Chill Wills

actor

Страна: United States

Пол: M

Рожден ден: 1902-07-18

Умира: 1978-12-15

Биография
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Chill Theodore Wills (July 18, 1902 – December 15, 1978) was an American film actor, and a singer in the Avalon Boys Quartet. He was a performer from early childhood, forming and leading the Avalon Boys singing group in the 1930s. After appearing in a few westerns he disbanded the group in 1938, and struck out on a solo acting career. One of his more memorable roles was that of the distinctive voice of Francis the Mule in a series of popular films. Wills' deep, rough voice, with its Western twang, was matched to the personality of the cynical, sardonic mule. As was customary at the time, Wills was given no billing for his vocal work, though he was featured prominently on-screen as blustery General Ben Kaye in the fourth entry, Francis Joins the WACS. He provided the deep voice for Stan Laurel's performance of "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" in Way Out West (1937), in which the Avalon Boys Quartet appeared. Wills was cast in numerous serious film roles, including as "the city of Chicago" as personified by a phantom police sergeant in the film noir City That Never Sleeps (1953), and that of Uncle Bawley in Giant (1956), which also features Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean. Wills was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for his role as Davy Crockett's companion "Beekeeper" in the film The Alamo (1960). However, his aggressive campaign for the award was considered tasteless by many, including the film's star/director/producer John Wayne, who publicly apologized for Wills. Wills' publicity agent, W.S. "Bow-Wow" Wojciechowicz, accepted blame for the ill-advised effort, claiming that Wills had known nothing about it. The Oscar was instead won by Peter Ustinov for his role as Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus. In Rory Calhoun's CBS western series The Texan, Wills appeared in the lead role in the 1960 episode entitled "The Eyes of Captain Wylie". Wills starred in the short-run series Frontier Circus which aired for only one season (1961–62) on CBS. In 1966, he was cast in the role of a shady Texas rancher, Jim Ed Love, in the short-lived ABC comedy/western series The Rounders (reprising his role in the 1965 film The Rounders, starring Henry Fonda), with co-stars Ron Hayes, Patrick Wayne and Walker Edmiston. in 1963-64, Wills joined William Lundigan, Walter Brennan and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in making appearances on behalf of U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater, the Republican nominee in the campaign against U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. In 1968, Wills refused to support Richard Nixon for the presidency and served as master of ceremonies for George C. Wallace, former governor of Alabama, for the California campaign stops in Wallace's presidential campaign.[5] Wills was among the few Hollywood celebrities to endorse Wallace's bid against Nixon and Hubert H. Humphrey; another was Walter Brennan. Also in 1968, he starred in the Gunsmoke episode "A Noose for Dobie Price", where he played Elihu Gorman, a former outlaw who joins forces with Marshal Matt Dillon, played by James Arness, to track down a member of his former gang who has escaped jail. His last role was in 1978, as a janitor in Stubby Pringle's Christmas. CLR Description above from the Wikipedia article Chill Wills, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Актьор:

