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Dave Willock

Dave Willock

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dave Willock (August 13, 1909 – November 12, 1990) was an American character actor. Willock appeared in 181 films and television series from 1939 to 1989. Born in 1909, Willock began his professional career in vaudeville in 1931, teaming with his boyhood friend Jack Carson in a comedy song and dance routine. For a time in the mid-1930s he was a reporter and editor for a Milwaukee newspaper. He first appeared on screen in Good Girls Go to Paris (1939), in an uncredited bit part. He teamed with Carson again when Carson invited him to write for his radio show; Willock wrote and played the part of Carson's nephew Tugwell on The Jack Carson Show from 1943–1949. Willock and Cliff Arquette had their own radio and television shows in the early 1950s. Both versions were called Dave and Charley; the radio version was heard circa 1950, but the television version of it was on the air for only three months in early 1952. In the 1961–1962 season, he played Harvey Clayton, father of the 1920s teenager Margie Clayton, portrayed by Cynthia Pepper in ABC's Margie. He appeared on an episode of Dragnet as an ex-vaudevillean who is cheated out of $9,000 that he found on a sidewalk. In 1966, he had an uncredited role as the bartender in the Elvis Presley vehicle Frankie and Johnny. Willock is probably most familiar to modern audiences from his performance as Baby Jane Hudson's father in the opening scenes of the cult classic What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962). He played seven different characters on CBS's Green Acres with Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor, mostly portraying clerks or elevator operators. Willock also did voice acting for animated roles, such as the offscreen narrator on Wacky Races (1968) and as father Augustus "Gus" Holiday on The Roman Holidays (1972). He appeared in a television commercial for "The Great American Soups", directed by American satirist Stan Freberg, alongside tap-dancing star Ann Miller. He died of complications due to stroke on November 12, 1990 at the age of 81. He is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery. For his contribution to the television industry, Dave Willock has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6358 Hollywood Boulevard.

Personal information

Birthday

1909-08-13

Birth Place

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Movies and TV shows :

4 for Texas

4 for Texas

1963

5.1

Movie
A Girl in Every Port

A Girl in Every Port

1952

4.8

Movie
A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

1941

5.2

Movie
Action in the North Atlantic

Action in the North Atlantic

1943

7.0

Movie
poster

Adam-12

1968

7.1

TV
poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

7.7

TV
poster

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

6.9

TV
Battle Zone

Battle Zone

1952

5.0

Movie
Belle of Old Mexico

Belle of Old Mexico

1950

0.0

Movie
Black Friday

Black Friday

1940

6.0

Movie
Blondie Takes a Vacation

Blondie Takes a Vacation

1939

6.2

Movie
poster

Boots and Saddles

1957

5.0

TV
Bring on the Girls

Bring on the Girls

1945

6.1

Movie
Brother Rat and a Baby

Brother Rat and a Baby

1940

5.2

Movie
poster

Burke's Law

1963

6.0

TV
Caught in the Draft

Caught in the Draft

1941

5.8

Movie
Chicago Deadline

Chicago Deadline

1949

6.0

Movie
Cracked Nuts

Cracked Nuts

1941

0.0

Movie
Darling, How Could You!

Darling, How Could You!

1951

6.0

Movie
poster

Dennis the Menace

1959

6.7

TV
poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

5.5

TV
Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs

1985

8.5

Movie
Dixie Dugan

Dixie Dugan

1943

5.0

Movie
Earthed 2 - Never Enough Dirt

Earthed 2 - Never Enough Dirt

2005

5.7

Movie
Emperor of the North

Emperor of the North

1973

6.7

Movie
Flat Top

Flat Top

1952

4.0

Movie
For Me and My Gal

For Me and My Gal

1942

6.4

Movie
Four Jills in a Jeep

Four Jills in a Jeep

1944

5.7

Movie
Frankie and Johnny

Frankie and Johnny

1966

5.7

Movie
Frisco Lil

Frisco Lil

1942

8.0

Movie
Golden Boy

Golden Boy

1939

6.4

Movie
poster

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

1964

7.1

TV
Good Girls Go to Paris

Good Girls Go to Paris

1939

7.1

Movie
Granny Get Your Gun

Granny Get Your Gun

1940

3.5

Movie
poster

Green Acres

1965

7.3

TV
poster

Gunsmoke

1955

6.5

TV
Harvard Here I Come

Harvard Here I Come

1941

5.0

Movie
He Hired the Boss

He Hired the Boss

1943

3.0

Movie
Hellzapoppin'

Hellzapoppin'

1941

7.1

Movie
poster

Hogan's Heroes

1965

7.5

TV
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

1964

7.2

Movie
Hustle

Hustle

1975

5.7

Movie
It Came from Outer Space

It Came from Outer Space

1953

6.3

Movie
Joe Palooka, Champ

Joe Palooka, Champ

1946

0.0

Movie
Just This Once

Just This Once

1952

3.8

Movie
Legion of Lost Flyers

Legion of Lost Flyers

1939

4.0

Movie
Let's Face It

Let's Face It

1943

4.5

Movie
Let's Go Navy!

Let's Go Navy!

