1909-08-13 Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
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Earthed 2 - Never Enough Dirt | Dave Wardell | 2005-04-01 |
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Son of Dinosaurs | 1989-11-29 | |
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Prehistoric World | 1989-11-29 | |
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Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs | Himself | 1985-05-16 |
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Hustle | Liquor Store Clerk | 1975-12-25 |
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Emperor of the North | Groundhog | 1973-05-23 |
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Now You See Him, Now You Don't | Mr. Burns | 1972-07-12 |
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Michael O'Hara the Fourth | Store Manager | 1972-03-26 |
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The Grissom Gang | 1971-05-28 | |
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The Legend of Lylah Clare | Cameraman | 1968-08-21 |
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Frankie and Johnny | Pete (uncredited) | 1966-03-31 |
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Send Me No Flowers | Milkman Ernie | 1964-10-14 |
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The Patsy | Alec (uncredited) | 1964-06-24 |
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Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte | Taxi Driver | 1964-12-15 |
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Wives and Lovers | Dr. Leon Partridge DDS | 1963-08-29 |
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4 for Texas | Alfred | 1963-12-21 |
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? | Ray Hudson | 1962-10-31 |
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The Ladies Man | Assistant TV Program Director (uncredited) | 1961-06-21 |
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Ten Seconds to Hell | Peter Tillig | 1959-04-23 |
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The Sunrise Gun | hotel desk clerk | 1959-04-16 |
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Queen of Outer Space | Lt. Mike Cruze | 1958-09-07 |
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The Delicate Delinquent | William C. Goerner | 1957-06-06 |
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The Buster Keaton Story | Joe Keaton | 1957-05-01 |
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Revenge of the Creature | Lou Gibson | 1955-01-17 |
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It Came from Outer Space | Pete Davis (uncredited) | 1953-06-05 |
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Remains to Be Seen | Delivery Man (uncredited) | 1953-05-15 |
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Roar of the Crowd | Buster Sands | 1953-05-31 |
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Love Is Better Than Ever | Davey | 1952-02-23 |
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A Girl in Every Port | Seaman McGonegal (uncredited) | 1952-02-13 |
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The Merry Widow | Marshovian Attache (uncredited) | 1952-09-05 |
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Just This Once | Caddie Ralph Roberts | 1952-02-27 |
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Battle Zone | Smitty | 1952-10-26 |
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Flat Top | Willie | 1952-10-26 |
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Roadblock | Airport Clerk (uncredited) | 1951-09-17 |
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Let's Go Navy! | Algernon Hobenocker | 1951-07-29 |
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Darling, How Could You! | Usher (Uncredited) | 1951-08-08 |
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No Man of Her Own | Jimmy Baker (uncredited) | 1950-02-21 |
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Louisa | Joe Collins | 1950-05-31 |
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Belle of Old Mexico | Tommy Mayberry | 1950-03-01 |
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Chicago Deadline | Pig | 1949-11-03 |
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State of the Union | Pilot (uncredited) | 1948-04-30 |
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So This Is New York | Willis Gilbey | 1948-06-01 |
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Sealed Verdict | Stockade Desk Sergeant | 1948-11-05 |
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The Fabulous Dorseys | Foggy | 1947-02-26 |
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Stork Bites Man | Lester | 1947-06-21 |
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Joe Palooka, Champ | Mr. Rodney | 1946-05-26 |
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The Runaround | Hubert 'Billy' Willis | 1946-06-04 |
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The Searching Wind | Harry, Male Nurse | 1946-08-09 |
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This Love of Ours | Dr. Dailey | 1945-11-02 |
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Bring on the Girls | Sailor (uncredited) | 1945-03-30 |
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Spellbound | Bellboy (uncredited) | 1945-11-08 |
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Four Jills in a Jeep | Heckling Soldier (uncredited) | 1944-03-17 |
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Pin Up Girl | Dud Miller | 1944-04-25 |
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She Has What It Takes | Cab Driver (uncredited) | 1943-04-15 |
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The Gang's All Here | Sgt. Pat Casey | 1943-12-24 |
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Action in the North Atlantic | Convoy Speaker (uncredited) | 1943-06-12 |
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Let's Face It | Barney Hilliard | 1943-08-04 |
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Dixie Dugan | Phil (uncredited) | 1943-03-12 |
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Princess O'Rourke | Delivery Boy (uncredited) | 1943-10-23 |
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He Hired the Boss | Sailor | 1943-04-02 |
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The Hard Way | Bellboy (Uncredited) | 1943-01-13 |
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This Time for Keeps | Soda Jerk | 1942-03-01 |
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Priorities on Parade | Push Gasper | 1942-07-23 |
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Two Yanks in Trinidad | Messenger (uncredited) | 1942-03-26 |
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Men of the Sky | Bob 'Sir Galahad' Gladdens | 1942-07-25 |
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Frisco Lil | 1942-03-13 | |
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The Male Animal | Student in Bookstore (uncredited) | 1942-03-12 |
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You Were Never Lovelier | Hotel Acuña Bellboy (uncredited) | 1942-11-19 |
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The Fleet's In | Sailor | 1942-01-24 |
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For Me and My Gal | Elevator Operator (uncredited) | 1942-10-21 |
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The Affairs of Martha | Milkman (uncredited) | 1942-06-21 |
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Lucky Jordan | Angelo Palacio | 1942-11-16 |
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Over My Dead Body | Sailor | 1942-01-15 |
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Caught in the Draft | Colonel's Orderly (uncredited) | 1941-07-04 |
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Niagara Falls | Bellboy (uncredited) | 1941-10-17 |
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Cracked Nuts | Radio Technician | 1941-07-02 |
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Louisiana Purchase | Bellhop (uncredited) | 1941-12-31 |
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A Shot in the Dark | Elevator Operator (uncredited) | 1941-04-05 |
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Harvard Here I Come | Student | 1941-12-18 |
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She Knew All the Answers | Messenger Boy | 1941-05-13 |
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Mr. District Attorney | Hypo | 1941-03-27 |
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Hellzapoppin' | Orchestra Trombone Player (uncredited) | 1941-12-25 |
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Too Many Husbands | Elevator Operator | 1940-04-03 |
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Granny Get Your Gun | Frightened Motorist | 1940-02-10 |
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Black Friday | Student | 1940-02-29 |
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Brother Rat and a Baby | Talking Cadet in Trouble | 1940-01-13 |
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Good Girls Go to Paris | Student (uncredited) | 1939-06-20 |
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The Amazing Mr. Williams | Bellboy (uncredited) | 1939-11-22 |
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Three Texas Steers | Hotel Desk Clerk | 1939-05-12 |
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Golden Boy | Arena Call Boy | 1939-09-05 |
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Blondie Takes a Vacation | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) | 1939-07-20 |
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S.O.S Tidal Wave | Page | 1939-06-02 |
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Legion of Lost Flyers | Blinky, the Radioman | 1939-11-02 |
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Senate Guard (uncredited) | 1939-10-19 |
