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Acting

William Demarest

Career: Active from 1927 to 1973, busiest in 1927 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles: 20
top three billing

Average score: 64/100

Highest rated: The Lady Eve
86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 75 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

William Demarest Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.0, average 5.4
Violence
2.5, average 4.1
Psychological
4.0, average 5.5
Scare
1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Classic Hollywood 7
Nostalgic 6
Nostalgic Charm 5
Romantic Comedy 5
Romance 4
Lighthearted 4
Family-Friendly 4
Historical Setting 4
Classic Film 4
Feel-Good 3
Situational Humor 3
Character Study 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

160

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1990s

1 title

Television: The First Fifty Years

as Charlie O'Casey (archive footage)

1970s

6 titles · average score 61

The Millionaire

as Oscar Pugh

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

28

as Studio Gatekeeper

Ellery Queen

79

TV show · as Alexander 'Pop' Denny

The Wild McCullochs

as Father Gurkin

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

67

as Mr. Harris

McMillan & Wife

70

TV show · as Andy Kenesaw / Cyrus McFee

1960s

14 titles · average score 66

That Darn Cat!

77

as Mr. MacDougall

Viva Las Vegas

70

as Mr. Martin

Burke's Law

68

TV show · as Charlie Who

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

68

as Police Chief Aloysius

The Greatest Show on Earth

TV show · as Paul Keller

Son of Flubber

72

as Mr. Hummel

Going My Way

TV show

Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon

56

as Jeb

Dr. Kildare

63

TV show · as Mr. Aimes

Twenty Plus Two

65

as Desmond Slocum

Ben Casey

65

TV show

My Three Sons

78

TV show · as Charley O'Casey

1950s

33 titles · average score 62

Love and Marriage

TV show · as William Harris

The Twilight Zone

91

TV show · as Joe Britt

Bonanza

73

TV show · as Angus Tweedy / Enos Milford

The Mountain

66

as Father Belacchi

The Private War of Major Benson

58

as John

The Far Horizons

55

as Sgt. Gass

Escape from Fort Bravo

61

as Campbell

What Price Glory

57

as Corporal Kiper

The Strip

53

as Fluff

Behave Yourself!

50

as O'Ryan

The First Legion

69

as Monsignor Michael Carey

He's a Cockeyed Wonder

as Bob Sears

1940s

47 titles · average score 67

Red, Hot and Blue

60

as Charlie Baxter

Sorrowful Jones

69

as Regret

Jolson Sings Again

81

as Steve Martin

Night Has a Thousand Eyes

76

as Lt. Shawn

The Jolson Story

86

as Steve Martin

Along Came Jones

49

as George Fury

Salty O'Rourke

61

as Smitty

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

78

as Constable Edmund Kockenlocker

Sullivan's Travels

86

as Mr. Jones

The Lady Eve

86

as Muggsy

The Devil and Miss Jones

83

as First Detective

Wolf of New York

as Bill Ennis

1930s

40 titles · average score 65

The Great Man Votes

66

as Charles Dole

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

83

as Bill Griffith

King of the Turf

as Arnold

The Cowboy Quarterback

as Rusty Walker

Romance on the Run

as Police Lt. Eckhardt

One Wild Night

as Collins

Don't Tell the Wife

59

as Larry 'Horace' Tucker

Blonde Trouble

as Paul Sears

The Great Hospital Mystery

as Mr. Beatty

Charlie Chan at the Opera

70

as Sergeant Kelly

Wedding Present

56

as 'Smiles' Benson

Fugitive Lady

as Steve Rogers

1920s

19 titles · average score 62

Sharp Shooters

as 'Hi Jack' Murdock

Pay as You Enter

as 'Terrible Bill' McGovern

The Butter and Egg Man

as Jack McLure

Five and Ten Cent Annie

as Briggs

A Girl in Every Port

61

as Man in Bombay (uncredited)

The Night Court

as Defense Counsel

A Sailor's Sweetheart

as Detective

The Jazz Singer

64

as Buster Billings (uncredited)

A Million Bid

as George Lamont

What Happened To Father

as Detective Dibbin

The Gay Old Bird

as Mr. Fixit

Finger Prints

as Cuffs Egan