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William Demarest (1892-1983) was an Oscar®-nominated American actor. Even though Demarest’s movie career lasted 6 decades he was best known for playing Uncle Charley on the television show My Three Sons from 1965 to 1972. His IMDb page shows 165 acting credits from 1927-1978. This page will rank 76 William Demarest movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television roles, uncredited roles and movies that were not released in North America were not included in the rankings.
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William Demarest, is the # 78 most connected actor of the 1940’s.
Watch My 3 Sons every day on Me TV. Started watching when they lived with their grandfather Bub (William Frawley) which was before my time when I was a kid. Started watching in 67-68 which season they’re currently on. Bill never made the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. These are the actors on that list that appeared in a film with him;
198 DEAN STOCKWELL Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
245 MICKEY ROONEY He’s a Cockeyed Wonder (1950)
245 MICKEY ROONEY It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
245 MICKEY ROONEY King of the Roaring 20’s – The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)
245 MICKEY ROONEY The Strip (1951)
247 CHARLTON HESTON Lucy Gallant (1955)
247 CHARLTON HESTON The Far Horizons (1955)
247 CHARLTON HESTON The Private War of Major Benson (1955)
271 ROBERT WAGNER The Mountain (1956)
271 ROBERT WAGNER What Price Glory (1952)
274 BRUCE DERN Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
570 JAMES GAMMON The Wild McCullochs (1975)
622 RALPH MORATZ It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
660 ANN-MARGRET Viva Las Vegas (1964)
684 PETER FALK It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
781 SHELLEY WINTERS Behave Yourself! (1951)
807 TERI GARR Viva Las Vegas (1964)
807 TERI GARR Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
897 TONY CURTIS Pepe (1960)
897 TONY CURTIS The Rawhide Years (1955)
912 ARTHUR TOVEY King of the Roaring 20’s: The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)
912 ARTHUR TOVEY Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
912 ARTHUR TOVEY Son of Flubber (1963)
912 ARTHUR TOVEY The Perils of Pauline (1947)
966 KATHLEEN FREEMAN Behave Yourself! (1951)
The following actors were on the original list back in 2000 but have since have fallen off. All worked with Mr. Demarest.
14 JOHN CARRADINE Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
25 RODDY MCDOWELL That Darn Cat! (1965)
27 MARC LAWRENCE Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
27 MARC LAWRENCE The Golden Fleecing (1940)
41 BURGESS MEREDITH On Our Merry Way (1948)
43 KEENAN WYNN King of the Roaring 20’s: The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)
43 KEENAN WYNN Son of Flubber (1963)
45 BURT LANCASTER Variety Girl (1947)
56 HENRY FONDA On Our Merry Way (1948)
56 HENRY FONDA The Lady Eve (1941)
58 JACK LEMMON Pepe (1960)
100 IAN WOLFE Once Upon a Time (1944)
100 IAN WOLFE Sincerely Yours (1955)
108 DUB TAYLOR Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
108 DUB TAYLOR Riding High (1950)
139 E.G. MARSHALL The Mountain (1956)
146 MIKE MAZURKI He’s a Cockeyed Wonder (1950)
146 MIKE MAZURKI It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
146 MIKE MAZURKI The Wild McCullochs (1975)
146 MIKE MAZURKI Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
147 LLOYD BRIDGES Once Upon a Time (1944)
151 CESAR ROMERO Diamond Jim (1935)
151 CESAR ROMERO Pepe (1960)
151 CESAR ROMERO Ride on Vaquero (1941)
187 RAY MILLAND Easy Living (1937)
187 RAY MILLAND Many Happy Returns (1934)
187 RAY MILLAND Variety Girl (1947)
192 YVONNE DE CARLO True to Life (1943)
192 YVONNE DE CARLO Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
207 WILLIAM HOLDEN Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
207 WILLIAM HOLDEN Variety Girl (1947)
222 BESS FLOWERS After Office Hours (1935)
222 BESS FLOWERS Dangerous Blondes (1943)
222 BESS FLOWERS Hands Across the Table (1935)
222 BESS FLOWERS Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
222 BESS FLOWERS The Jolson Story (1946)
222 BESS FLOWERS The Lady Eve (1941)
222 BESS FLOWERS The Palm Beach Story (1942)
222 BESS FLOWERS The Perils of Pauline (1947)
234 AKIM TAMIROFF Pardon My Past (1945)
234 AKIM TAMIROFF The Great Gambini (1937)
234 AKIM TAMIROFF The Great McGinty (1940)
234 AKIM TAMIROFF The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1944)
237 PETER LAWFORD Pepe (1960)
