William Forrest
William Forrest is known for Laura (1944), Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Sweet Smell of Success (1957).
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Forrest (October 10, 1902 – January 26, 1989) was an American theatre, film, and television actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1939 and 1977. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and died in Santa Monica, California.
Questions about William Forrest
How many William Forrest films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 121 films with William Forrest, from 1940 to 1977.
What is the best rated William Forrest film?
The best rated William Forrest film in the catalogue is Sweet Smell of Success (1957), rated 7.6.
What was the first William Forrest film?
The first William Forrest film in the catalogue is Meet John Doe, from 1941.
Who has William Forrest worked with the most?
In the catalogue, William Forrest shares the most credits with Bess Flowers (3 films), Charles Lane (2 films) and Charles Lang (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
Full filmography
145 films — 121 in the catalogue
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7.0 The November Plan
1977 · Noel Crosman, Sr.
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4.3 The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
1971 · Mr. Wylie
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4.1 Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
1966 · James Underhill
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7.0 Sakima and the Masked Marvel
1966 · Martin Crane (archive footage)
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8.3 Spy Smasher Returns
1966 · Gerald Douglas (uncredited)
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6.7 Cheyenne Autumn
1964 · Senator (uncredited)
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6.6 Good Neighbor Sam
1964 · Millard Mellner
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6.8 One-Eyed Jacks
1961 · Banker
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6.9 The Horse Soldiers
1959 · Gen. Steve Hurlburt
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7.2 The Last Hurrah
1958 · Tom - The Doctor (uncredited)
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6.5 The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
1958 · Governor
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6.3 Band of Angels
1957 · Aaron Starr, Amantha's father
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6.2 Loving You
1957 · Mr. Jessup
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7.6 Sweet Smell of Success
1957 · Sen. Harvey Walker (uncredited)
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5.6 The Monster That Challenged the World
1957 · Admiral Greenhouse
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6.3 The Wings of Eagles
1957 · Admiral Gooding (uncredited)
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5.2 You Can't Run Away from It
1956 · Captain (replaced by Russell Hicks) (scenes deleted)
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5.9 Walk the Proud Land
1956 · Mr. Dennison (uncredited)
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6.7 Pardners
1956 · Hocker (uncredited)
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6.0
Meet the Governor
1955 · Mr. Green
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6.0 The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955 · Simpson (uncredited)
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5.6 Francis in the Navy
1955 · Admiral
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7.5 Ain't Misbehavin'
1955 · Mr. Dullaby (uncredited)
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6.2 Rage at Dawn
1955 · Wiilliam Peterson
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6.0 New York Confidential
1955 · Paul Williamson
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7.5 The Eddie Cantor Story
1953 · Florenz Ziegfeld
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7.8 Private Eyes
1953 · John Graham
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5.9 Invaders from Mars
1953 · Col. Mayberry
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6.0 Winning of the West
1953 · John Randolph
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5.8 Night Without Sleep
1952 · Mr. Carter (Uncredited)
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4.3 The Rose Bowl Story
1952 · James Otis
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6.9 Deadline - U.S.A.
1952 · Mr. Greene (uncredited)
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7.1 Belles on Their Toes
1952 · Col. Putnam (uncredited)
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4.9 I'll See You in My Dreams
1951 · Florenz Ziegfeld
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5.2 Flight to Mars
1951 · General (uncredited)
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6.0 The Sea Hornet
1951 · Lt. Commander
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6.3 The Racket
1951 · Head of Crime Commission (uncredited)
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6.3 Follow the Sun
1951
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7.0 Smuggler's Gold
1951 · Arthur Rayburn
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5.8 Gasoline Alley
1951 · Hacker
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6.3 Hunt the Man Down
1950 · J.P. Knight (uncredited)
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4.0 Square Dance Katy
1950 · Businessman
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6.3 The Good Humor Man
1950 · Mr. Lankford (uncredited)
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6.0 The Story of Seabiscuit
1949 · Thomas Milford
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7.5 The Devil's Henchmen
1949 · Anderson
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7.5 Trail of the Yukon
1949 · Dawson
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6.8 In the Good Old Summertime
1949 · Announcer (uncredited)
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5.5 Arson, Inc.
1949 · Deputy Fire Chief / Narrator
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6.0 Race Street
1948 · Nick Walters
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7.5 The Gentleman from Nowhere
1948 · Henry Thompson
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6.0 Mystery in Mexico
1948 · Insurance Company Boss
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7.0 Fort Apache
1948 · Reporter (uncredited)
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6.9 Trapped by Boston Blackie
1948 · Mason Carter
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4.2 Who Killed Doc Robbin?
1948 · Reporter (uncredited)
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5.9 Three Daring Daughters
1948 · Ship Captain (uncredited)
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6.8 Alias a Gentleman
1948 · Carruthers
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6.2 The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947 · U.S. Officer
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6.5 Devil Ship
1947 · Evans
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6.5 Blondie in the Dough
1947 · Robert " Bob " Dixon
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10.0 The Spirit of West Point
1947 · Dr. Felix Blanchard
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6.9 The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947 · Mr. Baldwin (uncredited)
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7.4 Miracle on 34th Street
1947 · Dr. Rogers (uncredited)
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6.5 The Corpse Came C.O.D.
