William Forrest
Born: 1902-10-10 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1989-01-26
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1977
- The November Plan as Noel Crosman, Sr.
1971
- The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker as Mr. Wylie
1966
- Billy the Kid Versus Dracula as James Underhill
- Sakima and the Masked Marvel as Martin Crane
- Spy Smasher Returns as Gerald Douglas (uncredited)
1964
- Cheyenne Autumn as Senator (uncredited)
- Good Neighbor Sam as Millard Mellner
1962
- The Beverly Hillbillies as John Canady
1961
- One-Eyed Jacks as Banker
1960
- My Three Sons as Ed Hoffman
- Coronado 9
1959
- Bonanza as Mine Owner
- Hawaiian Eye as Club President
- The Horse Soldiers as Gen. Steve Hurlburt
1958
- 77 Sunset Strip
- Bronco
- The Last Hurrah as Dr. Tom (uncredited)
- The Toughest Gun in Tombstone as Governor
1957
- Maverick as Laramie Banker
- M Squad as Mr. Manning
- 26 Men
- Sweet Smell of Success as Sen. Harvey Walker (uncredited)
- The Monster That Challenged the World as Admiral Greenhouse
- Loving You as Mr. Jessup
- Band of Angels as Aaron Starr, Amantha's father
1956
- Pardners as Hocker (uncredited)
- You Can't Run Away from It as Captain (replaced by Russell Hicks) (scenes deleted)
- Walk the Proud Land as Mr. Dennison (uncredited)
1955
- The 20th Century Fox Hour
- The Millionaire as Quimby
- Screen Director's Playhouse as Mr. Green
- New York Confidential as Paul Williamson
- Rage at Dawn as Wiilliam Peterson
- Francis in the Navy as Admiral
- The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing as Simpson (uncredited)
- Ain't Misbehavin' as Mr. Dullaby (uncredited)
- Meet the Governor as Mr. Green
1954
- December Bride as Harry Howard
- Public Defender as Mr. Berger
- The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
- The Wonderful World of Disney as Doctor (uncredited)
1953
- Letter to Loretta as Judge
- I'm the Law
- Invaders from Mars as Col. Mayberry
- Private Eyes as John Graham
- Winning of the West as John Randolph
- The Eddie Cantor Story as Florenz Ziegfeld
1952
- Four Star Playhouse as Wilke
- Adventures of Superman as Mr. Crane
- Cavalcade of America as Dr. Sam Halleck
- The Ford Television Theatre
- My Little Margie
- Chevron Theatre
- Deadline - U.S.A. as Mr. Greene (uncredited)
- Belles on Their Toes as Col. Putnam (uncredited)
- Night Without Sleep as Mr. Carter (Uncredited)
- The Rose Bowl Story as James Otis
1951
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Wells Fargo Chief
- The Racket as Head of Crime Commission (uncredited)
- I'll See You in My Dreams as Florenz Ziegfeld
- Flight to Mars as General (uncredited)
- The Sea Hornet as Lt. Commander
- Gasoline Alley as Hacker
- Smuggler's Gold as Arthur Rayburn
1950
- The Good Humor Man as Mr. Lankford (uncredited)
- Hunt the Man Down as J.P. Knight (uncredited)
1949
- The Lone Ranger as Sheriff Taylor
- The Story of Seabiscuit as Thomas Milford
- In the Good Old Summertime as Announcer (uncredited)
- Arson, Inc. as Deputy Fire Chief / Narrator
- Trail of the Yukon as Dawson
- The Devil's Henchmen as Anderson
1948
- Fort Apache as Reporter (uncredited)
- Three Daring Daughters as Ship Captain (uncredited)
- Mystery in Mexico as Insurance Company Boss
- Race Street as Nick Walters
- Who Killed Doc Robbin? as Reporter (uncredited)
- Alias a Gentleman as Carruthers
- Trapped by Boston Blackie as Mason Carter
- The Gentleman from Nowhere as Henry Thompson
1947
- Miracle on 34th Street as Dr. Rogers (uncredited)
- The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer as Mr. Baldwin (uncredited)
- The Devil On Wheels as Judge Roger Tanner
- Blind Spot as Henry Small
- The Guilt of Janet Ames as (uncredited)
- The Senator Was Indiscreet as U.S. Officer
- Blondie in the Dough as Robert " Bob " Dixon
