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William Demarest

English
Filmography

The Great Moment

1944
as Eben Frost

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944
as Sgt. Heppelfinger

Wedding Present

1936
as 'Smiles' Benson

The Yellow Mountain

1954
as Jackpot Wray

That Darn Cat!

1965
as Mr. MacDougall

Sullivan's Travels

1942
as Mr. Jones

Josette

1938
as Joe, Diner Owner

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

1939
as Police Sgt. Ernest Heath

King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein

1961
as Henry Hecht

Pardon My Sarong

1942
as Detective Kendall

A Reno Divorce

1927
as James the Chauffeur

The Rawhide Years

1955
as Brand Comfort

Rosalie

1937
as Army Coach

The Great McGinty

1940
as Skeeters, le politicien

The First Auto

1927
as The Village Cut-Up

While New York Sleeps

1938
as Red Miller

Salty O'Rourke

1945
as Smitty

Dangerous Blondes

1943
as Detective Gatling

When Willie Comes Marching Home

1950
as Herman Kluggs

Hell on Frisco Bay

1955
as Dan Bianco

The Great Man Votes

1939
as Charles Dole

My Favorite Spy

1942
as Flower Pot Policeman

The Butter and Egg Man

1928
as Jack McLure

The Mountain

1956
as Father Belacchi

Romance on the Run

1938
as Police Lt. Eckhardt

The Jazz Singer

1927
as Buster Billings

One Wild Night

1938
as Collins

The Bush Leaguer

1927
as John Gilroy

Behind the Eight Ball

1942
as McKenzie

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

1946
as Peanuts Schultz

The Great Hospital Mystery

1937
as Mr. Beatty

The Black Diamond Express

1927
as Train Engine Fireman

Love on the Run

1936
as Editor

The Strip

1951
as Fluff

Viva Las Vegas

1964
as Mr. Martin

Jupiter's Darling

1955
as Mago

Miracles For Sale

1939
as Quinn

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

1942
as Police Officer

The Great Gambini

1937
as Police Sgt. Kirby

The Golden Fleecing

1940
as Swallow

The Lady Eve

1941
as Muggsy

Dangerous When Wet

1953
as Pa Higgins

Variety Girl

1947
as Barker

True to Life

1943
as Uncle Jake

The Lady Wants Mink

1953
as Harvey Jones

Sharp Shooters

1928
as 'Hi Jack' Murdock

Escape from Fort Bravo

1953
as Campbell

The Gay Old Bird

1927
as Mr. Fixit

My Three Sons

1960
as Uncle Charley

Pardon My Past

1945
as Chuck Gibson

The Cowboy Quarterback

1939
as Rusty Walker

Nine Girls

1944
as Walter Cummings

Red, Hot and Blue

1949
as Charlie Baxter, Press Agent

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

1943
as Constable Edmund Kockenlocker

The Far Horizons

1955
as Sgt. Gass

Ride on Vaquero

1941
as Bartender Barney

King of the Turf

1939
as Arnold

Easy Living

1937
as Wallace Whistling

Country Fair

1941
as Stogie McPhee

Matinee Ladies

1927
as Man-About-Town

Here Come the Girls

1953
as Dennis Logan

Night Has a Thousand Eyes

1948
as Lt. Shawn

Charlie Chan at the Opera

1936
as Sergeant Kelly

True to the Army

1942
as Sgt. Butts

The Private War of Major Benson

1955
as John

Twenty Plus Two

1961
as Desmond Slocum

The Jolson Story

1946
as Steve Martin

Fog Over Frisco

1934
as Spike Smith

Excuse My Dust

1951
as Harvey Bullitt

The Crash

1928
as Louie

Whispering Smith

1948
as Bill Dansing

Christmas in July

1940
as Mr. Bildocker

Five and Ten Cent Annie

1928
as Briggs

Glamour Boy

1941
as Papa Doran

Blonde Trouble

1937
as Paul Sears

The Palm Beach Story

1942
as First Member Ale and Quail Club

The Murder Man

1935
as 'Red' Maguire

What Price Glory

1952
as Corporal Kiper

The Casino Murder Case

1935
as Auctioneer

Stage Door Canteen

1943
as William Demarest

Big City

1937
as Mr. Beecher

Dressed to Kill

1941
as Inspector Pierson

The Blazing Forest

1952
as Syd Jessup

What Happened To Father

1927
as Detective Dibbin

Pay as You Enter

1928
as 'Terrible Bill' McGovern

Along Came Jones

1945
as George Fury

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939
as Bill Griffith

Sorrowful Jones

1949
as Regret

The Hit Parade

1937
as Parole Officer

Diamond Jim

1935
as Harry Hill

Johnny Doughboy

1942
as Harry Fabian

Tales of Wells Fargo

1957
as Jeb Gaine

Fugitive Lady

1934
as Steve Rogers

All Through the Night

1941
as Sunshine

The Sainted Sisters

1948
as Vern Tewilliger

Riding High

1950
as Happy

Sincerely Yours

1955
as Sam Dunne

Hollywood Victory Caravan

1945
as Bill, the Security Guard

Lucy Gallant

1955
as Charles Madden

Mind Your Own Business

1936
as Droopy

Rookies on Parade

1941
as Mike Brady

Son of Flubber

1963
as Mr. Hummel

Never a Dull Moment

1950
as Mears

The Perils of Pauline

1947
as George 'Mac' McGuire

Jolson Sings Again

1949
as Steve Martin

Time Out for Romance

1937
as Willoughby Sproggs

Once Upon a Time

1944
as Brandt

The Wild McCullochs

1975
as Father Gurkin

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

1963
as Police Chief Aloysius

Finger Prints

1927
as Cuffs Egan

Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon

1961
as Jeb

Behave Yourself!

1951

Wolf of New York

1940
as Bill Ennis

Bright Lights

1935
as Detective

He's a Cockeyed Wonder

1950
as Bob Sears

Simple Sis

1927
as Oscar

The First Legion

1951
as Monsignor Michael Carey

Pepe

1960
as Movie Studio Gateman

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1938
as Harry Kipper

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

1973
as Mr. Harris

On Our Merry Way

1948
as Floyd

Guest Star

Episode Bonanza
Old Sheba 		1964
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Buddy Hackett, Peter O'Toole, William Demarest, Victor Buono 		1978
Episode Tales of Wells Fargo
Assignment in Gloribee 		1962
Episode Dr. Kildare
Why Won't Anybody Listen? 		1964
Episode McMillan and Wife
Deadly Inheritance 		1975
Episode Make Room for Daddy
Danny Meets His Father-In-Law 		1957
Episode The Twilight Zone
What's in the Box 		1964
Episode The Rebel
The Hope Chest 		1960
Episode The Greatest Show on Earth
Rosetta 		1964
Episode Burke's Law
Who Killed Vaudeville? 		1964
Episode Ellery Queen
The Adventure of Veronica's Veils 		1975
Episode Andy Panda
Dog Tax Dodgers 		1948
Episode The Red Skelton Show
Clem the Candidate 		1960
Episode McMillan and Wife
Two Dollars on Trouble to Win 		1973
Episode Alfred Hitchcock Presents
And the Desert Shall Blossom 		1958
Episode Wagon Train
The Christopher Hale Story 		1961