William Forrest Biography

American actor (1902–1989)

William Forrest (October 10, 1902 – January 26, 1989) was an American theatre, film, and television actor.

Biography

Forest attended Princeton University, where he was a star in athletics. His acting career began in 1938 at the Pasadena Playhouse, and he appeared in more than 250 films between 1939 and 1977. He was born in Cambridge, M*achusetts, and died in Santa Monica, California, from heart failure.

Partial filmography

  • The Green Hornet Strikes Again (1940)
  • The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)
  • The Secret Seven (1940)
  • The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941)
  • Keep 'Em Flying (1941)
  • Of Pups and Puzzles (1941) (short)
  • Daring Young Man (1942)
  • Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
  • Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) as 1st Critic (uncredited)
  • The Masked Marvel (1943)
  • Good Morning, Judge (1943)
  • The Fighting Seabees (1944)
  • Adventures of Kitty O'Day (1945)
  • Girls of the Big House (1945)
  • Gangs of the Waterfront (1945)
  • The Caribbean Mystery (1945) as Colonel Lane
  • Blind Spot (1947)
  • Devil Ship (1947)
  • The Devil on Wheels (1947)
  • Dead Reckoning (1947) as Lt. Col. Simpson (uncredited)
  • Miracle on 34th Street(1947) as Doctor Roger at Bellevue
  • Trail of the Yukon (1949) as Banker John Dawson
  • The Story of Seabiscuit (1949) as Thomas *ord
  • Follow the Sun (1951)
  • Jet Job (1952)
  • Band of Angels (1957) as Aaron Starr (uncredited)
  • Jailhouse Rock (1957) as Studio Head (uncredited)
  • The Last Hurrah (1958)
  • Billy the Kid vs. Dracula (1966)

References

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