William Demarest

actor (1892–1983)

Carl William Demarest was an American actor, known especially for his supporting roles in screwball comedies by Preston Sturges and as Uncle Charley in the sitcom My Three Sons from 1965 until 1972. Demarest, who frequently played crusty but good-hearted roles, was a prolific film and television actor, appearing in over 140 films, beginning in 1926 and ending in the late 1970s. Before his career in movies, he performed in vaudeville for two decades.

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 45 films (1927–1973) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 12 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1927	A SAILOR'S SWEETHEART.	Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.	6 reels		B&W
1928	PAY AS YOU ENTER.	Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.	6 reels		B&W
1935	AFTER OFFICE HOURS.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.	7 reels		B&W
1935	Diamond Jim.	Universal Pictures Corp.	10 reels	16mm	B&W	sound
1935	THE MURDER MAN.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.	7 reels		B&W
1936	WEDDING PRESENT.	Paramount Pictures Inc.	9 reels		B&W
1937	BIG CITY.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.	8 reels		B&W
1937	THE GREAT GAMBINI.	Paramount Pictures Inc.	7 reels		B&W
1937	THE GREAT HOSPITAL MYSTERY.	Fox Film Corp			B&W
1937	TIME OUT FOR ROMANCE.	Fox Film Corp	7 reels		B&W
1937	WAKE UP AND LIVE.	Fox Film Corp	10 reels		B&W
1938	JOSETTE.	Fox Film Corp	73 min		B&W
1938	Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm	Films Incorporated	81	16mm	B&W	sound
1938	REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM	20th Century-Fox	81min		B&W	Sound
1939	MIRACLES FOR SALE.	Loew's Inc.	8 reels		B&W
1940	Christmas In July.	Preston Sturges	7 reels		B&W
1940	The Farmer's Daughter.	James P. Hogan	6 reels		B&W
1940	The Great McGinty	Preston Sturges	82		B&W
1940	The Great Mcginty.	Preston Sturges	9 reels		B&W
1941	The Lady Eve.	Preston Sturges	10 reels		B&W
1942	All Through the Night ▶	Vincent Sherman	107 min		B&W
1942	My Favorite Spy.	Tay Garnett	86 min.		B&W
1942	The Farmer's Daughter.	James P. Hogan	1 reel	16mm	B&W	sound
1944	Hail the conquering hero.	Paramount Pictures Inc.	3633	16mm	B&W	sound
1944	Nine Girls.	Leigh Jason	8 reels		B&W
1944	The Miracle Of Morgan's Creek.	Preston Sturges	10 reels		B&W
1945	Along Came Jones.	Stuart Heisler	90 min.		B&W
1945	Duffy's tavern.	Hal Walker	3300	16mm	B&W	sound
1945	Salty O'Rourke.	Paramount	100 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1945	Salty O'rourke.	Raoul Walsh	11 reels.		B&W
1946	The Jolson Story.	Alfred E. Green	128 min	35mm	Color	sound
1948	On Our Merry Way.	King Vidor, Leslie Fenton	96 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1949	Jolson Sings Again.	Henry Levin	96 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1949	Red, Hot, And Blue.	Paramount Pictures Inc.	84 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1950	Never a dull moment	George Marshall	89 min		B&W
1951	EXCUSE MY DUST.	Loew's Inc.	82 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1951	The Strip.	Loew's Inc.	85 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1952	The Lady Wants Mink.	Republic Pictures Corp	92 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1953	The Lady Wants Mink ▶	William A. Seiter	92 min		Color
1955	Hell On Frisco Bay	Frank Tuttle	1600		Color
1955	Jupiter’s Darling.	Loew’s Incorporated	96 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1955	The Private War Of Major Benson.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	105 min	35mm	Color	sound
1955	The Rawhide Years.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	10 reels	35mm	Color	sound
1965	My Three Sons	Charley and the kid ABC ; a Don Fedderson production ; executive producer, Don Fedderson ; produced by Edmund Hartmann ; directed by James V. Kern ; teleplay by George Tibbles.	29	16mm	B&W	sound
1973	Don't be afraid of the dark.	John Newland		16mm		sound