Dave Willock

Dave Willock

Born:8/13/1909Died:11/12/1990
Place of Birth:Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

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.

Filmography

Earthed 2 - Never Enough Dirt

Earthed 2 - Never Enough Dirt

20055.7
Son of Dinosaurs

Son of Dinosaurs

19896.2
Prehistoric World

Prehistoric World

19890.0
Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs

19858.3
Hustle

Hustle

19755.7
Emperor of the North

Emperor of the North

19736.7
Now You See Him, Now You Don't

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

19726.3
Michael O'Hara the Fourth

Michael O'Hara the Fourth

19726.0
The Grissom Gang

The Grissom Gang

19716.6
Frankie and Johnny

Frankie and Johnny

19665.7
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

19647.3
Send Me No Flowers

Send Me No Flowers

19646.7
The Patsy

The Patsy

19646.2
4 for Texas

4 for Texas

19635.1
Wives and Lovers

Wives and Lovers

19634.6
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

19627.9
The Ladies Man

The Ladies Man

19616.3
Ten Seconds to Hell

Ten Seconds to Hell

19596.1
Queen of Outer Space

Queen of Outer Space

19584.8
The Delicate Delinquent

The Delicate Delinquent

19576.4
The Buster Keaton Story

The Buster Keaton Story

19574.9
Revenge of the Creature

Revenge of the Creature

19555.6
It Came from Outer Space

It Came from Outer Space

19536.3
Roar of the Crowd

Roar of the Crowd

19530.0
Remains to Be Seen

Remains to Be Seen

19535.7
Flat Top

Flat Top

19524.0
Battle Zone

Battle Zone

19525.0
The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

19525.8
Just This Once

Just This Once

19523.8
Love Is Better Than Ever

Love Is Better Than Ever

19526.1
A Girl in Every Port

A Girl in Every Port

19524.8
Roadblock

Roadblock

19515.8
Darling, How Could You!

Darling, How Could You!

19516.0
Let's Go Navy!

Let's Go Navy!

19517.0
Louisa

Louisa

19506.1
Belle of Old Mexico

Belle of Old Mexico

19500.0
No Man of Her Own

No Man of Her Own

19506.9
Chicago Deadline

Chicago Deadline

19496.3
Sealed Verdict

Sealed Verdict

19485.5
So This Is New York

So This Is New York

19486.0
State of the Union

State of the Union

19486.7
Stork Bites Man

Stork Bites Man

19470.0
The Fabulous Dorseys

The Fabulous Dorseys

19476.0
The Searching Wind

The Searching Wind

19460.0
The Runaround

The Runaround

19460.0
Joe Palooka, Champ

Joe Palooka, Champ

19460.0
Spellbound

Spellbound

19457.4
This Love of Ours

This Love of Ours

19455.7
Bring on the Girls

Bring on the Girls

19456.1
Pin Up Girl

Pin Up Girl

19446.1
Four Jills in a Jeep

Four Jills in a Jeep

19445.7
The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here

19435.8
Princess O'Rourke

Princess O'Rourke

19436.3
Let's Face It

Let's Face It

19434.5
Action in the North Atlantic

Action in the North Atlantic

19437.1
She Has What It Takes

She Has What It Takes

19430.0
He Hired the Boss

He Hired the Boss

19433.0
Dixie Dugan

Dixie Dugan

19435.0
The Hard Way

The Hard Way

19436.6
You Were Never Lovelier

You Were Never Lovelier

19427.1
Lucky Jordan

Lucky Jordan

19426.0
For Me and My Gal

For Me and My Gal

19426.4
Men of the Sky

Men of the Sky

19423.5
Priorities on Parade

Priorities on Parade

19420.0
The Affairs of Martha

The Affairs of Martha

19425.8
Two Yanks in Trinidad

Two Yanks in Trinidad

19422.0
Frisco Lil

Frisco Lil

19428.0
The Male Animal

The Male Animal

19424.1
This Time for Keeps

This Time for Keeps

19426.0
The Fleet's In

The Fleet's In

19427.0
Over My Dead Body

Over My Dead Body

19420.0
Louisiana Purchase

Louisiana Purchase

19416.6
Hellzapoppin'

Hellzapoppin'

19417.2
Harvard Here I Come

Harvard Here I Come

19415.0
Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

19416.8
Caught in the Draft

Caught in the Draft

19415.8
Cracked Nuts

Cracked Nuts

19410.0
She Knew All the Answers

She Knew All the Answers

19416.3
A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

19415.0
Mr. District Attorney

Mr. District Attorney

19415.4
Too Many Husbands

Too Many Husbands

19406.3
Black Friday

Black Friday

19406.0
Granny Get Your Gun

Granny Get Your Gun

19403.5
Brother Rat and a Baby

Brother Rat and a Baby

19405.2
The Amazing Mr. Williams

The Amazing Mr. Williams

19395.8
Legion of Lost Flyers

Legion of Lost Flyers

19394.0
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

19397.9
Golden Boy

Golden Boy

19396.5
Blondie Takes a Vacation

Blondie Takes a Vacation

19396.2
Good Girls Go to Paris

Good Girls Go to Paris

19397.1
S.O.S Tidal Wave

S.O.S Tidal Wave

19395.7
Three Texas Steers

Three Texas Steers

19394.9