder

Bob Sears

Film 1950

Wolf of New York

Bill Ennis

Film 1940

The Night Court

Defense Counsel

Film 1927

Sincerely Yours

Sam Dunne

Film 1955

Pardon My Past

Chuck Gibson

Film 1945

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

Daro

Film 1938

Red, Hot and Blue

Charlie Baxter

Film 1949

The Yellow Mountain

Jackpot Wray

Film 1954

Ride on Vaquero

Bartender Barney

Film 1941

Mind Your Own Business

Droopy

Film 1936

The Hit Parade

Parole Officer

Film 1937

The Sainted Sisters

Vern Tewilliger

Film 1948

Miracles for Sale

Quinn

Film 1939

True to Life

Uncle Jake

Film 1943

Johnny Doughboy

Harry Fabian

Film 1942

The Lady Wants Mink

Harvey Jones

Film 1953

Romance on the Run

Police Lt. Eckhardt

Film 1938

The First Legion

Monsignor Michael Carey

Film 1951

The Great Man Votes

Charles Dole

Film 1939

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

Police Officer

Film 1942

Don't Tell the Wife

Larry 'Horace' Tucker

Film 1937

Love on the Run

Editor

Film 1936

The First Auto

The Village Cut-Up

Film 1927

The Wild McCullochs

Father Gurkin

Film 1975

Josette

Joe, Diner Owner

Film 1938

The Millionaire

Oscar Pugh

Film 1978

Whispering Smith

Bill Dansing

Film 1948

One Wild Night

Collins

Film 1938

Fog Over Frisco

Spike Smith

Film 1934

Glamour Boy

Papa Doran

Film 1941

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

Self (archive footage)

Film 1997

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

Peanuts Schultz

Film 1946

When Willie Comes Marching Home

Herman Kluggs

Film 1950

Country Fair

Stogie McPhee

Film 1941

After Office Hours

Police Detective (uncredited)

Film 1935

The Jazz Singer

Buster Billings (uncredited)

Film 1927

The Great Gambini

Sergeant Kirby

Film 1937

A Girl in Every Port

Man in Bombay (uncredited)

Film 1928

Television: The First Fifty Years

Charlie O'Casey (archive footage)

Film 1999

Rosalie

Army Coach

Film 1937

Time Out for Romance

Willoughby Sproggs

Film 1937

Stage Door Canteen

William Demarest

Film 1943

Rookies on Parade

Mike Brady

Film 1941

Oh, Doctor

Marty Short

Film 1937

Behind the Eight Ball

McKenzie

Film 1942

A Reno Divorce

James, the chauffeur

Film 1927

Five and Ten Cent Annie

Briggs

Film 1928

Hands Across the Table

Regi's Date Natty (uncredited)

Film 1935

Fugitive Lady

Steve Rogers

Film 1934

A Million Bid

George Lamont

Film 1927

Little Men

Constable Tom Thorpe

Film 1940

Laugh It Off

Barney 'Gimpy' Cole

Film 1939

Bright Lights

Detective

Film 1935

Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon

Jeb

Film 1961

Hollywood Victory Caravan

Bill, the Security Guard

Film 1945

Duffy's Tavern

William Demarest

Film 1945

White Lies

Roberts

Film 1935

The Casino Murder Case

Auctioneer (uncredited)

Film 1935

True to the Army

Sgt. Butts

Film 1942

Nine Girls

Walter Cummings

Film 1944

Dangerous Blondes

Detective Gatling

Film 1943

The Crash

Louie

Film 1928

Comin' Round the Mountain

Gutsy Mann

Film 1940

King of the Turf

Arnold

Film 1939

What Happened To Father

Detective Dibbin

Film 1927

Blonde Trouble

Paul Sears

Film 1937

Finger Prints

Cuffs Egan

Film 1927

A Sailor's Sweetheart

Detective

Film 1927

Pay as You Enter

'Terrible Bill' McGovern

Film 1928

Simple Sis

Film 1927

Wake Up and Live

Radio Center Tour Guide

Film 1937

Serie televisive -tól nem elérhető William Demarest

Burke's Law

Charlie Who

Tv 1963

Tales of Wells Fargo

Jeb Gaine (credit only)

Tv 1957

The Twilight Zone

Joe Britt

Tv 1959

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Tom Akins

Tv 1955

Going My Way

Tv 1962

The Rebel

Ulysses Bowman

Tv 1959

Ben Casey

Tv 1961

Love and Marriage

William Harris

Tv 1959

Dr. Kildare

Mr. Aimes

Tv 1961

The Red Skelton Show

Senator Burnside

Tv 1951

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

Tv 1961

Bonanza

Angus Tweedy

Tv 1959

Bonanza

Enos Milford

Tv 1959

McMillan & Wife

Andy Kenesaw

Tv 1971

McMillan & Wife

Cyrus McFee

Tv 1971

Ellery Queen

Alexander 'Pop' Denny

Tv 1975

The Greatest Show on Earth

Paul Keller

Tv 1963

The Wonderful World of Disney

Mr. Hummel (archive footage)

Tv 1954

Studio 57

Tv 1954

The Jerry Lewis Show

Self

Tv 1963

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Tv 1962