- The Corpse Came C.O.D. as Lance Fowler
- Sarge Goes to College as Col. Winters
- Doctor Jim as Major
- The Spirit of West Point as Dr. Felix Blanchard
- Devil Ship as Evans
1946
- Dead Reckoning as Lt. Col. Simpson (uncredited)
- Nobody Lives Forever as Mr. Johnson, District Attorney's Aide (uncredited)
- The Well Groomed Bride as James Smith
- Tars and Spars as Commander (uncredited)
- Meet Me on Broadway as Dwight Ferris (uncredited)
1945
- Anchors Aweigh as Movie Director (uncredited)
- Salty O'Rourke as Racing Secretary
- Adventures of Kitty O'Day as Sauter (as Bill Forrest)
- God Is My Co-Pilot as Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)
- Girls of the Big House as District Attorney
- Purity Squad as Dr. Cooper (uncredited)
- Gangs of the Waterfront as Dist. Atty. Brady
- Road to Alcatraz as Charles Cantrell
- Behind City Lights as Detective Peterson
- The Caribbean Mystery as Col. Lane
1944
- Laura as Important Client (uncredited)
- Mr. Skeffington as Clinton (uncredited)
- The Fighting Seabees as Lt. Tom Kerrick
- Wilson as Minor Role (uncredited)
- It Happened Tomorrow
- Follow the Boys as Col. Edward Dobbs (uncredited)
- The Doughgirls as Forbes
- Mr. Winkle Goes to War
- Here Come the Waves as Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)
- Strange Affair as Superintendent Reynolds (uncredited)
- Four Jills in a Jeep as Officer (uncredited)
- Abroad with Two Yanks as Col. Hart
- Fighter Combat Formation: Attacks and Escorts as Colonel
- The Case of the Tremendous Trifle as Major
1943
- Air Force as Group Commander Jack Harper (uncredited)
- Action in the North Atlantic as Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
- Mission to Moscow as American Newsman (uncredited)
- So Proudly We Hail as Major at San Francisco Dock (Uncredited)
- The Hard Way as 'Uncle Edward Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
- Corvette K-225 as Commander Manning (uncredited)
- It Ain't Hay as Banker (uncredited)
- Du Barry Was a Lady as Guard Captain (uncredited)
- For God and Country as Commander at New Guinea
- The Adventures of Smilin' Jack as Secretary of Internal Affairs [Chs. 8-12]
- Good Luck, Mr. Yates as Thurston
- Flight for Freedom as Vice-Consul (uncredited)
- The Masked Marvel as Martin Crane
- Reconnaissance Pilot as Colonel Henry
1942
- Tarzan's New York Adventure as Inspector at Airport (uncredited)
- Joe Smith, American as August 'Gus' Stoffen
- In This Our Life as Forest Ranger
- Wake Island
- My Favorite Spy as Captain Green
- Spy Smasher as Thornton (uncredited)
- Moontide as Well-Dressed Man in Bar (uncredited)
- Meet the Stewarts as Country Club Lunch Guest (uncredited)
- A Date with the Falcon as Ward (uncredited)
- Hello, Annapolis as Lt. Burns
- Mug Town as District Attorney
- Spy Ship as Martin Oster
- Pardon My Stripes as Prosecutor (uncredited)
- Priorities on Parade as Col. Reeves
1941
- Sergeant York as Officer (uncredited)
- Meet John Doe as Governor's Associate (uncredited)
- They Died with Their Boots On as Adjutant (uncredited)
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan as Reporter (uncredited)
- Million Dollar Baby
- The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance as Vic Hilton
- Flight from Destiny as Prentiss
- Keep 'Em Flying as Colonel
- The Pittsburgh Kid as (uncredited)
- Doctors Don't Tell
- Of Pups and Puzzles as Psychologist (uncredited)
- Respect the Law as Police Lieutenant Edward Macroy
1940
- Women in Hiding as Investigator (uncredited)
- Alice in Movieland as 2nd Director (uncredited)
- The Man Who Talked Too Much as Federal District Attorney F.R. Greene
- The Green Hornet Strikes Again! as Frederick Harper
- The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady as Arthur Trent
- Gangs of Chicago
- The Secret Seven as Mr. Brooks
- Fashion Horizons