William Forrest

William Forrest

Acting
Born Oct 10, 1902
From Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died Jan 26, 1989

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

Filmography — Acting

Fort Apache
7.0
1948

Fort Apache

Reporter (uncredited)

Miracle on 34th Street
7.4
1947

Miracle on 34th Street

Dr. Rogers (uncredited)

Laura
7.6
1944

Laura

Important Client (uncredited)

The Horse Soldiers
7.0
1959

The Horse Soldiers

Gen. Steve Hurlburt

One-Eyed Jacks
6.7
1961

One-Eyed Jacks

Banker

Cheyenne Autumn
6.7
1964

Cheyenne Autumn

Senator (uncredited)

Sergeant York
7.2
1941

Sergeant York

Officer (uncredited)

Sweet Smell of Success
7.6
1957

Sweet Smell of Success

Sen. Harvey Walker (uncredited)

Mr. Skeffington
6.8
1944

Mr. Skeffington

Clinton (uncredited)

Invaders from Mars
5.9
1953

Invaders from Mars

Col. Mayberry

Wilson
5.5
1944

Wilson

Minor Role (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On
6.6
1941

They Died with Their Boots On

Adjutant (uncredited)

Anchors Aweigh
6.8
1945

Anchors Aweigh

Movie Director (uncredited)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
7.0
1941

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Reporter (uncredited)

Wake Island
5.8
1942

Wake Island

The Racket
6.3
1951

The Racket

Head of Crime Commission (uncredited)

Band of Angels
6.2
1957

Band of Angels

Aaron Starr, Amantha's father

Du Barry Was a Lady
6.4
1943

Du Barry Was a Lady

Guard Captain (uncredited)

Deadline - U.S.A.
6.9
1952

Deadline - U.S.A.

Mr. Greene (uncredited)

The Hard Way
6.3
1943

The Hard Way

'Uncle Edward Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)

Meet John Doe
7.3
1941

Meet John Doe

Governor's Associate (uncredited)

Dead Reckoning
6.8
1946

Dead Reckoning

Lt. Col. Simpson (uncredited)

Moontide
6.3
1942

Moontide

Well-Dressed Man in Bar (uncredited)

The Devil's Henchmen
6.0
1949

The Devil's Henchmen

Anderson

Flight to Mars
5.1
1951

Flight to Mars

General (uncredited)

Action in the North Atlantic
7.1
1943

Action in the North Atlantic

Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)

In the Good Old Summertime
6.7
1949

In the Good Old Summertime

Announcer (uncredited)

Air Force
6.5
1943

Air Force

Group Commander Jack Harper (uncredited)

In This Our Life
6.8
1942

In This Our Life

Forest Ranger

Loving You
6.2
1957

Loving You

Mr. Jessup

Tarzan's New York Adventure
6.3
1942

Tarzan's New York Adventure

Inspector at Airport (uncredited)

The Last Hurrah
7.2
1958

The Last Hurrah

Dr. Tom (uncredited)

It Happened Tomorrow
6.8
1944

It Happened Tomorrow

Spy Smasher
6.0
1942

Spy Smasher

Thornton (uncredited)

Good Neighbor Sam
6.5
1964

Good Neighbor Sam

Millard Mellner

Pardners
6.6
1956

Pardners

Hocker (uncredited)

A Date with the Falcon
6.5
1942

A Date with the Falcon

Ward (uncredited)

Rage at Dawn
6.1
1955

Rage at Dawn

Wiilliam Peterson

Francis in the Navy
5.5
1955

Francis in the Navy

Admiral

The Fighting Seabees
6.2
1944

The Fighting Seabees

Lt. Tom Kerrick

Keep 'Em Flying
6.0
1941

Keep 'Em Flying

Colonel

Night Without Sleep
5.4
1952

Night Without Sleep

Mr. Carter (Uncredited)

The Sea Hornet
5.0
1951

The Sea Hornet

Lt. Commander

Hunt the Man Down
6.2
1950

Hunt the Man Down

J.P. Knight (uncredited)

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
6.9
1947

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

Mr. Baldwin (uncredited)

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
6.0
1955

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

Simpson (uncredited)

