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William Demarest

ウィリアム・デマレスト　/　うぃりあむ・でまれすと

American film actor

February 27, 1892 – December 28, 1983　・　Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Minnesota
film actor
stage actor
television actor

My Take

William Demarest is my favorite kind of actor: the character man who could steal a scene yet never abandoned the texture of a supporting role. His work in Preston Sturges's screwball comedies is sharp and gloriously gruff, and then late in life he became a household face as Uncle Charley on My Three Sons. That span, from 1930s film to 1970s television, makes him a living thread through the history of American entertainment. I value performers who hold a whole picture together from the margins far more than I value flash, and his star on the Walk of Fame is well earned.

Overview

Carl William Demarest (February 27, 1892 – December 28, 1983) was an American actor, known especially for his supporting roles in screwball comedies by Preston Sturges and as Uncle Charley in the sitcom My Three Sons from 1965 until 1972.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): William Demarest
Name (Japanese): ウィリアム・デマレスト
Reading: うぃりあむ・でまれすと
Born: February 27, 1892 – December 28, 1983
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Dragon
Origin: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: film actor / stage actor / television actor / actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88

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