237 PETER LAWFORD Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
241 BRODERICK CRAWFORD Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
248 ARTHUR KENNEDY The Rawhide Years (1955)
256 HANK WORDEN The Sainted Sisters (1948)
256 DINA MERRILL Twenty Plus Two (1961)
256 HANK WORDEN When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
256 HANK WORDEN Whispering Smith (1948)
270 FRANK SINATRA Pepe (1960)
271 PETER BROCCO Jolson Sings Again (1949)
272 VITO SCOTTI The Wild McCullochs (1975)
278 KEYE LUKE Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
278 KEYE LUKE The Casino Murder Case (1935)
278 KEYE LUKE Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
280 BILLY BARTY Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
296 KENNETH TOBEY The Wild McCullochs (1975)
296 KENNETH TOBEY When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
299 FRITZ FELD Riding High (1950)
299 FRITZ FELD Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
302 RICHARD ANDERSON Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
323 GEORGE SANDERS Jupiter’s Darling (1955)
344 JAMES STEWART Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
344 JAMES STEWART On Our Merry Way (1948)
344 JAMES STEWART The Murder Man (1935)
359 KARL MALDEN Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
362 BARRY SULLIVAN Duffy’s Tavern (1945)
379 ANN DORAN Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
379 ANN DORAN Never a Dull Moment (1950)
379 ANN DORAN Our Hearts Were Growing Up (1946)
379 ANN DORAN Riding High (1950)
379 ANN DORAN True to Life (1943)
379 ANN DORAN Variety Girl (1947)
380 STERLING HAYDEN Variety Girl (1947)
393 CHARLES BOYER The First Legion (1951)
394 ALDO RAY Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
395 WALTER PIDGEON Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
409 ROD TAYLOR Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)
410 GEORGE RAFT Stage Door Canteen (1943)
421 MICHAEL ANSARA Jupiter’s Darling (1955)
424 ZSA ZSA GABOR Pepe (1960)
424 ZSA ZSA GABOR Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
463 EDWARD G. ROBINSON Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)
463 EDWARD G. ROBINSON Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)
463 EDWARD G. ROBINSON Pepe (1960)
472 TERRY-THOMAS It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
503 RICHARD CONTE Pepe (1960)
506 DOUGLAS FOWLEY He’s a Cockeyed Wonder (1950)
506 DOUGLAS FOWLEY Wake Up and Live (1937)
507 RALPH BELLAMY Hands Across the Table (1935)
507 RALPH BELLAMY Stage Door Canteen (1943)
516 MADELINE KAHN Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
530 NORMAN FELL It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
532 JIM BACKUS It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
534 BOB HOPE Here Come the Girls (1953)
534 BOB HOPE Sorrowful Jones (1949)
534 BOB HOPE Variety Girl (1947)
542 PAUL FIX Big City (1937)
542 PAUL FIX What Price Glory (1952)
544 LEO GORDON The Yellow Mountain (1954)
553 DAN O’HERLIHY King of the Roaring 20’s: The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)
562 PAUL BRYAR Dangerous When Wet (1953)
562 PAUL BRYAR Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)
562 PAUL BRYAR King of the Roaring 20’s: The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)
562 PAUL BRYAR The Yellow Mountain (1954)
562 PAUL BRYAR What Price Glory (1952)
562 PAUL BRYAR When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
571 CHARLES LANE It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
571 CHARLES LANE Miracles for Sale (1939)
571 CHARLES LANE Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
571 CHARLES LANE Pardon My Sarong (1942)
571 CHARLES LANE Riding High (1950)
583 PAUL STEWART Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)
592 WHIT BISSELL When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
606 ALBERTO MORIN Jupiter’s Darling (1955)
606 ALBERTO MORIN When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
619 PETER VAN EYCK The Rawhide Years (1955)
629 WALTER BROOKE All Through the Night (1941)
648 HARRY MORGAN What Price Glory (1952)
657 DEBBIE REYNOLDS Pepe (1960)
663 MILTON BERLE It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
663 MILTON BERLE Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
671 EDUARDO CIANELLI On Our Merry Way (1948)
682 RAY TEAL Along Came Jones (1945)
682 RAY TEAL Dangerous Blondes (1943)
682 RAY TEAL Once Upon a Time (1944)
682 CARLETON YOUNG Twenty Plus Two (1961)
682 RAY TEAL Whispering Smith (1948)
699 ART CARNEY Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
