William Forrest
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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
Credits
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
as Dr. Rogers (uncredited)
Laura (1944)
as Important Client (uncredited)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
as Sen. Harvey Walker (uncredited)
Fort Apache (1948)
as Reporter (uncredited)
Sergeant York (1941)
as Officer (uncredited)
One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
as Banker
The Horse Soldiers (1959)
as Gen. Steve Hurlburt
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
as Clinton (uncredited)
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
as Senator (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
as Movie Director (uncredited)
Meet John Doe (1941)
as Governor's Associate (uncredited)
Spy Smasher (1942)
as Thornton (uncredited)
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
as Admiral Gooding (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
as Adjutant (uncredited)
Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)
as Mr. Greene (uncredited)
Invaders from Mars (1953)
as Col. Mayberry
Dead Reckoning (1946)
as Lt. Col. Simpson (uncredited)
Good Neighbor Sam (1964)
as Millard Mellner
The Last Hurrah (1958)
as Dr. Tom (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
as Mr. Baldwin (uncredited)
Air Force (1943)
as Group Commander Jack Harper (uncredited)
Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
as Inspector at Airport (uncredited)
In This Our Life (1942)
as Forest Ranger
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
as Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
as Guard Captain (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Racket (1951)
as Head of Crime Commission (uncredited)
Hello, Annapolis (1942)
as Lt. Burns
The Fighting Seabees (1944)
as Lt. Tom Kerrick
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)
as Simpson (uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail (1943)
as Major at San Francisco Dock (Uncredited)
Belles on Their Toes (1952)
as Col. Putnam (uncredited)
Francis in the Navy (1955)
as Admiral
Moontide (1942)
as Well-Dressed Man in Bar (uncredited)
Pardners (1956)
as Hocker (uncredited)
Band of Angels (1957)
as Aaron Starr, Amantha's father
In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
as Announcer (uncredited)
Wake Island (1942)
Actor
Flight to Mars (1951)
as General (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
Actor
Rage at Dawn (1955)
as Wiilliam Peterson
It Ain't Hay (1943)
as Banker (uncredited)
Loving You (1957)
as Mr. Jessup
Follow the Boys (1944)
as Col. Edward Dobbs (uncredited)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940)
as Frederick Harper
God Is My Co-Pilot (1945)
as Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)
Devil Ship (1947)
as Evans
You Can't Run Away from It (1956)
as Captain (replaced by Russell Hicks) (scenes deleted)
The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
as Thomas Milford
The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
as Admiral Greenhouse
Wilson (1944)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
New York Confidential (1955)
as Paul Williamson
Reconnaissance Pilot (1943)
as Colonel Henry
Salty O'Rourke (1945)
as Racing Secretary
Nobody Lives Forever (1946)
as Mr. Johnson, District Attorney's Aide (uncredited)
Walk the Proud Land (1956)
as Mr. Dennison (uncredited)
The Hard Way (1943)
as 'Uncle Edward Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
Ain't Misbehavin' (1955)
as Mr. Dullaby (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man (1950)
as Mr. Lankford (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow (1943)
as American Newsman (uncredited)
My Favorite Spy (1942)
as Captain Green
Corvette K-225 (1943)
as Commander Manning (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Flying (1941)
as Colonel
Million Dollar Baby (1941)
Actor
Follow the Sun (1951)
Actor
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966)
as James Underhill
Here Come the Waves (1944)
as Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)
Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944)
Actor
The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940)
as Federal District Attorney F.R. Greene
Race Street (1948)
as Nick Walters
The November Plan (1977)
as Noel Crosman, Sr.
