Dave Willock
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 13, 1909
- Died
- Nov 12, 1990 (aged 81)
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Credits
- 146
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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
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939Movie
Senate Guard (uncredited)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1962Movie
Ray Hudson
The Twilight Zone
1959TV
Marty
Spellbound
1945Movie
Bellboy (uncredited)
Bonanza
1959TV
Deeter, Phil Axe
The Munsters
1964TV
Filmography
Earthed 2 - Never Enough Dirt
2005Movie
Dave Wardell
Son of Dinosaurs
1989Movie
Self
Prehistoric World
1989Movie
Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs
1985Movie
Himself
Hustle
1975Movie
Liquor Store Clerk
Emperor of the North
1973Movie
Groundhog
The Streets of San Francisco
1972TV
Clerk
The Roman Holidays
1972TV
Gus Holiday (voice)
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
1972Movie
Mr. Burns
Michael O'Hara the Fourth
1972Movie
Store Manager
The Grissom Gang
1971Movie
Rocky
Alias Smith and Jones
1971TV
The Immortal
1970TV
Nanny and the Professor
1970TV
Love, American Style
1969TV
Charlie, Bob, Charley
Adam-12
1968TV
George Edwards
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
1968TV
Regular Performer
Wacky Races
1968TV
Narrator (voice)
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968Movie
Cameraman
Run, Buddy, Run
1966TV
Chicken Buyer (uncredited), Sheriff Len Rhodes
That Girl
1966TV
Frankie and Johnny
1966Movie
Pete (uncredited)
Hogan's Heroes
1965TV
Green Acres
1965TV
George Bennington, Ticket Agent, Larry Lawlor, Tom Blackwell, Mr. McGurney, Otis Cowan, Mr. Gordon
My Mother the Car
1965TV
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964Movie
Taxi Driver
Send Me No Flowers
1964Movie
Milkman Ernie
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964TV
The Munsters
1964TV
The Cara Williams Show
1964TV
Sweeney
The Patsy
1964Movie
Alec (uncredited)
4 for Texas
1963Movie
Alfred
Petticoat Junction
1963TV
Pixley Sheriff, Touhey Benson
Burke's Law
1963TV
Buzz Hardy
Temple Houston
1963TV
Speedy Jackson
Wives and Lovers
1963Movie
Dr. Leon Partridge DDS
Vacation Playhouse
1963TV
Carl Ryan
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1962Movie
Ray Hudson
The Lucy Show
1962TV
Math Teacher
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962TV
Elevator Starter
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962TV
The Wig Salesman
The Virginian
1962TV
Hank Jessop
Margie
1961TV
The Ladies Man
1961Movie
Assistant TV Program Director (uncredited)
Mister Ed
1961TV
Moko (voice) (uncredited)
Stagecoach West
1960TV
Duncan, Clerk
My Three Sons
1960TV
Ed
The Tom Ewell Show
1960TV
Not for Hire
1959TV
Dennis the Menace
1959TV
The Twilight Zone
1959TV
Marty
Wichita Town
1959TV
Bonanza
1959TV
Deeter, Phil Axe
Ten Seconds to Hell
1959Movie
Peter Tillig
The Geisha Boy
1958Movie
GI in Korea (uncredited)
The Donna Reed Show
1958TV
Queen of Outer Space
1958Movie
Lt. Mike Cruze
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958TV
Jethro Dane, Judge, George Goode
The Real McCoys
1957TV
Perry Mason
1957TV
Philip Robinson, Bartender
Boots and Saddles
1957TV
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957TV
Henry Wilkins
The Delicate Delinquent
1957Movie
William C. Goerner
The Buster Keaton Story
1957Movie
Joe Keaton
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956TV
Bain - Hotel Desk Clerk
Telephone Time
1956TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955TV
Frank Voss
Gunsmoke
1955TV
Clerk, Becker
Revenge of the Creature
1955Movie
Lou Gibson
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954TV
Store Manager
The Lone Wolf
1954TV
Roustabout (uncredited)
Letter to Loretta
1953TV
Counterman
It Came from Outer Space
1953Movie
Pete Davis (uncredited)
Roar of the Crowd
1953Movie
Buster Sands
Remains to Be Seen
1953Movie
Delivery Man (uncredited)
Flat Top
1952Movie
Willie
Battle Zone
1952Movie
Smitty
The Ford Television Theatre
1952TV
Benny Corrigan
The Merry Widow
1952Movie
Marshovian Attache (uncredited)
Just This Once
1952Movie
Caddie Ralph Roberts
Love Is Better Than Ever
1952Movie
Davey
A Girl in Every Port
1952Movie
Seaman McGonegal (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951TV
Lt. Jerry O'Neal
Roadblock
1951Movie
Airport Clerk (uncredited)
Darling, How Could You!
