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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Michael O'Hara the Fourth | Store Manager | 1972-03-26 |
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Now You See Him, Now You Don't | Mr. Burns | 1972-07-12 |
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The Grissom Gang | 1971-05-28 | |
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Frankie and Johnny | Pete (uncredited) | 1966-03-31 |
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Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte | Taxi Driver | 1964-12-15 |
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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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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 | 1962-10-12 |
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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 | 1959-06-16 |
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Queen of Outer Space | Lt. Mike Cruze | 1958-09-07 |
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The Buster Keaton Story | Joe Keaton | 1957-05-01 |
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The Delicate Delinquent | William C. Goerner | 1957-06-06 |
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Revenge of the Creature | Lou Gibson | 1955-05-13 |
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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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It Came from Outer Space | Pete Davis (uncredited) | 1953-06-05 |
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Battle Zone | Smitty | 1952-10-26 |
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A Girl in Every Port | Seaman McGonegal (uncredited) | 1952-02-13 |
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Flat Top | Willie | 1952-10-26 |
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Just This Once | Caddie Ralph Roberts | 1952-02-27 |
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Love Is Better Than Ever | Davey | 1952-02-23 |
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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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Roadblock | Airport Clerk (uncredited) | 1951-09-17 |
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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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Sealed Verdict | Stockade Desk Sergeant | 1948-11-05 |
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So This Is New York | Willis Gilbey | 1948-06-01 |
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Stork Bites Man | Lester | 1947-06-21 |
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The Runaround | Hubert 'Billy' Willis | 1946-06-04 |
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The Searching Wind | Harry | 1946-08-09 |
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Joe Palooka, Champ | Mr. Rodney | 1946-05-26 |
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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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This Love of Ours | Dr. Dailey | 1945-11-02 |
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Pin Up Girl | Dud Miller | 1944-04-25 |
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Four Jills in a Jeep | Heckling Soldier (uncredited) | 1944-03-17 |
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Action in the North Atlantic | Convoy Speaker (uncredited) | 1943-06-12 |
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The Hard Way | Bellboy (Uncredited) | 1943-01-13 |
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Princess O'Rourke | Delivery Boy (uncredited) | 1943-10-23 |
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Dixie Dugan | Phil (uncredited) | 1943-03-12 |
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He Hired the Boss | Sailor | 1943-04-02 |
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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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Let's Face It | Barney Hilliard | 1943-08-04 |
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For Me and My Gal | Elevator Operator (uncredited) | 1942-10-21 |
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Lucky Jordan | Angelo Palacio | 1942-11-16 |
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The Fleet's In | Sailor | 1942-01-24 |
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You Were Never Lovelier | Hotel Acuña Bellboy (uncredited) | 1942-11-19 |
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Frisco Lil | 1942-03-13 | |
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Men of the Sky | Bob 'Sir Galahad' Gladdens | 1942-07-25 |
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The Affairs of Martha | Milkman (uncredited) | 1942-06-21 |
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This Time for Keeps | Soda Jerk | 1942-03-01 |
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The Male Animal | Student in Bookstore (uncredited) | 1942-03-12 |
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Over My Dead Body | Sailor | 1942-01-15 |
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Priorities on Parade | Push Gasper | 1942-07-23 |
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Niagara Falls | Bellboy (uncredited) | 1941-10-17 |
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Mr. District Attorney | Hypo | 1941-03-27 |
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She Knew All the Answers | Messenger Boy | 1941-05-13 |
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Harvard Here I Come | Student | 1941-12-18 |
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Caught in the Draft | Colonel's Orderly | 1941-07-04 |
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Hellzapoppin' | Orchestra Trombone Player (uncredited) | 1941-12-25 |
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Cracked Nuts | Radio Technician | 1941-07-02 |
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A Shot in the Dark | Elevator Operator (uncredited) | 1941-04-05 |
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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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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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Good Girls Go to Paris | Student (uncredited) | 1939-06-20 |
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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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The Amazing Mr. Williams | Bellboy (uncredited) | 1939-11-22 |
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Senate Guard (uncredited) | 1939-10-19 |
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Legion of Lost Flyers | Blinky, the Radioman | 1939-11-02 |
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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 |
