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