Dave Willock
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 13, 1909
- Died
- November 12, 1990
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
- Earthed 2 - Never Enough Dirt
Earthed 2 - Never Enough Dirt 2005
as Dave Wardell
Son of Dinosaurs 1989
as Self
Prehistoric World 1989
Actor
Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs 1985
as Himself
Hustle 1975
as Liquor Store Clerk
Emperor of the North 1973
as Groundhog
Now You See Him, Now You Don't 1972
as Mr. Burns
Michael O'Hara the Fourth 1972
as Store Manager
The Grissom Gang 1971
as Rocky
The Legend of Lylah Clare 1968
as Cameraman
Frankie and Johnny 1966
as Pete (uncredited)
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte 1964
as Taxi Driver
Send Me No Flowers 1964
as Milkman Ernie
The Patsy 1964
as Alec (uncredited)
4 for Texas 1963
as Alfred
Wives and Lovers 1963
as Dr. Leon Partridge DDS
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 1962
as Ray Hudson
The Ladies Man 1961
as Assistant TV Program Director (uncredited)
Ten Seconds to Hell 1959
as Peter Tillig
The Geisha Boy 1958
as GI in Korea (uncredited)
Queen of Outer Space 1958
as Lt. Mike Cruze
The Delicate Delinquent 1957
as William C. Goerner
The Buster Keaton Story 1957
as Joe Keaton
Revenge of the Creature 1955
as Lou Gibson
It Came from Outer Space 1953
as Pete Davis (uncredited)
Roar of the Crowd 1953
as Buster Sands
Remains to Be Seen 1953
as Delivery Man (uncredited)
Battle Zone 1952
as Smitty
Flat Top 1952
as Willie
The Merry Widow 1952
as Marshovian Attache (uncredited)
Just This Once 1952
as Caddie Ralph Roberts
Love Is Better Than Ever 1952
as Davey
A Girl in Every Port 1952
as Seaman McGonegal (uncredited)
Roadblock 1951
as Airport Clerk (uncredited)
Darling, How Could You! 1951
as Usher (Uncredited)
Let's Go Navy! 1951
as Algernon Hobenocker
Louisa 1950
as Joe Collins
Belle of Old Mexico 1950
as Tommy Mayberry
No Man of Her Own 1950
as Jimmy Baker (uncredited)
Chicago Deadline 1949
as Pig
Sealed Verdict 1948
as Stockade Desk Sergeant
So This Is New York 1948
as Willis Gilbey
State of the Union 1948
as Pilot (uncredited)
Stork Bites Man 1947
as Lester
The Fabulous Dorseys 1947
as Foggy
The Searching Wind 1946
as Harry, Male Nurse
The Runaround 1946
as Hubert 'Billy' Willis
Joe Palooka, Champ 1946
as Mr. Rodney
This Love of Ours 1945
as Dr. Dailey
Spellbound 1945
as Bellboy (uncredited)
Bring on the Girls 1945
as Sailor (uncredited)
Pin Up Girl 1944
as Dud Miller
Four Jills in a Jeep 1944
as Heckling Soldier (uncredited)
The Gang's All Here 1943
as Sgt. Pat Casey
Princess O'Rourke 1943
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Let's Face It 1943
as Barney Hilliard
Action in the North Atlantic 1943
as Convoy Speaker (uncredited)
She Has What It Takes 1943
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
He Hired the Boss 1943
as Sailor
Dixie Dugan 1943
as Phil (uncredited)
The Hard Way 1943
as Bellboy (Uncredited)
You Were Never Lovelier 1942
as Hotel Acuña Bellboy (uncredited)
Lucky Jordan 1942
as Angelo Palacio
For Me and My Gal 1942
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Men of the Sky 1942
as Bob 'Sir Galahad' Gladdens
Priorities on Parade 1942
as Push Gasper
The Affairs of Martha 1942
as Milkman (uncredited)
Two Yanks in Trinidad 1942
as Messenger (uncredited)
- Frisco Lil
Frisco Lil 1942
Actor
The Male Animal 1942
as Student in Bookstore (uncredited)
This Time for Keeps 1942
as Soda Jerk
The Fleet's In 1942
as Sailor
Over My Dead Body 1942
as Sailor
Louisiana Purchase 1941
as Bellhop (uncredited)
Hellzapoppin' 1941
as Orchestra Trombone Player (uncredited)
Harvard Here I Come 1941
as Student
Niagara Falls 1941
as Bellboy (uncredited)
Caught in the Draft 1941
as Colonel's Orderly (uncredited)
Cracked Nuts 1941
as Radio Technician
She Knew All the Answers 1941
as Messenger Boy
A Shot in the Dark 1941
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Mr. District Attorney 1941
as Hypo
Too Many Husbands 1940
as Elevator Operator
Black Friday 1940
as Student
Granny Get Your Gun 1940
as Frightened Motorist
Brother Rat and a Baby 1940
as Talking Cadet in Trouble
The Amazing Mr. Williams 1939
as Bellboy (uncredited)
Legion of Lost Flyers 1939
as Blinky, the Radioman
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939
as Senate Guard (uncredited)
Golden Boy 1939
as Arena Call Boy
Blondie Takes a Vacation 1939
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Good Girls Go to Paris 1939
as Student (uncredited)
S.O.S Tidal Wave 1939
as Page
Three Texas Steers 1939
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Credits from TMDB.