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
4.1
1966

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula

James Underhill

So Proudly We Hail
5.7
1943

So Proudly We Hail

Major at San Francisco Dock (Uncredited)

Belles on Their Toes
6.8
1952

Belles on Their Toes

Col. Putnam (uncredited)

The Story of Seabiscuit
5.8
1949

The Story of Seabiscuit

Thomas Milford

Walk the Proud Land
6.1
1956

Walk the Proud Land

Mr. Dennison (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow
5.6
1943

Mission to Moscow

American Newsman (uncredited)

The Guilt of Janet Ames
5.7
1947

The Guilt of Janet Ames

(uncredited)

The Senator Was Indiscreet
5.4
1947

The Senator Was Indiscreet

U.S. Officer

New York Confidential
5.9
1955

New York Confidential

Paul Williamson

Follow the Boys
5.3
1944

Follow the Boys

Col. Edward Dobbs (uncredited)

The Monster That Challenged the World
5.6
1957

The Monster That Challenged the World

Admiral Greenhouse

The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
6.0
1958

The Toughest Gun in Tombstone

Governor

You Can't Run Away from It
4.7
1956

You Can't Run Away from It

Captain (replaced by Russell Hicks) (scenes deleted)

My Favorite Spy
5.2
1942

My Favorite Spy

Captain Green

Arson, Inc.
5.3
1949

Arson, Inc.

Deputy Fire Chief / Narrator

Mr. Winkle Goes to War
6.6
1944

Mr. Winkle Goes to War

It Ain't Hay
6.4
1943

It Ain't Hay

Banker (uncredited)

Flight from Destiny
5.4
1941

Flight from Destiny

Prentiss

God Is My Co-Pilot
6.9
1945

God Is My Co-Pilot

Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)

Purity Squad
7.0
1945

Purity Squad

Dr. Cooper (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
6.3
1940

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

Arthur Trent

Abroad with Two Yanks
6.0
1944

Abroad with Two Yanks

Col. Hart

Joe Smith, American
6.2
1942

Joe Smith, American

August 'Gus' Stoffen

Spy Ship
6.0
1942

Spy Ship

Martin Oster

Nobody Lives Forever
6.3
1946

Nobody Lives Forever

Mr. Johnson, District Attorney's Aide (uncredited)

Three Daring Daughters
5.7
1948

Three Daring Daughters

Ship Captain (uncredited)

Girls of the Big House
6.0
1945

Girls of the Big House

District Attorney

The Corpse Came C.O.D.
5.7
1947

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

Lance Fowler

Here Come the Waves
5.1
1944

Here Come the Waves

Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)

Trapped by Boston Blackie
6.5
1948

Trapped by Boston Blackie

Mason Carter

Corvette K-225
6.1
1943

Corvette K-225

Commander Manning (uncredited)

I'll See You in My Dreams
4.7
1951

I'll See You in My Dreams

Florenz Ziegfeld

The Rose Bowl Story
3.0
1952

The Rose Bowl Story

James Otis

The Masked Marvel
4.8
1943

The Masked Marvel

Martin Crane

Race Street
5.8
1948

Race Street

Nick Walters

Mug Town
7.0
1942

Mug Town

District Attorney

The Good Humor Man
6.0
1950

The Good Humor Man

Mr. Lankford (uncredited)

Salty O'Rourke
5.7
1945

Salty O'Rourke

Racing Secretary

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
6.2
1940

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

Frederick Harper

Meet the Stewarts
4.3
1942

Meet the Stewarts

Country Club Lunch Guest (uncredited)

For God and Country
1943

For God and Country

Commander at New Guinea

Million Dollar Baby
6.0
1941

Million Dollar Baby

Tars and Spars
4.7
1946

Tars and Spars

Commander (uncredited)

Flight for Freedom
5.4
1943

Flight for Freedom

Vice-Consul (uncredited)

The Eddie Cantor Story
5.0
1953

The Eddie Cantor Story

Florenz Ziegfeld

Strange Affair
6.2
1944

Strange Affair

Superintendent Reynolds (uncredited)

The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
3.0
1971

The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker

Mr. Wylie

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
5.0
1943

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

Secretary of Internal Affairs [Chs. 8-12]

Four Jills in a Jeep
6.2
1944

Four Jills in a Jeep

Officer (uncredited)

Reconnaissance Pilot
1943

Reconnaissance Pilot

Colonel Henry

Behind City Lights
1945

Behind City Lights

Detective Peterson

Blind Spot
4.7
1947

Blind Spot

Henry Small

Good Luck, Mr. Yates
5.8
1943

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

Thurston

The November Plan
1977

The November Plan

Noel Crosman, Sr.