1947 · Lance Fowler
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4.5 Sarge Goes to College
1947 · Col. Winters
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5.8 The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947 · (uncredited)
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4.6 The Devil On Wheels
1947 · Judge Roger Tanner
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5.3 Blind Spot
1947 · Henry Small
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8.0
Doctor Jim
1947 · Major
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6.9 Dead Reckoning
1946 · Lt. Col. Simpson (uncredited)
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6.4 Nobody Lives Forever
1946 · Mr. Johnson, District Attorney's Aide (uncredited)
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5.7 The Well Groomed Bride
1946 · James Smith
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8.5 Meet Me on Broadway
1946 · Dwight Ferris (uncredited)
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5.8 Tars and Spars
1946 · Commander (uncredited)
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7.7 Purity Squad
1945 · Dr. Cooper (uncredited)
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7.5 Girls of the Big House
1945 · District Attorney
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7.0 Behind City Lights
1945 · Detective Peterson
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6.8 Anchors Aweigh
1945 · Movie Director (uncredited)
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9.0 Road to Alcatraz
1945 · Charles Cantrell
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7.5 Gangs of the Waterfront
1945 · Dist. Atty. Brady
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6.7 The Caribbean Mystery
1945 · Col. Lane
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7.1 God Is My Co-Pilot
1945 · Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)
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6.0 Salty O'Rourke
1945 · Racing Secretary
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5.5 Adventures of Kitty O'Day
1945 · Sauter (as Bill Forrest)
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5.3 Here Come the Waves
1944 · Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)
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7.6 The Doughgirls
1944 · Forbes
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7.6 Laura
1944 · Important Client (uncredited)
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6.2 Strange Affair
1944 · Superintendent Reynolds (uncredited)
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6.7 Abroad with Two Yanks
1944 · Col. Hart
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5.6 Wilson
1944 · Minor Role (uncredited)
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7.1 Mr. Winkle Goes to War
1944
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6.8 Mr. Skeffington
1944 · Clinton (uncredited)
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5.7 Follow the Boys
1944 · Col. Edward Dobbs (uncredited)
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6.8 It Happened Tomorrow
1944
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6.8 Four Jills in a Jeep
1944 · Officer (uncredited)
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The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
1944 · Major
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Fighter Combat Formation: Attacks and Escorts
1944 · Colonel
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6.2 The Fighting Seabees
1944 · Lt. Tom Kerrick
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5.5 The Masked Marvel
1943 · Martin Crane
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6.2 Corvette K-225
1943 · Commander Manning
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5.9 So Proudly We Hail
1943 · Major at San Francisco Dock (Uncredited)
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6.5 Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 · Guard Captain (uncredited)
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6.5 Good Luck, Mr. Yates
1943 · Thurston
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7.1 Action in the North Atlantic
1943 · Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
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8.0 For God and Country
1943 · Commander at New Guinea
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5.7 Mission to Moscow
1943 · American Newsman (uncredited)
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5.8 Flight for Freedom
1943 · Vice-Consul (uncredited)
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6.5 Air Force
1943 · Group Commander Jack Harper (uncredited)
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6.5 It Ain't Hay
1943 · Banker (uncredited)
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7.0 Reconnaissance Pilot
1943 · Colonel Henry
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6.5 The Hard Way
1943 · 'Uncle Edward Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
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5.7 The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
1943 · Secretary of Internal Affairs [Chs. 8-12]
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8.5 Mug Town
1942 · District Attorney
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5.9 Wake Island
1942
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7.0 Priorities on Parade
1942 · Col. Reeves
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5.7 My Favorite Spy
1942 · Captain Green
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7.0 Spy Ship
1942 · Martin Oster
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6.4 Moontide
1942 · Well-Dressed Man in Bar (uncredited)
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5.5 Meet the Stewarts
1942 · Country Club Lunch Guest (uncredited)
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6.9 In This Our Life
1942 · Forest Ranger
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6.4 Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942 · Inspector at Airport (uncredited)
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8.5 Hello, Annapolis
1942 · Lt. Burns
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6.1 Spy Smasher
1942 · Thornton (uncredited)
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6.5 Joe Smith, American
1942 · August 'Gus' Stoffen
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6.5 Pardon My Stripes
1942 · Prosecutor (uncredited)
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6.5 A Date with the Falcon
1942 · Ward (uncredited)
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6.2 Keep 'Em Flying
1941 · Colonel
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6.7 They Died with Their Boots On
1941 · Adjutant (uncredited)
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7.2 Sergeant York
1941 · Officer (uncredited)
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5.2 Doctors Don't Tell
1941
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7.3 Of Pups and Puzzles
1941 · Psychologist (uncredited)
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7.0 The Pittsburgh Kid
1941 · (uncredited)
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7.0 Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941 · Reporter (uncredited)
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6.3 Million Dollar Baby
1941
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7.3 Meet John Doe
1941 · Governor's Associate (uncredited)
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6.1 The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941 · Vic Hilton
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5.8 Flight from Destiny
1941 · Prentiss
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7.0 Respect the Law
1941 · Police Lieutenant Edward Macroy
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6.8 The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940 · Frederick Harper
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10.0 The Secret Seven
1940 · Mr. Brooks
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4.0
Fashion Horizons
1940
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6.4 The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940 · Federal District Attorney F.R. Greene
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7.0 Women in Hiding
1940 · Investigator (uncredited)
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6.4 The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940 · Arthur Trent
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5.8 Gangs of Chicago
1940
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6.4 Alice in Movieland
1940 · 2nd Director (uncredited)
Series and TV shows
9 titles
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6.9
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · John Canady
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6.6
My Three Sons
1960 · Ed Hoffman
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7.5
Bonanza
1959 · Mine Owner
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7.2
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Graham
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7.0
Maverick
1957 · Roland
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7.0
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954 · Major Swanson · 7 ep.
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7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Doctor (uncredited)
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6.7
Adventures of Superman
1952 · Mr. Crane
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6.8
The Lone Ranger
1949 · Sheriff Taylor
People data: TMDb.
Cast