732 ARTHUR O’CONNELL The Golden Fleecing (1940)
740 GEORGE CHANDLER Big City (1937)
740 GEORGE CHANDLER Fog Over Frisco (1934)
740 GEORGE CHANDLER King of the Turf (1939)
740 GEORGE CHANDLER Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
740 GEORGE CHANDLER Pardon My Past (1945)
740 GEORGE CHANDLER Pardon My Sarong (1942)
740 GEORGE CHANDLER The Murder Man (1935)
740 GEORGE CHANDLER Wake Up and Live (1937)
742 RICARDO MONTALBAN Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
746 HERB VIGRAN Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)
746 HERB VIGRAN Pardon My Sarong (1942)
746 HERB VIGRAN Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
746 HERB VIGRAN The Golden Fleecing (1940)
783 JAMES FLAVIN Big City (1937)
783 JAMES FLAVIN Duffy’s Tavern (1945)
783 JAMES FLAVIN It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
783 JAMES FLAVIN Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)
783 JAMES FLAVIN Once Upon a Time (1944)
783 JAMES FLAVIN Ride on Vaquero (1941)
783 JAMES FLAVIN The Golden Fleecing (1940)
783 JAMES FLAVIN The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)
783 JAMES FLAVIN The Murder Man (1935)
783 JAMES FLAVIN When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
786 LLOYD NOLAN Dressed to Kill (1941)
786 LLOYD NOLAN The Golden Fleecing (1940)
806 NINA FOCH Nine Girls (1944)
816 CARLETON YOUNG The Hit Parade (1937)
817 JACK CARTER Viva Las Vegas (1964)
817 JACK CARTER Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
832 DON BRODIE Dressed to Kill (1941)
832 DON BRODIE Easy Living (1937)
832 DON BRODIE The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)
840 FRANK GORSHIN That Darn Cat! (1965)
863 ALAN HALE JR. When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
867 RORY CALHOUN Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
868 LEX BARKER The Yellow Mountain (1954)
874 DEAN JONES That Darn Cat! (1965)
877 JERRY LEWIS It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
878 DENVER PYLE The Yellow Mountain (1954)
882 DEAN MARTIN Pepe (1960)
886 PHIL LEEDS Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
894 PHILIP VAN ZANDT All Through the Night (1941)
894 PHILIP VAN ZANDT Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)
894 PHILIP VAN ZANDT Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
894 PHILIP VAN ZANDT Ride on Vaquero (1941)
903 JACK KRUSCHEN Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
915 IVAN TRIESAULT Viva Las Vegas (1964)
917 ROBERT J. WILKE The Rawhide Years (1955)
918 BETTE DAVIS Fog Over Frisco (1934)
930 BING RUSSELL Lucy Gallant (1955)
953 HARVEY KORMAN Son of Flubber (1963)
959 LEON AMES Son of Flubber (1963)
961 NICKY BLAIR Viva Las Vegas (1964)
963 FRANK FERGUSON He’s a Cockeyed Wonder (1950)
963 FRANK FERGUSON The Perils of Pauline (1947)
963 FRANK FERGUSON Variety Girl (1947)
969 BYRON FOULGER Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
969 BYRON FOULGER Once Upon a Time (1944)
969 BYRON FOULGER Riding High (1950)
969 BYRON FOULGER Son of Flubber (1963)
969 BYRON FOULGER Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
969 BYRON FOULGER The Great McGinty (1940)
969 BYRON FOULGER The Great Moment (1944)
969 BYRON FOULGER The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1944)
969 BYRON FOULGER The Palm Beach Story (1942)
980 VICTOR MATURE Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
980 VICTOR MATURE Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
982 BILLY BENEDICT Dressed to Kill (1941)
982 BILLY BENEDICT The Great McGinty (1940)
982 BILLY BENEDICT Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
989 BRUCE CABOT Sorrowful Jones (1949)
Bill actually appeared with 44 Oscar winners;
ALICE BRADY MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS (1936)
ART CARNEY Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
BARRY FITZGERALD Duffy’s Tavern (1945)
BARRY FITZGERALD The Sainted Sisters (1948)
BARRY FITZGERALD Variety Girl (1947)
BETTE DAVIS Fog Over Frisco (1934)
BING CROSBY Duffy’s Tavern (1945)
BING CROSBY Hollywood Victory Caravan (1945)
BING CROSBY Pepe (1960)
BING CROSBY Riding High (1950)
BING CROSBY Variety Girl (1947)
BRODERICK CRAWFORD Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
BURT LANCASTER Variety Girl (1947)
CHARLES COBURN Pepe (1960)
CHARLES COBURN The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
CHARLES COBURN The Lady Eve (1941)
CHARLES LAUGHTON On Our Merry Way (1948)
CHARLTON HESTON Lucy Gallant (1955)
CHARLTON HESTON The Far Horizons (1955)
CHARLTON HESTON The Private War of Major Benson (1955)
CLAIRE TREVOR Lucy Gallant (1955)