1951

7.0

Movie
poster

Letter to Loretta

1953

6.2

TV
Louisa

Louisa

1950

6.1

Movie
Louisiana Purchase

Louisiana Purchase

1941

6.6

Movie
Love Is Better Than Ever

Love Is Better Than Ever

1952

6.1

Movie
poster

Love, American Style

1969

5.8

TV
Lucky Jordan

Lucky Jordan

1942

6.0

Movie
poster

Margie

1961

0.0

TV
Men of the Sky

Men of the Sky

1942

3.5

Movie
Michael O'Hara the Fourth

Michael O'Hara the Fourth

1972

6.0

Movie
poster

Mister Ed

1961

6.7

TV
Mr. District Attorney

Mr. District Attorney

1941

6.2

Movie
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

7.9

Movie
poster

My Mother the Car

1965

3.6

TV
poster

My Three Sons

1960

6.5

TV
poster

Nanny and the Professor

1970

5.6

TV
Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

1941

6.7

Movie
No Man of Her Own

No Man of Her Own

1950

6.9

Movie
poster

Not for Hire

1959

0.0

TV
Now You See Him, Now You Don't

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

1972

6.3

Movie
Over My Dead Body

Over My Dead Body

1942

0.0

Movie
poster

Perry Mason

1957

7.7

TV
poster

Petticoat Junction

1963

5.9

TV
Pin Up Girl

Pin Up Girl

1944

6.1

Movie
Prehistoric World

Prehistoric World

1989

0.0

Movie
Princess O'Rourke

Princess O'Rourke

1943

6.4

Movie
Priorities on Parade

Priorities on Parade

1942

0.0

Movie
Queen of Outer Space

Queen of Outer Space

1958

4.8

Movie
Remains to Be Seen

Remains to Be Seen

1953

5.7

Movie
Revenge of the Creature

Revenge of the Creature

1955

5.7

Movie
poster

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957

6.2

TV
Roadblock

Roadblock

1951

5.8

Movie
Roar of the Crowd

Roar of the Crowd

1953

0.0

Movie
poster

Run, Buddy, Run

1966

0.0

TV
S.O.S Tidal Wave

S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939

5.7

Movie
poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

7.0

TV
Sealed Verdict

Sealed Verdict

1948

5.5

Movie
Send Me No Flowers

Send Me No Flowers

1964

6.7

Movie
She Has What It Takes

She Has What It Takes

1943

0.0

Movie
She Knew All the Answers

She Knew All the Answers

1941

6.3

Movie
So This Is New York

So This Is New York

1948

6.0

Movie
Son of Dinosaurs

Son of Dinosaurs

1989

6.2

Movie
Spellbound

Spellbound

1945

7.4

Movie
State of the Union

State of the Union

1948

6.7

Movie
Stork Bites Man

Stork Bites Man

1947

0.0

Movie
poster

Telephone Time

1956

6.3

TV
poster

Temple Houston

1963

5.7

TV
Ten Seconds to Hell

Ten Seconds to Hell

1959

6.2

Movie
poster

That Girl

1966

6.1

TV
The Affairs of Martha

The Affairs of Martha

1942

5.8

Movie
poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

7.8

TV
The Amazing Mr. Williams

The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939

5.8

Movie
poster

The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

1968

0.0

TV
poster

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962

6.9

TV
The Buster Keaton Story

The Buster Keaton Story

1957

4.9

Movie
poster

The Cara Williams Show

1964

5.0

TV
The Delicate Delinquent

The Delicate Delinquent

1957

6.4

Movie
poster

The Donna Reed Show

1958

6.3

TV
The Fleet's In

The Fleet's In

1942

7.0

Movie
poster

The Ford Television Theatre

1952

7.0

TV
The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here

1943

5.8

Movie
The Grissom Gang

The Grissom Gang

1971

6.7

Movie
The Hard Way

The Hard Way

1943

6.6

Movie
poster

The Immortal

1970

7.4

TV
poster

The Jack Benny Program

1950

7.7

TV
The Ladies Man

The Ladies Man

1961

6.3

Movie
poster

The Lone Wolf

1954

7.0

TV
poster

The Lucy Show

1962

7.1

TV
The Male Animal

The Male Animal

1942

4.1

Movie
The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

1952

5.8

Movie
poster

The Munsters

1964

8.0

TV
The Patsy

The Patsy

1964

6.2

Movie
poster

The Real McCoys

1957

5.7

TV
poster

The Roman Holidays

1972

6.5

TV
The Runaround

The Runaround

1946

0.0

Movie
The Searching Wind

The Searching Wind

1946

0.0

Movie
poster

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

7.0

TV
poster

The Tom Ewell Show

1960

0.0

TV
poster

The Twilight Zone

1959

8.4

TV
poster

The Virginian

1962

6.4

TV
poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

7.6

TV
This Love of Ours

This Love of Ours

1945

5.7

Movie
This Time for Keeps

This Time for Keeps

1942

6.0

Movie
Three Texas Steers

Three Texas Steers

1939

5.2

Movie
Too Many Husbands

Too Many Husbands

1940

6.3

Movie
poster

Vacation Playhouse

1963

0.0

TV
poster

Wacky Races

1968

7.3

TV
poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

6.9

TV
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

1962

7.9

Movie
poster

Wichita Town

1959

4.2

TV
Wives and Lovers

Wives and Lovers

1963

4.6

Movie
You Were Never Lovelier

You Were Never Lovelier

1942

7.1

Movie