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