  1. 1. It's a Gift (1934), филм
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    Campfire Singer (uncredited)
  2. 2. Way Out West (1937), филм
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    Lead Singer of the Singing Quartette / Stan's Bass
  3. 3. The First Rebel (1939), филм
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    M'Cammon
  4. 4. Boom Town (1940), филм
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    Harmony Jones
  5. 5. Западнякът (1940), филм
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    Southeast
  6. 6. Belle Starr (1941), филм
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    Blue Duck
  7. 7. Уестърн Юниън (1941), филм
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    Homer Kettle
  8. 8. Billy the Kid (1941), филм
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    Tom Patterson
  9. 9. Honky Tonk (1941), филм
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    The Sniper
  10. 10. Apache Trail (1942), филм
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    'Pike' Skelton
  11. 11. The Omaha Trail (1942), филм
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    Henry Hawkins
  12. 12. Тарзан: Приключение в Ню Йорк (1942), филм
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    Manchester Montford
  13. 13. A Stranger in Town (1943), филм
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    Charles Craig
  14. 14. Срещни ме Сейнт Луис (1944), филм
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    Mr. Neely
  15. 15. I'll Be Seeing You (1944), филм
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    Swanson
  16. 16. Остави Бог да я съди (1945), филм
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    Leick Thome
  17. 17. Годинакът (1946), филм
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    Buck Forrester
  18. 18. Момичетата на Харви (1946), филм
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    H.H. Hartsey
  19. 19. Heartaches (1947), филм
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    'Breezie' Mann
  20. 20. Northwest Stampede (1948), филм
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    M'Cammon
  21. 21. That Wonderful Urge (1948), филм
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    Lead Singer of the Singing Quartette / Stan's Bass
  22. 22. Loaded Pistols (1948), филм
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    Sheriff Cramer
  23. 23. Тулса (1949), филм
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    Pinky Jimpson - Narrator
  24. 24. Red Canyon (1949), филм
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    Turk
  25. 25. Рио Гранде (1950), филм
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    Dr. Wilkins (regimental surgeon)
  26. 26. High Lonesome (1950), филм
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    Boatwhistle - Ranch Cook
  27. 27. The Sundowners (1950), филм
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    Sam Beers
  28. 28. Rock Island Trail (1950), филм
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    Hogger McCoy
  29. 29. Cattle Drive (1951), филм
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    Dallas
  30. 30. The Sea Hornet (1951), филм
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    Lead Singer of the Singing Quartette / Stan's Bass
  31. 31. Bronco Buster (1952), филм
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    Dan Bream
  32. 32. Ride the Man Down (1952), филм
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    Ike Adams
  33. 33. The Man From the Alamo (1953), филм
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    John Gage
  34. 34. Tumbleweed (1953), филм
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    Sheriff Murchoree
  35. 35. City That Never Sleeps (1953), филм
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    Lead Singer of the Singing Quartette / Stan's Bass
  36. 36. Small Town Girl (1953), филм
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    Happy
  37. 37. Hell's Outpost (1954), филм
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    Kevin Russel
  38. 38. Kentucky Rifle (1955), филм
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    Tobias Taylor
  39. 39. Timberjack (1955), филм
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    Steve Riika
  40. 40. Гигантът (1956), филм
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    Uncle Bawley
  41. 41. Gun Glory (1957), филм
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    Preacher
  42. 42. Gun for a Coward (1957), филм
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    Loving
  43. 43. From Hell to Texas (1958), филм
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    Amos Bradley
  44. 44. Аламо (1960), филм
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    Beekeeper
  45. 45. Where the Boys Are (1960), филм
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    Police Captain
  46. 46. Смъртоносна компания (1961), филм
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    Turk
  47. 47. Златото на Седемте светци (1961), филм
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    Doc Wilson Gates, MD
  48. 48. Young Guns of Texas (1962), филм
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    Preacher Sam Shelby
  49. 49. МакЛинтък (1963), филм
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    Drago
  50. 50. The Wheeler Dealers (1963), филм
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    Jay R. Spinelby
  51. 51. The Cardinal (1963), филм
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    Monsignor Whittle
  52. 52. The Rounders (1965), филм
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    Jim Ed Love
  53. 53. The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969), филм
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    Gentleman George Agnew
  54. 54. Освобождаването на Л. Б. Джоунс (1970), филм
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    Mr. Ike
  55. 55. The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970), филм
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    Gentleman George
  56. 56. Пат Гарет и Били Хлапето (1973), филм
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    Lemuel
  57. 57. Милиардерът (1977), филм
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    Col. Clayton T. Winkle
  58. 58. Drive-In Movie Memories (2001), филм
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    Self (archive footage)

глас:

  1. 1. Block-Heads (1938), филм
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    Midget in Elevator
  2. 2. Francis Goes to West Point (1952), филм
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    Francis the Talking Mule
  3. 3. Francis Joins the WACS (1954), филм
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    Gen. Benjamin Kaye / Francis the Talking Mule
  4. 4. Francis in the Navy (1955), филм
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    Francis the Talking Mule

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