Dave Willock
Acting
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.
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
as Ray Hudson
Age 53 (now 81)
It Came from Outer Space
as Pete Davis (uncredited)
Age 43 (now 81)
Earthed 2 - Never Enough Dirt
as Dave Wardell
Age 95 (now 81)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
as Ray Hudson
Age 53 (now 81)
The Ladies Man
as Assistant TV Program Director (uncredited)
Age 51 (now 81)
It Came from Outer Space
as Pete Davis (uncredited)
Age 43 (now 81)
Action in the North Atlantic
as Convoy Speaker (uncredited)
Age 33 (now 81)
You Were Never Lovelier
as Hotel Acuña Bellboy (uncredited)
Age 33 (now 81)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Senate Guard (uncredited)
Age 30 (now 81)
Blondie Takes a Vacation
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Age 29 (now 81)
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
as Regular Performer
Age 59 (now 81)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as The Wig Salesman
Age 53 (now 81)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Henry Wilkins
Age 47 (now 81)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Bain - Hotel Desk Clerk
Age 47 (now 81)
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Store Manager
Age 45 (now 81)
The Ford Television Theatre
as Benny Corrigan
Age 43 (now 81)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Lt. Jerry O'Neal
Age 42 (now 81)
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as Manny Dillon
Age 41 (now 81)Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Dave 'Tugwell' Willock, David Willock
IMDB
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