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
6.0
1941

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

Vic Hilton

Sarge Goes to College
3.3
1947

Sarge Goes to College

Col. Winters

Mystery in Mexico
5.8
1948

Mystery in Mexico

Insurance Company Boss

Adventures of Kitty O'Day
4.8
1945

Adventures of Kitty O'Day

Sauter (as Bill Forrest)

Meet Me on Broadway
7.0
1946

Meet Me on Broadway

Dwight Ferris (uncredited)

The Well Groomed Bride
4.0
1946

The Well Groomed Bride

James Smith

Doctors Don't Tell
4.9
1941

Doctors Don't Tell

Hello, Annapolis
10.0
1942

Hello, Annapolis

Lt. Burns

Smuggler's Gold
6.0
1951

Smuggler's Gold

Arthur Rayburn

Ain't Misbehavin'
5.0
1955

Ain't Misbehavin'

Mr. Dullaby (uncredited)

The Doughgirls
7.0
1944

The Doughgirls

Forbes

Women in Hiding
7.0
1940

Women in Hiding

Investigator (uncredited)

The Spirit of West Point
1947

The Spirit of West Point

Dr. Felix Blanchard

Gangs of the Waterfront
6.0
1945

Gangs of the Waterfront

Dist. Atty. Brady

Pardon My Stripes
6.0
1942

Pardon My Stripes

Prosecutor (uncredited)

The Pittsburgh Kid
1941

The Pittsburgh Kid

(uncredited)

The Man Who Talked Too Much
6.0
1940

The Man Who Talked Too Much

Federal District Attorney F.R. Greene

Alice in Movieland
6.3
1940

Alice in Movieland

2nd Director (uncredited)

Private Eyes
7.5
1953

Private Eyes

John Graham

Blondie in the Dough
6.5
1947

Blondie in the Dough

Robert " Bob " Dixon

The Caribbean Mystery
5.0
1945

The Caribbean Mystery

Col. Lane

Alias a Gentleman
6.5
1948

Alias a Gentleman

Carruthers

Gasoline Alley
5.3
1951

Gasoline Alley

Hacker

Of Pups and Puzzles
6.9
1941

Of Pups and Puzzles

Psychologist (uncredited)

The Secret Seven
1940

The Secret Seven

Mr. Brooks

Who Killed Doc Robbin?
3.6
1948

Who Killed Doc Robbin?

Reporter (uncredited)

Priorities on Parade
1942

Priorities on Parade

Col. Reeves

The Gentleman from Nowhere
6.0
1948

The Gentleman from Nowhere

Henry Thompson

The Devil On Wheels
3.9
1947

The Devil On Wheels

Judge Roger Tanner

6.0
1966

Sakima and the Masked Marvel

Martin Crane

Gangs of Chicago
5.3
1940

Gangs of Chicago

Winning of the West
5.5
1953

Winning of the West

John Randolph

Trail of the Yukon
6.0
1949

Trail of the Yukon

Dawson

2.3
1940

Fashion Horizons

1944

The Case of the Tremendous Trifle

Major

1955

Meet the Governor

Mr. Green

1947

Doctor Jim

Major

Road to Alcatraz
1945

Road to Alcatraz

Charles Cantrell

Spy Smasher Returns
8.0
1966

Spy Smasher Returns

Gerald Douglas (uncredited)

Respect the Law
6.0
1941

Respect the Law

Police Lieutenant Edward Macroy

1944

Fighter Combat Formation: Attacks and Escorts

Colonel

Devil Ship
6.0
1947

Devil Ship

Evans