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