A Date with the Falcon (1942)
as Ward (uncredited)
I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)
as Florenz Ziegfeld
The Devil's Henchmen (1949)
as Anderson
The Rose Bowl Story (1952)
as James Otis
Meet the Stewarts (1942)
as Country Club Lunch Guest (uncredited)
Night Without Sleep (1952)
as Mr. Carter (Uncredited)
Alice in Movieland (1940)
as 2nd Director (uncredited)
Road to Alcatraz (1945)
as Charles Cantrell
The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947)
as (uncredited)
Joe Smith, American (1942)
as August 'Gus' Stoffen
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971)
as Mr. Wylie
Gangs of Chicago (1940)
Actor
Three Daring Daughters (1948)
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
Pardon My Stripes (1942)
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
Winning of the West (1953)
as John Randolph
Blind Spot (1947)
as Henry Small
Hunt the Man Down (1950)
as J.P. Knight (uncredited)
Mystery in Mexico (1948)
as Insurance Company Boss
The Doughgirls (1944)
as Forbes
The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)
as U.S. Officer
Blondie in the Dough (1947)
as Robert " Bob " Dixon
The Devil On Wheels (1947)
as Judge Roger Tanner
Meet Me on Broadway (1946)
as Dwight Ferris (uncredited)
Flight from Destiny (1941)
as Prentiss
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone (1958)
as Governor
For God and Country (1943)
as Commander at New Guinea
Priorities on Parade (1942)
as Col. Reeves
Doctors Don't Tell (1941)
Actor
The Well Groomed Bride (1946)
as James Smith
Abroad with Two Yanks (1944)
as Col. Hart
Arson, Inc. (1949)
as Deputy Fire Chief / Narrator
Strange Affair (1944)
as Superintendent Reynolds (uncredited)
Purity Squad (1945)
as Dr. Cooper (uncredited)
Flight for Freedom (1943)
as Vice-Consul (uncredited)
The Sea Hornet (1951)
as Lt. Commander
Respect the Law (1941)
as Police Lieutenant Edward Macroy
Four Jills in a Jeep (1944)
as Officer (uncredited)
Good Luck, Mr. Yates (1943)
as Thurston
Fighter Combat Formation: Attacks and Escorts (1944)
as Colonel
Girls of the Big House (1945)
as District Attorney
Sarge Goes to College (1947)
as Col. Winters
Trapped by Boston Blackie (1948)
as Mason Carter
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1943)
as Secretary of Internal Affairs [Chs. 8-12]
The Secret Seven (1940)
as Mr. Brooks
Who Killed Doc Robbin? (1948)
as Reporter (uncredited)
Gasoline Alley (1951)
as Hacker
Spy Ship (1942)
as Martin Oster
Doctor Jim (1947)
as Major
The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947)
as Lance Fowler
The Caribbean Mystery (1945)
as Col. Lane
Spy Smasher Returns (1966)
as Gerald Douglas (uncredited)
The Masked Marvel (1943)
as Martin Crane
The Pittsburgh Kid (1941)
as (uncredited)
The Eddie Cantor Story (1953)
as Florenz Ziegfeld
Adventures of Kitty O'Day (1945)
as Sauter (as Bill Forrest)
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941)
as Vic Hilton
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)
as Arthur Trent
Mug Town (1942)
as District Attorney
The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948)
as Henry Thompson
Women in Hiding (1940)
as Investigator (uncredited)
Tars and Spars (1946)
as Commander (uncredited)
Gangs of the Waterfront (1945)
as Dist. Atty. Brady
Sakima and the Masked Marvel (1966)
as Martin Crane
Behind City Lights (1945)
as Detective Peterson
Smuggler's Gold (1951)
as Arthur Rayburn
Fashion Horizons (1940)
Actor
Alias a Gentleman (1948)
as Carruthers
Square Dance Katy (1950)
as Businessman
Meet the Governor (1955)
as Mr. Green
Private Eyes (1953)
as John Graham
Trail of the Yukon (1949)
as Dawson
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle (1944)
as Major
The Spirit of West Point (1947)
as Dr. Felix Blanchard
Of Pups and Puzzles (1941)
as Psychologist (uncredited)