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.
Known for
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movieHustle
1975
Liquor Store Clerk
movieEmperor of the North
1973
Groundhog
tvThe Roman Holidays
1972
Gus Holiday (voice)
movieMichael O'Hara the Fourth
1972
Store Manager
tvLove, American Style
1969
Charlie / Bob / Charley
tvAdam-12
1968
George Edwards
tvWacky Races
1968
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Legend of Lylah Clare
1968
Cameraman
tvRun, Buddy, Run
1966
Chicken Buyer (uncredited) / Sheriff Len Rhodes
movieFrankie and Johnny
1966
Pete (uncredited)
tvGreen Acres
1965
George Bennington / Ticket Agent / Larry Lawlor / Tom Blackwell / Mr. McGurney / Otis Cowan / Mr. Gordon
movieHush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
Taxi Driver
movieSend Me No Flowers
1964
Milkman Ernie
tvThe Cara Williams Show
1964
Sweeney
movieThe Patsy
1964
Alec (uncredited)
movie4 for Texas
1963
Alfred
tvPetticoat Junction
1963
Pixley Sheriff / Touhey Benson
tvBurke's Law
1963
Buzz Hardy
tvTemple Houston
1963
Speedy Jackson
movieWives and Lovers
1963
Dr. Leon Partridge DDS
tvThe Lucy Show
1962
Math Teacher
tvThe Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Elevator Starter
tvThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
The Wig Salesman
tvThe Virginian
1962
Hank Jessop
movieThe Ladies Man
1961
Assistant TV Program Director (uncredited)
tvMister Ed
1961
Moko (voice) (uncredited)
tvStagecoach West
1960
Duncan / Clerk
tvBonanza
1959
Deeter / Phil Axe
movieTen Seconds to Hell
1959
Peter Tillig
movieThe Geisha Boy
1958
GI in Korea (uncredited)
movieQueen of Outer Space
1958
Lt. Mike Cruze
tvWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Jethro Dane / George Goode / Judge
tvPerry Mason
1957
Philip Robinson / Bartender
tvRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
Henry Wilkins
movieThe Delicate Delinquent
1957
William C. Goerner
movieThe Buster Keaton Story
1957
Joe Keaton
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Bain - Hotel Desk Clerk
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Frank Voss
tvGunsmoke
1955
Clerk / Becker
movieRevenge of the Creature
1955
Lou Gibson
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Store Manager
tvThe Lone Wolf
1954
Roustabout (uncredited)
tvLetter to Loretta
1953
Counterman
movieIt Came from Outer Space
1953
Pete Davis (uncredited)
movieRoar of the Crowd
1953
Buster Sands
movieRemains to Be Seen
1953
Delivery Man (uncredited)
movieFlat Top
1952
Willie
movieBattle Zone
1952
Smitty
tvThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
Benny Corrigan
movieThe Merry Widow
1952
Marshovian Attache (uncredited)
movieJust This Once
1952
Caddie Ralph Roberts
movieA Girl in Every Port
1952
Seaman McGonegal (uncredited)
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Lt. Jerry O'Neal
movieRoadblock
1951
Airport Clerk (uncredited)
movieDarling, How Could You!
1951
Usher (Uncredited)
movieLet's Go Navy!
1951
Algernon Hobenocker
tvThe Jack Benny Program
1950
Bus Passenger
tvThe George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
Manny Dillon
movieLouisa
1950
Joe Collins
movieBelle of Old Mexico
1950
Tommy Mayberry
movieNo Man of Her Own
1950
Jimmy Baker (uncredited)
movieSealed Verdict
1948
Stockade Desk Sergeant
movieSo This Is New York
1948
Willis Gilbey
movieState of the Union
1948
Pilot (uncredited)
movieStork Bites Man
1947
Lester
movieThe Searching Wind
1946
Harry, Male Nurse
movieThe Runaround
1946
Hubert 'Billy' Willis
movieJoe Palooka, Champ
1946
Mr. Rodney
movieSpellbound
1945
Bellboy (uncredited)
movieThis Love of Ours
1945
Dr. Dailey
movieBring on the Girls
1945
Sailor (uncredited)
moviePin Up Girl
1944
Dud Miller
movieFour Jills in a Jeep
1944
Heckling Soldier (uncredited)
movieThe Gang's All Here
1943
Sgt. Pat Casey
moviePrincess O'Rourke
1943
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
movieLet's Face It
1943
Barney Hilliard
movieAction in the North Atlantic
1943
Convoy Speaker (uncredited)
movieShe Has What It Takes
1943
Cab Driver (uncredited)
movieDixie Dugan
1943
Phil (uncredited)
movieThe Hard Way
1943
Bellboy (Uncredited)
movieYou Were Never Lovelier
1942
Hotel Acuña Bellboy (uncredited)
movieLucky Jordan
1942
Angelo Palacio
movieFor Me and My Gal
1942
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
movieMen of the Sky
1942
Bob 'Sir Galahad' Gladdens
moviePriorities on Parade
1942
Push Gasper
movieThe Affairs of Martha
1942
Milkman (uncredited)
movieTwo Yanks in Trinidad
1942
Messenger (uncredited)
movieThe Male Animal
1942
Student in Bookstore (uncredited)
movieThis Time for Keeps
1942
Soda Jerk
movieThe Fleet's In
1942
Sailor
movieLouisiana Purchase
1941
Bellhop (uncredited)
movieHellzapoppin'
1941
Orchestra Trombone Player (uncredited)
movieHarvard Here I Come
1941
Student
movieNiagara Falls
1941
Bellboy (uncredited)
movieCaught in the Draft
1941
Colonel's Orderly (uncredited)
movieCracked Nuts
1941
Radio Technician
movieShe Knew All the Answers
1941
Messenger Boy
movieA Shot in the Dark
1941
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
movieToo Many Husbands
1940
Elevator Operator
movieBlack Friday
1940
Student
movieGranny Get Your Gun
1940
Frightened Motorist
movieBrother Rat and a Baby
1940
Talking Cadet in Trouble
movieThe Amazing Mr. Williams
1939
Bellboy (uncredited)
movieLegion of Lost Flyers
1939
Blinky, the Radioman
movieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Senate Guard (uncredited)
movieGolden Boy
1939
Arena Call Boy
movieBlondie Takes a Vacation
1939
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
movieGood Girls Go to Paris
1939
Student (uncredited)
movieThree Texas Steers
1939
Hotel Desk Clerk