1951Movie
Usher (Uncredited)
Let's Go Navy!
1951Movie
Algernon Hobenocker
The Jack Benny Program
1950TV
Bus Passenger
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950TV
Manny Dillon
Louisa
1950Movie
Joe Collins
Belle of Old Mexico
1950Movie
Tommy Mayberry
No Man of Her Own
1950Movie
Jimmy Baker (uncredited)
Chicago Deadline
1949Movie
Pig
Sealed Verdict
1948Movie
Stockade Desk Sergeant
So This Is New York
1948Movie
Willis Gilbey
State of the Union
1948Movie
Pilot (uncredited)
Stork Bites Man
1947Movie
Lester
The Fabulous Dorseys
1947Movie
Foggy
The Searching Wind
1946Movie
Harry, Male Nurse
The Runaround
1946Movie
Hubert 'Billy' Willis
Joe Palooka, Champ
1946Movie
Mr. Rodney
This Love of Ours
1945Movie
Dr. Dailey
Spellbound
1945Movie
Bellboy (uncredited)
Bring on the Girls
1945Movie
Sailor (uncredited)
Pin Up Girl
1944Movie
Dud Miller
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944Movie
Heckling Soldier (uncredited)
The Gang's All Here
1943Movie
Sgt. Pat Casey
Princess O'Rourke
1943Movie
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Let's Face It
1943Movie
Barney Hilliard
Action in the North Atlantic
1943Movie
Convoy Speaker (uncredited)
She Has What It Takes
1943Movie
Cab Driver (uncredited)
He Hired the Boss
1943Movie
Sailor
Dixie Dugan
1943Movie
Phil (uncredited)
The Hard Way
1943Movie
Bellboy (Uncredited)
You Were Never Lovelier
1942Movie
Hotel Acuña Bellboy (uncredited)
Lucky Jordan
1942Movie
Angelo Palacio
For Me and My Gal
1942Movie
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Men of the Sky
1942Movie
Bob 'Sir Galahad' Gladdens
Priorities on Parade
1942Movie
Push Gasper
The Affairs of Martha
1942Movie
Milkman (uncredited)
Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942Movie
Messenger (uncredited)
Frisco Lil
1942Movie
The Male Animal
1942Movie
Student in Bookstore (uncredited)
This Time for Keeps
1942Movie
Soda Jerk
The Fleet's In
1942Movie
Sailor
Over My Dead Body
1942Movie
Sailor
Louisiana Purchase
1941Movie
Bellhop (uncredited)
Hellzapoppin'
1941Movie
Orchestra Trombone Player (uncredited)
Harvard Here I Come
1941Movie
Student
Niagara Falls
1941Movie
Bellboy (uncredited)
Caught in the Draft
1941Movie
Colonel's Orderly (uncredited)
Cracked Nuts
1941Movie
Radio Technician
She Knew All the Answers
1941Movie
Messenger Boy
A Shot in the Dark
1941Movie
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Mr. District Attorney
1941Movie
Hypo
Too Many Husbands
1940Movie
Elevator Operator
Black Friday
1940Movie
Student
Granny Get Your Gun
1940Movie
Frightened Motorist
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940Movie
Talking Cadet in Trouble
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939Movie
Bellboy (uncredited)
Legion of Lost Flyers
1939Movie
Blinky, the Radioman
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939Movie
Senate Guard (uncredited)
Golden Boy
1939Movie
Arena Call Boy
Blondie Takes a Vacation
1939Movie
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Good Girls Go to Paris
1939Movie
Student (uncredited)
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939Movie
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Three Texas Steers
1939Movie
Hotel Desk Clerk