CLAIRE TREVOR The Mountain (1956)
CLARK GABLE After Office Hours (1935)
CLARK GABLE Love on the Run (1936)
CLAUDETTE COLBERT The Palm Beach Story (1942)
DON AMECHE Josette (1938)
DONALD CRISP WHISPERING SMITH (1948)
DONNA REED Pepe (1960)
DONNA REED The Far Horizons (1955)
DOROTHY MALONE Sincerely Yours (1955)
EDMUND GWENN The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
FRANK SINATRA Pepe (1960)
GARY COOPER Along Came Jones (1945)
GARY COOPER Variety Girl (1947)
GEORGE SANDERS Jupiter’s Darling (1955)
HATTIE MCDANIEL DON’T TELL THE WIFE (1937)
HELEN HAYES Stage Door Canteen (1943)
HENRY FONDA On Our Merry Way (1948)
HENRY FONDA The Lady Eve (1941)
HUMPHREY BOGART All Through the Night (1941)
JACK LEMMON Pepe (1960)
JAMES CAGNEY What Price Glory (1952)
JAMES STEWART Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
JAMES STEWART On Our Merry Way (1948)
JAMES STEWART The Murder Man (1935)
JANE DARWELL All Through the Night (1941)
JANE DARWELL Excuse My Dust (1951)
JANE DARWELL Stage Door Canteen (1943)
JANE DARWELL The Great Hospital Mystery (1937)
JANE WYMAN Lucy Gallant (1955)
JANE WYMAN My Favorite Spy (1942)
JOAN CRAWFORD Love on the Run (1936)
JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT KING OF THE ROARING 20’S: THE STORY OF ARNOLD ROTHSTEIN (1961)
KARL MALDEN Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
KATHARINE HEPBURN Stage Door Canteen (1943)
LORETTA YOUNG Along Came Jones (1945)
LUISE RAINER Big City (1937)
LUISE RAINER The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
MARY ASTOR The Palm Beach Story (1942)
PAUL LUKAS The Casino Murder Case (1935)
RAY MILLAND Easy Living (1937)
RAY MILLAND Many Happy Returns (1934)
RAY MILLAND Variety Girl (1947)
SHELLEY WINTERS Behave Yourself! (1951)
SHIRLEY JONES Pepe (1960)
SPENCER TRACY Big City (1937)
SPENCER TRACY It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
SPENCER TRACY The Mountain (1956)
SPENCER TRACY The Murder Man (1935)
THOMAS MITCHELL MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
WILLIAM HOLDEN Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
WILLIAM HOLDEN Variety Girl (1947)
William Demarest and Fred MacMurray appeared in 6 films together.
Hey Dan
1. Great lists…thanks for sharing.
2. All my My Three Sons viewings were in the 1970s…when those shows were in syndication……spent many an afternoon of my youth watching that show.
3. Not too bad of a first list…especially considering that his movie career was essentially over in the 1950s.
4. On the second list…I did not notice Bess Flowers….and was all set to comment that I was shocked these two never appeared in the same movie…..but on a second viewing…I see that see is not only on the list…but on the list EIGHT times….now that is what I was thinking…lol.
5. 44 Oscar winners is above normal……I could only imagine the total if he had done more work at MGM.
6. One would have to assume that Demarest and MacMurray got along off camera….it would be sad to find out they did not like each other…after 6 movies and My Three Sons.
Good feedback as always…thanks for sharing.
Hi
Demarest was another of those great character actors who graced so many movies and even if people didn’t specifically go to see him, he certainly added to the success of many of the films he appeared in. Most notably for me, The Jolson Story and Jolson Sings Again. I’ve seen both movies so many times as it was a family favourite, he was like an old uncle.
He was also great in all the Preston Sturges movies.
Hey Chris.
1. Good comment…as always.
2. Reading how The Jolson Story and Jolson Sings Again was a family favorite is enjoyable to me….my mom loves those two movies as well….she has probably seen each movie at least 100 times.
3. I agree with you….the Demarest/Sturges team made some all-time classic movies.
Good to hear from you again….your feedback is greatly appreciated.
I’ve never really watched a movie just because he was in it, but he is a dependable supporting player.
I have seen 5 of the top 10 movies and 23 Demerest movies overall.
My favourite movies are:
The Lady Eve
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Sullivan’s Travels
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Viva Las Vegas
That Darn Cat!
Hey Flora….tally count….you 23, Steve 14 and me 9. I agree with you 100%…he was a very dependable supporting player. Of our favorites…seen them all except for That Darn Cat….but loved The Lady Eve, Mad World, Sully’s Travels, Mr. Smith and Viva Las Vegas. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Mr. Demarest….they are greatly appreciated.